Provide details of students who yet to transfer scholarship amount in colleges’ accounts: HC to colleges
By Vikas Vaidya
The division bench comprising Justice Bhushan Gavai and Justice Bharati Dangre at Bombay High Court on Friday asked colleges to provide details of the students who did not transfer the scholarship amount to the colleges’ accounts. Under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme the Social Justice Department had deposited the entire amount of tuition fees in the accounts of colleges. Most of the students did not transfer the same into colleges’ accounts which they were expected to do.
High Court had further instructed colleges to submit affidavit furnishing the details of the amount they have not received yet which was deposited in students’ accounts. Court has also asked them to provide list of such students. Colleges are also expected to mention the list of students who transfered the amount to colleges’ accounts. The colleges also should provide the details of pending scholarship amount individually.
High Court made it clear that colleges after receipt of scholarship amount should give priority to payment of employees’ salaries.
As per court orders, Maharashtra Government submitted the affidavit that it would credit scholarship dues in accounts of colleges. Tuition fees and examination fees will be deposited in the accounts of colleges while maintenance allowance will be given to students directly within next four weeks.
This is only for the due amount of scholarship given to the students of reserved category and to those who come under Economically Backward Class (EBC), of the year 2017-18. The amounts already credited in the accounts of the reserved category students admitted under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) will be excluded from the amount to be given by the Government to colleges, Government made it clear in the affidavit.
In majority of cases, the students simply withdrew money and refused to deposit it with colleges, leaving educational institutions in a trouble. The process of DBT was delayed by one full year as a result, entire educational sector has been forced to go through existential crisis. Many institutions had to borrow money from banks to pay the salaries.
The division bench comprising Justice Bhushan Gavai and Justice Bharati Dangre at Bombay High Court on Friday asked colleges to provide details of the students who did not transfer the scholarship amount to the colleges’ accounts. Under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme the Social Justice Department had deposited the entire amount of tuition fees in the accounts of colleges. Most of the students did not transfer the same into colleges’ accounts which they were expected to do.
High Court had further instructed colleges to submit affidavit furnishing the details of the amount they have not received yet which was deposited in students’ accounts. Court has also asked them to provide list of such students. Colleges are also expected to mention the list of students who transfered the amount to colleges’ accounts. The colleges also should provide the details of pending scholarship amount individually.
High Court made it clear that colleges after receipt of scholarship amount should give priority to payment of employees’ salaries.
As per court orders, Maharashtra Government submitted the affidavit that it would credit scholarship dues in accounts of colleges. Tuition fees and examination fees will be deposited in the accounts of colleges while maintenance allowance will be given to students directly within next four weeks.
This is only for the due amount of scholarship given to the students of reserved category and to those who come under Economically Backward Class (EBC), of the year 2017-18. The amounts already credited in the accounts of the reserved category students admitted under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) will be excluded from the amount to be given by the Government to colleges, Government made it clear in the affidavit.
In majority of cases, the students simply withdrew money and refused to deposit it with colleges, leaving educational institutions in a trouble. The process of DBT was delayed by one full year as a result, entire educational sector has been forced to go through existential crisis. Many institutions had to borrow money from banks to pay the salaries.
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