Lok Sabha Question No. 37 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Audit of Central Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANJU BALA, B. SREERAMULU

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 37

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## Audit of Central Universities

SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:

SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government has received complaints of corruption in appointments by

Vice-Chancellor of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, (BBAU), Lucknow and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard;

(b) whether the Government has directed the University Grants Commission to conduct audit  of  10  central  universities  including  BBAU,  Lucknow  following  complaints  about

their functioning and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the museum in BBAU has been completed and if so, the details thereof along with the sanction of budget and expenditure; and

(d) whether the Government has also received complaints regarding atrocities on SC/ST

employees of BBAU and if so, the details thereof including the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) to (d):

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.37  FOR  18.12.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  ANJU BALA  AND  SHRI  B.  SRIRAMULU  REGARDING  AUDIT  OF  CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES.

- (a):    Some  complaints  of  irregularities  in  appointments  and  non-implementation  of reservation  policy  for  appointments  under  Scheduled  Caste  category  in  Babasaheb Bhimrao  Ambedkar  University  (BBAU),  Lucknow  were  brought  to  the  notice  of  this Ministry  by  the  National  Commission  for  Scheduled  Castes  (NCSC)  alongwith  certain recommendations of the Commission.

BBAU is an autonomous body established under its Act of Parliament and the Ministry has  no  role  in  its  day  to  day  functioning.  However,  the  recommendations  of  the Commission were brought to the notice of the University for appropriate consideration. The  matter  of  irregularities  in  appointments  and  non-implementation  of  reservation policy for SCs in appointments is at present sub-judice with the Lucknow Bench of the Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad.

- (b):  Pursuant to the decision taken in the University Grants Commission's meeting held on 20.5.2016, it was resolved by UGC to conduct the academic, research, financial and infrastructural audit of 11 Central Universities including BBAU, Lucknow.
- (c):    As  informed  by  BBAU,  Lucknow,  a  State  of  the  Art  building,  namely  Ambedkar Bhawan,  has  been  completed  by  the  CPWD  with  the  sanctioned  estimated  cost  of  Rs. 3888.19  lakhs,  wherein  Ambedkar  Museum,  Ambedkar  Library,  Seminar  Halls  for Conference/Discussion on Global Thinkers particularly on Ambedkar and Administrative Offices, have been earmarked.
- (d):  BBAU, Lucknow is an autonomous institution which is governed by its own Act and Statutes and is competent to deal with the complaints, if any, regarding atrocities against any section of employees. UGC has informed that some complaints regarding atrocities on SC/ST employees of BBAU have been received which have been forwarded to BBAU for appropriate action at their end.

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