(a) whether the Government has released the full fund approved for the off-campus centre of the
Aligarh Muslim University situated in Malappuram in Kerala;
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by which it is likely to be released;
(c) whether the Government is considering to fill up the staff shortage at the off-campus centre of
the said University; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be filled up?
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. 238 FOR 12.03.2018 ASKED BY SHRI P.K.
KUNHALIKUTTY REGARDING OFF-CAMPUS CENTRE OF ALIGARH MUSLIM
UNIVERSITY.
(a) & (b): The University Grants Commission (UGC) allocated Rs.104.93 crore for the
Malappuram, Kerala Centre of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) out of which Rs.60.00
crore has already been released. As informed by the University, it has incurred the expenditure of
Rs.50.11 crore for Malappuram Centre out of Rs.60.00 crore released by the UGC. The UGC has
not received the audited Utilization Certificates (UCs) as per requirement of General Financial
Rules (GFR), 2017 due to which it could not release the further grant to AMU for Malappuram
Centre. Further release of funds to the Malappuram Centre depends upon scrutiny of the fresh
proposals of the University by the UGC and compliance of usual terms and conditions including
receipt of audited UCs for the grant released earlier.
(c) & (d): The UGC has sanctioned 29 teaching and 19 non-teaching positions for the
Malappuram Centre of AMU. As per the information provided by the University, 11 teaching
posts and 2 non-teaching posts are at present filled up on permanent basis. As per the
arrangement made by the University, rest of the posts are manned mainly on contractual basis.
The onus of filling up the sanctioned teaching and non-teaching positions on regular basis as per
the relevant rules and regulations primarily lies with the concerned University administration.
However, from time to time, the Ministry as well as the UGC has been requesting all the Central
Universities including AMU to fill up their vacant posts on priority.
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