Delhi University's College Of Vocational Studies under scrutiny for financial discrepancies
India Today
A 2-member panel has been set up to investigate alleged financial discrepancies in DU's College Of Vocational Studies from 2010 to 2013.
Delhi University's College of Vocational Studies investigation on financial corruption is underway. A two-member committee headed by a retired high court judge has been constituted to investigate the alleged financial discrepancies in all accounts of the Delhi University's College of Vocational Studies, officials said on Wednesday. The inquiry committee will be headed by Justice (retired) Sunil Gaur.
The governing body was headed by Chairman Rajan Chopra who scrutinized the report for financial irregularities from 2010 to 2013 presented by the administrative team. The audit report highlighted many "irregularities in operational processes, documentation, compliance and internal controls that expose the college to a very high level of financial risk", as per the minutes of the meeting.
"Financial discrepancies in several accounts were reported. The governing body discussed the recommendations made by the auditor and accepted the part of the 1 report," the minutes read.
It was noted that several documents were not made available to the auditor by the accounts, admin, the librarian and the coordinator of the IGNOU Centre running the college.
The audit was ordered by the governing body last November to investigate alleged corruption in all the accounts of the college. The audit was initiated after irregularities in the purchase of library books surfaced, the officials said.
Principal Inderjeet Dagar had been accused of financial irregularities when 180 books purchased for a lakh didn’t reach the college, officials said. There have been complaints of financial and administrative irregularities against him, according to the officials.
