The Delhi University executive council members on Sunday criticised the varsity over its acceptance of a decision for transfer of the University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) to the government. The members called the move “unilateral” and “undemocratic”.
“The decision [was] communicated to the [Union Human Resource Development] Ministry on November 25 and the executive council was informed about it on January 9. How can such a decision be taken without the council’s consent?” said member Abha Dev Habib.The Ministry had written to DU in October, reminding it of the decision on UCMS taken by the Union Cabinet in 2005. The university was asked to complete formalities within a month.
“The Cabinet, in its meeting held on August 25, 2005, had taken a decision that the Delhi Government will make a proposal to the Department of Secondary and Higher Education to take over UCMS [which will remain affiliated to DU], [to] enable the government to run both the college and hospital on the pattern of Maulana Azad College and associated hospitals,” the Ministry Deputy Secretary had said in the letter.
The DU Registrar had written to the Ministry in November confirming that the varsity had decided to comply with the order. “DU has noted that the Ministry has indicated that the decision has to be implemented, and it will comply with this ... The university may kindly be informed of the modalities taken by Government of Delhi to implement this decision... DU will subsequently take all steps to implement the decision of the Cabinet,” the DU Registrar had said. — PTI
