On Tuesday, the Delhi government issued a grant-in-aid of Rs 32.1 crore to six fully funded Delhi University colleges to pay the salaries of staff members. 

However, the Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) alleged that the grants were inadequate considering the current requirements.

The Delhi government has released the funding up to Rs 6.80 crore to Acharya Narendra Dev College, Rs 4 crore to Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, and Rs 4.50 crore to Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Science.

The remaining amount was sanctioned to Delhi University colleges, including Rs 5.80 crore to Maharaja Agrasen College, Rs 6.35 crore to Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, and Rs 4.65 crore to Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Science for Women.

Despite the grants, it is believed that colleges will have many challenges to face as these 12 colleges are involved in a truffle over the release of funds.

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Delhi Govt’s Grants to pay salaries 

Six colleges that have received grant-in-aid for paying salaries have governing body chairpersons from the government. Although, the remaining six colleges have varsity nominees as chairmen.

Regarding this decision, Dr. Payal Mago, principal of Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Science for Women, said the salary grants would help them in paying the pending salaries from June.

"We will be able to pay the salaries of June, July, and August," she further added. She said they are expecting fees to be rewarded by September and plan to manage their salaries accordingly.

Furthermore, Dr. Ravi Toteja, principal of Acharya Narendra Dev College, said, "we have come to know about the release of grants through note sheets circulating on social media but we are yet to get an official confirmation on it."

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DUTA states grant not enough

According to the colleges, the grants released by the Delhi government are incompetent because, since May, they have not been able to pay salaries to staffs. 

However, the government disagreed with this statement and said they had provided adequate funds. Despite this, DUTA informed the sanctioned amount was not enough to cover all expenses.

DUTA stated, "Yet we hope that the Delhi government will at least transfer these funds to the colleges immediately. Unfortunately, the other six colleges still await the sanction.”

"All teachers of the Delhi University stand with their colleagues of these 12 colleges. We must remind the Delhi government that these divisive policies will not work with us," they further stated.

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