According to an official statement, the Delhi government allocated approximately Rs 100 crore for Delhi University's state-funded colleges during the second quarter. Higher Education Minister Atishi has sanctioned the second-quarter installment for these 12 colleges receiving funding from the Delhi government.
The Kejriwal government has allocated approximately Rs 400 crore in the budget for these colleges for the financial year 2024-25. Since the AAP government assumed office in Delhi, the funding for these colleges has more than tripled, demonstrating the government's strong commitment to education, the statement noted. The higher education minister stated, “Education has always been the biggest priority for the Kejriwal government. Ever since Kejriwal’s government came to power in Delhi, every year the biggest share in the budget is allotted to education”.
“Along with schools, the Kejriwal Government focused on higher education and opened three new universities and expanded the existing universities. The 12 Delhi University colleges fully funded by the Delhi government play an important role in higher education in Delhi”, she said further.
Atishi added that numerous instances of financial mismanagement have emerged in these colleges over the past few years. However, the Delhi government has decided that the teachers and students should not be penalized for the errors of management and administration. The minister emphasized that, in consideration of the welfare of teachers—including their medical and pension benefits which were affected by financial mismanagement—the Kejriwal government is releasing Rs 100 crore in the second quarter for these 12 Delhi University colleges.
The 12 Delhi University colleges fully funded by the state government are Acharya Narendra Dev College, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, Bhagini Nivedita College, Bhaskaracharya College, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Keshav Mahavidyalaya, Maharaja Agrasen College, Maharishi Valmiki College, Shaheed Rajguru College, and Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies.
