DGA (Central) sends set of queries to Visva-Bharati University regarding vacant posts- Education News

The office of the Director General of Audit (Central) has sent a set of queries to the authorities of Visva-Bharati University, founded by Rabindranath Tagore in Santiniketan in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, over several important posts lying vacant in the central varsity. University sources said the posts under question include that of the pro-vice chancellor, registrar, finance officer, internal audit officer, chief security officer and librarian.

The office of the DGA (Central) has asked whether the appointment for these posts has been made, and if not, what are the reasons behind it. It is learnt that the appointment for the post of pro-VC is mandatory as per the provisions of the Visva-Bharati Act, 1961. However, sources confirmed that although the queries came almost a couple of weeks back, no reply has been submitted yet by the university authority. All attempts made to contact the university’s vice chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty failed as he was unreachable. Visva-Bharati is the only central university in the country which has the Prime Minister of India as its chancellor.

The Visva-Bharati University Faculty Association (VBUFA) had informed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan almost five months back about the vacancies in the said posts, and it is perceived that the queries from the office of DGA (Central) came as an after-effect. VBUFA had also pointed out that although Ashish Agarwal was appointed as the registrar in December 2021, he resigned in March this year.

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