Panjab University asks 9 colleges to clear sports dues

Deepankar Sharda

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 22

The Directorate of Sports, Panjab University, has issued notice to nine local colleges for not submitting sports fee and sports development fee from 2017 to 2020.

While some of the colleges have not paid the dues for all the three sessions, others need to pay for one or two sessions.

The list includes Chandigarh College of Architecture, Sector 12; DAV College, Sector 10; Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32; Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Sector 26; MCM DAV College, Sector 36; National Institute of Technical Teachers Training, Sector 26; Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 11; Post Graduate Government College, Sector 11; and Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26.

“The colleges have failed to submit the fees and it’s just a reminder notice,” said an official.

The move, however, has not gone well with the city colleges as they claim that the Panjab University authorities failed to explain the delay in sending the reminder.

“Every year, the Panjab University authorities conduct an audit and clear all the dues. Now, suddenly they have sent reminders for the fees for three years. All the colleges have already participated in the tournaments, on the basis of which they have also been awarded overall trophies. If any amount was pending, colleges should have been informed in the same financial year,” said a coach.

The colleges have also demanded adjustment of dues, citing the Covid pandemic. “The authorities should waive off or adjust the said fee as there has been no activity in sports or on the development front since the Covid breakdown. The authorities should consider this before issuing such notices,” said a faculty member of a college.

“As per rules, the dues are to be cleared in the same financial year. If the Punjab University Sports Committee or Directorate of Sports has failed to spot the discrepancy and colleges are allowed to participate in inter-college championships, the fault is at their level, not at the college level,” the faculty member added.