Appointment of Dumka college ex-principal as finance officer sparks controversy
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The varsity administration issued the appointment notification on July 21. Lakda is at present an assistant professor in the department of economics of the college.
Principal (in-charge) of the SPMC,
, in a letter to the SKMU, had revealed about the backdated supply order of books, worth Rs 4.17 lakh, to a Delhi-based Ayushman Publication House. Acting on the letter, the then VC (in-charge) of the SKMU, Bimal Prasad Singh, on April 30, 2024 set up a three-member enquiry committee to probe the case.
A senior university teacher said, "How can the former principal (in-charge) be granted financial powers by being appointed as the bursar when the SKMU is yet to publish the report of the committee formed to probe the alleged backdated supply order of books, suggesting financial malfeasance on her part?"
Principal (in-charge) Rakesh Kumar said, "I apprised the SKMU administration about whatever I had to state regarding the appointment of the new bursar."
Lakda said, "It will be better to ask the SKMU administration about my appointment as the bursar or the pending enquiry report."
Feigning ignorance about the pending inquiry report, SKMU registrar Rajiv Ranjan Sharma said, "I joined a month ago and am unaware about the pending inquiry against anyone. The name of Rina Nileema Lakda as the bursar of SPMC was notified on July 21, along with a few others for other colleges, at the behest of the VC."
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The three-member enquiry committee comprised DN Gorain of the PG department of mathematics, Nilesh Kumar of the department of zoology, and Ajay Kumar Sinha of the department of political science of the University. The three members are with the SKMU.
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