MU losses Rs 26 crore due to excess hiring of contract staff

Time of India

15 hours ago

Mangaluru: Excess recruitment of contract and temporary staff at Mangalore University resulted in a financial loss of Rs 26 crore to its exchequer, according to a report submitted to its syndicate body.
The recruitment took place between 2018 and 2023, and the recruitment of additional staff increased the number of employees at the university. It is alleged that all these recruitments were not approved by the syndicate or authorised by the state govt. The excess recruitment was highlighted during a govt audit, and it asked Mangalore University to cut down the numbers. Based on the govt directive, Mangalore University terminated the excess staff.
Raghuraj, a syndicate member who raised the issue, said that the estimated loss presented to the syndicate meeting is approximately Rs 26 crore. "A total of 359 excess staff members were appointed between 2018 and 2023, and according to our estimation, the loss is more than Rs 30 crore, and we have asked the finance department to redo the calculation and submit a fresh report in the next syndicate meeting. We have also asked the official to produce the order copy of the syndicate decision for recruitment approval.
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The syndicate will also press for an inquiry into it," said Raghuraj.
Y Sangappa, finance officer at Mangalore University, said that all the excess staff pointed out by the state govt were laid off months after it was highlighted. "We have terminated the services of 144 temporary and contractual staff to date. They all include clerical (second division assistant) and below-rank posts. Currently, there are only 230 contractual and temporary staff whose services are essential to run the university.
" He added that the university's sanctioned posts include 476 non-teaching and 273 teaching faculty. "Among these sanctioned posts, many are retired, and some will retire soon," he said.
The cash-strapped university also has no funds to pay for the permanent employees' retirement benefits. Sangappa said that in the academic year 2024-25, a total of 24 teaching and non-teaching staff retired, and Mangalore University requires nearly Rs 14 crore to pay for retirement benefits.