UGC sanctions only 25% of the fund sought by Allahabad University

Allahabad: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sanctioned the funds for the XIIth Five Year Plan of the Allahabad University. Although, the funding agency sanctioned only Rs 135 crores against the amount of Rs 450 crores sought by the university due to the poor performance of AU regarding utilizing the funds allocated under the XIth five year plan. UGC had allocated an amount of over Rs 104 crores to AU under the XIth Five Year Plan and it was obligatory to utilize the...