A Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed that Mumbai University (MU) spent ₹7.44 lakh on the election of 10 registered graduate candidates to the Senate body that was held in March earlier this year. A total of 57 registered graduate candidates had contested the election for the Senate.
RTI activist Anil Galgali revealed that MU spent a total expenditure of ₹5.65 lakh on hospitality, travelling and issuing advertisements. The activist claimed that MU took nine months to reply to his query, which he had submitted in March.
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Through RTI, Galgali had sought details of all expenses incurred in the Senate committee election.
MU Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Public Information Officer (PIO) Rajendra Ambawade said the total expenditure of ₹7,44,449 was incurred towards conducting the election.
Out of this total expenditure, the maximum amount of ₹3.22 lakh was spent on travelling (of officials) while ₹2.42 lakh on advertisements. Amounts of ₹69,900 and ₹68,810 were spent on hospitality and software, respectively, while training and vote counting of the election cost ₹3,330, he said.
Galgali demanded that details of such information should be put on the MU website, to ensure transparency.
What is the Senate?
Senate is the principal authority for all financial estimates, budgetary appropriations and for providing social feedback to the MU on current and future academic programmes.
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