New Delhi: Four years after he took charge as Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) vice chancellor, M Jagadesh Kumar still holds an official accommodation at IIT-Delhi, besides a residence at the university campus. His retention of the IIT accommodation, however, is based on a now-revoked IIT rule. In 2017, the institute amended the policy to reduce the duration of free house retention to one year. "Technically, it's not a violation of the norms but he himself should have surrendered the accommodation considering there are faculty members who have been on waiting list," an IIT official said on condition of anonymity. The issue of the JNU vice chancellor holding two official accommodations has also been raised by the JNU Teachers Association (JNUTA) in its complaint to the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry about alleged irregularities by Kumar.

Source: Mint January 25, 2020 15:11 UTC