The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration said they have received Rs 2 crore from the University Grants Commission towards library and dismissed allegations of fund cuts being made by the students' union. JNU officials also said the varsity has applied for the tag of Institute of Eminence to the HRD Ministry which has to be decided by the ministry. The JNU Students' Union has been accusing the varsity administration of cutting down library funds from Rs 8 crore to Rs 1.7 crore and dropping the subscription of important journals over paucity of funds. The official said the total fee collected from the students was about Rs 1.70 to 1.80 crore annually, while the university had been disbursing an average of Rs 3.50 crore every year. Usually, applications are given by students for a period of three to four months and after verification process, they are given MCM money.

Source: dna January 07, 2019 15:45 UTC