Madhya Paschim University yet to clear arrears of Rs 1 billion

The arrears of Madhya Paschim University have reached Rs 1.12 billion in a decade.

The University administration made public the arrears by organising a press meet at its central office in Birendranagar, Surkhet on Friday.

University Registrar Prof Dr Narayan Prasad Poudel said the arrears were Rs 8.398 million in the establishment year, 2068/69 BS. But it has now reached Rs 1.12 billion at the fiscal year, 2078/79 BS.

Audit of Rs 124.051 million arrears have been conducted and around Rs 1 billion rupees arrears are still to be cleared, added Registrar Poudel.

The highest amount of arrears—Rs 405.96 million (36.04 per cent) was in the fiscal year 2075/76 BS.

Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof Dr Nanda Bahadur Singh, shared the press meet was organised to clear the confusion created by the news related to arrears. The news was disseminated in social networking sites and media indicating that all of the arrears were incurred in his term.