The Executive Council (EC)of Delhi University(DU)on Thursday passed its estimated budget Rs 1664.74 Crore for 2025-26.
Along with this, the revised estimate budget of Rs 1191.33 Crore for the financial year 2024-25 was also passed.
On this occasion, DU Finance Officer Girish Ranjan presented the Separate Audit Report (SAR) issued by the Office of Director
General Audit (Central Expenditure) for the financial year 2023-2024 along with the audited annual report, which was adopted by EC.
Vice Chancellor Professor Yogesh Singh, who chaired the EC meeting said the Annual Accounts of the University is not only a document to reflect the accounts of the University in terms of grants received from various resources including the funding agencies like the University Grants Commission but at the same time, it is reflective of the academic activities undertaken by the University in various pertinent spheres essential for exponential academic progression of the University in furtherance of higher education.
According to the budget estimate passed for the financial year 2025-2026, a total budget of Rs 921.58 Crore has been kept in the salary head.
Accordingly, a provision of Rs 310.42 Crore has been made under regular faculty salary and Rs 120.93 Crore for regular non-faculty salary and Rs 109.40 Crore for other subjects such as leave encashment, LTC, children education allowance, medical reimbursement and other retirement benefits etc.
Apart from this, the expenditure on academic and non-academic vacancies has also been included in the budget, under which an estimate of Rs 380.83 Crore has been presented.
Under recurring expenses, an estimate of Rs 683.16 Crore has been presented for pension and pension related benefits, non-salary items, non-net fellowship and Higher Educational Financing Agency.
Along with this, a budget estimate of Rs 60.00 Crore has been presented for building, books and journals, laboratory equipment, class room equipment and furniture, computers, campus development and CCTV surveillance and other capital assets.
