AADTA Members of EC, AC and DUTA Executive write a protest letter to VC over WUS issue
Dear Sir,
This is to bring to your notice about the continuous harassment faced by college teaching and non teaching staff of Delhi University in availing the medical facility at WUS Health Centre.Despite your assurance of positive intervention ,in the EC meeting of July27 2024, the emloyees of DU colleges including bona fide members with full deduction of payment to Health Centre are denied access to any health services at the centre.
From the time immemorial ,the employees (_teaching and non teaching_) of the colleges , have been availing the medical facilities of WUS -Health Centre during their service and after retirement ,by becoming the members .The option to become the member of WUS- Health Centre has always been given to the college teaching and non teaching staff . Suddenly,in pursuance to the DU Notification dated 19th.July 2024,they are not be allowed to avail this facility ,wef.,17/07/2024
_The concerned Notification ,issued by the Establishment Branch II, of University of Delhi is unilateral ,arbitrary, illegal and devoid of merit which needs to be withdrawn immediately due to the following reasons:_
1.Section, 17 of the Delhi University Act 1922 has defined Authorities of the University as under:
(i)The court,
(ii)The Executive Council,
(iii)The Academic Council
(iii-a)The Finance Committee
(iv)The Faculties and
(v)Such other authorities as may be declared by the statutes to be authorities of the University
IT IS NOT CLEAR WHICH AUTHORITY HAS GIVEN APPROVAL TO THIS UNPLEASANT DECISION.
2..If the decision is taken under Statute 11 G (4) then the power has not been used judiciously .
What was the hurry to come out with the concerned notification when the EC Meeting was scheduled to be held on 27/7/2024.There did not seem to be any emergency in this regard .
3. The tacit implication of this Notification is that the WUS - Health Centre services would be available to the University staff only and not to the college staff serving presently and retiring wef.,17/7/2024 .We would like to highlight that the ' teacher' word includes College teachers also as per the Delhi University Act 1922.
Section 2 (h) of the Delhi University Act 1922.defines "Teachers of the University means persons appointed or recognised by the University for the purpose of imparting instruction ,in the University or in any College"
4.It will be ironical to have two categories of teaching and non teaching staff wef.17/7/2024 -
Members and non-members of WUS -Health Centre
5. This order goes against the spirit of National slogan
,SABKA SAATH,
. SABKA VIKAS SABKA VISWAS
We urge upon you to withdraw this unwarranted Notification immediately so that the health services of the WUS Health Centre are extended to the college employees as well.