West Bengal demands to see bank statements of aided colleges; institutions see move as blow to autonomy

Western Bengal, approximately 450 of them asked all state -backed colleges to provide bank accounts and fixed deposit details, which is a move with institutions that are afraid of their money.

“The financial department introduced the Portal of Fund Information System (FIS) from the 2025-26 fiscal year and the publication of a communication from the Higher Education Department published earlier this week.

Colleges are not disturbed by the tone of the letter, it is necessary to share the account details to get financial aid from the government government, an attack on the autonomy they feel.

“The state government reduces educational funds in all sectors. The recruitment of teachers was stopped. Research funds were struggling. Universities, researches, advocacy and industrial-enstitu partnership programs are autonomous organs that increase the resources for a long time. Ishita Mukhopadhyay, a well -known professor of economy, added that several teacher associations have already expressed their anger against the movement.

An orofesör, who does not want to define a common orofesör with a Calcutta College, said: “The state government receives half of the total tuition fees collected within a year. This notification provides us with any funds for various development projects such as the construction of new buildings and repairs.