Uttar Pradesh
AMU Receives Ultimatum for House Tax Dues
- 16 Jan 2025
- 2 min read
Why in News?
Aligarh Municipal Corporation (AMC) issued a notice to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), demanding the clearance of pending house tax dues totaling Rs 24.4 crore within 15 days.
Key Points
- AMC also warned of legal action under the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959 if the payment is delayed.
- According to AMC, the dues pertain to 40 properties owned by the university.
- Tax payments for 22 properties had been cleared earlier, leaving Rs 24.4 crore unpaid for 18 properties.
- According to AMC's revenue assessment officer, the dues have been outstanding since 2017.
- The AMU had applied for a grant from the UGC to make payment timely.
- There is a provision that allows the University Grant Commission (UGC) to reimburse such payments, and the university is in communication with the commission regarding this.
University Grants Commission (UGC)
- It came into existence on 28th December, 1953 and became a statutory body by an Act of Parliament in 1956, for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of teaching, examination and research in university education.
- It also regulates the recognition of fake universities, autonomous colleges, deemed to be universities, and distance education institutions.
- The head office of the UGC is located in New Delhi.
