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TU gives 15-day final warning to professors who fled on study leave as 50 return Rs 11.84 crore

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  • Tribhuvan University in Nepal has issued a 15-day final warning to professors who took study leave and failed to return.
  • These professors are ordered to repay salaries and allowances received during their leave period.
  • So far, 50 individuals have repaid a total of Rs 11.84 crore, including some members of parliament.

Tribhuvan University (TU) in Nepal has issued a strict 15-day deadline for professors who have not returned after taking study leave, demanding they repay all salaries and allowances received during that period. This ultimatum comes as part of a broader effort to hold faculty members accountable for their commitments.

We have published a notice asking teachers and staff who did not return to university service after taking study leave, or who returned but did not complete the required service period, to make contact. Legal proceedings will be initiated in accordance with the agreement signed with the university and existing regulations.

— Jeevan KafleCoordinator of the Study Leave Management Implementation Committee explaining the university's directive.

Jeevan Kafle, coordinator of the Study Leave Management Implementation Committee, stated that a public notice has been published, granting this final window for faculty members to come forward and make contact. He warned that legal proceedings will be initiated against those who fail to comply, in accordance with their signed agreements and university regulations. The committee has been actively working to locate absent professors and recover the funds, with government directives adding urgency to the process.

The government has directed us to make the work more effective. The Minister of Education has also taken a serious personal interest in the matter.

— Jeevan KafleCoordinator of the Study Leave Management Implementation Committee on the government's involvement.

University officials are providing full cooperation to the committee's investigation. To date, 50 individuals have repaid their dues, collectively returning approximately Rs 11.84 crore. Among those who have made repayments are members of parliament, including Ananda Chand from the Rastriya Swatantra Party and Jagat Timilsina from the Nepali Congress, who had previously taken study leave before entering politics. Chand repaid Rs 44.56 lakh and Timilsina repaid Rs 33.50 lakh.

The university itself formed this committee through a formal decision, and we have been working accordingly. Full cooperation from the administration has made this possible.

— Jeevan KafleCoordinator of the Study Leave Management Implementation Committee on the support received from the university administration.
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