College funds misappropriated, alleges AMSU
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, November 13 2026: The All Manipur Students' Union (AMSU) has demanded the removal of the Principal and Accountant of Waikhom Mani Girls College, accusing them of misappropriating college funds.

Speaking to the media, AMSU vice president Kenezia Ningthoujam said that the union had found several irregularities while assessing the utilisation of college funds.

He claimed that the college's reported expenditure of around Rs 31,18,500 for conducting two semester examinations in a year and another Rs 2,88,500 for the admission processes is excessive.

Alleging that the college did not provide prospectuses to students during the admission process, he added that spending nearly Rs 3 lakh on the admission process, even if the cost of printing admission forms and receipts is included is excessive.

Kenezia further claimed that the Government had sanctioned Rs 2,20,000 lakh for repairing college infrastructure damaged by hailstones, but the college authority had withdrawn additional funds from the college's own account to repair the fencing of the college garden, with the reported expenditure amounting to around Rs 4,52,337 .

He said that the condition of the garden does not appear to have undergone any repair work worth over Rs 4 lakh during inspections.

Kenezia further alleged that Rs 5,11,900 was withdrawn for sanitation work in the college classrooms and garden.

Moreover, he claimed that Rs 8,31,000 was withdrawn for the college's Foundation Day celebration, while another Rs 2,90,000 was separately withdrawn in the name of a celebration day.

He added that another Rs 2,36,000 was allegedly withdrawn for hosting a grand feast, questioning what kind of feast could cost such a huge amount.

Claiming that Rs 30,12,000 was sanctioned for the development of the college, Kenezia said that no visible development work appeared to have been taken up other than laying some stones along the approach road to the college.

He alleged that another Rs 7,50,000 was withdrawn separately in the name of renovating the same approach road.

Kenezia further maintained that another Rs 12,00,198 was withdrawn as contingency expenditure.

He claimed that the college had around Rs 2,60,00,000 in its fund during the 2024-25 academic year, of which around Rs 1,76,00,000 was shown as utilised.

Alleging that most of the college funds were withdrawn in the name of the Accountant with the approval of the Principal, he urged the Government to remove both the Principal and the Accountant from their respective posts.

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