Kathmandu. Tribhuvan University has collected about Rs 16.50 crore from the teachers and employees who did not return to service as per the rules of the university after taking study leave.

According to the Staff Administration Division under the TU Registrar’s Office, around Rs 165 million has been recovered from 75 cases so far.

The TU has forwarded the process to recover the amount from the teachers and employees who have not returned to service after the study leave and have not completed the specified service period as well as to recover the amount by adding compensation to the salary, allowances and other facilities received from the University during the study leave.

Similarly, the university has said that the work of preparing the accounts of additional cases and searching for records is underway. According to the available data, the amount of the cases accounted for is about Rs 21.50 crore.

According to the university, the work of searching and studying the personal records of the teachers and employees who came in contact is going on. The process of recovering the amount to be paid to the university from such people is also going on.

TU has urged the teachers and employees who have not returned to service after consuming the study leave or have not completed the stipulated period to contact the Office of the Registrar within mid-January 2083.

TU has made it clear that legal action would be initiated as per the agreement made with the University and the prevailing university rules if the contact is not made within the stipulated time.