The University of Mumbai is again in the spotlight for another gaffe. The varsity has spent Rs 43.57 lakh towards renting 33 air-conditioners for a building in its Kalina campus over a period of 21 months from October 2019 to June 2021. This is twice the amount required to buy the same number of ACs. The information was revealed after some students and alumni filed an RTI query about the same. 

As per the RTI response, MU management has been paying Rs 6,000 rent per AC per month to Chembur-based Nechmo Sales. This arrangement has allegedly been going on for the past seven years. Students allege that if the total money spent on rent since the past seven years is taken into account, it may run into crores. They added that they suspect a swindle as the arrangement does not make sense for the varsity financially.