Team News Riveting
Raipur, November 19
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, has approved and introduced the HNLU Staff Compassionate Fund (HSCF), a structured financial assistance mechanism designed to support eligible staff and outsourced employees facing unexpected hardships.
The policy comes into effect immediately following its approval by the Finance Committee. The HSCF aims to provide timely support in situations involving medical emergencies, accidents, bereavement, natural calamities, and similar distress events. The policy covers Group D staff of the University with a gross monthly income of less than ₹1,00,000 and outsourced employees deployed on campus. Assistance to family members is restricted to immediate dependents of eligible staff, while outsourced employees’ families are not covered.
The Fund will operate as a dedicated bank account titled “HNLU Staff Compassionate Fund” and will be governed by established University procedures. Funding sources include voluntary contributions from employees, donations from alumni and other contributors, penalties collected through Proctorial Board decisions, interest accruals, and a one-time corpus grant of ₹1 crore from the University General Fund. The corpus will remain intact, with only interest and donations available for disbursement.
A HNLU Compassionate Fund Committee (HCFC) has been constituted to oversee the functioning of the Fund. The Committee comprises the Registrar (Convener), Finance Officer (Treasurer), two faculty members, and one staff representative. Decisions require a minimum quorum of three members.
The policy outlines financial assistance limits as follows immediate relief up to ₹25,000, with a maximum annual support of ₹50,000 for eligible staff (Group D) and immediate relief up to ₹15,000, with a maximum annual support of ₹25,000 for outsourced employees.
Applications must be submitted to the Registrar with supporting documents. After scrutiny by the HCFC, recommendations will be sent to the Competent Authority for approval. Disbursements will be made directly to beneficiaries or institutions through cheque/NEFT. The Fund will be subject to annual audit in line with the University’s financial audit processes.
The policy provides for amendments by the Vice-Chancellor based on the recommendations of the HCFC.
