RTMNU’s new administrative building awaits inauguration

New state-of-the art administrative building of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) set up in front of Guru Nanak Bhavan near Amravati Road campus is now ready. Thanks to Industry tycoon Rahul Bajaj who agreed to donate Rs 15 crore for the construction as a Corporate Social Responsibility on the request of the then Vice-Chancellor Anoop Kumar. Later, the work gained momentum with the efforts of present Vice-Chancellor Dr S P Kane. Had he not kicked the builder, the work would not have completed. With election code of conduct has come into effect, the building has to wait for its official inauguration till the passage of October. First it was to be ready by September 2018, then deadline was fixed for December, next date decided somewhere in March, 2019.

Then the builder assured that the building would be completed by April 12, but he failed meet the deadline. Finally in the meeting of Management Council that held in April, 2019, Vice-Chancellor of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) Dr S P Kane, decided to impose fine on him for every day till the completion of the structure. It worked and now building is now ready. Earlier, Bajaj had approved Rs 10 crore but during ground-breaking ceremony on September, 2015, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis requested him to contribute Rs 5 crore and he agreed. The building would have been ready earlier as was asked by Bajaj, had it been of G+2.

But considering the needs of university, the administration decided to construct one more floor making it to G+3. With this the time and money both increased. Budget has gone up to over Rs 32 crore from earlier Rs 24 crore. There is a 44 acre land behind the university guest house upto the campus. Out of this land, 33 acre land is given to university where the administrative building has been erected on 16,535.43 sq. Ft. Remaining land will be used for garden and other purposes. The new administrative building will house all the departments of RTMNU under one roof except the examination section, situated in the premises of Laxminarayan Institute of Technology (LIT).

Complete office from RTMNU Building situated opposite to Maharajbagh will be shifted to the new administrative building along with the departments in the campus including the offices of Finance and Accounts Officer, Development Department. Since Chairman of Bajaj Auto Limited Rahul Bajaj has donated Rs 15 crore for the construction of this Administrative building, it will be named as late Jamnalal Bajaj New Administrative Building of RTMNU.

The new building will follow all the compliance of the green building. There are three staircases and three lifts in the building. This building is made with a provision of vertical expansion scope in the future. About 10,500 university staff would be working in the administrative building. The building is of E-shape. The building has a big hall like the one it had in its old building (Convocation hall). Apart from this big hall, there are small halls for Senate members, Deans, Management Council members.