Allahabad Agriculture Institute-Deemed University (AAI-DU) is in a mess. However, despite the fact that this negative factor has been brought about by those managing its affairs, such people have till now managed to save their skin. The VC, Dr RB Lal, who is the hub of all activities, has been steering things by way of his two-pronged strategy: by winning over police, administration, state secretariat and MHRD officials with all kind of tactics and keeping the board of directors defunct, claim insiders on condition of anonymity. Sources say, the major strength of the VC, Dr RB Lal, is the huge amount of money at his disposal which comes by way of students' fee and through which he manages to oblige officials concerned and also reportedly by giving admission to their children in lucrative degree programmes. Another way of obliging is by giving employment to the wards of officials who are on the payroll of the society, claimed insiders with ample proof in their hands. The board of directors of AAI Society and AAI-DU has been tactfully rendered redundant. While majority of board members are close relatives of Dr RB Lal the other members are given substantial amount as maintenance allowance which varies between Rs 50,000 and five lakh, said the sources. One of the board members, on condition of anonymity, told HT Allahabad Live that the chairman of the board Dr Mani Jacob gets Rs 5 lakh per month as maintenance allowance. With such a defunct board the VC has a free hand in al
