Rs 14000 million allocated for HEC June 2011

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Islamabad, The government has allocated Rs 14000.000 million for Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Public Sector development Programs (PSDP) 2011-12. According to the budgetary document, an amount of Rs 679.895 million has been allocated for the six new schemes of HEC while an amount of Rs 13320.105 has been allocated for 166 ongoing schemes.

Among the new schemes, Rs 300.000 million have been allocated for establishment of a university in Malakand / Swat, Rs 200.000 million for Indigenous PhD Fellowship for 5000 Scholars (Phase-II), Rs 60.000 million for establishment of a university at Turbut, Rs 50.000 million for National Defence University and Rs 49.895 million for establishment of a university at Loralai.

While among the ongoing schemes, Rs 600.000 million have been allocated for strengthening of University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Rs 600.000 million for PhD Fellowship for 5000 scholars, Rs 450.000 million for infrastructure development of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad Campus, Rs 345.000 million for establishment of New Campus of Jalozai Khyber Pukhtunkhwa University of Engineering and Technology, UET, Peshawer and Rs 350.000 million for strengthening of NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi.