VCs against new HEC payments draft

SAMUNDARI:

University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor and Chairman Vice Chancellors Committee of Pakistan Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan has expressed concern over the new HEC draft regarding the receipt and payment procedure of federal government Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s). The financial autonomy of the Higher Education Institutions should not be compromised, as it is granted to enable research and development in HEI’s and Universities, they stated.

The VCs were addressing participants of 7th Treasurers Conference (Hybrid) of public sector universities of Pakistan, under the auspices of Universities Treasurers Forum (UTF) at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad.

He was of the view that with the introduction of the aforementioned receipt and payment procedure, research and development will collapse, which had been strengthened after years of effort.

VC UAF urged the need for removal of bottlenecks of Assan assignment accounts so that it can be operated efficiently by allowing the HEI’s to manage their accounts as per previous practice.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 30^th, 2022.