The Higher Education Commission (HEC) failed to start a new scholarship programme as the government has slashed its budget by more than Rs14 billion during the last three years, Express 24/7 reported on Friday.
Sources said that only Rs1.94 billion have been given to the HEC from an allocated fund of Rs14 billion for the current year.
The HEC demanded Rs56 billion during the last three years out of which only Rs41 billion were granted.
As a result of the partial release of funds, no new scholarship programme could be initiated.
Most funds were deducted in the year 2009-10 when only Rs11 billion was provided to the HEC instead of Rs22.5 billion.
Chairman of the Implementation Commission of the 18th Amendment Raza Rabbani in March said that the federal cabinet had given approval for devolving five more ministries, including the Higher Education Commission (HEC), to provinces.
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The announcement shattered all hopes of the HEC, which has started lobbying to control the finances of higher education. Rabbani announced that its functions, except maintaining standards of higher education, would be transferred to the provinces by re-drafting its Ordinance.
Rabbani added, however, that the ongoing scholarship programmes would not be affected despite the commission being devolved as per the 18 Amendment.
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poor people will not be able get thier higher education & there will be no value of education in pakistan
you can expect such gifts as a revenge for not verefing thier fake degreess.. Musharaf was and is the best in promoting real education in pakistan..actually he is a great leader but it was the chudry brothers who misguided him for his wrongdoings............... please have a look on Dr atta ur rahman article http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=65633&Cat=9&dt=9/3/2011
Alas Mushy's gift to the burger bachhas of Pakistan is no more...
The only functioning government department which was working with some standard and esteemed internationally is now being abolished by these degree-less politicians. Ghalib once rightly said for them: Sharam tmm ko magar nae aati :-|
Its the punishment for verifying fake degrees of fake leaders!!!
Thank you Democracy for destroying the the future ! , I feel sorry that i was part of online campaign against the dictator, !
Another achievement in the field of education. If the same situation will remain for some more years, then perhaps we would not require any further Higher Education, because we would not exist!