ISLAMABAD, Jul 7 (APP):Balochistan government has allocated an amount of Rs 12.680 billion under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2019-20 for higher education.
The provincial government has also released a grant of Rs 13.907 billion for higher education’s annual expenditures.
According to official sources, the government had earmarked Rs 794 million to build four new sub campuses of different universities and the provincial government would also establish a finance commission for universities across the province to deal with their financial matters.
The provincial government had also expanded the universities’ grants from Rs 550 million to Rs 1.5 billion in order to enhance available higher education opportunities in the province.
The government would also pay an amount of Rs 450 million to upscale the status of intermediate colleges to degree colleges of the province as the government was committed to provide higher education to Baloch youth.
The provincial government would also provide Rs 300 million for the provision of buses to the girls colleges.
