Mubashar Naqvi Muzaffarabad
The University of Azad Jammu Kashmir University (UAJK) has approved its Rs 2.86 billion budget for fiscal year 2021-22 here on Sunday.
The budget was approved at 48th meeting of the university’s Finance and Planning Committee chaired by Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Kaleem Abbasi.
The budget meeting was attended by Director General (Finance) Higher Education Commission (HEC) Ghulam Nabi, Additional Secretary Finance of AJK government, Madam Nadia Sami, Registrar of the University, Professor Dr Ayesha Sohail, Director Higher Education of AJK Government, Dr Abdul Rehman and Director Finance of the university, Dr Muhammad Siddique.
Besides the chairmen of the all four faculties of university, Professor Dr Ghulam Murtaza, Professor Dr Abdul Qayyum, Professor Dr Haroon-ur-Rashid, Professor Dr Bashir-ur-Rehman Kanth, the meeting was also attended by Director QEC, Dr Ayaz Arif Khan, Director Planning & Development, Professor Dr Answar Yaseen and Additional Director Finance Syed Shifait Ali Geelani as observers.
Earlier discussing in detail the revenue and expenditure of the University and the various heads of the grant given by the Higher Education Commission, the Director Finance HEC, Ghulam Nabi and Additional Secretary Finance, Government of Azad Kashmir presented various suggestions to manage the finances.