Rs 23.9b allocated for education sector

Faisalabad—Punjab government has allocated Rs 23.9 bilion for the development and improvement of Education Sector. The was stated by Secretary Higher Education Punjab Haseeb Athar while inspecting under construction social sciences department and newly constructed H-block of Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) here.

He said that out of Rs 23.9 billion, Rs.1.2 billion was allocated for the establishment of new colleges in addition to the provision of basic facilities in educational institutions of the province. Secretary Higher Education said that the hurdles would be removed in the development projects of GCUF and urged upon the university administration to take immediate steps for the protection of historical building portions of GCUF.Divisional Commissioner Syed Tahir Husain, MPA Rana Afzal Khan and Vice Chancellor GCUF Dr. Zakir Hussain were also present on the occasion.—APP

via : pakobserver