The Ministry of Science and Technology awards 80 percent of its development budget to just three universities; the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), COMSATS, and National University of Technology (NUTECH), revealed Secretary Ministry of Science and Technology.
He made the remarks while briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology, which met here on Monday with Senator Shafiq Tarin in the chair.
Secretary Ministry of Science apprised the committee that 50 percent of the developmental budget of the ministry goes toward the projects of NUST, while 30 percent is granted for the projects of NUTECH and COMSATS. He added that the remaining 20 percent budget of the ministry goes to 13 institutions. These institutions get a lesser share of the budget owing to poor project planning.
NUTECH officials, while briefing the committee about the university’s performance, stated that the university was able to develop a ventilator on a self-sufficient basis. The mass production of the ventilator will be started once its clinical trial gets completed. The committee was also informed that the University has developed other world-class medical and industrial products as well, including a 3-D printer and a peritoneal dialysis machine.
Rector NUTECH Lt. Gen. Moazzam Ijaz commented that the University is seeking the establishment of modern water management and research centre. NUTECH’s water management centre will carry out the planning and implementation of the water-related projects in collaboration with the provinces. The centre will also issue advisory to both federal and provincial governments in this regard.
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I suggest to do check tour resources before breaking a news that can bring bad for many. Your are presenting this in a wrong way. We need to consider the truth that under MOST there are numerous autonomous bodies one of 3 are universities, while rest are resesrch institutions. Other Universities get their share under provisional government and HEC. These three universities also get funds from HEC. The MOST funding is for all institutions that works under MOST. These funding are competitive among the most institutions and are alloted based on a proposal submitted to MOST.
I knew NED Univ. also have Great Potential, currently many research Labs in operation, in which Talented Stud. made a great variety of economical machines ,as cheapest Ventilator & working on Robitics by Dr. Riaz with his Team in Electrical Faculty in NCR LAB.
Why Stud. of NED not getting funds & Support of Govt. to complete their tasks?
Sorry wo comment aap k liya nahi tha. Pl. delete that
I am interested
Dear Author
There is some research required from your end, the article is drafted to discredit the good efforts of ministry of science and technology.
There are only 3 university under the umbrella of ministry of S&T, NUST, COMSATS and the NUTECH. So S&T ministry can only allocate funds to them. In my opinion we should appreciate ministry of S&H for realising the future is with education and technology and they had invested in it. We have to make our universities financially stable and invest in new infrastructure and technologies so we can produce a forward thinking graduate who can generate employment and find hi-tech solutions to over age old issues. Hats off to decision makers in at the ministry of S&T. In end we should also inform our readers that the other universities of Pakistan also receive Govt funding through their relavent ministries, HEC and the higher education depts at the provincial level.
What about Ghulam Ishaq uni?
Why isn’t PCRWR being given role being assigned to NUTECH? It is within PCRWR’s ambit and expertise.
Or is this just a ploy to divert funds to institutes related to armed forces?
I would like to appreciate the students of Nust university and administration, I think it is not good to budget only three university because this division is dividing the whole nation, because the opportunities and facilities should be equal for all students by the law of equal education.