In the budget for FY 2022-23, the Finance Division has approved an allocation of Rs. 41.87 billion for 149 Public Sector Development Projects (PSDP) projects under the Higher Education Commission (HEC).
138 of these projects are currently ongoing, with a total budget of Rs. 38.77 billion. A total of Rs. 3.1 billion has been set aside for 11 new projects that have been authorized for budget allocation.
According to the Budget FY 2022-23, below is the breakdown of the allocation according to the document:
Universities
AJK Women University in Bagh: Rs. 200 million
FATA University: Rs. 417.73 million
University of Gwadar: Rs. 350 million
Scholarships
Scholarships for talented students from Gwadar: Rs. 20 million
Scholarships for GB students at top national universities: Rs. 100 million
Coastal Region Higher Education Scholarships Program for Balochistan: Rs. 200 million
Awarding scholarships to 3,000 talented Afghan students: Rs. 70 million
Providing 3,000 scholarships to Afghan students under Allama Iqbal Scholarship Program: Rs. 1 billion
Awarding 5,000 PhD fellowships: Rs. 400 million
Phases 2 of overseas MS/MPhil leading to PhD scholarship program: Rs. 50 million
Phases 3 of overseas MS/MPhil leading to PhD scholarship program: Rs. 600 million
Pak-USAID merit and need-based scholarship programs: Rs. 250 million
Phase III of the HEC-USAID Fulbright Scholarship Support Program: Rs. 600 million
Education
Academic collaboration under the CPEC consortium of universities: Rs. 300 million
Bilateral academic and research bonds with multiple countries: Rs. 60 million
Creating higher education opportunities for students of Balochistan and FATA: Rs. 450 million
National Center of Excellence in Big Data and Cloud Computing: Rs. 354.07 million
National Center of Excellence in Cyber Security: Rs. 185 million
National Center of Excellence in Robotics and Automation: Rs. 200 million
Creation of Seerat Chairs in all public sector universities: Rs. 152 million
Higher Education Development Program of Pakistan (HEDPP): Rs. 1 billion
Master leading to PhD Program for students of Balochistan: Rs. 235 million
Pak-UK Education Gateway: Rs. 300 million
High Performance and Resource Centers under the Kamyab Jawan Program and Youth Olympics: Rs. 400 million
Kamyab Jawan’s Talent Hunt Program and Youth Sports League: Rs. 250 million
Laptop Scheme
Prime Minister’s Laptop Scheme: Rs. 1 billion
