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• Govt increases development budget from Rs39.4bn to Rs46bn

• Education ministry gets Rs36.3bn with Rs21bn for construction of Daanish schools

ISLAMABAD: The federal government in its budget earmarked Rs112 billion for the Higher Education Commission (HEC), increasing the development budget from Rs39.4 billion to Rs46 billion.

However, it kept the recurring grant unchanged despite demands from the HEC and faculty members of public sector universities for a significant increase.