The Federal Government has allocated Rs 39,488 million under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the 128 ongoing and 12 new schemes of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in the Budget 2025-26.
According to the budget document issued here on Tuesday, approximately Rs 38,488.216 million has been earmarked for ongoing schemes, while Rs 1,000 million is allocated for new initiatives as part of the Budget 2025-26.
Among the ongoing projects, Rs 500 million has been allocated for the Award of Allama Muhammad Iqbal 3000 Scholarships to Afghan Students under the Prime Minister’s Directive.
Additionally, Rs 200 million has been reserved for the Construction of Academic Block at Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), Islamabad (Revised).
In the same category, Rs 250 million has been allocated for the Development of the Main Campus of Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, and Rs 500 million for the Development of the National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi (Revised) under the Budget 2025-26.