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Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) approves revised budget
HYDERABAD, Aug 31: The Senate meeting of Mehran University of Engineering
and Technology (MUET) has approved the annual budget estimated at Rs808.4m for
2007-08 and revised budget of Rs604.634 million for the year 2006-07, on
Thursday.
The meeting also approved revised self-financing budget
estimated at Rs63.54 million for 2006-07, revised development budget estimated
against self-finance funds of Rs19.062m for 2006-07, annual self-finance budget
of Rs107.182m and annual accounts statement for 2005-06.
The meeting,
which was presided over by the Vice-Chancellor, Dr A.Q.K Rajput, was attended by
emeritus professors, deans, head of institutes, chairmen of departments, members
of the senate from syndicate, academic council and representatives of HEC and
other officials.
They also approved the annual development budget for the
year 2007-8 amounting to Rs530.678m, which included development schemes of
extension of infrastructure of institute of information technology with Rs5.921
million, establishment of central library and online information centre with
Rs6.154m, establishment of institute of communication technologies with
Rs110.082m.
Establishment of city and regional planning department had
been allocated Rs10.646m, construction of hostel for visiting faculty Rs12.681m,
strengthening and development of department of civil engineering, department of
software engineering, institute of science and technology development
Rs188.669m.
The senate approved Rs15.422m for the establishment of
continuing engineering education centre with strengthening and development of
department of biomedical engineering, institute of environmental engineering and
management, communal facilities for students and staff and set aside Rs87m for
allied services.
The meeting endorsed Rs21.880m for the establishment of
scientific instrumentation centre for repair, maintenance and fabrication of
educational equipment with strengthening of mechanical engineering workshop and
Rs17.540m for strengthening and development of laboratories of electrical
engineering department, laboratories of mechanical engineering department,
laboratories of textile engineering department, construction of English language
department, establishment of institute of computational mathematics and related
studies, residential facilities for students and faculty, and general
development. Dawn
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