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Panjab University’s board of finance approves budget of 600 crore for 2021-22 financial year

After the approval of the annual budget by the BoF, it is placed before varsity’s syndicate and senate, for final approval

Published on: Jan 22, 2021 12:44 am IST
By Dar Ovais, Chandigarh
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Panjab University’s board of finance (BoF) on Thursday approved a revenue expenditure of 599.74 crore for the 2021-22 financial year. Also, the revised budget for 2020-21 was approved at 556.07 crore.

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Panjab University’s board of finance approves budget of ₹600 crore for 2021-22 financial year

The expenditure on salaries of teaching and non-teaching staff was pegged at 350.76 crore for 2020-21, and has been increased to 366.37 crore for the next financial year.

For retirement benefits, it has been increased to 27.81 crore from 22.48 crore. The cost for conduct of examinations is estimated at 34.33 crore

Grant from UGC slated at 262 crore

The grants from the University Grants Commission (UGC) is slated at 262.34 crore and 34 crore from the Punjab government for 2021-22.

The pending grant under the Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) scheme was also discussed during the meeting. PU is yet to receive around 21 crore from the Punjab Government under PMS.

 
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