KP universities face Rs5.6 billion deficit, seek federal aid
KP university funding remains short even after the province raised its grant to Rs11.85 billion, the higher education secretary wrote to the HEC chairman.
26 of the 34 government universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are in financial deficit.
The provincial higher education secretary asked the federal government for an Rs18 billion grant in a letter to the HEC chairman.
The letter puts the combined deficit of the universities at Rs5.6 billion, affecting about 2 lakh students.
The province raised its own university grant to Rs11.85 billion, which the letter calls insufficient.