More than Rs800 million is released by Balochistan for university staff pay and pensions.

A sizeable grant of Rs801.95 million has been made available by the Balochistani government to pay wages and pensions to staff members of the province’s public universities.

The award is given under the Public Sector Universities Allowance, the Finance Department said in a statement.

The grant breakdown includes sizeable sums for several universities throughout the province. BUITEMS will receive Rs170.19 million, while the University of Balochistan has been given Rs272.97 million.

Similarly, Rs101.7 million would be awarded to Khuzdar’s Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology.

The award will also help the University of Turbat, which has been given Rs41.98 million, and Lasbela University of Agriculture and Marine Sciences, which will receive Rs78.8 million. Rs29.8 million will be given to the University of Loralai.

Mir Chakar Rind University of Sibi, University of Gwadar, Bolan University of Health Care and Medical Sciences, and University of Makran, Panjgur, have all received further grants.

Additionally, the Finance Department has set up Rs3.4 million as a special grant for the Khuzdar Campus of the University of Balochistan.