HYDERABAD:The 35th meeting of the Senate of the University of Sindh Jamshoro was held on Wednesday with Pro-Chancellor and Provincial Minister Muhammad Ismail Raho in chair.
The university’s budgets for the last three financial years i.e. 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 were approved in the meeting. However, the budgets for the financial years 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 were not approved by the highest body of the university.
In the meeting, the actions taken by the Chief Minister and Chancellor for the establishment of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology in the University of Sindh were also noted.
The meeting approved a utility allowance of Rs 1000 for the employees from grade 2 to grade 16 and decided to send the issue of leave encashment to the chancellor for further approval with the reference of the senate meeting. However, the name of leave encashment was also proposed as Eid allowance.
The meeting approved the medical allowance for employees from grade 2 to 22 on the pattern of other universities, while Umrah and Hajj leave was fixed for 90
days during the entire service for the employees of the university.
The meeting did not endorse the time scale policy in the next grade of general and X-cadre officers and the said case was again sent to the Syndicate.
The meeting approved the revised statutes for the promotion of professor in BPS-21 to BPS-22. Similarly, the establishment of Center for Coastal and Deltaic Studies at Sindh University Campus Thatta was also approved.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was also approved for the establishment of a National Incubation Centre at the Elsa Kazi Campus of the University of Sindh, Hyderabad.
Speaking on the occasion, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Muhammad Siddique Kalhoro informed the members about the expenses of the university, annual budget, fees, facilities being provided to the students, including hostels and transport. He also mentioned the increase in the grant of the institution by the Sindh government during the last three to four years, and expressed his gratitude to the provincial government.