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EXPENDITURE POSTION

 

(A)  2002-2003

                       Finance Department, Government of Sindh released an amount of Rs.200.00 million against the approved strategy during 2002-03. According to the decision of Board of Trustee in its meeting held on 06-06-2003 that Rs.200.00 million should be invested in purchasing PIB Bonds through State Bank of Pakistan/National Bank of Pakistan for 10 years with the rate of 5.639%.

 

                        After investment of the above funds, the Education & Literacy Department received an amount of Rs.6,455,700/= the profit inn the month of December 2003 (after deduction of Income Tax) and also National Bank of Pakistan credited an amount of Rs7,173,000/= the PROFIT ON 30.06.2004 (without deduction of Income Tax) on the basis of Exemption Certifocate issued by C.B.R.

  

                       The Education & Literacy Department announced the 100 Scholarship in the month of September 2003 through Press ( Daily Jang, Daily Kswish & Daily Dawn)   and the closing date was 30.09.2003, but later-on the same was extended upto 27-10-2003 through press. In forms, 142 candidates returned the forms duly filled-in. Department of Education has constituted a Selection Committee, the committee selected 41 students out of 143 candidates.

                     

                       Education & Literacy Department issied five cheques an amounting to Rs.3,370,565/= in favour of the head of Institutions according to their Invoices/ Bills for the selected students as approved by the Board of Trustee in its meeting held on 09.03.2004.

 

 

(B)  2003-2004

                     

                      During 2003-04 Finance Department, Government of Sindh released the fund in two  installments amounting to Rs.200.00 million and the same were also invested by purchase of  (PIB) Bond through State Bank of Pakistan/ National Bank of Pakistan for 15 years at the rate of 8.57% . The investment profit released in the month of December 2004. 

 

                     Education & Literacy Department has announced the 100 scholarship ( full package) against the approved criteria according to the approved strategy and the last date of submission of the application forms was 30.08.2004  and the last date was extended unto 25.09.2004 as per order of the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sindh ( the date of submission of forms extended unto 25.09.2004)

 

                      It is added that during the year 2003, it has been observed that the students of the rural areas 60% have not come forward for Endowment Scholarship in the sele4cted institutions viz.

 

1.      IBA Karachi    

2.      SZABIST Karachi/ Larkana

3.      IOBM Karachi

4.      FAST Karachi

5.      ISRA university Hyderabad

6.      IBA Sukkur

 

       

(C)  20042005:

 

 

               During 2004-05 the Finance Department, Government of Sindh released an amounting to Rs .200.00 million. The Board of Trustee in its meeting held on 30.05.2005 Decided that the funds should be invested to purchase Market Treasury Bills unto 3 months maturity instead of  (PIB) Bonds with a view to mature before prior August, 2005.

 

              According to the decision of Board of Trustee in its meeting held on 30.08.2005 Rs.200.00 million were Re-Invested for a person of 160 days to matured on 11TH May, 2006.

 

It is also added that an amount of Rs.200.00 million is again re-invested for 179 days in the light of decision taken by Board of Trustee in its meeting held on 30.06.2005, the maturity date is upto10th November, 2006.

 

(D)  2005-2006:    

 

                        During 2005-06 the Finance Department, Government of Sindh released an amount of Rs.200.00 million which were invested by purchasing Market Treasury Bills for a person of 162 days, the maturity date of Market Treasure BILLS IS UPTO 31 August,. 2006.

 

                         During 2005 Draft Advertisement was prepared by the Secretary Endowment Board on 03.09.2005 submitted to the Special Secretary, Education and got approved by the Secretary Education on 06.09.2005. The Education through Press (Daily Jang, Daily Kawish and Daily the News) in the matter on 20.09.2005 and 27.09.2005 respectively.

 

                       The Sub-Selection Committee comprises three members was constituted by the Education & Literacy Department  vide order NO.ENDOWMENT/MISC/1-10/2005, dated 11.11.2005 to conduct Interview of the candidates and finalized the list of those who had applied for stipend under Endowment Fund.

 

                       Accordingly the Sub-Selection Committee submitted a list of 87 selected students in the field of Business Administration and Information Technology duly signed by all the members and got approved by the Education Minister /Chairman , Board of Trustee on 08.03.2006 for issuance of Notification.

 

                      The Invoices were received for fresh 87 students from various Institutions for the year 2005 and for 82 students for renewal of Endowment Scholarship, for which an AMOUNT OF Rs. 14,456,994/= were released from the profit of the invested fund , with the approval of Board of Trustee in its meeting held on 04.04.2006.

 

ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP PLAN FOR THE YEAR 2006:

 

                       The Board of Trustee for Endowment fund had already decided in its meeting held on 30.08.2005, that in future the advertisement for in its meeting held on 30.08.2005, that in future the advertisement for scholarship from Endowment Funds may be given in the month of August every year, so that the poor students should not suffer/ deprive for getting admission in the prestigious institution in the field of Business Administration and Information Technology.

 

 2        The Board of Trustee has decided to constitute a sub-committee comprising the following three members

(1)    Secretary Education & Literacy Department.

(2)    Mr. Danishmand, Director I.B.A

(3)     Dr. Zubair Shaikh , Director FAST.

 

      and it is also decided that before next advertisement for the year 2006 the eligibility of Institution for ENDOWMENT Scholarship must be rectified by the sub-Committee i.e. it shoud be based on quality of Education, credibility and grading each institute which help students to get better job

 

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