LAHORE: The University of Home Economics (UHE) finance and planning committee on Wednesday approved up to 30 per cent concession in the tuition fee for the sisters and daughters of all varsity employees, besides recommending free-of-cost education for the physically-challenged students.

The 10th meeting of the committee held under Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Kanwal Ameen approved 30pc fee concession for the sisters and daughters of employees from BPS-1 to BPS-16, and a 20pc waiver for those in BPS-17 and above.

The committee approved the income and budget estimates for the FY 2022-23, besides the fee structure of the Intermediate (Home Economics) programme.

It recommended offering free-of-cost education to blind, deaf and mute students.

The committee also approvedthe grantofhonorarium, and adoption of the government notification for placement of funds and investments.

The VC briefed the committee members that the new financi al policy would help attract more students for admission to the varsity.The meeting wasattended by HEC Director (budget) Ms Samina Durrani, HED Additional Secretary Shahid Zaman Lak, Malik M. Rizwan (PHEC), Deputy Secretary Finance Arif Niazi, Additional Registrar Rozeena Sadiq and UHE Additional Treasurer Muhammad Kashif.

PU: Punjab University Officers Welfare Association (PUOWA) executive body meeting has demanded 15 percent special allowance for the officials.

PUOWA President Jalil Tariq, Secretary Rana Muzaffar Ali and executive members appealed to the Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad to allow them 15pc special allowance on the pattern of 25pc special allowance given to the teaching cadres.

The meeting also demanded appointment of a permanent VC and ProChancellor of the PU as soon as possible.

Earlier, in a meeting with the VC, the association demanded promotions and appointments against the posts in the general and technical cadres.

Dr Taugir Ali, Intikhab Alam, Kashif Nazir, Muhammad Boota, Malik Muhammad Waris, Dr Muhammad Abbas, Ziaullah Chaudhry, Muhammad Abu Bakr and Muhammad Asif Ali Khan participatedinthemeeting.