lahore college for women university cyndicate meeting

The Government College University, Lahore, VC appointed nine officers. The Bahauddin Zikariya University, Multan, VC made more than 150 appointments on his last working day. The Government College University, Faisalabad, VC appointed more than 700 officials/officers, hired 10 retired civil servants including the 72-year-old director of the Human Resource Management (HRM). The Punjab government had initiated an inquiry on the orders of the Sub-Committee on Assembly Questions and it found that more than 250 appointments were made without observing the codal formalities. With regard to the VC’s emergency powers “to create and fill temporary posts for a period not exceeding six months”, the Punjab government committees were unanimous in saying that “these powers have been abused unabated”.Ĭiting some instances, the committees identified that the Punjab University VC made 350 appointments while using his emergency powers.

The Punjab government committees observed that the PU, UET, Taxila and IUB vice-chancellors issued emergency orders even when regular meetings of the Syndicate and F&P were being held.

The Islamia University, Bahawalpur, VC issued 317 (241+76) emergency orders with reference to appointments/extensions according to the September 5 and December 2, 2012, Syndicate meetings. He also issued nine emergency orders according to the Finance and Planning Committee meeting on May 11, 2012. The UET, Taxila, VC issued 77 (35+42) emergency orders according to the Syndicate meetings held on January 31 and May 30, 2012. He, however, had to withdraw his decision and abolish the department following resistance from the PU faculty of social and behavioural sciences dean. The PU VC had also created a mass communication department on varsity’s Gujranwala Campus while using his emergency powers. The VC also passed 41 emergency orders within three months after the 1689 Syndicate meeting. The PU VC also issued 28 emergency orders under section 15(3) of the PU Act (1688 Syndicate meeting on July 30, 2011) and creation of posts of additional registrar, additional controller of examinations and additional treasurer without the approval of statutes. The matter of unabated misuse of powers was first identified by the Public Accounts Committee and then the chief minister himself who constituted various committees to identify misuse of powers by vice-chancellors and review their powers by all relevant departments including law, higher education, health, agriculture as well as livestock and dairy development.Ĭommittees identified that the Punjab University vice-chancellor reported the appointment of academic departments and institutes’ chairmen and directors, respectively, to the Syndicate after two-and-a-half years in 1691 meeting of the Syndicate on April 21, 2012. The Punjab government found vice-chancellors of Punjab University University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila Islamia University Bahawalpur Government College University, Faisalabad Bahauddin Zikariya University, Multan Government College University, Lahore Lahore College for Women University University of Education, Lahore University of Sargodha and Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi notorious for abusing their emergency powers unabated. The vice-chancellors have also been found blatantly violating Chancellor’s powers of settling terms and conditions of all posts in universities. The Punjab government has identified and reported that almost all Punjab universities’ vice-chancellors had appointed top officials in universities, including registrars, treasurers and controller of examinations by giving additional charge to their “favourite” faculty members, while under the act this power exclusively rested with the Chancellor or Syndicate. It also bound vice-chancellors to report their actions taken while using emergency powers to the pro-chancellor (higher education minister) and syndicate members within a week and get the actions ratified by the syndicate within 45 days. The Punjab government has withdrawn powers of vice-chancellors for creating and filling temporary posts for a period of six months. LAHORE, Dec 10: The Punjab government has amended Punjab Universities’ Acts to bring vice-chancellors under scrutiny after identifying unabated misuse of powers by them under the garb of emergency powers.Īt occasions, the Punjab government reports, the vice-chancellors were found assuming powers of the Chancellor - the Punjab Governor.

Lahore college for women university cyndicate meeting