The budgetary allocation for HEC has always been higher than that for the primary and secondary education, which is depicting an increase of 66 percent against the last year.
The government has announced to allocate Rs 6308.3 million for 2008-09 for Basic and College Education projects that is four percent more than the total amount of Rs 6546.9 million allocated in 2007-08.
For the coming fiscal, Rs 62, 629.6 million have been allocated for projects of Ministry of Education, Rs 23.2 million for projects of school /college education in cantonments and Garrisons under Ministry of Defence and Rs 15.2 million under Cabinet division for Center of Excellence for Urdu Informatics and production of reading material in national language.
An allocation of Rs 1,275 million has been allocated for Education Reforms Sector (ERS) specific programs, which include education for all (EFA), adult literacy program, revamping of science education at secondary level and establishment of polytechnic institutes at district level.
An allocation of Rs 416.6 million has been made under Canadian debt swap for capacity building of teacher training institutes and training of elementary school teachers all over the country.
For 2008-09 an amount of Rs $259.2 million has been allocated for Science and Technology sector. Out of which Rs 3015.4 million for Ministry of Science and Technology, Rs 137.2 million for Pakistan Metrology Department, Rs 625.2 million for Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and Rs 481.4 million for SUPARCO.
During 2007-08 Rs 4829 million was allocated to Science and Technology sector, including Rs 3600 million for Ministry of science and Technology (MoST), Rs 580 million for Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), Rs 627 million for SUPARCO and Rs 21 million for Pakistan Meteorology Department.