KASUR - The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Syndicate has approved Rs591.900 million developments and non development budget for the financial year 2012-13, on Saturday.

The university will be facing a deficit of Rs66.778 million-primarily due to non release of the fourth quarter grant of Higher Education Commission and increase in salaries by the Federal as well Punjab government.
The University Syndicate was chaired by UVAS Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha at Syndicate Room. It also approved appointment against 25 posts including one non teaching post. The syndicate approved the launching of two degree programs and two post graduate diploma programs.
The degree programs are MBA, Banking and Finance, and BS (Hon) Food Nutrition and Dietetics. The two diploma programs are; Food Safety and Control and Dairy Business, both are launched in collaboration with Lahore University of Management Sciences.
The VC told the syndicate members that the university had trained 600 veterinary officers from Livestock Dairy Development Department during the last six months.
He added that the university had established two girls hostel in Ravi Campus Pattoki and acquired 25 acre from Punjab government for the extension of College of Veterinary Science Jhang. Garrison University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Jamil Anwar, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Prof Dr Laeeq Akbar Lodhi, Justice ® Manzoor Hussain Sail, Prof Dr Bashir A Sheikh, Prof Dr Sarwar Khan Dr Muhammad Afzal and other member participated in the meeting