The Board of Governors of the University of Health Sciences (UHS) Lahore approved a Rs 2.71 billion budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 during its 59th meeting held on Tuesday.
Justice (Retd.) Sheikh Ahmed Farooq chaired the meeting attended by Capt. (Retd.) Zahid Saeed, Naeem Akhtar Sheikh, Vice Chancellor Prof. Ahsan Waheed Rathore, Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof. Nadia Naseem, Registrar Kiran Fatima, Treasurer Mujahid Iqbal, and Additional Secretaries from the Punjab Specialised Healthcare & Medical Education Department and the Finance Department.
Treasurer Mujahid Iqbal presented the annual budget, which sets the university’s revenue target for the year at Rs 4.2 billion.
Key allocations include Rs 77.57 million for research and scholarships, Rs 358.77 million for development projects, and Rs 917.3 million for staff salaries. In line with the Punjab government’s policy, a 10 percent increase in employees’ salaries was also approved.
Operational expenses have been earmarked at Rs 367.1 million, while Rs 400 million have been allocated for the conduct of examinations. Intercollegiate sports and co-curricular activities will receive Rs 25 million.
A sum of Rs 147 million has been allocated for the construction of a mosque and complex at the Jinnah Campus. Additionally, Rs 72 million have been set aside for installing an elevator at the City Campus and transitioning both campuses to solar energy.
For conferences and workshops, Rs 48 million have been allocated.
Speaking on the occasion, Vice Chancellor Prof. Ahsan Waheed Rathore said that UHS had organized more than 750 workshops over the past year for the capacity building of faculty members across Punjab’s medical and health education institutions.
Furthermore, the budget earmarks Rs 73.5 million for the procurement of laboratory equipment and chemicals.
In principle, the Board also approved the construction of a multipurpose complex at the Jinnah Campus to support academic and extracurricular activities.