Unaided Colleges urged Welfare Minister, Punjab to release Rs 309 Crore of PMS
Out of total outstanding of Rs 1850 crore Centre has released Rs 309 crore of Punjab under PMS recently
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May 14, 2020 01:49
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Ludhiana: A delegation of Joint Action Committee (JAC) representing over 1600 unaided colleges of Punjab today met Social Welfare Minister, Sadhu Singh Dharamsot.
The delegation urged for the immediate release of Rs 309 crore of Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) funds.
Director, JAC & President, Punjab Unaided Colleges Association (PUCA), Dr. Anshu Kataria; Director, JAC and ETT Federation, Nirmal Singh; PUCA office bearers including Ashwani Garg, Ashok Garg, Gurkirat Singh etc attended the meeting.
Minister while giving patient hearing assured that State has received the Rs 309 crore of 2016-17 from the Centre Government and soon it will be disbursed to the colleges.
It is to be mentioned that out of total outstanding of Rs 1850 crore the Centre has released Rs 309 crore of Punjab under PMS recently.
