President Arif Alvi has permitted an ordinance named because the HEC Modification Ordinance, 2021, below which it has been determined to finish the autonomy of the Increased Schooling Fee (HEC) and produce it below the Ministry of Schooling, Geo Information reported.
As per experiences, after this transfer, all choices of the training fee will probably be topic to the approval of the Ministry of Schooling.
The identical ordinance was earlier permitted by the federal cupboard and was despatched to the president for his approval.
The ordinance additionally states that the appointment of the HEC chairperson will probably be for 2 years and the members of HEC will probably be appointed for 4 years.
Final month, the federal government via the identical ordinance eliminated Dr Tariq Banuri, and diminished the tenure of HEC chairperson to 2 years.
“When it comes to sub-section (5), learn with sub-section (5A), of Part 6 of Increased Schooling Fee Ordinance, 2002, as amended vide Increased Schooling Fee (Modification) Ordinance, 2021, Dr Tariq Danuri has ceased to be the Chairperson, Increased Schooling Fee forthwith and is accordingly faraway from the stated put up, with rapid impact,” acknowledged a notification issued by cupboard secretariat.
The HEC was established in 2002 as an autonomous establishment to make sure the promotion of high quality training with none political interference.