Thursday 31 March 2011

HEC Devolution: Behind the Scene


The implementation Committee recent decision to devolve HEC to provinces, urges a common man to analysis on following point
1.       Provinces empowerment to fund Higher Education Sector under NFC is achievable without devolution of HEC.

If the goal is to enable provinces to manage / allocate and monitor the funds to province higher education sector under NFC awards than it can be achieved without devolution of HEC.  The provinces can act as a donor / funding agencies for the project of the projects their provinces universities with all rights to fund allocation, monitoring etc.
 Further an separate independent monitoring Provisional Councils can be formed as already permissible in HE act to monitor / suggest the provinces prpjects

Higher Education Commission tremendous performance of achieving goals, funds disbursement and project execution is not only accept by national bodies including Implementation Committee but also widely  accepted by international bodies and donor agencies . it is the outcome that world bank agree to disburse funds of 300 million dollar .  
Achieving excellence not only require the  political slogans but also require
a.       Committed Expert Leadership
b.      Consistent Team
c.       Specialized Funds  Disbursement and Monitoring   System
d.      Specialize Project Monitoring System
e.      Special Planning Unit
f.        Separate Project Management Unit
g.       Strict Monitoring and Evaluation Rules / Standard Operating Procedures and team

       Higher education Commission established all that in due course and its excellence is the outcome of all these factors and which make it now capable to execute the project in more fast track way and also to maintain transparency.
 Creating such organized system in decentralized organizations at first glance is so difficult and if not than I will require the same tenure which HEC took to reach here.
Analyzing above facts, one can easily notice that HEC devolution is not required for Funds disbursement through provinces than what is the reason of doing that?  

2 comments:

  1. It may also be noted that HEC got funds from GOP based upon its performance and delivery which has been acknowledged at both national and international level. Not local but international doners highly appricitated HEC's efforts and open heartly offerd sponsorships for the development of higher edication sector of Pakistan.
    Only money can never bring change a systematic strategic planning, vision and institutional capacity is required for delivery which has been provided and proven by HEC on merit, need based and in transparent manner. Be mercy on this nation, and this root spreading tree should not destabilized..... ( Naveed Shah)

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  2. Right now we new Engineer have issue of job. believe me nearly 40% percent are jobless. At research Center i done intrnship for 3 month free of Salary.Job will be on performance based.I got the title of best intrnee.After three month they kick me off and give my place to some new commer. What the hell is this.The Phd Director of a research Centre is doing such a bullshit. What about the other people.I belong to a poor family.During intrnship i cant make lunch.I just take one time food in 24 hours. So such a person no concern with HEC dissolution.we are just blamming higher authorties here every thing is fucked up. now when ever i go to some other and show them intrnship certificate they dont accept me. Now i have burnt the intrnship certificate. Future seems to be Death and nothing more

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