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?