UoS VC presents Rs4.3 mln cheque to Governor Punjab for flood relief fund

Published On: 29 Dec 2022

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The Vice Chancellor of University of Sargodha Prof. Dr. Qaisar Abbas presented a cheque of Rs4.3 million to Governor Punjab and Chancellor, Engr. Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman for flood-affected people from the faculty, staff and students of the University.

Briefing the premier about flood relief activities of the university

Prof. Dr. Qaisar Abbas expressed that the university had also handed over a truck loaded with relief goods including flour, wheat, rice, ghee, dry fruits, biscuits, milk, juice, water, blankets, bed sheets, carpets, shawls, shoes, mosquito net, wool matters, pillows, prayer rug, towels, medicine and other daily necessities for the flood affected people. The VC also apprised the adoption of Punjab Regularization of Services Act 2018. 

The concerns over the transfer of Sargodha Medical College (SMC) from the higher education department to the specialised healthcare and medical education department were also discussed in the meeting. 

The Governor Punjab and Chancellor said that the role of educational institutions in nation-building is enormous and these institutes had assumed an important place in the wake of the government’s efforts for rehabilitation and reconstruction of flood-affected areas. He also appreciated the university’s role in providing relief to students in flood-hit regions and also lauded the gesture of the employees of the university for contributing to the government’s rehabilitation efforts.