Karachi University uses Ehsaas Scholarship funds to pay employees

An irregularity has been found in disbursement of funds under Ehsaas Scholarships initiative of the federal government for students in Karachi University. It has emerged that Rs100 million funds were utilized for paying salaries of the employees of the varsity. Each student had to be given Rs40,000 under scholarship, however, KU has not disbursed the amount to students.

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The HEC has also written letters to finance officials in the university regarding irregularity of the funds meant for the scholarships

There were 260 scholarships announced under phase 1 and 2 of the Ehsaas program for Karachi University which amounts to more than Rs100 million.

Source: ARY News