The ministry has proposed 12.56 billion for 40 new schemes and 8.65 billion for 33 ongoing schemes for the fiscal year 2023–2024.
For 73 ongoing and new projects under the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP), the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) has requested a budget of Rs. 21.21 billion for the following fiscal year.
The ministry has proposed 12.56 billion for 40 new schemes and 8.65 billion for 33 ongoing schemes for the fiscal year 2023–2024.
The documents state that the ministry has requested 5.31 billion for the Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (PCSIR) eight ongoing and four new schemes. For the Pakistan Science Foundation’s (PSF) five ongoing and nine new schemes in the upcoming fiscal year, the ministry has proposed allocating 3.4 billion.
The National University of Science and Technology has five ongoing programmes and five new ones for which the ministry has proposed allocating 2,5 billion. For one new PSDP projects from the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST) for the years 2023–2024, it has requested 31 million.
The ministry has requested 2.2 billion in funding for COMSATS University Islamabad’s eight new programmes (CUI). For the fiscal year 2023–2024, the ministry has suggested allocating 476.7 million for the National Institute of Oceanography’s two ongoing and four new programmes.
In addition, the ministry has asked for 51.7 million for one of the Pakistan Council for Renewable Energy Technologies’ (PCRET) ongoing projects .
It has suggested allocating 106.2 million for two active National Institute of Electronics (NIE) projects. In a similar vein, the ministry has asked for 56.745 million and 5.7 billion for two ongoing PSQCA (Pakistan Standard Quality Control Authority) projects and three new COMSATS Internet Services (CIS) projects, respectively.
Additionally, it has suggested setting aside 580 million for three new projects of the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (NEECA). Additionally, 211 million have been requested for two ongoing and one new MoST Secretariat scheme. According to the document, the MoST has requested a budget of 2.1 billion for the Task Force’s six ongoing schemes for the fiscal year 2023–2024.