{"id":18138,"date":"2026-04-15T14:38:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/04\/15\/rs-48-85-million-surrendered-in-ncc-project-as-pac-questions-delays\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:40:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:40:55","slug":"rs-48-85-million-surrendered-in-ncc-project-as-pac-questions-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/04\/15\/rs-48-85-million-surrendered-in-ncc-project-as-pac-questions-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"Rs. 48.85 Million Surrendered in NCC Project as PAC Questions Delays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rs. 48.85 Million Surrendered in NCC Project as PAC Questions Delays<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nadeem Tanoli<\/strong><\/p>\n

ISLAMABAD: Financial irregularities and administrative lapses have surfaced in the Establishment of the National Curriculum Council (NCC)<\/strong>, as the Public Accounts Committee<\/strong> (PAC) was informed that over Rs. 48.85 million was surrendered and an additional Rs. 3.06 million lapsed, raising serious questions about governance and execution in a key education reform initiative.<\/p>\n

During a meeting chaired by Acting Chairman Syed Naveed Qamar, officials disclosed that the bulk of the surrendered funds remained unused due to vacant posts, highlighting persistent delays in hiring and operationalization of the NCC Secretariat. The committee was told that these funds fell under the ERE head and could not be re appropriated due to Finance Division rules, effectively rendering a significant portion of the budget idle.<\/p>\n

The PAC was further informed that Rs. 3.06 million lapsed due to what was described as a \u201csystem error\u201d and delays in financial processing, including reviewers failing to deposit their cheques before the fiscal deadline. Members viewed these explanations with concern, noting that such procedural failures reflect deeper systemic weaknesses in financial management.<\/p>\n

The issue gained further significance as the National Curriculum Council plays a central role in shaping academic standards across the country. Officials also informed that the curriculum for technical education streams has been developed under the NCC framework, making the inefficiencies in its establishment more critical for the overall education system.<\/p>\n

Committee members observed that lapses in a project of such national importance point toward weak planning, poor coordination, and lack of accountability within the concerned department. Analysts note that unspent and surrendered funds in education projects not only delay institutional development but also undermine broader reform efforts in curriculum standardization.<\/p>\n

The PAC is expected to seek detailed explanations from the relevant authorities regarding delays in appointments, financial mismanagement, and corrective measures to ensure that such lapses do not recur in future projects tied to national education policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rs. 48.85 Million Surrendered in NCC Project as PAC Questions Delays Nadeem Tanoli ISLAMABAD: Financial irregularities and administrative lapses have surfaced in the Establishment of the National Curriculum Council (NCC), as the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was informed that over Rs. 48.85 million was surrendered and an additional Rs. 3.06 million lapsed, raising serious questions …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":18137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[538,2580,2581,560,1942,2579,1390,786,1382],"class_list":["post-18138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-accountability","tag-budgetlapse","tag-curriculumreform","tag-educationreform","tag-financialmismanagement","tag-nationalcurriculumcouncil","tag-pacpakistan","tag-pakistaneducation","tag-publicaccountscommittee"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18138"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18140,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18138\/revisions\/18140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}