JU approves Tk348.70cr budget; health gets lowest allocation, no separate fund for research

Jahangirnagar University (JU) has approved a Tk348.70 crore
budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, with salaries and allowances taking up the
largest share while primary healthcare received the lowest allocation.
Treasurer Professor Abdur Rob
placed the budget at the university's 43rd annual senate session held at the
Senate Hall of the old administrative building yesterday (27 June). It was
later approved unanimously following discussions by senate members.
According to the budget analysis,
the highest allocation has been made for salaries and allowances, with Tk201.43
crore earmarked for the sector, accounting for 57.77% of the total budget.
The second-highest allocation, Tk78.03 crore, has been made for goods and
services, while Tk37.14 crore has been set aside for pensions and retirement
benefits.
In contrast, only Tk70 lakh has
been allocated for primary healthcare support, which is just 0.20% of the total
budget and the lowest among all sectors.
The university has not allocated
any separate funds from its own budget for research and innovation in this
year's budget. However, the administration said the required funds for the
sector in FY2026-27 would be provided directly by the University Grants
Commission (UGC).
Reviewing the income sources of the
main budget, Tk316.70 crore will come from the University Grants Commission or
government grants. The university expects to earn Tk5.30 crore from student
fees and Tk18.23 crore from the sale of admission forms.
Besides, Tk2.92 crore is expected
from different charges, Tk32 lakh from university properties, and Tk5.21 crore
from other sources. Excluding the UGC allocation, the university's total own
income stands at Tk32 crore.
The budget review also shows that
allocations have been increased in several sectors for FY2026-27. Of these,
Tk46 lakh has been earmarked for the renovation of the Jucsu building.
As the UGC allocation remains lower
than the university's demand, the revenue deficit has been increasing every
year. Until FY2023-24, the university's accumulated deficit stood at Tk80.38
crore. By the end of FY2024-25, the accumulated budget deficit reached around
Tk99.08 crore.
The deficit is expected to cross
Tk100 crore once the projected shortfall of the current fiscal year is added.
JU Comptroller Md Mosanul Kabir
said, "The budget deficit in FY2025-26 may exceed Tk15 crore. However, the
actual accounts will be finalised after the end of June. Based on that, the
university's accumulated budget deficit may cross Tk100 crore by the end of the
current fiscal year."
The administration, however, said,
"The budget deficit has been covered by borrowing from different funds to
the revenue fund in different fiscal years."















