JU senate okays Tk348.70cr budget

The Senate of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has approved a Tk348.70 crore budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year.

JU Treasurer Prof Dr M Abdur Rab presented the budget at the 43rd annual Senate session held Saturday afternoon.

According to the budget layout, the highest allocation of Tk201.43 crore (57.77%) has been earmarked for the salaries and allowances of university teachers, officers, and employees.

The second-largest chunk goes to general supplies and services (incidental administrative expenses), which stands at Tk78.03 crore (22.38%).

Meanwhile, the allocation for pensions and retirement benefits has decreased to Tk37.14 crore (10.65%) from last year's revised allocation of Tk44.24 crore.

While research and innovation historically receive negligible funding: the category shows an absolute T 0.00 (0.00 percent) allocation in this year's internal revenue budget. University sources, however, clarified that the research budget will be directly disbursed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) at a later date.

Other allocations are earmarked for machinery and equipment at Tk11.37 crore (3.26%), repairs and maintenance of campus infrastructure at Tk9.47 crore (2.72%), information and communication technology (ICT) at Tk2.82 crore (0.81%), vehicle procurement Tk2.44 crore (0.70%), and primary healthcare assistance Tk70 lakh (0.20%).