Ludhiana, Nov. 12 -- While the State government announced a special grant of Rs.40 crore to the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) in the month of March this year for the second time, the varsity has, so far, received Rs.20 crore of the total grant.

The special grant, allocated by the Punjab government, was the first such grant since PAU was established in 1962. Satbir Singh Gosal, vice-chancellor of PAU, said, "The grant is issued in installments. We have received two such installments. It depends on how fast the grant is utilised. Most of the works being undertaken under the plans made last year include civil works, and completion takes a lot of time. Once the fund is released, we have to submit the update report of work that has bee...