Number of unit Centrally sponsored Schemes for higher education : Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) was a Centrally Sponsored Scheme aimed at improving the quality of state higher educational institutions. The second phase was approved in March 2018, and the third phase, Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA), was launched in June 2023. The scheme focused on educationally underserved areas.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 25
ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024
CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN
Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has any Centrally Sponsored Educational Scheme(s) for the improvement of Higher Education in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of institutions benefited by such schemes of Higher Education during each of the last five years, State-wise; and
(d) the targets fixed and achieved during the said period under these schemes?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF EDUCATION
(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) to (d) A statement is laid on the table of the House
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 25 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024 ASKED BY SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN, HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
(a) & (b): Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) was a Centrally Sponsored Scheme aimed at funding the specific State government universities and colleges, so as to improve the overall quality of existing state higher educational institutions by ensuring their conformity to prescribed norms and standards. The 2nd phase of the scheme was approved in March 2018 and the third phase of RUSA in the form of Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) was launched in June 2023 with an outlay of Rs. 12926.10 crore for the period 2023-24 to 2025-26 to cater to needs of educationally unserved/underserved areas.
(c) The number of units approved under the scheme State-wise and year-wise in the last five years since 2018-19 to 2022-23 under RUSA is available at Annexure-I.
(d) The details of targets fixed and approved under different components of RUSA in the last five years since 2018-19 to 2022-23 are available at Annexure-II.
ANNEXURE-1
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 25 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024 ASKED BY SHRMATI POONAM MAHAJAN, HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING CENTRALLYSPONSORED SCHEMES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
NUMBER OF UNITS APPROVED UNDER THE SCHEME STATE-WISE AND YEAR-WISE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS
| S. No. | States/UTs Name | Units approved in 2018-19 | Units approved in 2019-20 |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 48 | 19 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Assam | 136 | 2 |
| 4 | Bihar | 17 | 17 |
| 5 | Chandigarh | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Chhattisgarh | 13 | 10 |
| 7 | Goa | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Gujarat | 43 | 6 |
| 9 | Haryana | 34 | 5 |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh | 30 | 1 |
| 11 | Jammu & Kashmir | 18 | 7 |
| 12 | Jharkhand | 27 | 9 |
| 13 | Karnataka | 32 | 9 |
| 14 | Kerala | 127 | 6 |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh | 49 | 18 |
| 16 | Maharashtra | 63 | 6 |
| 17 | Manipur | 16 | 70 |
| 18 | Meghalaya | 17 | 0 |
| 19 | Mizoram | 17 | 74 |
| 20 | Nagaland | 6 | 4 |
| 21 | Odisha | 28 | 4 |
| 22 | Puducherry | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Punjab | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Rajasthan | 15 | 7 |
| 25 | Sikkim | 5 | 50 |
| 26 | Tamil Nadu | 19 | 13 |
| 27 | Telangana | 15 | 17 |
| 28 | Tripura | 10 | 2 |
| 29 | Uttar Pradesh | 0 | 8 |
| 30 | Uttarakhand | 24 | 2 |
| 31 | West Bengal | 119 | 2 |
Note: In the last 5 years, the Project Approval Board (PAB) Meetings of RUSA were held only in years 2018-19 and 2019-20.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 25 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024 ASKED BY SHRMATI POONAM MAHAJAN, HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING CENTRALLYSPONSORED SCHEMES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
COMPONENT –WISE TARGET SET AND APPROVALS GIVEN UNDER RUSA IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS (2018-19 to 2022-23)
| S.
No. |
Component Name |
Target number of Units | Approved number of Units |
|
1 |
Creation of Universities by way of Upgradation of Existing Autonomous Colleges |
3 |
3 |
|
2 |
Creation of Universities by Conversion of Colleges in a Cluster |
3 |
2 |
|
3 |
Excellence & Quality Enhancement of Universities |
10 |
10 |
| 4 | Infrastructure Grants to Universities | 50 | 42 |
| 5 | New Model Degree Colleges | 70 | 70 |
|
6 |
Upgradation of Existing Degree Colleges to Model Colleges |
75 |
75 |
| 7 | New Colleges (Professional & Technical) | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Infrastructure Grants to Colleges | 750 | 750 |
| 9 | Enhancing Quality & Excellence in Select Autonomous Colleges | 70 | 70 |
| 10 | Research, Innovation and Quality Improvement | 20 | 20 |
| 11 | Equity Initiatives | 15 | 15 |
| 12 | Faculty Recruitment Support | 200 | 187 |
| 13 | Faculty Improvement Support | 8 | 8 |
| 14 | Preparatory Grants | 30 | 30 |
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