Lok Sabha Question No. 2493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Pending amount under RUSA
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2493 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st   JULY, 2017

## Pending amount under RUSA

2493. SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry is providing Central share funds for the centrally funded scheme in Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA); (b)  if so, the details thereof and the Central share of funds approved and released by the Ministry  for  the  State  of  Odisha  so  far  and  the  total  amount  still  pending  in  different heads; and (c) the time by which the pending Central share is likely to be released?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a)  to  (c)  :  Under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), the Central Government provides funds in the ratio 60:40 to the States, 90:10  to  North-Eastern  Region  (NER),  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and Uttarakhand and  100% to Union Territories.

The  Central  Share  is  provided  in  instalments  to  the  States/UTs.  The  first instalment is released after compliance of conditions, if any, as approved by the Project Approval Board (PAB) of RUSA. The subsequent releases to States/UTs are subject to submission  of  Utilisation  Certificate  of  more  than  75%  utilisation  of  the  previous instalment.  Further,  the  final  instalment  is  released  only  after  the  concerned  State/UT submits  the  Utilisation  Certificate  for  the  previous  instalments  released  together  with physical inspection report of institutions funded under RUSA.

The details of the Central Share approved and released under various components to the State of Odisha are annexed .

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2493  dated  31.07.2017  asked  by  Shri  Nagendra  Kumar  Pradhan,  Hon'ble  MP regarding Pending amount under RUSA

## Details of Central Share approved and released to the State of Odisha

(Amount in Rs. Crores)

| S.No   | Name of the Component and No. of Physical Units Sanctioned                    | Central share approved (60%)   | Central Share released   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1.     | Preparatory Grants                                                            | -                              | 2.6                      |
| 2.     | MMER Grants                                                                   | -                              | 0.338                    |
| 3.     | Creation of University by Upgradation of Autonomous College to University (2) | 66                             | 16.5                     |
| 4.     | Cluster University (1)                                                        | 33                             | -                        |
| 5.     | Model Degree Colleges (8)                                                     | 57.6                           | 41.7                     |
| 6.     | Infrastructure Grants to Universities (9)                                     | 108                            | 71.125                   |
| 7.     | Infrastructure Grants to Colleges (115)                                       | 138                            | 75.7625                  |
| 8.     | Upgradation of Existing Colleges to MDCs (3)                                  | 7.2                            | 2.9                      |
| 9.     | Equity Initiatives (5)                                                        | 3                              | 1.5                      |
|        | Total                                                                         | 412.8                          | 212.4255                 |

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