Lok Sabha Question No. 1943 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Scheme on Technical Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KALYAN BANERJEE, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1943 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016

## Scheme on Technical Education

## 1943.   SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE: SHRI ARVIND SAWANT: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  has launched Central Sector Scheme  for Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) and if so, the details along with the salient features thereof;
- (b) the details of States earmarked as low income States in this regard and the State and subject-wise budget proposal of the said scheme;
- (c) whether the Government has signed any Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with any foreign Government to acquire advanced technical knowledge in order to improve the quality of technical education in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to issue orders for adoption of centres of industrial companies  in  order  to  bring  quality  and  innovation  in  technical  education  in  the country and if so, the details thereof including the number of such companies, Statewise and the steps taken by the Government to promote those companies?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a) Yes,  Madam.  The  Government  of  India  has  proposed  Third  Phase  of  Technical Education  Quality  Improvement  Programme  (TEQIP-III).  TEQIP-III  is  a  'Central Sector Scheme' with a focus on improving the quality and equity through upliftment of  the  Government  and  Government  aided  institutions  and  Affiliating  Technical Universities (ATUs) in Focus States which includes seven Low Income States, eight

North  Eastern  States  and  three  Hill  States  and  Union  Territory  of  Andaman  & Nicobar Islands. The list of Focus States/UT is at ANNEXURE-I.

Actions taken by the Government of India so far:

-  Negotiations  have  been  held  between  Department  of  Economic  Affairs, Ministry of Finance and World Bank for credit of USD 201.5 million.
-  Proposal  for  Third  Phase  of  Technical  Education  Quality  Improvement Programme  (TEQIP-III)  has  been  approved  by  Cabinet  Committee  for Economic Affairs (CCEA) as a 'Central Sector Scheme'.
-  Consultation meetings with states have been held.

Salient features of the project TEQIP-III are at ANNEXURE-II.

- (b)         The following seven States have been identified as Low Income States (LIS):
1. Bihar
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Jharkhand
4. Madhya Pradesh
5. Odisha
6. Rajasthan
7. Uttar Pradesh

The  total  budget  proposal  for  this  scheme  is  Rs.  2660  crore.  Approximately  100 Government  and  Government  aided  institutions  and  ATUs  in  Focus  States  are proposed to be selected.

The  indicative  funding  for  the  Government  and  Government  aided  institutions  and Affiliating Technical Universities (ATUs) is as under:

-  Upto Rs. 15 crore for Government and Government Aided institutions.
-  Upto Rs. 20 crore for the Affiliating Technical Universities (ATUs).

The indicative funding for each category of the institute/ATUs is at ANNEXURE-III.

- (c) No, Madam.
- (d) No, Madam.

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## ANNEXURE-I AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1943  FOR  28.11.2016  REGARDING  SCHEME  ON TECHNICAL EDUCATION

## FOCUS STATES/UNION TERRITORY COVERED UNDER TEQIP-III

| Category of Focus States/UT   | States/ UT covered                                                                                |
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Low Income States (LIS)       | 1. Bihar 2. Chhattisgarh 3. Jharkhand 4. Madhya Pradesh 5. Odisha 6. Rajasthan 7. Uttar Pradesh   |
| Hilly States                  | 1. Himachal Pradesh 2. Jammu &Kashmir 3. Uttarakhand                                              |
| North Eastern States          | 1. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Assam 3. Manipur 4. Meghalaya 5. Mizoram 6. Nagaland 7. Sikkim 8. Tripura |
| Union Territory               | 1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                    |

## ANNEXURE-II AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1943  FOR  28.11.2016  REGARDING  SCHEME  ON TECHNICAL EDUCATION

## SALIENT FEATURES OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME (TEQIP) PHASE-III

## Objective:

Objective of the Project is to enhance quality and equity in selected engineering education institutes  and  improve  the  efficiency  of  the  engineering  education  system  in  Focus  States/ Union Territory.

## Coverage:

The project  will  cover  all  Government/Government  aided  engineering  institutes,  affiliating technical universities (ATUs) and Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) from Focus States/UT. High-performing TEQIP-I/ TEQIP-II Government/ Government aided institutes/ ATUs across the country would be eligible to participate in twinning arrangements. Twinning arrangements, between institutes in Focus States/UT and high-performing TEQIP-I/TEQIP-II institutes,  will  focus  on  knowledge  transfer, exchange of experience, optimizing the use of resources and developing long-term strategic partnerships.

## Components & Sub-components:

Component - 1 : Improving Quality of Education in participating States through institutional development  grants,  building  capacities  of  the  Affiliating  Technical  Universities  (ATUs), improved performance of institutes and ATUs thorough Twinning Arrangements

Sub-component-1.1

:

Institutional Development Grants to all institutes in Focus States/UT

Sub-component-1.2

:

Widening  Impact  through  Affiliating  Technical Universities (ATUs) in focus States/UT

Sub-component-1.3

:

Twinning Arrangements to Improve Performance of  participating  institutes  and  ATUs  of  Focus States/UT

Component - 2 : System-level initiatives to strengthen sector governance and performance through strengthening of the overall system of engineering education

## Outcomes:

The Project would have the following major outcomes:

- (i) Better  academic  standards  through  accreditation,  filling  up  faculty  positions, training faculty in better teaching methods, improved research outputs
- (ii) Better administration of the institutions with improved financial/academic autonomy
- (iii) Better systems for assessment of Student Learning, higher transition rates
- (iv) Transparent and expeditious release of funds to institutes by way of Direct Funds Transfer (DFT) System

## ANNEXURE-III AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1943  FOR  28.11.2016  REGARDING  SCHEME  ON TECHNICAL EDUCATION

## PROPOSED INDICATIVE FUNDING FOR TEQIP-III

| Costing Parameters                                                                                                                                   | No. of Institutions/ Entities (Approximately)                                                                                                        | Cost per Institution/ Entity (Amount in Rs. Crores)                                                                                                  | Original Cost (Amount in Rs. Crores)                                                                                                                 |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Component 1: Improving quality and equity in focus states (i.e. LIS, North-Eastern, Hilly States and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands) | Component 1: Improving quality and equity in focus states (i.e. LIS, North-Eastern, Hilly States and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands) | Component 1: Improving quality and equity in focus states (i.e. LIS, North-Eastern, Hilly States and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands) | Component 1: Improving quality and equity in focus states (i.e. LIS, North-Eastern, Hilly States and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands) |
| Sub-component 1.1 : Institution Development Grant in focus States/UTs                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |
| Autonomous Institutions                                                                                                                              | 27                                                                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                                                                   | 405.00                                                                                                                                               |
| Non-Autonomous Institutions                                                                                                                          | 53                                                                                                                                                   | 10                                                                                                                                                   | 530.00                                                                                                                                               |
| New NITs                                                                                                                                             | 7                                                                                                                                                    | 15                                                                                                                                                   | 105.00                                                                                                                                               |
| Faculty Reforms                                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                                    | 254                                                                                                                                                  | 254.00                                                                                                                                               |
| Sub-component 1.2 : ATUs in focus States/UTs                                                                                                         | 8                                                                                                                                                    | 20                                                                                                                                                   | 160.00                                                                                                                                               |
| Sub-component 1.3 : Grants towards twinning arrangements                                                                                             | 95                                                                                                                                                   | 7                                                                                                                                                    | 665.00                                                                                                                                               |
| Sub-total (1)                                                                                                                                        | Sub-total (1)                                                                                                                                        | Sub-total (1)                                                                                                                                        | 2119.00                                                                                                                                              |
| Component 2: System-level initiatives to strengthen sector governance and performance                                                                | Component 2: System-level initiatives to strengthen sector governance and performance                                                                | Component 2: System-level initiatives to strengthen sector governance and performance                                                                | Component 2: System-level initiatives to strengthen sector governance and performance                                                                |
| NPIU operating costs and studies                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                    | 76                                                                                                                                                   | 76.00                                                                                                                                                |
| SPIU operating costs                                                                                                                                 | 17                                                                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                                                                   | 255.00                                                                                                                                               |
| MIS/DBT                                                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                                                    | 30                                                                                                                                                   | 30.00                                                                                                                                                |
| AICTE                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                    | 10                                                                                                                                                   | 10.00                                                                                                                                                |
| NBA                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                    | 10                                                                                                                                                   | 10.00                                                                                                                                                |
| Student Learning assessment and examination reform                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                      | 60.00                                                                                                                                                |
| (a) IITs                                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                      | 30.00                                                                                                                                                |
| (b) IIMs                                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                      | 30.00                                                                                                                                                |
| National Knowledge Network                                                                                                                           | 40                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                    | 40.00                                                                                                                                                |
| Sub-total (2)                                                                                                                                        | Sub-total (2)                                                                                                                                        | Sub-total (2)                                                                                                                                        | 541.00                                                                                                                                               |
| Grand Total (1 + 2)                                                                                                                                  | Grand Total (1 + 2)                                                                                                                                  | Grand Total (1 + 2)                                                                                                                                  | 2660.00                                                                                                                                              |