Lok Sabha Question No. 440 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Development/Promotion of Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.440 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th  MARCH, 2018

## Development/Promotion of Education

## *440.   SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

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

- (a)   the number of proposals received by the Union Government from the State Government of Karnataka  for  the  development/promotion  of  education  during  the  last  three  years  along with the funds sought, project-wise and the action taken thereon;
- (b)    the reasons for pendency of proposals, if any, so far;
- (c)     whether a time-limit has been fixed for disposal of the said proposals and if so,   the details thereof; and
- (d)   whether the delay in clearing the proposals hampers the development/promotion work and if so, the manner in which the cost overrun caused by this delay is adjusted?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (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. *440 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th  March, 2018 ASKED BY SHRI S. P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA REGARDING DEVELOPMENT/PROMOTION OF EDUCATION.

(a) to (d) : There are four centrally sponsored schemes relating to school education viz. Sarva Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  to  assist  States  in  universalization  of  elementary  education,  the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) for universal access to secondary education, the  Mid-day-Meal  (MDM)  for  improving  the  nutritional  status  of  children  and  the  Teacher Education  (TE)  to  create  a  sound  institutional  infrastructure  for  pre-service  and  in-service training  of  elementary  &  secondary  school  teachers  and  for  provision  of  academic  resource support to elementary and secondary schools.  These schemes are implemented in all States and UTs including in Karnataka.

The budget proposals under these schemes are prepared in the form of Annual Work Plan &  Budget  (AWP&B)  by  the  State/UTs  including Karnataka,  covering various  interventions specified in the respective schemes as per the norms.  Item-wise budget demands for one year are included  in  the  AWP&B by  each  State/UT  including Karnataka   and  the  viable  and  feasible proposals are  approved/estimated  by the Department  as  per  budget  availability  in  consultation with concerned States and UTs.

The  Scheme-wise  details  on  approval  of  fund  allocation,  central  share  released  and expenditure during the last three years in respect of Karnataka is mentioned in the Table given below:-

|                |                  |                        |              | (Rs. in          | (Rs. in                | (Rs. in      | (Rs. in          | (Rs. in                | (Rs. in      |
|----------------|------------------|------------------------|--------------|------------------|------------------------|--------------|------------------|------------------------|--------------|
| Name of Scheme | 2014-15          | 2014-15                | 2014-15      | 2015-16          | 2015-16                | 2015-16      | 2016-17          | 2016-17                | 2016-17      |
|                | Estimate/O utlay | Central share released | Expenditure* | Estimate/O utlay | Central share released | Expenditure* | Estimate/O utlay | Central share released | Expenditure* |
| SSA            | 133978.35        | 66213.52               | 103546.41    | 154580.82        | 41759.33               | 119636.52    | 187896.99        | 54495.50               | 128686.02    |
| RMSA           | 14855.80         | 30351.27               | 34820.53     | 15219.41         | 20968.84               | 48969.60     | 32770.35         | 8104.32                | 16938.36     |
| MDM            | 83368.08         | 56610.57               | 59165.57     | 78871.93         | 41939.61               | 53949.29     | 79661.56         | 43937.98               | 44603.00     |
| TE             | 2914.47          | 2914.47                | 2914.47      | 1738.99          | 1738.99                | 1738.99      | 1877.93          | 1877.93                | 1877.93      |

* Note: Expenditure shown above is against receipts from Central release, State share release, Finance Commission Award and Miscellaneous incomes, if any.

The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) is related to providing strategic funding to eligible State's higher educational institutions. Karnataka joined RUSA scheme in October, 2013, by committing to bringing reforms in Higher Education in the State. Under RUSA, an amount of Rs. 502 crore has been approved for Karnataka. The State had sent proposals under 12 Components. Proposals are approved by the Project Approval Board of RUSA on the basis of adherence to the norms of the scheme. The total grants released to Karnataka are given below: -

| Year - wise releases                             | Year - wise releases                             | Year - wise releases                             | Year - wise releases                             | Year - wise releases                             | Year - wise releases                             | Year - wise releases                             |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Total Amount Approved                            | Total Central Share Approved 2014 - 15           | Total Central Share Approved 2014 - 15           | 2015 - 16                                        | 2016 - 17                                        | 2017 - 18                                        | Total Releases                                   |
| 502.00                                           | 301.20                                           | 0                                                | 87.225                                           | 41.8125                                          | 70.325                                           | 202.645*                                         |
| *includes Rs. 3.2825 crore released in 2013 - 14 | *includes Rs. 3.2825 crore released in 2013 - 14 | *includes Rs. 3.2825 crore released in 2013 - 14 | *includes Rs. 3.2825 crore released in 2013 - 14 | *includes Rs. 3.2825 crore released in 2013 - 14 | *includes Rs. 3.2825 crore released in 2013 - 14 | *includes Rs. 3.2825 crore released in 2013 - 14 |

Against proposals under12 components submitted by Government of Karnataka, approval has been given for proposals under 6 Components, based on their compliance with the scheme guidelines. Subsequently, the State has submitted additional proposals under 3 Components. The details of 12 Components are at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 440 FOR ANSWER ON 26.03.2018 ASKED BY SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA REGARDING DEVELOPMENT/PROMOTION OF EDUCATION IN KARNATAKA.

## The details of proposal of Govt. of Karnataka on 12 Components under RUSA scheme

|   S.No | Component Name                                                          |   Proposed |   Approved | Remarks                                                                                | Conditionality                   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|      1 | Creation of Universities conversion of Autonomous college to University |          6 |          1 | Only 1 proposal that complied with the Guidelines approved.                            | Submission of DPR and draft Act. |
|      2 | Creation of Universities by conversion of college in a cluster          |         13 |          1 | Only 1 proposal that complied with the Guidelines approved.                            | Submission of DPR and draft Act. |
|      3 | Infrastructure grants to universities                                   |         21 |          9 | 9 universities with NAAC A/B approved.                                                 | None                             |
|      4 | New Model Degree Colleges (MDC)                                         |         20 |          0 | Not in compliance with Guidelines and achievement of overall target for the Component. |                                  |
|      5 | Up-gradation of colleges to MDC                                         |         23 |          1 | Only 1 proposal that complied with the Guidelines approved.                            | DPR                              |
|      6 | New Professional College                                                |          1 |          1 | Only 1 proposal that complied with the Guidelines approved.                            | DPR                              |
|      7 | Infrastructure grants to colleges                                       |        710 |         91 | Only 91 proposals that complied with the Guidelines approved.                          | None                             |
|      8 | Research &Innovative                                                    |         12 |          0 | Not in compliance with Guidelines.                                                     |                                  |
|      9 | Equity Initiative                                                       |          4 |          0 |                                                                                        |                                  |
|     10 | Faculty Improvement                                                     |       1556 |          0 |                                                                                        |                                  |
|     11 | Faculty Recruitment                                                     |          9 |          0 |                                                                                        |                                  |
|     12 | Vocationalization of higher education                                   |          7 |          0 |                                                                                        |                                  |

Total	fund	proposed	by	the	State	is	Rs.	4054.80	Crore	for	the	period	of	2014-2017.

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