Lok Sabha Question No. 2282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Allocation of Funds for Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B. S. YEDDYURAPPA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2282 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  JANUARY, 2018

## Allocation of Funds for Education

## 2282. SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA:

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

- (a) the total number of proposals received by the Government from the State Government of Karnataka for approval and fund allocation for various educational schemes during the last three years;
- (b)   the number of proposals approved along with the number of proposals lying pending;
- (c) the reasons for pendency of such proposals; and
- (d) the time by which the Government is likely to accord approval to the pending proposals?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(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-dayMeal (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  being  implemented  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  the  Karnataka,  covering  all  the  interventions specified in the respective schemes as per the norms.  Item-wise budget demands for one year are included in the AWP&B of the each State/UT including for Karnataka is approved/estimated by Project  Approval  Board  (PAB)  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Secretary  (School  Education  & Literacy), Ministry of Human  Resource  Development, Government  of India.    The  PAB approved/estimated  amount  is  apportioned  between  central  and  State  Govt.  as  per  the  prevalent fund sharing pattern.

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

(Rs. in lakh)

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

| Name of Scheme   | 2014-15    | 2014-15                | 2014-15      | 2015-16    | 2015-16                | 2015-16      | 2016-17    | 2016-17                | 2016-17      |
|------------------|------------|------------------------|--------------|------------|------------------------|--------------|------------|------------------------|--------------|
|                  | Allocation | Central share released | Expenditure* | Allocation | Central share released | Expenditure* | Allocation | 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      |

The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RUSA)  is related  to  providing  strategic  funding  to  eligible  State's  higher  educational  institutions.    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:-

(Rs. in crore)

| 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 (60%)             | 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  under  12  components  submitted  by  Govt.  of  Karnataka,  approval  has been  given  for  proposals  under  6  Components,  based  on  their  compliance  with  the  scheme guidelines. The details of 12 Components submitted by the Govt. of Karnataka are at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2282 FOR ANSWER ON 01.01.2018 ASKED BY SHRI B. S. YEDIYURAPPA REGARDING ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR EDUCATION.

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

| Component Name                                                          |   Proposed |   Approved | Remarks                                                                                |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Creation of Universities conversion of Autonomous college to University |          6 |          1 | Only 1 proposal that complied with the Guidelines approved                             |
| Creation of Universities by conversion of colleges in a cluster         |         13 |          1 | Only 1 proposal that complied with the Guidelines approved                             |
| Infrastructure grants to universities                                   |         21 |          9 | 9 universities with NAAC A/B approved.                                                 |
| New Model Degree Colleges (MDC)                                         |         20 |          0 | Not in compliance with Guidelines and achievement of overall target for the Component. |
| Up-gradation of colleges to MDC                                         |         23 |          1 | Only 1 proposal that complied with the Guidelines approved                             |
| New Professional College                                                |          1 |          1 | Only 1 proposal that complied with the Guidelines approved                             |
| Infrastructure grants to colleges                                       |        710 |         91 | Only 91 proposals that complied with the Guidelines approved                           |
| Research &Innovative                                                    |         12 |          0 | Not in compliance with Guidelines                                                      |
| Equity Initiative                                                       |          4 |          0 | Not in compliance with Guidelines                                                      |
| Faculty Improvement                                                     |       1556 |          0 | Not in compliance with Guidelines                                                      |
| Faculty Recruitment                                                     |          9 |          0 | Not in compliance with Guidelines                                                      |
| Vocationalization of higher education                                   |          7 |          0 | Not in compliance with Guidelines                                                      |

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