Lok Sabha Question No. 435 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Higher Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

(a) to (c):

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

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No. 435 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018

## Higher Education

## *435. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT मानव संसाधन िवकास मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  States  which  have  better  access  to  higher  education  than  the  national average, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to set up new central universities in the country to provide higher education to everyone and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the manner in which the Government plans to increase the reach of higher education in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## ( SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR )

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 435 FOR 26.03.2018  ASKED  BY SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING HIGHER EDUCATION.

- (a) Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education in India is estimated at 25.2% for the year 2016-17,  which  is  calculated  for  18-23  year  of  age  group.  The  following  States/UTs  have  better access to Higher Education in terms of GER than the National GER of 25.2%:-

|   SI. No | State/UTs         |   Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                          32.4 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                          28.9 |
|        3 | Chandigarh        |                          56.1 |
|        4 | Delhi             |                          45.3 |
|        5 | Goa               |                          28.1 |
|        6 | Haryana           |                          29   |
|        7 | Himachal Pradesh  |                          36.7 |
|        8 | Jammu And Kashmir |                          25.6 |
|        9 | Karnataka         |                          26.5 |
|       10 | Kerala            |                          34.2 |
|       11 | Maharashtra       |                          30.2 |
|       12 | Manipur           |                          35   |
|       13 | Puducherry        |                          43.1 |
|       14 | Punjab            |                          28.6 |
|       15 | Sikkim            |                          37.3 |
|       16 | Tamil Nadu        |                          46.9 |
|       17 | Telangana         |                          35.8 |
|       18 | Uttarakhand       |                          33.4 |

Source: All India Survey on Higher Education(AISHE), 2016-17

(b)&(c) :  At present, there is no proposal under consideration to set up new Central Universities in the country.  However, the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act 2014 envisages for establishment of one Central  Tribal  University  each  in  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Telangana  and  one  Central University in the  successor state  of  Andhra  Pradesh  in  the  12 th and  13 th Plans.    Further,  the  Prime Minister  announced  a  package  for  Bihar  on  18.8.2015  which  includes  establishment  of  a  Central University near Bhagalpur at the historic site of Vikramshila University.

Government  is    implementing  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme  namely  Rashtriya  Uchatter Shiksha Abhiyaan (RUSA) with the aim of promoting access, equity and quality in higher education. Under RUSA, inter-alia, central assistance is provided to States for creation of model degree colleges, infrastructure grants to colleges and Universities, creation of Universities either through upgradation of  existing  autonomous  colleges  or  clustering  of  colleges.    Further,  Higher  Education  Financing Agency  (HEFA)  has  been  set  up  by  the  Government  to  mobilize  funds  from  the  market  as  per requirements of the centrally funded higher educational institutions.

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