Lok Sabha Question No. 1362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Allocation of Funds For Educational Institutions
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1362

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

1362. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  role  of  State  Government and local authorities in the implementation of the National Education Policy, 2020;
- (b) the details of allocation of funds and tentative release for restructure and development of primary institutions, including Early Childhood Care Education(ECCE), State-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  allocation  of  funds  for  establishment  and  development  of  higher  education institutions (HIE), specifically for under served regions; and
- (d)  the  detailed  plan  of  steps required to be  taken to achieve the targeted Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in higher education ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a): The  implementation  of  National  Education  Policy  will  require  multiple  initiatives  and actions,  which  will  have  to  be  taken  by  multiple  bodies  in  a  synchronized  and  systematic manner. Therefore, the implementation of this Policy  will be  led by  various bodies  including Union  and  State  Governments,  CABE,  education-related  Ministries,  State  Departments  of Education, Boards, NTA, the regulatory bodies of school and higher education, NCERT, SCERTs, schools, and HEIs along with timelines and a plan for review, in order to ensure that the policy is  implemented in its  spirit  and  intent,  through  coherence  in  planning  and  synergy  across  all these bodies involved in education.

(b): Ministry  of  Education  has  allocated  funds  for  the  implementation  of  Pre  School Education, under Samagra Shiksha component in the year 2020-21. The details of funds Statewise and UT-wise are annexed .

(c): The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RUSA)  is aimed at inter-alia correcting regional imbalances in access to higher education, especially in un-served  and  underserved  areas  by  setting  up  quality  higher  educational  institutions  and upgrading  the  existing  ones.  As  on  31.08.2020,  under  RUSA,  central  funds  amounting  to  Rs 6369.72 crores have been released to States/UTs. Out of these funds, States/UTs have reported utilization  of  Rs.  3998.27  crores  leaving  an  unspent  balance  of  Rs.2371.46  crores  with  the States/UTs.

(d): In order to increase the enrolment in higher educational institutions, various measures have been taken by Government which includes issuing of new UGC regulation for Open and Distance Learning that allows entry of reputed institutions to offer education on the distance mode. Use of ICT technology- SWAYAM portal to reach out of people and allow them to secure good quality education. Encouraging opening of institutions by State Governments through the Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RUSA)  which  aims  to  achieve  equity,  access  and excellence in higher education. The scheme  supports components  such as upgrading autonomous colleges to universities, clustering colleges to establish a university, setting up of new professional colleges in un-served and underserved areas as well as providing infrastructure  grants  to  universities  and  colleges  to  scale  up  capacity.  Moreover,  Higher Education  Financing  Agency  (HEFA)  has  been  established  under  the  Companies  Act,  2013  to leverage  funds  from  market  to  finance  improvement  in  infrastructure  in  top  institutions  of education.

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## Details of funds State-wise and UT-wise under Samagra Shiksha component in the year 2020-21

| S.No   | State and                   | 2020-2021 (Recurring) ( Rs. in lakh)   | 2020-2021 (Recurring) ( Rs. in lakh)   |
|--------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|        | UT's name                   | Physical                               |                                        |
| 1      | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 276                                    | 50.34                                  |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh              | 3529                                   | 564.64                                 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh           | 540                                    | 543.63                                 |
| 4      | Assam                       | 21517                                  | 2487.37                                |
| 5      | Bihar                       | 2360                                   | 82.6                                   |
| 6      | Chandigarh                  | 98                                     | 36.63                                  |
| 7      | Delhi                       | 1521                                   | 432.98                                 |
| 8      | Dnd - Dnh                   | 74                                     | 56.68                                  |
| 9      | Goa                         | 291                                    | 5.28                                   |
| 10     | Gujarat                     | 9436                                   | 434.06                                 |
| 11     | Haryana                     | 1220                                   | 100.04                                 |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh            | 3601                                   | 2244.32                                |
| 13     | Jammu And Kashmir           | 1501                                   | 885.75                                 |
| 14     | Jharkhand                   | 2400                                   | 240                                    |
| 15     | Karnataka                   | 1173                                   | 1362.2                                 |
| 16     | Kerala                      | 2534                                   | 634.84                                 |
| 17     | Ladakh                      | 693                                    | 90.09                                  |
| 18     | Lakshadweep                 | 20                                     | 3                                      |
| 19     | Madhya Pradesh              | 1500                                   | 1939.5                                 |
| 20     | Maharashtra                 | 20000                                  | 366.4                                  |
| 21     | Manipur                     | 264                                    | 198                                    |
| 22     | Meghalaya                   | 710                                    | 71                                     |
| 23     | Mizoram                     | 1                                      | 83.31                                  |
| 24     | Nagaland                    | 1787                                   | 37.58                                  |
| 25     | Odisha                      | 18843                                  | 376.86                                 |
| 26     | Puducherry                  | 293                                    | 29.77                                  |
| 27     | Punjab                      | 12809                                  | 6404.5                                 |
| 28     | Sikkim                      | 765                                    | 710.69                                 |
| 29     | Tamil Nadu                  | 2381                                   | 1257.17                                |
| 30     | Telangana                   | 8798                                   | 481.68                                 |
| 31     | Tripura                     | 99                                     | 72.77                                  |
| 32     | Uttar Pradesh               | 52316                                  | 627.792                                |
| 33     | Uttarakhand                 | 3736                                   | 329.18                                 |
| 34     | West Bengal                 | 17018                                  | 561.59                                 |
| Total  |                             | 194104                                 | 23802.242                              |

| S.No   | State and UT's name   | 2020-2021( Non- Recurring) ( Rs. in lakh)   | 2020-2021( Non- Recurring) ( Rs. in lakh)   |
|--------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|        |                       | Physical                                    | Financial                                   |
| 1      | Assam                 | 13017                                       | 5528.32                                     |
| 2      | Chandigarh            | 19                                          | 13.3                                        |
| 3      | Dnd - Dnh             | 47                                          | 17.78                                       |
| 4      | Haryana               | 1220                                        | 671                                         |
| 5      | Himachal Pradesh      | 100                                         | 55                                          |
| 6      | Jammu And Kashmir     | 1443                                        | 721.5                                       |
| 7      | Karnataka             | 908                                         | 363.2                                       |
| 8      | Ladakh                | 150                                         | 18                                          |
| 9      | Punjab                | 202                                         | 38.38                                       |
| 10     | Telangana             | 166                                         | 33.2                                        |
| 11     | Tripura               | 20                                          | 8.6                                         |
| Total  | Total                 | 17292                                       | 7468.28                                     |

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