Lok Sabha Question No. 1567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Higher Education Projects
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 1567 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st   JULY, 2019

## Higher Education Projects 1567.SHRI RAJAN VICHRE:

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  the  number  of  projects  sanctioned  by  the  Government  under  the  important projects  related  to  various  higher  educational  institutions,  State/UT-wise  including Maharashtra; (b) the main features of the research projects started by such institutions; and
- (c) the details of their overall utility in the society?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (c) : Government  of India is implementing  a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) in the States/UTs to improve/reform the State Higher Education system.  Under RUSA, the central assistance is provided to  institutions in various components such as establishment of New Model Degree Colleges (NMDCs), Creation of Universities by way of upgradation of autonomous colleges  or  clustering    of  colleges,  Enhancing  quality  in  select  State  Universities, New Professional Colleges (NPCs), Research, Innovation and Quality Improvement, etc. A total amount of Rs. 13571.62 Crores has been approved under RUSA so far. The  number  of  projects  sanctioned  under  RUSA  in  various  States/UTs  including Maharashtra is at Annexure . A total of Rs. 37.2734 Crores has been approved under the Component of

Research,  Innovation  and  Quality  Improvement  under  RUSA  1.0.  Further,  under RUSA 2.0, an amount of Rs. 850 Crores for 17 Universities at Rs. 50 Crores each has also been approved. Out of this Rs. 50 Crores, Rs. 15 Crores is to be used for the establishment of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Career Hubs and the balance of Rs. 35 Crores for various research projects. The proposals on research projects are  on  thematic  areas  like  sustainable  energy  technologies,  efficient  renewable energy  power  generation,  etc. The  research  projects are aimed  at  fostering innovation and evidence based policy in areas of national priorities and also to bring about societal changes either through public policy design or intervention.

## Annexure referred to in parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1567 to be answered on 1 st July, 2019 regarding Higher Education Projects

The number of projects approved under RUSA

| State/UT                 |     |
|--------------------------|-----|
| Andhra Pradesh           | 118 |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |  45 |
| Assam                    | 228 |
| Bihar                    |  64 |
| Chhattisgarh             |  78 |
| Goa                      |  26 |
| Gujarat                  |  74 |
| Haryana                  |  61 |
| Himachal Pradesh         |  82 |
| Jammu and Kashmir        |  49 |
| Jharkhand                |  88 |
| Karnataka                | 229 |
| Kerala                   | 157 |
| Madhya Pradesh           |  87 |
| Maharashtra              |  81 |
| Manipur                  |  35 |
| Meghalaya                |  35 |
| Mizoram                  |  42 |
| Nagaland                 |  25 |
| Odisha                   | 161 |
| Punjab                   |  55 |
| Rajasthan                | 122 |
| Sikkim                   |  14 |
| Tamil Nadu               | 127 |
| Telangana                |  57 |
| Tripura                  |  25 |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 128 |
| Uttarakhand              |  64 |
| West Bengal              | 203 |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands |   6 |
| Chandigarh               |  16 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli   |   1 |
| Daman and Diu            |   4 |
| Delhi                    |   0 |
| Lakshadweep              |   0 |
| Puducherry               |  14 |

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