Lok Sabha Question No. 757 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-23
Subject: Universities of Bihar
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.757 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  JULY, 2018

## Universities of Bihar

†757. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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

(a) the amount of grant released by the Government to all the Universities of the country during the last three years, year-wise;

(b) the amount of grant released to the Universities of Bihar during the last three years, Universitywise; and

(c) the amount of grant sanctioned along with the amount released to Nalanda University during the last three years?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYAPAL SINGH)

(a):As informed by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the details of grants released by UGC to  Central  Universities,  State  Universities  and  Deemed-to-be  Universities  year-wise  during  the  last three years is at Annexure (Table I) . Under the Centrally sponsored scheme of RashtriyaUchchatarShikshaAbhiyan (RUSA), funds are released by the Central Government to the State Governments inter-alia, under the component of Infrastructure Grants to Universities. The details of the grants releasedyear-wise during the last three years are at Annexure (Table II). (b): The details of grants released by UGC to Central Universities, State Universities and Deemed-tobe Universities in the state of Bihar year-wise and University-wise during the last three years are at Annexure (Table III). The  details  of  grants  released  under  RUSA  to  the  State  Government  of  Bihar  under  the component of Infrastructure grants to Universities,  year-wise  and  University-wise  are  at Annexure (Table III). (c):  The details of grants sanctioned along with the amount released to Nalanda University, Rajgir, Annexure (Table

Bihar, as informed by Ministry of External Affairs, during the last three years are at IV).

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Annexure referred to in parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 757 dated 23 rd July  2018  asked  by  Shri  Kaushalendra  Kumar,  Hon'ble  Member  of  Parliament, regarding Universities of Bihar

| Table-I: Grants released by UGC to Universities   | Table-I: Grants released by UGC to Universities   | Table-I: Grants released by UGC to Universities   | Table-I: Grants released by UGC to Universities   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Type of University                                | Grants released(Amount in Rs. crore)              | Grants released(Amount in Rs. crore)              | Grants released(Amount in Rs. crore)              |
|                                                   | 2015-16                                           | 2016-17                                           | 2017-18                                           |
| Central Universities                              | 1661.89                                           | 1844.99                                           | 7239.65                                           |
| State Universities                                | 62.68                                             | 141.27                                            | 123.68                                            |
| Deemed-to-be Universities                         | 328.57                                            | 368.51                                            | 481.18                                            |

| Table II: Grants released under RUSA for Infrastructure Grants to Universities   | Table II: Grants released under RUSA for Infrastructure Grants to Universities   | Table II: Grants released under RUSA for Infrastructure Grants to Universities   | Table II: Grants released under RUSA for Infrastructure Grants to Universities   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of Component                                                                | Grants released (Amount in Rs. crore)                                            | Grants released (Amount in Rs. crore)                                            | Grants released (Amount in Rs. crore)                                            |
|                                                                                  | 2015-16                                                                          | 2016-17                                                                          | 2017-18                                                                          |
| Infrastructure Grants to Universities                                            | 326.19                                                                           | 298.08                                                                           | 361.86                                                                           |

|                         | Table III: Grants released for Universities in Bihar   | Table III: Grants released for Universities in Bihar   | Table III: Grants released for Universities in Bihar   | Table III: Grants released for Universities in Bihar   |
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Funds released by/under | Name of University                                     | Grants released (Amount in Rs. crore)                  | Grants released (Amount in Rs. crore)                  | Grants released (Amount in Rs. crore)                  |
|                         |                                                        | 2015-16                                                | 2016-17                                                | 2017-18                                                |
| UGC                     | Magadh University, Bodh Gaya                           | -                                                      | 2.86                                                   | -                                                      |
| UGC                     | Central University of Bihar                            | 83.08                                                  | 58.04                                                  | 66.90                                                  |
| UGC                     | Mahatma Gandhi Central University                      | 5.00                                                   | 18.00                                                  | 19.46                                                  |
| RUSA                    | LNM University                                         | 6.00                                                   | -                                                      | 3.00                                                   |
| RUSA                    | BabasahebBhimraoAmbedkar Bihar University              | -                                                      | 6.00                                                   | -                                                      |

| Table IV: Funds sanctioned and released for Nalanda University (Amount in Rs. Crores)   | Table IV: Funds sanctioned and released for Nalanda University (Amount in Rs. Crores)   | Table IV: Funds sanctioned and released for Nalanda University (Amount in Rs. Crores)   | Table IV: Funds sanctioned and released for Nalanda University (Amount in Rs. Crores)   | Table IV: Funds sanctioned and released for Nalanda University (Amount in Rs. Crores)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                         |                                                                                         | 2015-16                                                                                 | 2016-17                                                                                 | 2017-18                                                                                 |
|                                                                                         | Sanctioned Amount                                                                       | 100.00                                                                                  | 200.00                                                                                  | 150.00                                                                                  |
|                                                                                         | Grant-in-aid Released                                                                   | 31.67                                                                                   | 80.23                                                                                   | 150.00                                                                                  |