Lok Sabha Question No. 214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Central Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 214 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## Central Universities

## 214. PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  crores  of  rupees  of  central  funds  for  13  new Central Universities in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of such universities and the amount sanctioned to each university;
- (c) whether the central assistance would help such universities to increase the access to higher education and minimise the regional imbalances in educational facilities;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether there is any request for setting up of new Central University in the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a) and (b): Yes, Madam. The Cabinet has approved the Revised Cost Estimates (RCE) of the 13 new Central Universities (CUs) established under CU Act, 2009 which inter-alia include (i)  incurring  an  expenditure  of  Rs.  3639.32  crore  for  recurring  and  creation  of  necessary infrastructure for the period from 2018-19 to 2020-21and (ii) ex-post facto approval granted for  Rs.  1474.65  crores  being  the  amount  spent  over  and  above  the  earlier  approval  of  the Cabinet for Rs. 3000 crores for these Central Universities. The University-wise details of the sanctioned amount to these 13 Central Universities are annexed.
- (c)  and  (d):  These    13  new  Central  Universities  have  been  established  under  Central Universities  Act,  2009,  in  the  uncovered  States  like  Bihar,  Gujarat,  Haryana,  Himachal Pradesh,  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Orissa,  Punjab,  Rajasthan  and Tamil Nadu, with a view to increasing the access and quality of higher education  as well as minimizing the regional imbalances in educational facilities.
- (e) and (f): At present there is no proposal to set up new Central Universities in the country. However,  the  Andhra  Pradesh  Re-organization  Act  2014  envisages  establishment  of  one Central Tribal University each in the State of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and one Central University in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Further, the Prime Minister announced a package for Bihar on 18.08.2015 which includes establishment of a Central University near Bhagalpur at the historic site of Vikramshila University.

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## Annexure

## Annexure as referred to in reply to parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 214 for 04.02.2019 regarding Central Universities

(Rs. in crores)

| S.No.   | Name of Central University   |   Expenditure already incurred | Amount sanctioned for 2018-19 to 2020-21   |
|---------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | CU, South Bihar              |                         321.9  | 305.11                                     |
| 2.      | CU, Jammu                    |                         419.36 | 276.12                                     |
| 3.      | CU, Jharkhand                |                         299.63 | 420.97                                     |
| 4.      | CU, Kashmir                  |                         147.36 | 518.67                                     |
| 5.      | CU, Orissa                   |                         175.17 | 306.07                                     |
| 6.      | CU, Kerala                   |                         439.41 | 278.11                                     |
| 7.      | CU, Punjab                   |                         267.5  | 510.38                                     |
| 8.      | CU, Haryana                  |                         417.17 | 156.35                                     |
| 9.      | CU, Rajasthan                |                         647.12 | 173.39                                     |
| 10.     | CU, Karnataka                |                         475.5  | 158.90                                     |
| 11.     | CU , Tamil Nadu              |                         536.99 | 181.46                                     |
| 12.     | CU, Gujarat                  |                         213.38 | 178.28*                                    |
| 13.     | CU, Himachal Pradesh         |                         114.16 | 175.51*                                    |
| Total   | Total                        |                        4474.65 | 3639.32                                    |

*  This  amount  is  only  the  recurring  component  for  Central  Universities  of  Gujarat  and  Himachal Pradesh. The capital funds have not been sanctioned to these Central Universities as they have not yet started the construction work   for permanent campus due to non-allotment of land by the respective State Governments.

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