Lok Sabha Question No. 3152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Higher Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3152 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st  DECEMBER, 2018

## Higher Education

†3152. SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposals from the Government of Uttar Pradesh to promote higher education and technical education in the rural areas of the State;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the progressive programmes and schemes being implemented by the Government to promote higher education in rural areas ; and
- (d) the State-wise amount of funds released for the said purpose?

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

- (a)  to  (d):  Yes,  Madam.  Government  has  received  proposals  from  the  State  of  Uttar Pradesh  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha Abhiyan  (RUSA).  A  total  amount  of  Rs.  531.60  crore  as  central  share  has  been approved under various components of the scheme. This includes establishment of 26 Model  Degree  Colleges  in  rural  areas.  The  focus  of  the  scheme  is  on  serving  the unserved and underserved areas including rural areas. The State-wise details of central funds released from 2013-14 till date, under RUSA is at Annexure I.

Unnat  Bharat  Abhiyan  scheme  focuses  on  engagement  of  reputed  Higher Educational  Institutions  (both  central  and  state;  public  and  private)  to  work  in  rural areas. Under Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Scheme, 1700 Ph.D. graduates from Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and National Institute of Technology  (NITs)  are  deployed  to  work  in  rural  areas  in  technical  and  engineering higher education institutions.  Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM)  project  has  also  been  initiated  to  provide  massive  open  online  courses (MOOCs) to the students across the country, including from rural areas.

Candidates hailing from rural areas are also eligible to receive All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) scholarships under  PG scholarship scheme,  Pragati scholarship scheme for Girls students and  Saksham scholarship scheme .The statewise  details  of  central  funds  released  in  the  year  2017-18  under  these  scholarship schemes is at Annexure II.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †3152 to be answered on 31 st December, 2018 regarding Higher Education asked by Shrimati Neelam Sonker, Hon'ble M.P.

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## State-wise details of central funds released, from 2013-14 till date, under RUSA

| States                   |   (Rs. In crore) |
|--------------------------|------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh           |          194.42  |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |           66.54  |
| Andaman & Nicobar Island |           17.88  |
| Assam                    |          324.75  |
| Bihar                    |           58.65  |
| Chhattisgarh             |          120.91  |
| Chandigarh               |           31     |
| Delhi                    |            1.52  |
| Dadar & Nagar Haveli     |            4.1   |
| Daman & Diu              |            4.839 |
| Gujarat                  |          135.27  |
| Goa                      |           40.07  |
| Haryana                  |          100.63  |
| Himachal Pradesh         |          165.89  |
| Jammu & Kashmir          |          260.58  |
| Jharkhand                |          139.83  |
| Karnataka                |          271.77  |
| Kerala                   |          170.06  |
| Manipur                  |           75.06  |
| Madhya Pradesh           |          171.06  |
| Maharashtra              |          138.51  |
| Meghalaya                |           70.24  |
| Mizoram                  |           78.36  |
| Nagaland                 |           62.91  |
| Odisha                   |          355.28  |
| Punjab                   |          120.12  |
| Puducherry               |           52.8   |
| Rajasthan                |          233.35  |
| Tamil Nadu               |          221.59  |
| Telangana                |           81.49  |
| Tripura                  |           35.26  |
| Sikkim                   |           64.37  |
| Uttar Pradesh            |          392.07  |
| Uttarakhand              |          119.72  |
| West Bengal              |          304.7   |
| Total                    |         4685.56  |

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †3152 to be answered on 31 st December, 2018 regarding Higher Education asked by Shrimati Neelam Sonker, Hon'ble M.P.

## Funds disbursed by AICTE

| Name of the State         |   PG scholarship scheme 2017-18 |   Pragati scholarship scheme 2017-18 |   Saksham scholarship scheme 2017-18 |
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                            2.21 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Andhra Pradesh            |                         3236.57 |                               167.1  |                                 1.6  |
| Arunachal Pradesh         |                            3.98 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Assam                     |                          267.23 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Bihar                     |                          822.4  |                                10.75 |                                 1.77 |
| Chandigarh                |                          307.36 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Chhattisgarh              |                          742.62 |                                 0.67 |                                 0    |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                           10.54 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Daman & Diu               |                            3.74 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Delhi                     |                         1113.29 |                                 0.2  |                                 0.42 |
| Goa                       |                          114.74 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Gujarat                   |                         1509.69 |                                 0.2  |                                 0.7  |
| Haryana                   |                         1227.53 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Himachal Pradesh          |                          150.42 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Jammu & Kashmir           |                          120.39 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Jharkhand                 |                          435.42 |                                10.08 |                                 0.2  |
| Karnataka                 |                         1456.8  |                                67.4  |                                17.7  |
| Kerala                    |                         3340.03 |                                10.54 |                                 0.96 |
| Lakshadweep               |                            0    |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Madhya Pradesh            |                         3397.04 |                                 0.7  |                                 0.6  |
| Maharashtra               |                         6032.25 |                                32.08 |                                 1.85 |
| Manipur                   |                            9.67 |                                 0.8  |                                 0    |
| Meghalaya                 |                            4.25 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Mizoram                   |                            0.74 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Nagaland                  |                            0.56 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Odisha                    |                          553.57 |                                 1.75 |                                 0.2  |
| Puducherry                |                           21.06 |                                 0.48 |                                 0    |
| Punjab                    |                          763.44 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Rajasthan                 |                          995.89 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Sikkim                    |                            0.54 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Tamil Nadu                |                          565.52 |                                90.24 |                                 1.89 |
| Telangana                 |                         2430.07 |                                52.12 |                                 0.8  |
| Tripura                   |                           15.21 |                                 0    |                                 0    |
| Uttar Pradesh             |                         2121.2  |                                 9.19 |                                 1.58 |
| Uttarakhand               |                          476.43 |                                 1.12 |                                 0.28 |
| West Bengal               |                         1344.86 |                                 2.05 |                                 1.33 |
| Total                     |                        33597.2  |                               457.47 |                                31.88 |

(Rs. in Lakh)