Lok Sabha Question No. 7 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Opening of Universities in Backward District
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 7 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th  NOVEMBER, 2021

## OPENING OF UNIVERSITIES IN BACKWARD DISTRICTS

- †7. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) the  funds  allocated  and  utilised  for  the  development  of  state-level  educational institutions  under  Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RUSA)  during  the  last  three years and the current year so far,  State-wise/Union  Territory-wise  including  Haryana;
- (b) whether  the Government has any plan to open Universities in backward districts of the country under the RUSA;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)   the  time  by  when  these  Universities  are  likely  to  be  opened  in  these  backward districts of the country including Haryana?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) :  Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS)  being  implemented  by  the  Ministry  of  Education.  RUSA  seeks  to  improve  the overall  quality  of  existing  States  higher  educational  institutions  by  ensuring  their conformity  to  prescribed  norms  and  standards  and  adoption  of  accreditation  as mandatory quality assurance framework; correcting regional imbalances by facilitating access  to high quality institutions in rural and  semi  urban  areas. State-wise /UnionTerritory-wise details including Haryana of the funds released under RUSA during the last three years and the current year so far  are at Annexure -I.

(b) to (d) :    Under RUSA, Universities are created under two components of RUSA viz. Creation  of  Universities  by  way  of  upgradation  of  existing  autonomous  colleges  and Creation of Universities by conversion of colleges in a cluster by the States/UTs. Two Universities in Educationally Backward Districts identified by UGC and One University in Aspirational District identified by NITI Aayog have been approved under RUSA. Statewise details of the Universities approved under RUSA are at Annexure -II.

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Annexure I  referred  to  in  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  7  to  be  answered  on  29 th November, 2021 regarding OPENING OF UNIVERSITIES IN BACKWARD DISTRICT asked by Shri DHARAMBIR SINGH, Hon'ble MP

Funds released to States/UTs during the last three years and the current year under RUSA (Rs. in Crores)

| S.No   | Name of State/UT            |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   Total |
|--------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh              |    100.1  |     52.08 |     34.11 |      0    |  186.29 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh           |     25.2  |      8.1  |      0    |      0    |   33.3  |
| 3      | Assam                       |    161.18 |     14.4  |      0    |      9.24 |  184.82 |
| 4      | Bihar                       |      1.5  |     70.5  |      0    |      6.45 |   78.45 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                |     30.3  |     66.45 |      0    |      0    |   96.75 |
| 6      | Goa                         |     12.9  |      8.85 |      0    |      4.65 |   26.4  |
| 7      | Gujarat                     |     40.26 |     30.24 |      5.66 |      0    |   76.16 |
| 8      | Haryana                     |     70.72 |     25.24 |      0    |      0    |   95.96 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh            |     29.55 |     34.34 |      0.9  |      3.69 |   68.48 |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir              |     59.25 |     88.45 |      4.92 |      0    |  152.62 |
| 11     | Jharkhand                   |     47.4  |     67.95 |     12.42 |     23.49 |  151.26 |
| 12     | Karnataka                   |     65.49 |     69.75 |      0    |      3.74 |  138.98 |
| 13     | Kerala                      |     82.35 |     14.4  |      0    |      8.14 |  104.89 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh              |     85.65 |     38.7  |      0    |     11.41 |  135.76 |
| 15     | Maharashtra                 |     45.18 |     87.7  |      0    |     15.9  |  148.78 |
| 16     | Manipur                     |     13.05 |     14.18 |     18.95 |     20.07 |   66.25 |
| 17     | Meghalaya                   |     20.1  |     24.74 |      5.85 |      0    |   50.69 |
| 18     | Mizoram                     |     21.07 |     13.41 |     10.03 |      5.4  |   49.91 |
| 19     | Nagaland                    |      5.4  |     34.15 |      0    |      0    |   39.55 |
| 20     | Odisha                      |     68.55 |     34.51 |      5.04 |     20.9  |  129    |
| 21     | Punjab                      |     32.2  |     22.75 |      0    |     14.65 |   69.6  |
| 22     | Rajasthan                   |     60.3  |     55.07 |     12.29 |      0    |  127.66 |
| 23     | Sikkim                      |     22.5  |      8.33 |      0.44 |      0    |   31.27 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu                  |     44.8  |    135.57 |      0    |     13.64 |  194.01 |
| 25     | Telangana                   |     41.71 |     55.08 |     14.47 |      0    |  111.26 |
| 26     | Tripura                     |      8.51 |     11.72 |      0    |      0    |   20.23 |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh               |      0    |     81.01 |     17.36 |      4.2  |  102.57 |
| 28     | Uttarakhand                 |     33.38 |     47.33 |      2.2  |     29.85 |  112.76 |
| 29     | West Bengal                 |    124    |     47.07 |      8.28 |     11.65 |  191    |
| 30     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |    0    |
| 31     | Chandigarh                  |     11    |      6.8  |     11    |      0    |   28.8  |
| 32     | Delhi                       |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |    0    |
| 33     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli         |      4.33 |      0    |      0    |      0    |    4.33 |
| 34     | Daman and Diu               |      3.94 |      0    |      0    |      0    |    3.94 |
| 35     | Puducherry                  |      7.8  |      2.04 |      0    |      0    |    9.84 |
| 36     | Ladakh                      |      0    |      1.55 |      0    |      0    |    1.55 |
|        | Total                       |   1379.67 |   1272.46 |    163.92 |    207.07 | 3023.12 |

Annexure II  referred to in parts (b) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 7 to be answered on 29 th November, 2021 regarding OPENING OF UNIVERSITIES IN BACKWARD DISTRICT asked by Shri DHARAMBIR SINGH, Hon'ble MP

## Number of Universities approved under RUSA

| Sl.No.   | State /UT         |   Number of Universities approved under RUSA | District Name ( Educationally Backward District/Aspirational District)   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                           01 | Kurnool (Educationally Backward District)                                |
| 2        | Jammu and Kashmir |                                           02 | Jammu, Srinagar                                                          |
| 3        | Jharkhand         |                                           02 | Ranchi (Aspirational District), Jamshedpur                               |
| 4        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                           01 | Mandi                                                                    |
| 5        | Karnataka         |                                           04 | Three in Bengaluru , Mandya                                              |
| 6        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                           01 | Shahdol                                                                  |
| 7        | Maharashtra       |                                           04 | Two in Mumbai, Satara, Pune                                              |
| 8        | Manipur           |                                           01 | Imphal                                                                   |
| 9        | Odisha            |                                           03 | Ganjam (Educationally Backward District), Sambalpur, Khurda              |
| 10       | Puducherry        |                                           01 | Puducherry                                                               |
| 11       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                           01 | Kanpur                                                                   |
|          | Total             |                                           21 |                                                                          |