Lok Sabha Question No. 805 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Funds Released under RUSA
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 805

ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## FUNDS RELEASED UNDER RUSA

## 805. MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has the data regarding fund released under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) to various States over the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plans/proposals  to  increase  funding  to  higher  educational institutions in West Bengal under the RUSA; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (Dr. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a)  &  (b)  Under  the  scheme  of  Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RUSA),  central  share amounting to Rs. 1691.57 crores has been released to States and Union Territories during the last three years i.e. 2019-20 to 2021-22. The State/UT-wise details is at Annexure I.
- (c)  &  (d)  RUSA funding depends on the proposals submitted by the State, appraisal by the Project Approval  Board  of  RUSA,  adherence  to  the  guidelines  of  the  scheme  and  efficiency  in  utilizing already sanctioned RUSA funds. The details of central share approved and released to West Bengal under RUSA is at Annexure II.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) & (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  805  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  12.12.2022  REGARDING  FUNDS  RELEASED UNDER RUSA ASKED BY MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

## DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED TO THE STATES/ UTs, UNDER RUSA OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS

(Rs. In crores)

| S. No.   | States/ UTs              |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   Grand Total |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |      0    |      0    |      0    |          0    |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           |     52.08 |     36.64 |      0    |         88.72 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        |      8.1  |      0    |      0    |          8.1  |
| 4        | Assam                    |     14.4  |      0    |      9.9  |         24.3  |
| 5        | Bihar                    |     70.5  |      0    |      6.45 |         76.95 |
| 6        | Chandigarh               |      6.8  |     11    |      0    |         17.8  |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh             |     66.45 |      0    |      0    |         66.45 |
| 8        | Dadar &Nagar Haveli      |      0    |      0    |      0    |          0    |
| 9        | Daman &Diu               |      0    |      0    |      0    |          0    |
| 10       | Delhi                    |      0    |      0    |      0    |          0    |
| 11       | Goa                      |      8.85 |      0    |      4.65 |         13.5  |
| 12       | Gujarat                  |     30.24 |      6    |      0    |         36.24 |
| 13       | Haryana                  |     25.24 |      0    |      0    |         25.24 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh         |     34.34 |      0.9  |     16.07 |         51.31 |
| 15       | Jammu &Kashmir           |     88.45 |      4.94 |      0    |         93.39 |
| 16       | Jharkhand                |     67.95 |     12.42 |     23.49 |        103.86 |
| 17       | Karnataka                |     69.75 |      0    |      4.5  |         74.25 |
| 18       | Kerala                   |     14.4  |      0    |      8.7  |         23.1  |
| 19       | Ladakh                   |      1.55 |      0    |      0    |          1.55 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh           |     38.7  |      0    |     12.3  |         51    |
| 21       | Maharashtra              |     87.7  |      0    |     39.5  |        127.2  |
| 22       | Manipur                  |     14.18 |     18.95 |     20.08 |         53.2  |
| 23       | Meghalaya                |     24.74 |      5.85 |      0    |         30.59 |
| 24       | Mizoram                  |     13.41 |     10.16 |      5.4  |         28.97 |
| 25       | Nagaland                 |     34.15 |      0    |      0    |         34.15 |
| 26       | Odisha                   |     34.51 |      5.04 |     20.9  |         60.45 |
| 27       | Puducherry               |      2.04 |      0    |      0    |          2.04 |
| 28       | Punjab                   |     22.75 |      0    |     14.65 |         37.4  |
| 29       | Rajasthan                |     55.07 |     13.05 |      0    |         68.12 |
| 30       | Sikkim                   |      8.33 |      1.35 |      0    |          9.68 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu               |    135.57 |      0    |     14.45 |        150.02 |
| 32       | Telangana                |     55.08 |     14.55 |      0    |         69.63 |
| 33       | Tripura                  |     11.72 |      0    |      0    |         11.72 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh            |     81.01 |     18.12 |      5.4  |        104.53 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand              |     47.33 |      2.25 |     30.46 |         80.04 |
| 36       | West Bengal              |     47.07 |      8.75 |     12.25 |         68.07 |
|          | Total                    |   1272.46 |    169.97 |    249.14 |       1691.57 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (C) & (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  805  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  12.12.2022  REGARDING  FUNDS  RELEASED UNDER RUSA ASKED BY MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

## DETAILS  OF  CENTRAL  SHARE  APPROVED  AND  RELEASED  TO  WEST  BENGAL UNDER RUSA SINCE INCEPTION

| S No   | Components                                                     |   No of Units approved |   Total Central Share Approved (in Rs crores) |   Total Central Share Released (in Rs crores) |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Enhancing Quality and Excellence in Select Autonomous Colleges |                      3 |                                          9    |                                          6.75 |
| 2      | Enhancing Quality and Excellence in select State Universities  |                      1 |                                         60    |                                         25    |
| 3      | Equity Initiative                                              |                      1 |                                          3    |                                          1.17 |
| 4      | Faculty Improvement                                            |                      1 |                                          0.6  |                                          0.45 |
| 5      | Infrastructure Grants to Colleges                              |                    180 |                                        216    |                                        170.16 |
| 7      | Infrastructure Grants to Universities                          |                     12 |                                        144    |                                        127.8  |
| 9      | MMER                                                           |                      1 |                                          8.97 |                                          0.03 |
| 10     | New Colleges (Professional &Technical)                         |                      2 |                                         31.2  |                                         27.3  |
| 12     | Preparatory Grants                                             |                      1 |                                          4.8  |                                          4.8  |
| 13     | Research Innovation &Quality Improvement                       |                      2 |                                         60    |                                          9    |
| 14     | Upgradation of Existing Degree College to Model Degree College |                      4 |                                          9.6  |                                          4.8  |
|        | Total                                                          |                    208 |                                        547.17 |                                        377.25 |

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