Lok Sabha Question No. 1145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Fillip to the Research and development activities in the Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1145 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## Fillip to the Research and development activities in the Universities

1145. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the steps taken by the Government to give a fillip to the research and development activities in Universities/Colleges across the country;

(b) the details on the quantum of financial assistance provided by the Government to Central Universities during the last three years and the current year, year-wise, schemewise and university-wise; and

(c) whether the Government has received proposals from various State Governments including Bihar for providing adequate funding to promote R&D activities in Universities; and

(d) if so, details thereof state/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a): For the promotion of research, innovation, cognitive thinking and improving the quality of Ph.D programmes, the Government has devised schemes in all the fields of education viz. IMPRINT (Impacting Research Innovation and Technology) for technical research, IMPRESS (Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences) for social sciences research, SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic Research and Collaboration) for joint research with Foreign Universities, STARS (Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research in Fundamental Sciences) and STRIDE (Scheme for Transdisciplinary Research for India's Developing Economy) in thrust areas of humanities and human sciences.

The UGC has also informed that it is implementing various schemes to encourage the research and development activities at doctoral and Post-doctoral levels. The list of these schemes is available at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/5127696\_LSPQ-No.-1145,-

The Government has also launched the World Class Institutions (Institutions of Eminence) Scheme to develop 10 Institutions each in Public and Private categories and have world class academic and research facilities.

(b): The details of grants (year-wise, university-wise) provided by UGC to Central Universities during the last three years i.e. 2017-18 to 2019-20 and the current year 2020-21 (as on 31.12.2020) are available at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/7577360\_LSPQ-No.-1145,-(FD),-Annexure-II.pdf .

The details of financial Assistance provided to the three Central Universities declared as

Annexure-I.pdf Institutions of Eminence are at Annexure A.

(c) & (d): Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) funds amounting to Rs. 190.50 crores have been provided to the States under the Research, Innovation & Quality Improvement component. The State/UT wise details are at Annexure B.

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## ANNEXURE-A

ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1145 DUE FOR REPLY ON 08.02.2021 ASKED BY SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY, HON'BLE M.P. REGARDING FILLIP TO THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE UNIVERSITIES.

| Sr.   | No.Name of Institution   | Financial Assistance   | Financial Assistance   | (Amount in Rs. Crore)   | (Amount in Rs. Crore)    |
|-------|--------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|       |                          | 2017-18                | 2018-19                | 2019-20                 | 2020-21(till 31.01.2021) |
| 1     | Banaras Hindu University | NIL                    | NIL                    | 22                      | 62                       |
| 2     | University of Hyderabad  | NIL                    | NIL                    | 22                      | 70.95                    |
| 3     | University of Delhi      | NIL                    | NIL                    | NIL                     | 26.615                   |

ANNEXURE-B

ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1145 DUE FOR REPLY ON 08.02.2021 ASKED BY SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY, HON'BLE M.P. REGARDING FILLIP TO THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE UNIVERSITIES.

| Sl. No   | Name of State / UT   |   Central Share Released (Rs in crores) |
|----------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       |                                     4.5 |
| 2        | Haryana              |                                     4.5 |
| 3        | Jammu & Kashmir      |                                    22.5 |
| 4        | Karnataka            |                                     4.5 |
| 5        | Kerala               |                                     9   |
| 6        | Punjab               |                                     4.5 |
| 7        | Rajasthan            |                                    30   |
| 8        | Tamil Nadu           |                                    90   |
| 9        | Telangana            |                                     4.5 |
| 10       | West Bengal          |                                     9   |
| 11       | Chandigarh           |                                     7.5 |
|          | Total                |                                   190.5 |