Lok Sabha Question No. 776 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 776

ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## RASHTRIYA UCHCHATAR SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

## 776. SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA);
- (b) the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under RUSA within Assam during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the details of the target set and the achievements made so far along with its response within the country;
- (d) whether grants are given to States for establishment of colleges under RUSA within the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  noticed  that  there  is  an  urgent  need  for  establishment  of  two  girls colleges in Ratabari of Karimganj district and Katlicherra in Hailakandi district in Assam;
- (f) if so, whether the Government has received any proposal in this regard; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken/likely to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme aimed at funding the  specific  State  government  universities  and  colleges,  so  as  to  improve  the  overall  quality  of existing state higher educational institutions by ensuring their conformity to prescribed norms and standards. Through the scheme of RUSA, the Central Government aims to improve the quality of the targeted State universities and colleges by enhancing existing capacities of the institutions to respond to  the  rapid  economic  and  technological  developments  occurring  at  the  local,  state,  national  and international levels.
- (b) The details of central share approved and released under RUSA to Assam and the details of central share utilisation by Assam as informed by the State is given below:

(in Rs. Crores)

| Central Share Approved              | Central Share Approved                                                               | Central Share Released              | Central Share Released                                                               | Central Share utilised              |
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Since inception of Scheme (2013-14) | During the last three years and Current year (1 st April 2019 to 1 st November 2022) | Since inception of Scheme (2013-14) | During the last three years and Current year (1 st April 2019 to 1 st November 2022) | Since inception of Scheme (2013-14) |
| 678.29                              | 8.10                                                                                 | 487.45                              | 92.73                                                                                | 394.26                              |

(c) The details of the component -wise target set and approvals given under the scheme are annexed.

(d)  Support  for  setting  up  of  Model  Degree  Colleges(MDCs)  and  New  Colleges  (Professional  & Technical) is provided to States/UTs under RUSA. Under RUSA, so far, central support for setting up of 130 MDCs and 37 Professional Colleges have been approved. Further, support for 64 MDCs had been  approved  under  the  erstwhile  scheme  of  University  Grants  Commission  namely  'Scheme  for providing financial assistance to New Model Colleges in Educationally Backward Districts (EBDs)' which has been subsumed under RUSA.

(e) to (g) Under the erstwhile scheme of UGC, support has been approved for one MDC each in the districts  of  Karimganj  and  Hailakandi.  As  informed  by  the  State,  no  proposal  for  establishment  of girls' colleges was submitted for these districts. The State has also informed that there are already two girls' colleges in Karimganj District and one girls' college in Hailakandi District.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 776 TO BE ANSWERED  ON  12.12.2022  REGARDING  RASHTRIYA UCHCHATAR  SHIKSHA  ABHIYAN  ASKED  BY  SHRI  KRIPANATH  MALLAH,  HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

## COMPONENT -WISE TARGET SET AND APPROVALS GIVEN UNDER RUSA

|        |                                                                                | RUSA 1.0               | RUSA 1.0                 | RUSA 2.0               | RUSA 2.0                 |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
| S. No. | Component Name                                                                 | Target number of Units | Approved number of Units | Target number of Units | Approved number of Units |
| 1      | Creation of Universities by way of Upgradation of Existing Autonomous Colleges | 45                     | 8                        | 3                      | 3                        |
| 2      | Creation of Universities by Conversion of Colleges in a Cluster                | 35                     | 8                        | 3                      | 2                        |
| 3      | Excellence &Quality Enhancement of Universities                                | -                      | -                        | 10                     | 10                       |
| 4      | Infrastructure Grants to Universities                                          | 150                    | 115                      | 50                     | 42                       |
| 5      | New Model Degree Colleges                                                      | 60                     | 60                       | 70                     | 70                       |
| 6      | Upgradation of Existing Degree Colleges to Model Colleges                      | 54                     | 54                       | 75                     | 75                       |
| 7      | New Colleges (Professional & Technical)                                        | 40                     | 29                       | 8                      | 8                        |
| 8      | Infrastructure Grants to Colleges                                              | 3500                   | 1249                     | 750                    | 750                      |
| 9      | Enhancing Quality& Excellence in Select Autonomous Colleges                    | -                      | -                        | 70                     | 70                       |
| 10     | Research, Innovation and Quality Improvement                                   | 10                     | 3                        | 20                     | 20                       |
| 11     | Equity Initiatives                                                             | 20                     | 17                       | 15                     | 15                       |
| 12     | Faculty Recruitment Support                                                    | 5000                   | 25                       | 200                    | 187                      |
| 13     | Faculty Improvement Support                                                    | 20                     | 7                        | 8                      | 8                        |
| 14     | Vocationalisation of Higher Education                                          | 20                     | 8                        | -                      | -                        |
| 15     | Preparatory Grants                                                             | 35                     | 35                       | 30                     | 30                       |

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