Lok Sabha Question No. 3089 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Number of Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3089

ANSWERED ON-20/03/2023

## Number of Universities

†3089. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  Universities  that  are  providing  higher  education  in  the  country  and  the district-wise number in Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the budget allocated per year for the functioning of the said Universities;
- (c) the amount of funds allocated to the Central Universities in Madhya Pradesh;
- (d) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Government of Madhya Pradesh to give the status of Central University to any of the universities of Madhya Pradesh during the last one year; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken or likely to be taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a) As  per  All  India  Survey  on  Higher  Education  (AISHE)  2020-21,  there  are  1,113 Universities/ University like institutions in the country registered under AISHE.  The districtwise number of Universities registered in Madhya Pradesh is as under:
- (b)  &  (c)  The  Central  Universities  are  funded  by  the  Ministry  of  Education  through  the University Grants Commission (UGC).  State Universities are also eligible to receive Central grants under various schemes, as per their eligibility.

| District   |   No. of University | District   |   No. of University | District   | No. of University   |
|------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|
| Anuppur    |                   1 | Indore     |                  12 | Satna      | 2                   |
| Balaghat   |                   1 | Jabalpur   |                   7 | Sehore     | 3                   |
| Bhopal     |                  20 | Katni      |                   1 | Shahdol    | 1                   |
| Chhatarpur |                   2 | Khandwa    |                   1 | Shivpuri   | 1                   |
| Chhindwara |                   2 | Mandsaur   |                   1 | Ujjain     | 3                   |
| Damoh      |                   1 | Raisen     |                   3 | Vidisha    | 1                   |
| Guna       |                   1 | Rewa       |                   1 |            |                     |
| Gwalior    |                   7 | Sagar      |                   2 |            |                     |

Funds released in 2022-23 by UGC to the two Central Universities in Madhya Pradesh is as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Name of University                       |   Budget Released (as on 09.03.2023) |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya       |                               163.93 |
| Indira Gandhi National Tribal University |                                73.54 |

(d)  &  (e)  No  such  proposal  from  the  State  Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh  is  under consideration in the Ministry.

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