Lok Sabha Question No. 818 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Infrastructure and Academic Facilities in North Eastern Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Agatha K. Sangma

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 818 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  February, 2022

## Infrastructure and Academic Facilities in North Eastern Universities

## 818. KUMARI AGATHA K. SANGMA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  improve  infrastructure  and  academic facilities in North-Eastern Universities for giving them more academic autonomy ;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  funds  sanctioned  and  allocated  for  the purpose. (c) whether the Government has received any proposals from Universities in NorthEastern region for the improvement of colleges and campus facilities during the last three years; (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the action taken/likely to be taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a)  to  (e):  Education  being  in  the  Concurrent  List,  creation  of  new  institutions  and enhancing the quality  of education are the responsibilities of both the Central and State  Governments.  However,  recognizing  the  need  for  central  assistance,  the Central  Government  has  implemented  various schemes  for  supporting State Governments  such  as  the  centrally  sponsored  scheme  of  Rashtriya  Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan(RUSA).

States  are  supported  under  various  components  of  RUSA.  As  regards  to Universities,  in  the  North-Eastern  Region,  2  Universities  in  Assam  have  been approved  to  support  under  the  component  of  Infrastructure  Grants  to  University (IGU) in the last three years (2018-19 to 2020-21) with an approved fund of Rs. 40 Crores. As regards to colleges, State-wise details of number of colleges approved under  the  component  of  Infrastructure  Grants  to  Colleges  (IGC)  in  North-Eastern States in the last three years (2018-19 to 2020-21) are as below:

| Name of State     |   Number of Units supported under IGC |   Total fund approved (Rs. in Crores) |
|-------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                     4 |                                     8 |
| Assam             |                                   117 |                                   234 |
| Manipur           |                                    10 |                                    20 |
| Meghalaya         |                                    12 |                                    24 |
| Mizoram           |                                    15 |                                    30 |
| Nagaland          |                                     5 |                                    10 |
| Sikkim            |                                     6 |                                    12 |
| Tripura           |                                     7 |                                    14 |
| Total             |                                   176 |                                   352 |

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