Lok Sabha Question No. 214 (STARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Educational Projects
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap, Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 214

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01/08/2022

## EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS

## *214. SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

## SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  educational  projects  being  run  in  the  country  to  promote  and  improve  the  education system  in  collaboration  with  State  Governments,  State/  district-wise  including  Uttar  Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan;
- (b) the details of funds allocated/released for these projects during the last five years and the current year, year-wise and State/district-wise;
- (c)  the  total  amount  of  funds  spent  on  higher  education  projects  during  the  aforesaid  period,  State/ district-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is monitoring the impact of such educational projects/schemes and if so, the details thereof for the last three years; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by Government for effective implementation of such educational projects in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  214  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  01.08.2022  REGARDING  'EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS'  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  SHRI  DHARMENDRA KASHYAP AND SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI

(a) to (c) The educational projects in the country to promote and improve the educational system in collaboration  with  State  Governments  are  done  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Rashtriya Uchchatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RUSA)  of  Ministry  of  Education.  RUSA  seeks  to  improve  the  overall quality of existing State higher educational institutions by ensuring their conformity to prescribed norms and  standards  and  adoption  of  accreditation  as  mandatory  quality  assurance  framework;  correcting regional imbalances by facilitating access to high quality institutions in rural and semi urban areas. RUSA supports colleges and universities across the country under various components such as Equity Initiatives, Infrastructure grants to universities, Infrastructure grants to colleges, etc. Under RUSA scheme, there is no provision to allocate fund year-wise and state-wise, however the number of units and amount approved for various units (state-wise including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan) under the scheme are given at Annexure-I. The State-wise details of the funds released during the last five years and current year  to  the  educational  projects  under  RUSA  scheme  is  at  Annexure-II.  Details  of  district-wise  funds approved and released is available at URL:

https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/upload\_document/Districtwise\_details\_under\_ RUSA.pdf

(d) and (e) For effective implementation of these educational projects in the country, the Government regularly monitors them through periodic review meetings and the Public Financial Management System (PFMS).

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ANNEXURE REFERRED IN PARTS (A) TO (C) OF STATEMENT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  214  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  01.08.2022  REGARDING  'EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS'  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  SHRI  DHARMENDRA KASHYAP AND SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI

## State-wise details of approvals under RUSA

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| S. No.      | State Name                                                                                        |   No. of Units |   Total funds approved |   Central share approved |
|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1           | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                       |              7 |                  33.33 |                    33.33 |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                    |            138 |                 862.54 |                   520.94 |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                 |             51 |                 149.7  |                   125.25 |
| 4           | Assam                                                                                             |            249 |                 774.19 |                   678.29 |
| 5           | Bihar                                                                                             |             78 |                 376.12 |                   227.16 |
| 6           | Chandigarh                                                                                        |             18 |                  96.96 |                    96.96 |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                      |             89 |                 433.29 |                   261.69 |
| 8           | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                               |              3 |                  10.97 |                     8.3  |
| 9           | Daman &Diu                                                                                        |              4 |                  11.34 |                    11.34 |
| 10          | Delhi                                                                                             |              1 |                   6.06 |                     3.66 |
| 11          | Goa                                                                                               |             27 |                  97.97 |                    59.17 |
| 12          | Gujarat                                                                                           |            100 |                 463.84 |                   259.58 |
| 13          | Haryana                                                                                           |             67 |                 467.17 |                   282.17 |
| 14          | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                  |             84 |                 319.16 |                   287.56 |
| 15          | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                    |             62 |                 576.47 |                   509.73 |
| 16          | Jharkhand                                                                                         |             94 |                 630.24 |                   380.64 |
| 17          | Karnataka                                                                                         |            144 |                 816.08 |                   492.88 |
| 18          | Kerala                                                                                            |            163 |                 573.68 |                   346.48 |
| 19          | Ladakh                                                                                            |              5 |                  14.09 |                     9.48 |
| 20          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                    |            106 |                 569.64 |                   344.04 |
| 21          | Maharashtra                                                                                       |             94 |                 864.28 |                   514.39 |
| 22          | Manipur                                                                                           |            108 |                 195.93 |                   176.53 |
| 23          | Meghalaya                                                                                         |             36 |                 154.53 |                   139.23 |
| 24          | Mizoram                                                                                           |            117 |                 146.55 |                   132.04 |
| 25          | Nagaland                                                                                          |             29 |                 150.76 |                   135.84 |
| 26          | Odisha                                                                                            |            166 |                 929.2  |                   561.2  |
| 27          | Puducherry                                                                                        |             16 |                 120.19 |                    72.59 |
| 28          | Punjab                                                                                            |             67 |                 442.23 |                   255.2  |
| 29          | Rajasthan                                                                                         |            130 |                 617.11 |                   372.71 |
| 30          | Sikkim                                                                                            |             64 |                 132.71 |                   119.57 |
| 31          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                        |            110 |                 918.39 |                   554.67 |
| 32          | Telangana                                                                                         |             75 |                 512.07 |                   309.27 |
| 33          | Tripura                                                                                           |             28 |                 108.47 |                    97.73 |
| 34          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                     |            138 |                 917.08 |                   553.88 |
| 35          | Uttarakhand                                                                                       |             67 |                 306.5  |                   276.15 |
| 36          | West Bengal                                                                                       |            207 |                 905.97 |                   547.17 |
| Sub Total   | Sub Total                                                                                         |           2942 |               14704.8  |                  9756.83 |
| -           | Units not allocated State-wise (such as Preparatory grants and MMER of RUSA 2.0 and Central MMER) |             30 |                 142    |                   110.5  |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                                                                                       |           2972 |               14846.8  |                  9867.33 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN PARTS (A) TO (C) OF STATEMENT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  214  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  01.08.2022  REGARDING  'EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS'  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  SHRI  DHARMENDRA KASHYAP AND SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI

The State-wise details of the funds released during the last five years and current year under RUSA scheme is given below.                                                                                                  (Rs. In Crore)

| S. No.   | States/ UTs              |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |      2.5  |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           |     86.42 |    100.1  |     52.08 |     36.64 |      0    |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        |     25.58 |     25.2  |      8.1  |      0    |      0    |
| 4        | Assam                    |    122.17 |    161.18 |     14.4  |      0    |      9.9  |
| 5        | Bihar                    |     11.1  |      1.5  |     70.5  |      0    |      6.45 |
| 6        | Chandigarh               |     10    |     11    |      6.8  |     11    |      0    |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh             |     39.72 |     30.3  |     66.45 |      0    |      0    |
| 8        | Dadar& Nagar Haveli      |      0    |      4.33 |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 9        | Daman &Diu               |      0    |      3.94 |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 10       | Delhi                    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 11       | Goa                      |     13.8  |     12.9  |      8.85 |      0    |      4.65 |
| 12       | Gujarat                  |     27.55 |     40.26 |     30.24 |      6    |      0    |
| 13       | Haryana                  |     17.74 |     70.72 |     25.24 |      0    |      0    |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh         |     40.88 |     29.55 |     34.34 |      0.9  |     16.07 |
| 15       | Jammu &Kashmir           |     73.33 |     59.25 |     88.45 |      4.94 |      0    |
| 16       | Jharkhand                |     28.5  |     47.4  |     67.95 |     12.42 |     23.49 |
| 17       | Karnataka                |     87.24 |     65.49 |     69.75 |      0    |      4.5  |
| 18       | Kerala                   |     13.48 |     82.35 |     14.4  |      0    |      8.7  |
| 19       | Ladakh                   |      0    |      0    |      1.55 |      0    |      0    |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh           |     33.39 |     85.65 |     38.7  |      0    |     12.3  |
| 21       | Maharashtra              |     57    |     45.18 |     87.7  |      0    |     39.5  |
| 22       | Manipur                  |     35.65 |     13.05 |     14.18 |     18.95 |     20.08 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                |      8.1  |     20.1  |     24.74 |      5.85 |      0    |
| 24       | Mizoram                  |     27.06 |     21.07 |     13.41 |     10.17 |      5.4  |
| 25       | Nagaland                 |     25.18 |      5.4  |     34.15 |      0    |      0    |
| 26       | Odisha                   |     77.9  |     68.55 |     34.51 |      5.04 |     20.9  |
| 27       | Puducherry               |      5.06 |      7.8  |      2.04 |      0    |      0    |
| 28       | Punjab                   |     33.6  |     32.2  |     22.75 |      0    |     14.65 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                |     53.7  |     60.3  |     55.07 |     13.05 |      0    |
| 30       | Sikkim                   |     11.04 |     22.5  |      8.33 |      1.35 |      0    |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu               |     35.75 |     44.8  |    135.57 |      0    |     14.45 |
| 32       | Telangana                |     32.49 |     41.71 |     55.08 |     14.55 |      0    |
| 33       | Tripura                  |      0    |      8.51 |     11.72 |      0    |      0    |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh            |    137.11 |      0    |     81.01 |     18.12 |      5.4  |
| 35       | Uttarakhand              |     20.28 |     33.38 |     47.33 |      2.25 |     30.46 |
| 36       | West Bengal              |     48    |    124    |     47.07 |      8.75 |     12.25 |
|          | Total                    |   1241.28 |   1379.65 |   1272.46 |    169.98 |    249.13 |

Note : Since adequate balance is available with States/ UTs, no funds have been released in the FY 2022-23

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