Lok Sabha Question No. 3421 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: Annual Budget Allocation for Higher Education Schemes
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Haribhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3421

ANSWERED ON 16/12/2024

## Annual Budget Allocation for Higher Education Schemes

3421. Shri Haribhai Patel:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  annual  budget  allocations  and  the  actual  expenditure  incurred  under  specific  higher education schemes, namely, UGC Major Research Projects, UGC Minor Research Projects, RUSA, IMPRESS and IMPRINT during the last five years;
- (b) the annual expenditure on higher education as a whole during the last five years and the percentages of the Central budgets in terms of GDP, year-wise; and
- (c) the details of specific plans of the Government to improve higher education in the country particularly in Gujarat?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

(Dr. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

- (a): The Annual Budget allocations and the actual expenditure incurred under specific higher education schemes during last 5 years and 2024-25 is given in Annexure.
- (b):  As  per  the  'Analysis  of  Budgeted  Expenditure  on  Education  2019-20  to  2021-22', Public Expenditure (Centre and States) on Education in India is 4.12% of GDP in 2021-22, which has grown from 3.84% in 2013-14. The Expenditure on Education by Centre and % of GDP share as per 'Analysis of Budgeted Expenditure on Education' is given below:

|             | At Centre level                         | At Centre level                     |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Year        | Expenditure on Education (in Rs. Crore) | Expenditure on Education as %of GDP |
| 2017-18     | 1,68,322                                | 1.09                                |
| 2018-19     | 1,82,139                                | 0.96                                |
| 2019-20     | 2,02,991                                | 1.01                                |
| 2020-21(RE) | 2,06,973                                | 1.04                                |
| 2021-22(BE) | 2,38,469                                | 1.02                                |

(c):  A  number  of  transformative  changes  have  taken  place  in  higher  education  after announcement of NEP  2020.  In  Higher  Education,  various  initiatives  /  reforms  have  been carried  out  such  as  National  Credit  Framework  (NCrF)  and  National  Higher  Education Qualification Framework  (NHEQF)  in  conjunction  with  guidelines  /  regulations like Curriculum and Credit Framework for Undergraduate Programme; Multiple Entry and Exit in Academic  Programme  offered  by  Higher  Education  Institutions;  Transforming  HEIs  into multi-disciplinary Institutions; pursuing two Academic Programme simultaneously; Automated  Permanent  Academic  Account  Registry  (APAAR  ID)    of  individual  student which will act as lifelong identity to track their educational journey and achievements from, pre-primary to higher education; revised regulation of ODL / Online Education; permitting up to 40% credits in regular courses using SWAYAM platform;  launch of new SWAYAM Plus portal with aim to enhance skill and upskilling and reskilling of existing manpower employed in  different  sectors;  Integration  of  technology  in  administration  of HEIs  from  admission to grant  of  degree  through  SAMARTH;  permitting  HEIs  for  two  admission  cycles  in  an academic year; enhanced reputation of the Indian HEIs in international ranking.

The government has launched the third phase of RUSA in June 2023 in the form of Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) with an outlay of Rs. 12926.10 Crore for the period 2023-24 to 2025-26 to cater to needs of educationally unserved/ underserved areas. Under the Scheme, during the last five years, Rs. 36.24 Crore has been released to Gujarat.

The  National  Education  Policy  2020  (NEP  2020)  makes  provisions  to  ensure  full  access, equality,  and  inclusiveness.  Since  education  is  a  subject  in  the  Concurrent  List,  the implementation of NEP 2020 is a joint responsibility of the central and state governments. The government is committed to providing quality education to all.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3421 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16/12/2024 REGARDING  'ANNUAL  BUDGET  ALLOCATION  FOR  HIGHER  EDUCATION SCHEMES'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  HARIBHAI  PATEL,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF

## icating the Budget Estimates, Revised Estimates/Final Grant and Actual Expenditure in last 5 years and 2024-25 (I

| 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| .         | RE/FG     | Actuals   | B.E.      | RE/FG     | Actuals   | B.E.      | RE/FG     | Actuals   | B.E.      | RE/FG     | Actuals   | B.E.      | RE/FG     | Act       |
| 00        | 1380.00   | 1277.82   | 300.00    | 166.00    | 165.20    | 3000.00   | 363.06    | 242.34    | 2042.95   | 360.67    | 360.51    | 1500.00   | 500.00    | 18        |
| 0         | 53.00     | 47.20     | 50.00     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 25.00     | 3.54      | 3.54      | 10.00     | 10.00     | 10.00     | 5.00      | 1.00      |           |
| 0         | 25.50     | 18.75     | 0.00      | 12.00     | 12.00     | 25.00     | 23.00     | 0.00      | 17.26     | 0.25      | 0.09      |           |           |           |
| 3.11      |           | 3.11      | 0.20      | 0.20      |           |           | 1.35      | 1.35      |           | 0.94      | 0.94      |           | 1.13      | 1.        |
| 2.64      |           | 2.64      | 0.08      | 0.08      |           | 0.00      |           | 0.00      |           | 0.00      | 0.00      |           | 0.0050    | 0.0       |

PARLIAMENT