Lok Sabha Question No. 3006 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-19
Subject: Governance structure in States and State Public Universities
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary, Shri Jugal Kishore, Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao, Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai, Shri Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel, Shri Miteshbhai Rameshbhai Patel, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3006 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2025

## GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE IN STATES AND STATE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

3006.   SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SMT. ROOPKUMARI CHOUDHARY:

SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI:

SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

SHRI MITESH PATEL BAKABHAI:

SHRI HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the measures taken by the Government to improve governance structures in State Public Universities (SPUs) particularly in terms of autonomy, leadership capacity building, and transparency in decision-making, State-wise particularly in Chhattisgarh;
- (b) the manner in which the Government plans to promote internships, apprenticeships, and skill-based learning in SPU to align with the evolving job market, State-wise particularly in Chhattisgarh; and
- (c) whether the Government has any plans to introduce innovative financing models such as public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)  or performance-based  funding  for  State Public Universities and if so, the details thereof, State-wise particularly in Chhattisgarh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) to (c): NITI Aayog report on 'Expanding Quality Higher Education through States and State Public Universities' was released in February 2025. The report focuses on improving governance  structures  through  capacity  building  of  leadership  and  enhanced  autonomy, boosting employability through internships and apprenticeships, and augmenting institutional  and  systemic  funding  and  financing  capacity  through  innovative  financing

models, such as PPPs. The report is recommendatory in nature and suggests various policy changes at the State Government and State Public University levels for all states, including Chhattisgarh. State Public Universities are primarily the responsibility of State Governments.  As  for  the  Central  Government,  various  Central  Government  programmes and schemes such as the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP), PMInternship Scheme, National Apprenticeship Training Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Vidyalaxmi (PM-Vidyalaxmi),  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Uchchatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (PM-USHA)  are available  to  State  Public  Universities,  including  those  in  Chhattisgarh.  The  Viability  Gap Funding (VGF) scheme of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, is applicable in PPP mode to Central Ministries, State Governments, and Statutory Authorities, including those from the Higher Education sector, as the case may be.

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