Lok Sabha Question No. 20 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Financial Crisis in Central Universities
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Mr Pathan Yusuf

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 20 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2025

## Financial Crisis in Central Universities

## 20. Mr Pathan Yusuf:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that various Central Universities in the country are facing huge financial crisis for the last five years;

(b) if so, the details of request made by various Universities to the Government and other various subsidiaries during the last five years;

(c)  the  details  of  the  fund  sanctioned  to  JNU,  JMI,  AMU,  HCU  and  DU  separately during the last five years, year-wise; and

(d)  the  details  of  fund  utilised  by  these  Central  Universities  in  academic  and  nonacademic expenditure during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

(a) & (b): Ministry of Education releases block grant to University Grants Commission (UGC) under the Scheme 'Grants to Central Universities' which in turn allocates fund to individual Central Universities (CUs) based on their requirements, utilization of fund in previous years etc. Details of fund released during the last five years  by  UGC  to  various  Central  Universities  under  the  purview  of  Ministry  of Education is given below-

Rs. in crore

| Year    | Fund released   |
|---------|-----------------|
| 2019-20 | 8,098.73        |
| 2020-21 | 8,735.58        |
| 2021-22 | 9,045.45        |
| 2022-23 | 11,379.86       |
| 2023-24 | 12,661.19       |

(c)  &  (d)  Year-wise  details  of  fund  sanctioned  and  fund  utilized  in  respect  of Jawaharlal  Nehru  University  (JNU),  Jamia  Millia  Islamia  (JMI),  Aligarh  Muslim University (AMU), University of Hyderabad (HCU) and University of Delhi (DU) during the last five years is given below:

Rs. in crore

|                             | 2019-20          | 2019-20       | 2020-21          | 2020-21       | 2021-22          | 2021-22       | 2022-23          | 2022-23       | 2023-24          | 2023-24       |
|-----------------------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
| Name of the CU              | Fund Sanction ed | Fund Utilized | Fund Sanction ed | Fund Utilized | Fund Sanction ed | Fund Utilized | Fund Sanction ed | Fund Utilized | Fund Sanction ed | Fund Utilized |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University | 416.57           | 416.57        | 373.52           | 373.52        | 407.47           | 407.47        | 517.97           | 509.61        | 594.50           | 528.87        |
| Jamia Millia Islamia        | 361.91           | 361.91        | 479.83           | 475.04        | 411.10           | 411.10        | 577.20           | 524.06        | 564.16           | 564.16        |
| Aligarh Muslim University   | 1180.00          | 1180.00       | 1520.10          | 1520.10       | 1214.63          | 1214.63       | 1584.29          | 1468.11       | 1575.48          | 1561.10       |
| University of Hyderabad     | 290.82           | 290.82        | 338.43           | 297.36        | 333.36           | 330.93        | 386.88           | 370.64        | 357.15           | 357.15        |
| University of Delhi         | 607.80           | 607.80        | 628.92           | 628.92        | 670.13           | 670.13        | 812.43           | 812.43        | 955.29           | 955.29        |

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