Lok Sabha Question No. 2427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: Financial assistance under RUSA in Gujarat
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama

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

## Lok SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2427 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025

## Financial assistance under RUSA in Gujarat.

2427. Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama :

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total allocation made by the Government as financial assistance for various development purposes under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyaan (RUSA) for the State of Gujarat during the last five years, district-wise;
- (b) whether the Government intends to allocate additional assistance for the said State to  augment  its  higher  education  infrastructure,  especially  for  women's  colleges  as  a special component; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c):  The  Department  of  Higher  Education  is  implementing  Rashtriya  Uchchatar Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RUSA)  which  is  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  aimed  at  funding specific State government universities and colleges, so as to improve their quality by ensuring  their  conformity  to  prescribed  norms  and  standards.  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 RUSA 1.0 and RUSA 2.0, a total of 96 projects for an amount of Rs 426.59 crore have been approved in the state of Gujarat. Furthermore, under PM-USHA, 30 projects, including  the  components  of  Multi-Disciplinary  Education  and  Research  Universities (MERU),  Grants  to  Strengthen  Universities  (GSU),  Grants  to  Strengthen  Colleges (GSC)  and  Gender  Inclusion  and  Equity  Initiatives  (GIEI),  for  a  total  amount  of  Rs. 419.15 Crore (central share of Rs. 253.15 Crore) have also been approved in Gujarat. The district-wise details of projects approved in the last five years are at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2427 DATED 15.12.2025 ASKED BY SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA REGARDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER RUSA IN GUJARAT.

District-wise details of projects approved in the last five years under PM-USHA.

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| S. No.   | District        | Number of Projects   |   Total Amount Approved |
|----------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
| 1        | Ahmadabad       | 3                    |                   35    |
| 2        | Anand           | 1                    |                   20    |
| 3        | Banas Kantha    | 1                    |                    5    |
| 4        | Bharuch         | 1                    |                    5    |
| 5        | Bhavnagar       | 1                    |                    5    |
| 6        | Botad           | 1                    |                    5    |
| 7        | Chhotaudepur    | 1                    |                    5    |
| 8        | Dohad           | 2                    |                   15    |
| 9        | Gandhinagar     | 1                    |                    5    |
| 10       | Gir Somnath     | 1                    |                    5    |
| 11       | Jamnagar        | 1                    |                    4.99 |
| 12       | Junagadh        | 2                    |                   25    |
| 13       | Kachchh         | 2                    |                   25    |
| 14       | Kheda           | 1                    |                    5    |
| 15       | Narmada         | 2                    |                   15    |
| 16       | Navsari         | 1                    |                    5    |
| 17       | Patan           | 1                    |                    5    |
| 18       | Porbandar       | 1                    |                    5    |
| 19       | Rajkot          | 2                    |                  105    |
| 20       | Surat           | 2                    |                  105    |
| 21       | Surendranagar   | 1                    |                    5    |
| 22       | Valsad          | 1                    |                    5    |
|          | State as a unit | -                    |                    4.15 |
|          | Grand Total     | 30                   |                  419.15 |