Lok Sabha Question No. 3774 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Pending Proposals of Maharashtra
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3774

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2015**

**Pending Proposals of Maharashtra**

†3774.PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the number of proposals sent and fund demanded by the Government of Maharashtra for education and development of schools and colleges during the last three years;

(b) the number of proposals out of them approved and funds released during the above period; and

(c) the number of proposals lying pending along with the reasons for pendency?

**A N S W E R**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) to (c):	The details of proposals received, funds approved and funds released to Maharashtra under various schemes of the Ministry during the last three years is as under:

1. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)

(Rs. in lakh)

|   **Sl. No.** | **Year**   |   **Amount for which proposals received** |   **Amount approved** |   **Fund released** |
|---------------|------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|             1 | 2012-13    |                                 416319.26 |             262658.74 |           106854.62 |
|             2 | 2013-14    |                                 222782.39 |             141693.55 |            65653.65 |
|             3 | 2014-15    |                                 217078.59 |              14391477 |             5828854 |

1. Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)

(Rs. in lakh)

|   **Sl. No.** | **Year**   |   **Amount for which proposals received** |   **Amount approved** |   **Fund released*** |
|---------------|------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|             1 | 2012-13    |                                  13122.66 |               4932.73 |             11765.86 |
|             2 | 2013-14    |                                 129988.76 |               8258.73 |              4703.38 |
|             3 | 2014-15    |                                 175693.10 |              10160.06 |             23451.85 |

*The releases include the funds approved in previous year also.

1. Mid Day Meal (MDM)

(Rs. in lakh)

| **Year**   |   **Fund released** |
|------------|---------------------|
| 2012-13    |           105629.60 |
| 2013-14    |            98376.59 |
| 2014-15    |            95059.83 |

1. Infrastructure Development in Minority institutions (IDMI)

(Rs. in lakh)

|   **Sl. No.** | **Year**   |   **Amount for which proposals received** |   **Amount approved** |   **Fund released** |
|---------------|------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|             1 | 2012-13    |                                        65 |                    21 |              579.54 |
|             2 | 2013-14    |                                       102 |                    47 |              406.75 |
|             3 | 2014-15    |                                        44 |                     8 |               74.11 |

1. National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education

Three proposals for academic years 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 under the Centrally sponsored “National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education” were received during last three years. Two proposals for academic years 2011-12 and 2012-13 had been sanctioned covering incentive for girls amounting to Rs.16.71 crore and Rs.15.28 crore respectively. The proposal for academic year 2013-14 was received in 2014-15 and could not be sanctioned due to limited availability of budget.

1. No proposals have been received by UGC from Government of Maharashtra for education and development of colleges during the last three years. However, under the scheme of General Development Assistance-XII Plan grants released to colleges is as under:

| **Year**   | **Nos. of Colleges assisted**   | **Grant Released (Rs. in crores)**   |
|------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2012-13    | Nil                             | Nil                                  |
| 2013-14    | 780                             | 40.16                                |
| 2014-15    | 91                              | 11.45                                |
| **Total**  | **871**                         | **51.61**                            |

No proposals are pending for approval.