Lok Sabha Question No. 5931 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Central Funds allocated to Gujarat Universities
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5931

ANSWERED ON 30/03/2026

## Central Funds allocated to Gujarat Universities

†5931. Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount of funds allocated by the Central Government to various universities in Gujarat including Kutch University during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and university-wise;
- (b) the number of posts of Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, Readers and Professors created in various universities of the said State; and
- (c) whether the Union Government has allocated funds for organizing special training classes and skill development programmes in the said State and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c):  The  total  grants  released  by  the  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  to  the universities in Gujarat, including Kachchh University, on Higher Education during 2022-23, 2023-24,  2024-25  and  2025-26  (upto  28.02.2026)  is  Rs.172.84  Crore,  Rs.252.36  Crore, Rs.241.43 Crore and Rs.227.04 Crore respectively for Central University, Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP), various schemes of UGC primarily under settlement. University wise details of the same is available at https://www.ugc.gov.in/Content/upload/Parliamnet//3896011\_Annexure-I-Grants-released-by-the-UGCto-the-universities-in-Gujarat.pdf .

As per All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) data for the year 2022-23, number of posts of Lecturers (including Selection Grade), Senior Lecturers, Readers and Professors (Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Additional Professor, Professor & Equivalent) created in various universities of the said State are 572, 46, 30 and 6795 respectively.

UGC has approved 47 Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in the State of Gujarat to offer  skill-based  programmes  under  the  National  Skills  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF) during the academic year 2020-21.

Further,  Ministry  of  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. In alignment with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Government has launched the third phase of RUSA in June 2023 in the form of Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) for the period 2023-24 to 2025-26. The scheme has been further extended till  31st  March,2028,  for  completion  of  PM-USHA  projects  and  for  an  additional  6 months (i.e.,30th September, 2026) for completion of ongoing RUSA projects.

Under PM-USHA, in the State of Gujarat, a total of 30 units have been approved for an amount of Rs.419.15 crore, including 6 universities for a total amount of Rs.280 crores.

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under Ministry of Agriculture has also released grant of Rs. 58.137 cr. under the Plan Scheme for 'Strengthening and Development of Higher  Agricultural  Education  in  India' for  strengthening  amenities  and  quality  assurance  of higher agricultural education and ICAR-scholarship/fellowship to the agricultural universities in the State of Gujarat during the last three (2022-23 to 2024-25) and current financial year (till date).

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