Lok Sabha Question No. 1507 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Education
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1507 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026

## Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Education

†1507. Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane: Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS)/programmes being implemented by the Government in the field of education in Maharashtra especially in the rural areas of the State;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries who have benefited from such schemes during the last five years in Maharashtra, year-wise and district-wise especially Beed and Washim Yavatmal Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituencies;
- (c) whether the Government has adopted integrated approach for the implementation of the schemes to ensure efficiency and effective results of the said schemes and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the major challenges being faced by the Government in implementing the above schemes which include delay in fund disbursement, lack of infrastructure, shortage of trained teachers and issues related to access in remote areas;
- (e)  whether  any  evaluation  or  impact  assessment  studies  have  been  conducted  by  the Government to measure the effectiveness of these schemes; and
- (f) if so, the findings thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (f): Education being in  the  Concurrent  List,  enhancing  the  quality  of  education  is  the responsibility of both the Central and State Governments. However, recognizing the need for central  assistance,  the  Central  Government  has  implemented  various  centrally  sponsored schemes  including Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RUSA)  for  supporting  State Governments.

The Department of Higher Education is implementing RUSA, 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) for the period

2023-24 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs. 12926.10 crore, including the committed liabilities of the earlier phases of RUSA, to cater to the needs of educationally unserved/ underserved areas.

Under PM-USHA, a total of 61 units for a total amount of Rs. 814.24 crore have been approved in the State of Maharashtra, including 4 units amounting to Rs. 25 crore in the districts of Beed, Washim and Yavatmal districts. The district wise details of units approved in Maharashtra under PM-USHA  are  at Annexure .  Under  the  scheme,  support  is  provided  to  States/UTs  for strengthening  infrastructure,  including  construction  of  hostels,  academic  and  administrative buildings, laboratories, and other facilities required for improving access to and quality of higher education.

Under PM-USHA, the State of Maharashtra has onboarded the SNA-SPARSH model of PFMS in the financial year 2024-25. Under the SNA-SPARSH model, funds are released 'just in time', and vendors and beneficiaries receive direct payments through daily sanction releases based on the submission of bills on the PFMS portal.

Under the scheme, for continuation of PM-USHA in its next phase, a third-party evaluation was conducted  by  the  Indian  Institute  of  Public  Administration  (IIPA)  in  August  2025,  which recommended continuation of the scheme.

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ANNXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) to (F) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1507  DATED  09.02.2026  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BAJRANG  MANOHAR SONWANE  AND  SHRI  SANJAY  UTTAMRAO  DESHMUKH,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES IN EDUCATION

## Details of support to Districts in Maharashtra under PM-USHA

| S. No.   | Districts                              | No. of units approved   |   Total Amount Approved (Rs. Crore) |
|----------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1        | Ahmednagar                             | 1                       |                                5    |
| 2        | Akola                                  | 2                       |                               10    |
| 3        | Amravati                               | 3                       |                               30    |
| 4        | Aurangabad                             | 3                       |                               14.99 |
| 5        | Beed                                   | 1                       |                                4.99 |
| 6        | Bhandara                               | 1                       |                                5    |
| 7        | Buldhana                               | 1                       |                                4.98 |
| 8        | Chandrapur                             | 1                       |                                5    |
| 9        | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) | 1                       |                              100    |
| 10       | Dhule                                  | 1                       |                                5    |
| 11       | Gadchiroli                             | 3                       |                              114.98 |
| 12       | Gondia                                 | 1                       |                                5    |
| 13       | Hingoli                                | 1                       |                                5    |
| 14       | Jalgaon                                | 2                       |                               25    |
| 15       | Jalna                                  | 2                       |                               10    |
| 16       | Kolhapur                               | 3                       |                               29.36 |
| 17       | Latur                                  | 2                       |                                9.77 |
| 18       | Mumbai                                 | 4                       |                              145    |
| 19       | Mumbai Suburban                        | 1                       |                                5    |
| 20       | Nagpur                                 | 2                       |                               25    |
| 21       | Nanded                                 | 4                       |                               35    |
| 22       | Nandurbar                              | 2                       |                               12.78 |
| 23       | Nashik                                 | 1                       |                                5    |
| 24       | Osmanabad                              | 2                       |                               14.34 |
| 25       | Palghar                                | 1                       |                                5    |
| 26       | Parbhani                               | 1                       |                                5    |
| 27       | Pune                                   | 1                       |                                5    |
| 28       | Raigad                                 | 1                       |                                5    |
| 29       | Ratnagiri                              | 1                       |                                5    |
| 30       | Sangli                                 | 1                       |                                5    |
| 31       | Satara                                 | 1                       |                                5    |
| 32       | Sindhudurg                             | 1                       |                                5    |
| 33       | Solapur                                | 3                       |                              110    |
| 34       | Thane                                  | 1                       |                                5    |
| 35       | Wardha                                 | 1                       |                                5    |
| 36       | Washim                                 | 2                       |                               15    |
| 37       | Yavatmal                               | 1                       |                                5    |
|          | Total                                  | 61                      |                              806.18 |
|          | MMER                                   |                         |                                8.06 |
| Grand    | Total                                  |                         |                              814.24 |