Lok Sabha Question No. 339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Grants to Universities/Colleges
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BIRENDRA KUMAR CHOUDHARY, OM BIRLA, CHARANJEET SINGH RORI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †339

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015

**Grants to Universities/Colleges**

†339.  SHRI BIRENDRA KUMAR CHOUDHARY:

SHRI OM BIRLA:

SHRI CHARANJEET SINGH RORI:

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

(a) the details of grants sanctioned and released by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to the universities and colleges in the country during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(b) the details of major heads under which the grants were utilised;

(c) whether any discrepancies have been found or complaints have been received regarding misuse of these grants during the above period; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken against the universities/colleges or officials found guilty for the misuse?

##### ANSWER

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that grants have been issued to various universities and colleges under plan heads mainly for utilization for construction activities and other infrastructure development like books & journals, equipments and campus development while under non plan head for payment of salaries, pensionary benefits and non-salary expenditure. The details of grants sanctioned and released by the UGC to various Central Universities, Deemed to be Universities, State Universities and Colleges fit to receive central grants under section 2(f) and 12B of UGC Act, 1956 in the country during the last three years and the current year, State-wise is enclosed at **Annexure –I.**

(c) & (d): Yes, Madam. The UGC has informed that there are four complaints of misuse of grants and other misdemeanours against some Heads of the Central Educational Institutions. The details of the complaints and action taken are at A **nnexure –II.**

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**Annexure-I**

**STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a) & (b) of LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 339 DUE FOR REPLY ON 22-07-2015 ASKED BY SHRI BIRENDRA KUMAR CHOUDHARY, SHRI OM BIRLA, SHRI CHANRANJEET SINGH RORI, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING GRANTS TO UNIVERSITIES / COLLEGES.**

| STATEMENT INDICATING GRANT RELEASED UNDER PLAN AND NON-PLAN TO CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR   |                                                   |                                    |             |             |             |            |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
| **Sl. No.**                                                                                                                    | **Name of the State**                             | **Grant Released  (In Rs. Lakhs)** |             |             |             |            |
|                                                                                                                                |                                                   | **2012-13**                        | **2013-14** | **2014-15** | **2015-16** | **Total**  |
|                                                                                                                                | **NON-NER CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES**                  |                                    |             |             |             |            |
| 1                                                                                                                              | **Andhra Pradesh**                                | 38492.58                           | 35027.08    | 34903.10    | 7481.08     | 115903.84  |
| 2                                                                                                                              | **Chattisgarh**                                   | 8319.62                            | 5540.62     | 4276.56     | 1422.50     | 19559.30   |
| 3                                                                                                                              | **Delhi**                                         | 99738.27                           | 137787.77   | 109028.61   | 18881.02    | 365435.67  |
| 4                                                                                                                              | **Madhya Pradesh**                                | 16618.00                           | 24480.23    | 30778.44    | 1535.76     | 73412.43   |
| 5                                                                                                                              | **Maharashtra**                                   | 5565.12                            | 3662.56     | 1849.60     | 778.27      | 11855.55   |
| 6                                                                                                                              | **Puducherry**                                    | 14012.02                           | 12026.11    | 9839.07     | 1957.65     | 37834.85   |
| 7                                                                                                                              | **Uttarakhand**                                   | 9180.31                            | 12264.01    | 9537.18     | 3446.96     | 34428.46   |
| 8                                                                                                                              | **Uttar Pradesh**                                 | 180490.79                          | 176410.82   | 168657.89   | 29272.39    | 554831.89  |
| 9                                                                                                                              | **West Bengal**                                   | 15526.24                           | 22115.68    | 20669.99    | 3177.91     | 61489.82   |
|                                                                                                                                | **NEW CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES**                      |                                    |             |             |             |            |
| 10                                                                                                                             | **Bihar**                                         | 2030.00                            | 8718.00     | 7500.00     | 0.00        | 18248.00   |
| 11                                                                                                                             | **Gujarat**                                       | 3175.00                            | 3546.47     | 5076.01     | 0.00        | 11797.48   |
| 12                                                                                                                             | **Haryana**                                       | 2565.00                            | 11000.00    | 5500.00     | 0.00        | 19065.00   |
| 13                                                                                                                             | **Himachal Pradesh**                              | 2575.00                            | 525.00      | 0.00        | 4498.76     | 7598.76    |
| 14                                                                                                                             | **Jammu & Kashmir**                           | 3818.75                            | 10500.00    | 19654.25    | 0.00        | 33973.00   |
| 15                                                                                                                             | **Jharkhand**                                     | 5075.00                            | 7950.00     | 2500.00     | 1500.00     | 17025.00   |
| 16                                                                                                                             | **Karnataka**                                     | 2575.00                            | 0.00        | 11842.25    | 0.00        | 14417.25   |
| 17                                                                                                                             | **Kerala**                                        | 5375.00                            | 3625.00     | 16510.00    | 0.00        | 25510.00   |
| 18                                                                                                                             | **Odhisha**                                       | 2531.25                            | 525.00      | 7256.25     | 0.00        | 10312.50   |
| 19                                                                                                                             | **Punjab**                                        | 3075.00                            | 5989.00     | 13436.00    | 0.00        | 22500.00   |
| 20                                                                                                                             | **Rajasthan**                                     | 11031.25                           | 11500.00    | 6580.94     | 633.32      | 29745.51   |
| 21                                                                                                                             | **Tamil Nadu**                                    | 10031.25                           | 6000.00     | 8988.75     | 3040.00     | 28060.00   |
|                                                                                                                                | **NER CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES**                      |                                    |             |             |             |            |
| 22                                                                                                                             | **Assam**                                         | 17226.39                           | 11664.56    | 12310.70    | 2393.12     | 43594.77   |
| 23                                                                                                                             | **Arunachal Pradesh**                             | 6431.11                            | 4231.77     | 3992.69     | 1042.94     | 15698.51   |
| 24                                                                                                                             | **Manipur**                                       | 9206.11                            | 8891.69     | 9449.36     | 1510.20     | 29057.36   |
| 25                                                                                                                             | **Meghalaya**                                     | 14736.85                           | 13957.70    | 16350.07    | 2658.80     | 47703.42   |
| 26                                                                                                                             | **Mizoram**                                       | 11711.30                           | 6287.82     | 8734.86     | 1571.47     | 28305.45   |
| 27                                                                                                                             | **Nagaland**                                      | 5571.76                            | 6699.34     | 8232.74     | 1550.28     | 22054.12   |
| 28                                                                                                                             | **Sikkim**                                        | 5672.50                            | 4000.00     | 6520.29     | 0.00        | 16192.79   |
| 29                                                                                                                             | **Tripura**                                       | 4285.18                            | 5453.42     | 5419.80     | 984.39      | 16142.79   |
|                                                                                                                                | **GRAND TOTAL (NON-NER CUs + NEW CUs + NER CUs)** | 516641.65                          | 560379.65   | 565395.40   | 89336.82    | 1731753.52 |

| STATUS OF TOTAL PLAN GRANT RELEASED TO IDENTIFIED DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITIES DURING XII PLAN PERIOD (2012-13 TO 2015-16 AS ON 16.07.2015)   |                |                                    |                                    |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| SN                                                                                                                                         | State/UT       | Plan grants allocated and released | Plan grants allocated and released |
| SN                                                                                                                                         | State/UT       | Allocation for XII Plan            | Released                           |
| 1                                                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh | 4014.2715                          | 4014.2715                          |
| 2                                                                                                                                          | Delhi          | 4282.39                            | 2883.07                            |
| 3                                                                                                                                          | Gujarat        | 1177.45                            | 777.04                             |
| 4                                                                                                                                          | Maharashtra    | 5520.28                            | 13861.48                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                          | Rajasthan      | 14994.3915                         | 21535.8615                         |
| 6                                                                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu     | 4592.38                            | 3185.17                            |
| 7                                                                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh  | 34581.163                          | 46256.893                          |
| 8                                                                                                                                          | Uttarakhand    | Not allocated                      | 1100.00                            |
| 9                                                                                                                                          | West Bengal    | 2000.00                            | 1924.00                            |

| SN   | State          | Maintenance grants released to Deemed to be Universities    | Maintenance grants released to Deemed to be Universities    | Maintenance grants released to Deemed to be Universities    | Maintenance grants released to Deemed to be Universities    | Maintenance grants released to Deemed to be Universities    |
|------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| SN   | State          | 2012-13                                                     | 2013-14                                                     | 2014-15                                                     | 2015-16                                                     | Total                                                       |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh | 16.85                                                       | 16.80                                                       | 19.44                                                       | 7.61                                                        | 60.70                                                       |
| 2    | Delhi          | 16.850                                                      | 16.8                                                        | 19.44                                                       | 7.61                                                        | 60.7                                                        |
| 3    | Gujarat        | 28.38                                                       | 26.51                                                       | 29.58                                                       | 11.48                                                       | 95.95                                                       |
| 4    | Maharashtra    | 56.02                                                       | 44.47                                                       | 55.44                                                       | 14.23                                                       | 170.16                                                      |
| 5    | Tamil Nadu     | 118.1                                                       | 104.58                                                      | 123.9                                                       | 40.93                                                       | 387.51                                                      |
| 6    | Uttar Pradesh  | 18.65                                                       | 21.60                                                       | 21.61                                                       | 7.78                                                        | 69.64                                                       |
| 7    | Uttarakhand    | 28.30                                                       | 27.30                                                       | 28.41                                                       | 11.17                                                       | 95.18                                                       |

Statement showing the position of grant Allocated & released year wise and expenditure reported in respect of **State Universities** under General Development Assistance Scheme during XII Plan Period (2012 - 2015).

**(Rs. In Lakh)**

| **S.No.**   | **Name of the University**   | **XII Plan Allocation**   | **Grant Released**   |              |             | **Total Grant Released**   |
|-------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|--------------|-------------|----------------------------|
|             |                              |                           | 2012-13              | 2013-14      | 2014-15     |                            |
| 1.          | **ANDHRA PRADESH**           | **21498.00**              | **2759.42**          | **5839.78**  | **1008.2**  | **9607.40**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 2.          | **Assam**                    | **3272.10**               | **506.24**           | **802.56**   |             | **1308.80**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 3.          | **Bihar**                    | **11743.00**              | **1794.11**          | **2903.09**  |             | **4697.20**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| **4.**      | **CHHATISGARH**              | **3194.00**               | **464.37**           | **813.23**   |             | **1277.60**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 5.          | **DELHI**                    | **4083.00**               | **245.63**           | **1387.57**  |             | **1633.20**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 6.          | **GOA**                      | **1513.00**               | **253.12**           | **352.08**   | **-**       | **605.20**                 |
| 7.          |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 8.          | **Gujarat**                  | **11420.00**              | **1921.61**          | **2770.14**  |             | **4568.00**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 9.          | **Haryana**                  | **8369.00**               | **1008.76**          | **2338.84**  |             | **3347.60**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 10.         | **Himachal Pradesh**         | **1441.00**               | **253.13**           | **323.27**   |             | **576.40**                 |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              | -           |                            |
| 11.         | **JAMMU & KASHMIR**      | **5669.00**               | **753.13**           | **1514.47**  |             | **2267.60**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 12.         | **Jharkhand**                | **3827.00**               | **485.34**           | **1045.46**  |             | **1530.80**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 13.         | **Karnataka**                | **15484.00**              | **1910.73**          | **4282.87**  |             | **6193.60**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 14.         | **Kerala**                   | **8498.00**               | **1473.41**          | **1925.79**  |             | **3399.20**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 15.         | **Madhya Pradesh**           | **11381.00**              | **1730.63**          | **2821.77**  |             | **4552.40**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 16.         | **MAHARASHTRA**              | **18480.00**              | **2378.64**          | **5013.36**  |             | **7392.50**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 17.         | **Orissa**                   | **9326.00**               | **1279.82**          | **2450.58**  |             | **3730.40**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 18.         | **Punjab**                   | **6576.00**               | **908.63**           | **1721.77**  |             | **2630.40**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 19.         | **Rajasthan**                | **8285.00**               | **985.51**           | **2328.49**  |             | **3314.00**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 20.         | **Tamil Nadu**               | **19002.00**              | **2663.74**          | **4865.06**  |             | **7600.80**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 21.         | **UTTAR PRADESH**            | **14279.00**              | **2249.28**          | **3462.32**  | **380.20**  | **6091.80**                |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| 22.         | **UTTRAKHAND**               | **2248.00**               | **356.56**           | **542.64**   |             | **899.20**                 |
|             |                              |                           |                      |              |             |                            |
| **23.**     | **West Bengal**              | **17407.00**              | **2694.87**          | **4267.93**  |             | **6962.80**                |
|             | **Grand Total**              | **206995.10**             | **29076.68**         | **53773.07** | **1388.40** | **84186.90**               |

**State wise Grants Sanctioned to Colleges during XII plan by Regional Offices.**

| S.NO.   | Name of the state         | No. of Colleges assisted   | Grant Sanctioned   | Grant Sanctioned   | Grant Sanctioned   | Grant Sanctioned   | Grant Sanctioned   |
|---------|---------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|         |                           |                            | 2012-13            | 2013-14            | 2014-15            | 2015-16            | Total              |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh            | 364                        | 92.00              | 90.41              | 37.38              | 0.38               | 220.17             |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 6                          | 2.89               | 2.79               | 1.52               | -                  | 7.2                |
| 3       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 2                          | 0.03               | 0.08               | 0.15               | -                  | 0.26               |
| 4.      | Assam                     | 271                        | 113.07             | 89.65              | 52.99              | -                  | 255.71             |
| 5.      | Bihar                     | 370                        | 65.53              | 60.29              | 27.33              | 0.26               | 153.41             |
| 6.      | Chhattisgarh              | 112                        | 17.26              | 16.68              | 8.59               | 0.93               | 43.46              |
| 7.      | Daman Diu                 | 1                          | 0.02               | -                  | -                  | -                  | 0.02               |
| 8.      | Delhi                     | 64                         | 4.46               | 43.65              | 1.51               | 3.19               | 52.81              |
| 9.      | Goa                       | 22                         | 2.25               | 2.49               | 0.92               | -                  | 5.66               |
| 10.     | Gujarat                   | 343                        | 35.10              | 33.69              | 12.85              | -                  | 81.64              |
| 11.     | Haryana                   | 141                        | *****  172.14      | *****  7.19        | 0.83               | 1.41               | 181.57             |
| 12.     | Himachal Pradesh          | 44                         | -                  | -                  | 0.06               | 1.40               | 1.46               |
| 13      | Jammu & Kashmir           | 51                         | -                  | -                  | 0.04               | 1.24               | 1.28               |
| 14.     | Jharkhand                 | 102                        | 15.11              | 14.11              | 06.09              | 0.06               | 35.37              |
| 15.     | Karnataka                 | 359                        | 83.56              | 141.76             | 69.02              | 0.22               | 294.56             |
| 16.     | Kerela                    | 218                        | 67.94              | 111.40             | 59.04              | 0.35               | 238.73             |
| 17      | Madhya Pradesh            | 285                        | 50.84              | 47.71              | 26.50              | 1.00               | 126.05             |
| 18      | Maharashtra               | 898                        | 192.65             | 136.98             | 75.73              | -                  | 405.36             |
| 19.     | Manipur                   | 56                         | 44.70              | 22.97              | 13.91              | -                  | 81.58              |
| 20.     | Meghalaya                 | 27                         | 11.39              | 8.77               | 1.66               | -                  | 21.82              |
| 21.     | Mizoram                   | 24                         | 8.42               | 6.44               | 2.44               | -                  | 17.3               |
| 22      | Nagaland                  | 31                         | 17.59              | 11.83              | 6.46               | -                  | 35.88              |
| 23.     | Odisha                    | 409                        | 59.52              | 59.14              | 34.57              | 0.45               | 153.68             |
| 24      | Puducherry                | 11                         | 1.82               | 1.96               | 0.57               | -                  | 4.35               |
| 25.     | Punjab/Chandigarh         | 203                        | -                  | -                  | 2.17               | 3.20               | 5.37               |
| 26.     | Rajasthan                 | 148                        | 32.37              | 23.23              | 13.30              | 1.29               | 70.19              |
| 27.     | Sikkim                    | 2                          | 0.12               | 0.98               | 0.16               | -                  | 1.26               |
| 28.     | Tamil Nadu                | 256                        | 105.26             | 92.22              | 58.80              | 0.47               | 256.75             |
| 29.     | Telangana                 | 104                        | -                  | -                  | 14.37              | 0.06               | 14.43              |
| 30.     | Tripura                   | 18                         | 2.59               | 3.89               | 1.66               | -                  | 8.14               |
| 31.     | Uttar Pradesh             | 392                        | -                  | -                  | 2.71               | 11.89              | 14.6               |
| 32.     | Uttarakhand               | 40                         | -                  | -                  | 0.10               | 2.07               | 2.17               |
| 33.     | West Bengal               | 398                        | 89.32              | 80.01              | 34.40              | 1.16               | 204.89             |
|         | Total                     | 5772                       | 1287.95            | 1110.32            | 567.83             | 31.03              | 2997.13            |

**(Rs.in crores)**

***** Consolidated expenditure of grant sanctioned to Colleges of the States i.e. Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab/Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand during the year 2012-13 and 2013-14.

**Annexure-II**

**STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN PARTS (c) & (d) of LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 339 DUE FOR REPLY ON 22-07-2015 ASKED BY SHRI BIRENDRA KUMAR CHOUDHARY, SHRI OM BIRLA, SHRI CHANRANJEET SINGH RORI, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING GRANTS TO UNIVERSITIES / COLLEGES.**

|   **Sl. No.** | **Concerned heads of the institution**           | **Allegations**                                                                                                                                | **Action Taken**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|             1 | Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jharkhand | misuse of funds under construction of Buildings and expenditure incurred in the premises                                                       | Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ) is one of the new Central Universities established in 2009. UGC allocated a plan grant of Rs.298.50 crore to this University for the XII Plan period and a grant of Rs.170.00 crore has been released to this University out of this allocation. On the basis of a number of complaints against the then Vice Chancellor and other officers of this University regarding misuse of funds under construction of Buildings and expenditure incurred in the premises, UGC constituted a Fact Finding Committee (FFC) vide Office Order No.74-6/2012(CU) dated 11  th  April, 2014 to look into the complaints / allegations received against senior functionaries of the University. The FFC submitted its report which was forwarded to the MHRD on 5  th  June, 2014 for information and appropriate action. A CBI inquiry is also going on against the University. In view of the complaints, the UGC decided not to release any grant under Capital Head to the University and no non-recurring grant has been released to the University since August, 2013. However, grant is being released to meet the expenses on recurring items and Salary Head of the University employees. |
|             2 | Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad         | Misuse the University’s funds by the Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, for construction of his bungalow costing approx. Rs.1.30 crore. | Forwarded to Registrar, University of Hyderabad for comments. The University has not furnished the specific comments.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

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