Lok Sabha Question No. 2394 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Funds under RUSA
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2394 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST   AUGUST, 2016

## Funds under RUSA

2394 . SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  has  accepted  the  State  Government  of  Odisha's proposal for funding Government Engineering/Professional colleges under component seven (infrastructure grant to colleges) of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA); (b) if so, the details thereof; (c)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  no  specific  provision  in  the  RUSA guidelines,  bars  Government  Engineering/  Professional  Colleges  from  receiving funds under the said component of RUSA; (d)  the  details  of  norms  fixed  by  the  Government  for  funding  of  GovernmentTechnical  Institutions  and  constituent  colleges  of  Government  universities  under RUSA; and (e) the total number of Government colleges and constituent colleges of universities run by State Governments selected for funding under component seven of RUSA,

- State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a)  &  (b):  Yes,  Madam.  In  the  8 th meeting  of  the  Project  Approval  Board  (PAB),  7 government  engineering  colleges  in  Odisha  namely,  (i)  College  of  Engineering  & Technology, Bhubaneswar; (ii) Indira  Gandhi Institute  of  Technology,  Sarang;    (iii) Parala  Maharaja  Engineering  College,  Berhampur;  (iv)  Government  College  of Engineering,  Kalahandi;  (v)  Government  College  of  Engineering,  Keonjhar;  (vi) Institute of Management and Information Technology, Cuttack; and (vii) College of IT

and Management Education, Bhubaneswar were approved under component seven

(infrastructure grant to colleges) of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA). (c)  &  (d):  As  per  RUSA  norms,  funding  to  colleges  under  component  seven  is prioritised on the basis of accreditation status, antiquity, whether they are included under  section  12B  of  the  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  Act,  1956  or  not; whether despite being included under section 12B, they have received funding from UGC or not; etc. Based on the needs, assessment and prioritisation made by the States in their State Higher Education Plans (SHEPs), funding to Professional/Engineering colleges are considered by the PAB. (e):  A  total  of  1209  colleges  have  been  approved  by  the  PAB  of  RUSA  under component seven. State/UT-wise details are annexed.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2394 for 1 st August, 2016 regarding Funds under RUSA asked by Shri Baijayant Jay Panda, Hon'ble Member of Parliament

| Units approved by RUSA PAB under Infrastructure Grants to Colleges   | Units approved by RUSA PAB under Infrastructure Grants to Colleges   | Units approved by RUSA PAB under Infrastructure Grants to Colleges   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl . No                                                              | State/UT                                                             | Units                                                                |
| 1.                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                       | 56                                                                   |
| 2.                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                    | 7                                                                    |
| 3.                                                                   | Assam                                                                | 87                                                                   |
| 4.                                                                   | Bihar                                                                | 34                                                                   |
| 5.                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                         | 54                                                                   |
| 6.                                                                   | Goa                                                                  | 18                                                                   |
| 7.                                                                   | Gujarat                                                              | 37                                                                   |
| 8.                                                                   | Haryana                                                              | 17                                                                   |
| 9.                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                     | 46                                                                   |
| 10.                                                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                                                      | 22                                                                   |
| 11.                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                            | 30                                                                   |
| 12.                                                                  | Karnataka                                                            | 92                                                                   |
| 13.                                                                  | Kerala                                                               | 17                                                                   |
| 14.                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                       | 30                                                                   |
| 15.                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                          | 5                                                                    |
| 16.                                                                  | Manipur                                                              | 20                                                                   |
| 17.                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                            | 15                                                                   |
| 18.                                                                  | Mizoram                                                              | 21                                                                   |
| 19.                                                                  | Nagaland                                                             | 15                                                                   |
| 20.                                                                  | Odisha                                                               | 115                                                                  |
| 21.                                                                  | Punjab                                                               | 38                                                                   |
| 22.                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                            | 100                                                                  |
| 23.                                                                  | Sikkim                                                               | 6                                                                    |
| 24.                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                           | 65                                                                   |
| 25.                                                                  | Telangana                                                            | 33                                                                   |
| 26.                                                                  | Tripura                                                              | 11                                                                   |
| 27.                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                        | 96                                                                   |
| 28.                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                          | 30                                                                   |
| 29.                                                                  | West Bengal                                                          | 76                                                                   |
| 30.                                                                  | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                          | 3                                                                    |
| 31.                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                           | 0                                                                    |
| 32.                                                                  | Delhi                                                                | 0                                                                    |
| 33.                                                                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                 | 0                                                                    |
| 34.                                                                  | Daman And Diu                                                        | 2                                                                    |
| 35.                                                                  | Puducherry                                                           | 11                                                                   |
|                                                                      | Total                                                                | 1209                                                                 |