Lok Sabha Question No. 12 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Funds to Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DILIP PATEL

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 12 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

## Funds to Universities

## 12. SHRI DILIP PATEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has allocated funds to various universities in the State of Gujarat, during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, university- wise and year-wise; and
- (c) the number of posts of lecturers and professors sanctioned by the University Grants Commission in various universities in the State?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) & (b): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that it has allocated funds  to  10  universities  in  the  State  of  Gujarat  during  the  last  three  years.    The allocation for XIIth Plan period, University-wise, is as follows:

| Name of the University   | Name of the University                                      | Allocation (2013-14 to 2015-16)   |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                          |                                                             | (Rs.in crores)                    |
| 1.                       | Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Bhavangar | 12.26                             |
| 2.                       | Gujarat University, Ahmedabad                               | 17.16                             |
| 3.                       | M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara                         | 24.06                             |
| 4.                       | North Gujarat University, Patan                             | 10.69                             |
| 5.                       | Sardar Patel University, Vallabha Vidyanagar                | 12.52                             |
| 6.                       | Saurashtra University, Rajkot                               | 13.27                             |
| 7.                       | South Gujarat University, Surat                             | 15.67                             |
| 8.                       | Gujarat National Law University, Ahmedabad (Gujarat)        | 8.57                              |
| 9.                       | Central University of Gujarat                               | 96.80                             |
| 10.                      | Gujarat Vidyapeeth (Deemed University)                      | 11.65                             |
| Total                    | Total                                                       | 222.65                            |

Under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) seven State Public Universities in the State of Gujarat have been approved for infrastructure development grants during the last three years. The Central share of these grants, released year-wise, during the last three years is as follows:

| Name of University                         | 2014-15        | 2015-16        | 2016-17        | Total          |
|--------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|                                            | (Rs.in crores) | (Rs.in crores) | (Rs.in crores) | (Rs.in crores) |
| KSKV Kachchh University                    | 1.625          | -              | 7.375          | 9.00           |
| The Maharaja Sayajirao University          | 1.625          | 5.1875         | -              | 6.8125         |
| Sardar Patel University                    | 1.625          | -              | 7.375          | 9.00           |
| Veer Narmada South Gujarat University      | 1.625          | -              | 7.375          | 9.00           |
| Saurashtra University                      | 1.625          | 5.1875         | -              | 6.8125         |
| Gujarat University                         | -              | 3.00           | -              | 3.00           |
| Hemchandraacharya North Gujarat University | -              | 3.00           | -              | 3.00           |
| Total                                      | 8.125          | 16.375         | 22.125         | 46.625         |

(c):  The  UGC  has  further  informed  that  it  has  sanctioned  84  Lecturer/Assistant Professor posts and 21 posts of Professor in the Central University of Gujarat. Further, the  UGC  has  sanctioned  122  posts  of  Assistant  Professor,  33  posts  of  Associate Professor and 21 posts of Professor in Gujarat Vidyapeeth. Teaching posts in the State Universities are sanctioned and maintained by the State Government concerned.

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