Lok Sabha Question No. 1208 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Heritage Status
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1208 TO BE ANSWERED ON. 07.12.2015

## Heritage Status

## 1208.  SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  aims  at  conserving  the  old college campus and award them special heritage status;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the list of proposals received from various colleges in the country, State-wise;
- (c) whether UGC has awarded heritage status to some of the colleges;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to provide special grants for upgradation and maintaining the old structures in the heritage status provided college campus and the funds earmarked for the current year for such college campus?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a):  Yes, Madam.
- (b)  to  (d):    The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  informed  that  it  has launched a scheme during the XII plan to provide Heritage Grants to universities and colleges  which  are  more  than  100  years  old  and  accorded  the  Special  Heritage Status  by  the  UGC.    The  guidelines  of  the  scheme  of  'Granting  Special  Heritage Status  to  Universities  and  Colleges'  are  available  at  http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/ 4170650\_Guidelines-for-Heritage.pdf. The proposals of 60 colleges were considered by  the  UGC  under  the  scheme  and  19  colleges  were  approved/selected  for  this purpose.  The  State-wise  number  of  proposals  of  eligible  colleges  considered  and approved is at Annexure.
- (e):    The  scheme  guidelines  have  provision  for  grants  for  conservation  work  and offering short term certificate or diploma programme in any of the heritage branches. This is however dependent on the specific institutional requirements and evaluation by the UGC Expert Committee. As on date 19 Colleges have been recommended for funding under the scheme. The allocated grant is released as per availability of fund. A  total  of  Rs.2505.58  lakhs  has  been  allocated  to  these  colleges.    The  details  of grants allocated to these colleges, college-wise, is at http://www.ugc.ac.in/ pdfnews/8647293\_Heritage-website.pdf.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NUMBER  1208  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  07.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING HERITAGE STATUS Annexure

| S.No.   | Name of the State   |   No. of Proposals (college) considered | No. of proposals (College) approved   |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Assam               |                                       1 | 1                                     |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh      |                                       6 | -                                     |
| 3.      | Bihar               |                                       2 | 1                                     |
| 4.      | Gujarat             |                                       1 | -                                     |
| 5       | Haryana             |                                       1 | 1                                     |
| 6.      | Himachal Pradesh    |                                       1 | 1                                     |
| 7.      | Jammu and Kashmir   |                                       2 | 1                                     |
| 8.      | Karnataka           |                                       3 | 1                                     |
| 9.      | Kerala              |                                       8 | 2                                     |
| 10.     | Madhya Pradesh      |                                       4 | 1                                     |
| 11.     | Maharashtra         |                                       5 | 3                                     |
| 12.     | Punjab              |                                       4 | 2                                     |
| 13.     | Rajasthan           |                                       2 | -                                     |
| 14      | Tamil Nadu          |                                       6 | 1                                     |
| 15      | Uttar Pradesh       |                                       8 | 2                                     |
| 16      | Uttarakhand         |                                       1 | -                                     |
| 17.     | West Bengal         |                                       5 | 2                                     |
|         | TOTAL               |                                      60 | 19                                    |

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