(a) whether any assessment of the requirement of funds for implementing a comprehensive agenda for education reforms has been made;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Ministry of Finance agreed to provide the required funds for education reforms; and
(d) if not, the details of the sources through which the remaining amount for educational reforms is likely to be provided?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) to (d): No sir. A token budgetary provision of Rs. 40
crore has been made for the educational reforms’ schemes
like Establishment of Educational Tribunals, Establishment
of an independent Accreditation Authority in the annual plan
2010-11. Several schemes are, in addition, being
implemented by University Grants Commission (UGC) and All
India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) including for
Faculty Development, Setting up of Inter University Centres,
etc. which contribute towards academic reforms. The plan
allocation of UGC & AICTE during 2010-11 is Rs. 4390 crore
and Rs. 220 crore respectively which includes funds for the
schemes meant for implementing reform agenda.