(a) the criteria adopted for granting funds to State
Universities;
(b) whether the State Universities are getting less grants
from the University Grants Commission as compared to the
fully financed Central Universities;
(c) if so, the factual position in this regard; and
(d) the action proposed to be taken to enhance the grants
to the State Universities so that they could meet their
requirements?
THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND OCEAN DEVELOPMENT (DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI)
(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE
LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 127 TO BE ANSWERED ON
27.11.2001 REGARDING GRANTS TO STATE UNIVERSITIES ASKED BY
SHRI JAIBHAN SINGH PAWAIYA AND SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN
(a): According to the information furnished by University
Grants Commission, (UGC), a State University is eligible to
receive financial assistance from UGC provided it is
recognized for Central assistance in terms of Section 12(B)
of the UGC Act. All eligible State Universities receive
financial assistance from UGC under Normal Development
Scheme on plan-to-plan basis. In addition, the universities
are also considered to receive grants for certain special
schemes meant for universities, provided they satisfy the
conditions laid down in the respective guidelines.
The quantum of development assistance provided to such
universities during the 9th plan period was decided on the
basis of some parameters like age of the University; student
enrolment at different levels (i.e. Undergraduate,
Postgraduate and Research levels); number of departments;
number of faculty; enrolment of women students; enrolment of
students belonging to SC/ST categories; and location of the
university.
(b) & (c): Central Universities are established by Acts of
Parliament and State Universities by Acts of State
Legislatures. Development and maintenance expenditure of
Central Universities is met by the Central Government
through UGC and that of the State Universities is met by the
respective State Governments. The UGC, as a supplement,
provides only the development grant to the eligible State
Universities as per the prescribed norms and subject to the
availability of resources. The parameters for considering
the proposals under special schemes for both the Central
Universities and State Universities are the same.
(d): The allocation to State Universities is proposed to
be enhanced in the 10th Plan.