(a) whether there is a shortage of funds for expansion and improvement in quality of higher
education;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds sanctioned/utilized during the last three
year; and
(c) the detailed share of private sector in total expenditure on higher education during the
last three years?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’)
(a) : No, Sir. The funds required for expansion and improvement in quality of higher
education are provided through budgetary support and Higher Education Financing Agency
(HEFA). HEFA is a Non-Banking Finance Company set up by the Government to fund the
infrastructure requirements of Central Educational Institutions.
(b) : The budget allocation and expenditure of the Department of Higher Education,
Ministry of Human Resource Development during the last three years is as given below:
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(Rs. in crores)
Year
Allocation
Actual Expenditure
Budget Estimates Revised Estimates
2016-17 28840.00 29703.20 29026.47
2017-18 33329.70 34862.46 33614.23
2018-19 35010.29 33512.11 31916.03
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(c) : The data regarding share of private sector in total expenditure on higher education
is not maintained in the Ministry of Human Resource Development.