(a) whether any grant/ Central assistance has been provided to any university including
Jharkhand;
(b) if so, the total assistance provided to each of the universities during the last three
years;
(c) the criteria for providing the above assistance; and
(d) the names of universities which have not been given assistance alongwith the reasons
therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) & (b): A statement showing the grants paid by the University Grants Commission
(UGC) to Universities including Jharkhand during 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 is at
Annexure.
(c) & (d): Financial assistance is provided by the UGC under Section 12 B of the UGC Act,
1956 to universities which are declared fit to receive Central Assistance,as stipulated by
that Section. Every proposal for financial assistance,received in the UGC from the universities,
is examined as per the provisions of the UGC Guidelines that include,inter-alia, on-the-spot
assessment by an Expert Committee of the UGC,of infrastructure and academic facilities
available in such universities. The decision to provide financial assistance or otherwise is
taken by the UGC upon consideration of the Committee`s recommendations on the merits of each
case.