Union Cabinet Approves 8 New Professional Colleges for Backward States; RUSA to Continue

Last week, Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Mr. Prakash Javadekar announced that the Union Cabinet has given its approval for some of the major proposals made by theMHRD. The major approvals given by theUnion Cabinetare elaborated below.

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Major Approvals Given by Union Cabinet in Education Sector: -

• The Union Cabinet has agreed to continueRUSA (Rashtriya Uchchtar Shiksha Abhiyan)scheme.
• The outlay of RUSA has been increased to Rs. 7,100 crore for three years (2017-18 to 2018-20).
• Ten central or state universities with aNAAC scoreof above 3.5 will be granted Rs. 100 crore each under Graded Autonomy Scheme.
• Similarly, 20 states will be granted Rs. 50 crore each for creatingresearch clustersin their respective states.
• 70 new model degree colleges will be set up in educationally backward districts. The government will provide a grant of Rs. 12 crores each for 70 new model degree colleges.
• The government will grant Rs. 4 crores each to 75 degree colleges to upgrade intomodel degree colleges.
• Educationally backward states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh will geteight new professional colleges. Each professional college will be provided with a grant of Rs. 26 crores each.
• A total number of 750 colleges will be provided Rs. 2 crores each for upgrading academic infrastructures like the library, research labs, classrooms etc.
• A total number of 15 states will be allocated Rs. 5 crore each for setting up hostels for SC/ ST girl students.

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