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Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)
Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS)
launched in
2013
providing strategic
funding to eligible state higher educational institutions.
The central funding (i
n the ratio of 60:40 for general category States, 90:10 for special category states and 100% for union territories) would be norm based and outcome dependen
t.
The funding would
flow from the central ministry through the state governments/union territories to the State Higher Education Councils
before reaching the identified institutions.
The
funding to states
would be made on the basis of
critical appraisal of State Higher Education Plans, which would describe each state’s strategy to address issues of equity, access and excellence in higher education.
The salient
objectives
of RUSA are to;
Improve the overall quality of state institutions by ensuring conformity to prescribed norms and standards and adopt
accreditation as a mandatory quality assurance framework.
Usher transformative reforms in the
state higher education system by creating a facilitating institutional structure for planning and monitoring at the state level, promoting autonomy in S
tate Universities and improving governance in institutions.
Ensure reforms in the affiliation, academic and examination systems.
Ensure adequate availability of quality faculty in all higher educational institutions and ensure capacity building at all levels of employment.
Create an enabling atmosphere in the higher educational institutions to devote themselves to research and innovations.
Expand the institutional base by creating additional capacity in existing institutions and establishing new institutions, in order to achieve enrolment targets.
Correct regional imbalances in access to higher education by setting up institutions in unserved & underserved areas.
Improve equity in higher education by providing adequate opportunities of higher education to SC/STs and socially and educationally backward classes; promote inclusion of women, minorities, and differently abled persons.
Components
RUSA would create
new universities
through
upgradation of existing autonomous colleges and conversion of colleges in a cluster.
It would create
new model degree colleges, new professional colleges and provide infrastructural support to universities and colleges.
In order to
enhance skill development the existing central scheme of Polytechnics has been subsumed within RUSA.
Faculty recruitment support, faculty improvements programmes and leadership development of educational administrators are also an important part of the scheme.
A
separate component to synergise vocational education
with higher education has also been included in RUSA.
RUSA also suppo
rts reforming, restructuring and building capacity of institutions in participating stat
e.
primary components of RUSA
that capture the key action and funding areas that must be pursued for the fulfilment of the targets:
Up gradation of existing autonomous colleges to Universities
Conversion of colleges to Cluster Universities
Infrastructure grants to Universities
New Model Colleges (General)
Upgradation of existing degree colleges to model colleges
New Colleges (Professional)
Infrastructure grants to colleges
Research, innovation and quality improvement
Equity initiatives
Faculty Recruitment Support
Faculty improvements
Vocationalisation of Higher Education
Leadership Development of Educational Administrators
Institutional restructuring & reforms
Capacity building & preparation, data collection & planning
The Government has approved the scheme of
Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)
for continuation
till 31.03.2026 or till further review, whichever is earlier.
Major impact and Targets
RUSA 3.0
New phase of RUSA targets to reach out the unserved, underserved areas; remote/ rural areas; difficult geographies; LWE areas; NER; aspirational districts, tier-2 cities, areas with low GER etc., and to benefit the most disadvantaged areas and SEDGs.
RUSA 2.0 targets
Increase the spending of States on higher education as a % of GSDP to 2% or above.
Ensure all the State Institutions are NAAC Accredited by the end of March 2020 as a part of mandatory quality assurance framework.
Reduce the student-teacher ratio to 15:1 in Institutions by the end of March 2020. Increasing the National GER to 32% by March 2022
Ensure growth of GER with more inclusion of disadvantaged groups (SC/ST/Women); Ensure that all the States participate in AISHE and data pertaining to all State institutions is furnished.
Ensure that the number of colleges affiliated to State Universities reduce to 200.
RUSA 1.0
To achieve the
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) target of of 25.2% by the end of 12th Plan and 32% by the end of 13th Plan
Financial outlay
RUSA 3.0
The Government has approved the scheme of
Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) for continuation till 31.03.2026
or till further review, whichever is earlier.
The proposal entails an
expenditure of Rs. 12929.16 crore out of which Central Share is Rs. 8120.97 crores and the State Share is of Rs. 4808.19 crores.
It has been envisaged to support around 1
600 projects under the new phase of the scheme.
RUSA 2.0
A financial outlay of
Rs 7100 crores has been earmarked for 3 years beginning 2017-18 to 2019-20
. The project cost in th
e public funded institutions for all sub-components is shared betwee
n the Central Government and State Governm
ents in the ratio of 90:10 for North-Eastern States, J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, 60:40 for other States and UTs with Legislature and 100:0 for UTs without Le
gislature.