New Delhi: Replying to questions in the Rajya Sabha, D. Purandeswari Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) has said that as on 16th July, 2009, One hundred twenty-nine institutions have been declared by the Central Government, under section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act 1956, as institutions 'Deemed-to-be-Universities'.
Number of institutions declared as 'Deemed to be Universities' under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 Andhra Pradesh (07),Arunachal Pradesh(01), Bihar (02), Gujarat (02), Haryana (05), Jharkhand
(02), Karnataka (15), Kerala (02), Madhya Pradesh (03), Maharashtra(21), Orissa (02), Puducherry (01), Punjab (03), Rajasthan (08), Tamil Nadu (29), Uttarkhand (04), Uttar Pradesh (10), West Bengal (01),
New Delhi (11)
Institutions 'Deemed to be Universities' are only teaching institutions, and they are not permitted to affiliate any college or institution.
Institutions 'deemed-to-be-universities' have expanded the base of higher education in the country and are offering education and research facilities in various disciplines such as Medical Education, Physical Education, Fisheries Education, Languages, Social Sciences, Population Sciences, Dairy Research, Forest Research, Armament Technology, Maritime Education, Yoga, Music and Information Technology, etc
Replying to another question she said, "The new centrally sponsored scheme called "Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan" is meant to universalize access to secondary education and to improve its quality. The scheme has been launched in March, 2009."
The Government has allocated for the scheme for the 11th Five Year Plan is Rs.20,120 crore. A provision of Rs.1353.98 crore has been made in 2009-10 for this scheme.
The sharing pattern between the centre and the state, for both recurring and non-recurring cost, during the 11th Five Year Plan is 75:25, while for the north-eastern states, the ratio is 90:10.
Information was also given by Purandeswari about world class Universities proposed to be established in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnatak, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.
All these proposed varsities aiming at world class standards would act as exemplars for other universities including Central Universities, in benchmarking standards of teaching and research to those prevailing in the best universities in the world.
Under the Mid-Day meal scheme the Central Government provides 100pc cost of the Food grains, Transportation, Management, Monitoring & Evaluation, One time Central Assistance is provided to States for construction of Kitchen Sheds at Rs.60,000 per unit and Rs.5000 for procurement/replacement of Kitchen Devices for each school covered under MDM Scheme.
Central Assistance for Cooking Cost on sharing basis. At Primary stage the Central Assistance towards cooking cost per child/school day is Rs.1.89 for NER States provided the States contribute minimum 20 paise and Rs. 1.58 for other States/UTs provided the State/UT contribute minimum 50 paise. At Upper Primary stage the Central Assistance towards cooking cost per child/school day is Rs.2.42 for NER States provided the States contribute minimum 20 paise and Rs.2.10 for other States/UTsIt is provided in the guidelines that the food prepared is tasted by 2-3 adults including at least one teacher before it is served to children. As and when, any complaint is brought to the notice of the Government, the concerned State Government/UT Administration is asked to conduct suitable enquiry and to take appropriate action against the responsible person(s) and initiate corrective measures to avoid recurrence of such incidents in future.
All these information were given by D. Purandeswari the Minister of State for Human Resource Development in the Rajya Sabha today.
Number of institutions declared as 'Deemed to be Universities' under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 Andhra Pradesh (07),Arunachal Pradesh(01), Bihar (02), Gujarat (02), Haryana (05), Jharkhand
(02), Karnataka (15), Kerala (02), Madhya Pradesh (03), Maharashtra(21), Orissa (02), Puducherry (01), Punjab (03), Rajasthan (08), Tamil Nadu (29), Uttarkhand (04), Uttar Pradesh (10), West Bengal (01),
New Delhi (11)
Institutions 'Deemed to be Universities' are only teaching institutions, and they are not permitted to affiliate any college or institution.
Institutions 'deemed-to-be-universities' have expanded the base of higher education in the country and are offering education and research facilities in various disciplines such as Medical Education, Physical Education, Fisheries Education, Languages, Social Sciences, Population Sciences, Dairy Research, Forest Research, Armament Technology, Maritime Education, Yoga, Music and Information Technology, etc
Replying to another question she said, "The new centrally sponsored scheme called "Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan" is meant to universalize access to secondary education and to improve its quality. The scheme has been launched in March, 2009."
The Government has allocated for the scheme for the 11th Five Year Plan is Rs.20,120 crore. A provision of Rs.1353.98 crore has been made in 2009-10 for this scheme.
The sharing pattern between the centre and the state, for both recurring and non-recurring cost, during the 11th Five Year Plan is 75:25, while for the north-eastern states, the ratio is 90:10.
Information was also given by Purandeswari about world class Universities proposed to be established in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnatak, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.
All these proposed varsities aiming at world class standards would act as exemplars for other universities including Central Universities, in benchmarking standards of teaching and research to those prevailing in the best universities in the world.
Under the Mid-Day meal scheme the Central Government provides 100pc cost of the Food grains, Transportation, Management, Monitoring & Evaluation, One time Central Assistance is provided to States for construction of Kitchen Sheds at Rs.60,000 per unit and Rs.5000 for procurement/replacement of Kitchen Devices for each school covered under MDM Scheme.
Central Assistance for Cooking Cost on sharing basis. At Primary stage the Central Assistance towards cooking cost per child/school day is Rs.1.89 for NER States provided the States contribute minimum 20 paise and Rs. 1.58 for other States/UTs provided the State/UT contribute minimum 50 paise. At Upper Primary stage the Central Assistance towards cooking cost per child/school day is Rs.2.42 for NER States provided the States contribute minimum 20 paise and Rs.2.10 for other States/UTsIt is provided in the guidelines that the food prepared is tasted by 2-3 adults including at least one teacher before it is served to children. As and when, any complaint is brought to the notice of the Government, the concerned State Government/UT Administration is asked to conduct suitable enquiry and to take appropriate action against the responsible person(s) and initiate corrective measures to avoid recurrence of such incidents in future.
All these information were given by D. Purandeswari the Minister of State for Human Resource Development in the Rajya Sabha today.
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