Establishment of New Schools, Colleges and Universities

Under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), 50,235 Primary Schools and 25,881 Upper Primary Schools have been sanctioned between 2009-10 and 2012-13. An amount of Rs.5412 Crores was sanctioned for the construction of school buildings during the same period. Similarly, under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), an amount of Rs.4562 crores was sanctioned for the opening of 9636 new Secondary Schools between 2009-10 and 2011-12.

A Scheme for establishing a Model Degree College in each of the identified 374 Educationally Backward Districts (EBDs), with a Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) below the national average of 12.4%, has been launched in 2010. The University Grants Commission has received 155 proposals for the establishment of new Model Degree College in each of the 374 identified educationally backward districts in the country, out of which 86 proposals have been approved during the last three years. During the last three years, the Central Government has established 16 Central universities (including conversion of three erstwhile State Universities) under the Central University Act, 2009. An amount of Rs. 28.035 Crores and Rs. 33.375 Crores was released for opening new Model Degree Colleges during 2010-11 and 2011-12 respectively.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Dr. Shashi Tharoor in Lok Sabha on 12.12.12