The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that it has launched a scheme during the XII plan to provide Heritage Grants to universities and colleges which are more than 100 years old and accorded the Special Heritage Status by the UGC. The guidelines of the scheme of “Granting Special Heritage Status to Universities and Colleges” are available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/ 4170650_Guidelines-for-Heritage.pdf.
A total of Rs.2505.58 lakhs has been allocated to these colleges. The details of grants allocated to these colleges, college-wise, is at http://www.ugc.ac.in/ pdfnews/8647293_Heritage-website.pdf.
The UGC has informed that it has granted Special Heritage Status to 19 colleges in the country. The State-wise details are follows:
S.No.
|
Name of the State
|
No. of Proposals (college) considered
|
No. of proposals (College) approved
|
1.
|
Assam
|
1
|
1
|
2.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
6
|
-
|
3.
|
Bihar
|
2
|
1
|
4.
|
Gujarat
|
1
|
-
|
5
|
Haryana
|
1
|
1
|
6.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
1
|
1
|
7.
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
2
|
1
|
8.
|
Karnataka
|
3
|
1
|
9.
|
Kerala
|
8
|
2
|
10.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
4
|
1
|
11.
|
Maharashtra
|
5
|
3
|
12.
|
Punjab
|
4
|
2
|
13.
|
Rajasthan
|
2
|
-
|
14
|
Tamil Nadu
|
6
|
1
|
15
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
8
|
2
|
16
|
Uttarakhand
|
1
|
-
|
17.
|
West Bengal
|
5
|
2
|
TOTAL
|
60
|
19
|
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha question.
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