RUSA scheme to be continued till 2026- Education News
The continuation of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) has been approved by the Ministry of Education till 2026, said officials on Friday.
RUSA is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for funding the state government universities and colleges to achieve the aims of equity, access and excellence. The proposal entails an expenditure of Rs 12,929.16 crore out of which the central share is Rs 8,120.97 crores and the state share is of Rs 4,808.19 crores. It aims to support around 1,600 projects under the new phase of the scheme. “The new phase of RUSA targets to reach out to the underserved areas, remote and rural areas, difficult geographies, tier-2 cities and areas with low GER, to benefit the most disadvantaged areas and SEDGs (Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Groups),” said a senior ministry official, adding that “The new phase of the scheme has been designed to implement some of the recommendations and aims of the New Education Policy, which suggests some key changes to the current higher education system to revamp and re-energize it and thereby deliver quality higher education, with equity and inclusion.”
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