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Date: 16-Jan-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Reconstitution of National Mission Authority and Project Approval Board for PM USHA

Issued by Ministry of Education · Department of Higher Education

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What it means

  • The gazette notification announces the approval and implementation framework for the third phase of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), now known as Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, for the period 2023-24 to 2025-2026.
  • The scheme aims to improve access, equity, and excellence in state higher education systems, particularly in underserved areas, through financial assistance to government and government-aided educational institutions in states and union territories.
  • The notification also details the reconstitution of the National Mission Authority (NMA) and the Project Approval Board (PAB), the key bodies responsible for overseeing the scheme's implementation and monitoring.

Key Changes

  • Approval of the third phase of RUSA (PM-USHA) for the academic years 2023-24 to 2025-26.
  • Reconstitution of the National Mission Authority (NMA) with a defined structure including the Hon'ble Education Minister as Chairperson and the Secretary of Higher Education as Vice-Chairperson.
  • Reconstitution of the Project Approval Board (PAB) with the Secretary of Higher Education as Chairperson and the Chairperson of the University Grants Commission as Co-Chairman.
  • The NMA is empowered to make necessary revisions in the programmatic norms and parameters for planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation within the overall framework of the scheme.
  • The Project Approval Board (PAB) will evaluate State Higher Education Proposals submitted by States/Union Territories and approve them and release funds as per norms.
  • Supersedes the previous Resolution No. 4-9/2013-U.II dated 6th November 2013 regarding the establishment of the National Mission Authority for RUSA.

Impact Analysis

Government Educational Institutions (States and Union Territories)

  • Action Items: Align institutional strategies with the objectives of PM-USHA to enhance educational outcomes.

Ministry of Education (Department of Higher Education)

  • Action Items: Monitor the progress of the scheme at the national level and make necessary revisions to programmatic norms and parameters as needed.

University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

  • Action Items: Provide technical expertise and support to states and union territories in their efforts to improve higher education.

National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog)

  • Action Items: Provide inputs on higher education policy and strategy, aligning PM-USHA with national development goals.

Students

  • Potential for improved learning outcomes and career opportunities.

Key Entities Referenced

Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA): The centrally sponsored scheme aimed at improving access, equity, and excellence in the State Higher Education system. National Mission Authority (NMA): The apex body in the Ministry of Education responsible for reviewing the functioning of PM-USHA and delineating overall policy and planning. Project Approval Board (PAB): The body responsible for evaluating State Higher Education Proposals and approving them for funding. Ministry of Education (Department of Higher Education): The central ministry responsible for implementing and monitoring PM-USHA. University Grants Commission (UGC): A statutory body responsible for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education in India. All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE): The national-level council for technical education, responsible for planning, formulation and maintenance of norms and standards, accreditation etc. National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog): The premier policy think tank of the Government of India, providing directional and policy inputs.
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रजजस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-16012024-251382 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-16012024-251382 xxxGIDExxx ऄसाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग I—खण्ड 1 PART I—Section 1 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 14] नइ ददल्ली, मगं लिार, जनिरी 16, 2024/पौर् 26, 1945 No. 14] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024/PAUSHA 26, 1945 जिक्षा मत्रं ालय (ईच्चतर जिक्षा जिभाग) संकल्प नइ ददल्ली, 15 जनिरी, 2024 फा. स.ं 24-3/2023-य.ूपॉजलसी.—प्रधानमंत्री ईच्चतर जिक्षा ऄजभयान के रूप म ें राष्ट्रीय ईच्चतर जिक्षा ऄजभयान के तृत्तीय चरण को सरकार द्वारा िर् ष 2023-24 स े िर् ष 2025-2026 की ऄिजध के जलए ऄनुमोददत दकया गया ह ै तादक िैजक्षक रूप स े ऄसेजित/ऄल्पसेजित क्षेत्रों की अिश्यकताओं को पूरा दकया जा सके। आस योजना म ें जिजभन्न घटकों के ऄंतगषत सहायता के माध्यम स े राज्य ईच्च जिक्षा प्रणाली म ें पहचं , समता और ईत्कृष्टता म ें सुधार की पररकल्पना की गइ ह।ै आसम ें राज्यों और संघ राज्य क्षेत्रों के सरकारी और सरकारी सहायता प्राप्त िक्षै जणक संस्ट्थान िाजमल ह।ैं 2. प्रधानमंत्री ईच्चतर जिक्षा ऄजभयान का केंद्र, राज्य और संस्ट्थागत स्ट्तरों पर स्ट्पष्ट रूप स े पररभाजर्त भूजमकाओं और िजियों िाले जनकायों की एक संस्ट्थागत संरचना के माध्यम स े कायाषन्ियन दकया जाएगा ि आसकी जनगरानी की जाएगी। सभी जनकाय संस्ट्थागत स्ट्तर स े राष्ट्रीय स्ट्तर तक ऄपन-े ऄपने स्ट्तरों पर योजना की प्रगजत की जनगरानी करेंगे। केन्द्रीय स्ट्तर पर आस योजना की जनगरानी राष्ट्रीय जमिन प्राजधकरण और पररयोजना ऄनुमोदन बोड ष तथा ऄन्य ऄधीनस्ट्थ जनकायों द्वारा की जाएगी। 3. योजना के सफल कायाषन्ियन को सुजिधाजनक बनाने के जलए, भारत सरकार ने जिक्षा मंत्रालय (ईच्चतर जिक्षा जिभाग) म ें िीर्ष जनकाय के रूप म ें प्रधान मंत्री ईच्चतर जिक्षा ऄजभयान हते ु राष्ट्रीय जमिन प्राजधकरण का पुनगषठन करने का जनणषय जलया ह।ै राष्ट्रीय जमिन प्राजधकरण आस योजना के कामकाज की समीक्षा करेगा। यह समग्र नीजत और अयोजना की रूपरेखा 329 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1] तैयार करेगा और योजना में महसूस की गइ अिश्यकताओं के अधार पर, योजना के समग्र ढांच े के भीतर योजना, कायाषन्ियन, जनगरानी और मल्ू यांकन हते ु कायषक्रम संबंधी मानदंडों और मापदंडों म ें अिश्यक संिोधन करने के जलए सिि होगा तादक राष्ट्रीय और राज्य स्ट्तर के कायाषन्ियन जनकायों को योजना को कुिलतापूिषक और प्रभािी ढंग स े लागू करन े म ें सक्षम बनाया जा सके। राष्ट्रीय जमिन प्राजधकरण की बैठक ऄध्यक्ष द्वारा यथाजनधाषररत समय और स्ट्थान पर होगी। तदनुसार, राष्ट्रीय जमिन प्राजधकरण, प्रधानमंत्री ईच्चतर जिक्षा ऄजभयान को नीच े ताजलका म ें दी गइ संरचना के ऄनुसार एतदद्वारा पनु गषरठत दकया जाता ह:ै ताजलका 1 माननीय जिक्षा मंत्री, भारत सरकार ऄध्यक्ष 2 सजचि, ईच्चतर जिक्षा जिभाग, जिक्षा मंत्रालय ईपाध्यक्ष 3 ऄध्यक्ष, जिश्वजिद्यालय ऄनुदान अयोग सह ईपाध्यक्ष 4 सदस्ट्य, नेिनल आंस्ट्टीट्यूिन फॉर रांसफॉर्ममग आंजडया अयोग (ईच्चतर जिक्षा सदस्ट्य के प्रभारी) 5 ऄध्यक्ष, ऄजखल भारतीय तकनीकी जिक्षा पररर्द सदस्ट्य 6 राज्य ईच्च जिक्षा पररर्दों के ऄध्यक्ष सदस्ट्य 7 प्रोफेसर भरत भास्ट्कर, जनदेिक, भारतीय प्रबंध संस्ट्थान ऄहमदाबाद, नाजमत जििेर्ज्ञ सदस्ट्य ऄहमदाबाद, गुजरात प्रोफेसर िजिकला िंजारी, कुलपजत, नाजमत जििेर्ज्ञ सदस्ट्य 8 राष्ट्रीय िैजक्षक योजना एि ं प्रिासन संस्ट्थान, नइ ददल्ली डॉ. िीरेंद्र एस. चौहान, चांसलर, गांधी 9 आंस्ट्टीट्यूट ऑफ टेक्नोलॉजी एंड मैनेजमेंट और पूिष जनदेिक, आंटरनेिनल सेंटर नाजमत जििेर्ज्ञ सदस्ट्य फॉर जेनेरटक आंजीजनयररग एडं बायोटेक्नोलॉजी, नइ ददल्ली 10 जित्तीय सलाहकार, जिक्षा मंत्रालय सदस्ट्य सजचि, कौिल जिकास और ईद्यजमता मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार या प्रजतजनजध, 11 जो संयुि सजचि पद स े नीच े का न हो सदस्ट्य 12 सजचि, जिज्ञान और प्रौद्योजगकी जिभाग, भारत सरकार या प्रजतजनजध, जो सदस्ट्य संयुि सजचि पद स ेनीच े का न हो सजचि, युिा कायषक्रम जिभाग, भारत सरकार या प्रजतजनजध, जो संयुि सजचि 13 पद स े नीच ेका न हो सदस्ट्य 14 जित्त मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार के प्रजतजनजध सदस्ट्य प्रधानमंत्री ईच्चतर जिक्षा ऄजभयान के प्रभारी संयुि सजचि स्ट्तर के ऄजधकारी 15 (राष्ट्रीय जमिन जनदेिक भी), जिक्षा मंत्रालय सदस्ट्य सजचि 4. राष्ट्रीय जमिन प्राजधकरण के ऄधीन राष्ट्रीय स्ट्तर पर एक पररयोजना ऄनमु ोदन बोडष भी होगा। यह पररयोजना ऄनुमोदन बोडष राज्यों/संघ राज्य क्षेत्रों द्वारा प्रस्ट्तुत राज्य ईच्च जिक्षा प्रस्ट्तािों का मूल्यांकन करेगा। आस प्रकार के मूल्यांकन के अधार पर, आन प्रस्ट्तािों को पररयोजना ऄनुमोदन बोडष द्वारा ऄनुमोददत दकया जाएगा और मानदडं ों के ऄनुसार राज्यों को जनजध जारी की जाएगी। पररयोजना ऄनमु ोदन बोडष, ऐसे मूल्यांकन के दौरान, आन प्रस्ट्तािों म ें कजतपय पररितषनों का सुझाि दे सकता ह,ै जजस जस्ट्थजत म ें राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र अिश्यक पररितषन करेंग े और ईन्ह ें जिचाराथष एिं मूल्यांकन हते ु पररयोजना ऄनुमोदन बोडष को पनु ः प्रस्ट्तुत करेंगे। राष्ट्रीय और राज्य स्ट्तरीय कायाषन्ियन जनकायों को योजना को कुिलतापूिषक और प्रभािी ढंग स े लागू करने म ें सक्षम बनाने हते ु पररयोजना ऄनुमोदन बोड ष[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3 समग्र नीजत और योजना की रूपरेखा तैयार करेगा और योजना की ऄपेजक्षत अिश्यकताओं के अधार पर, ईसे योजना की समग्र रूपरेखा के भीतर अयोजना, कायाषन्ियन, जनगरानी और मल्ू यांकन के जलए कायषक्रम संबंधी मानदंडों और पैरामीटरों में अिश्यक संिोधन करन े का ऄजधकार ददया जाएगा। यह बोडष योजना के कायकष रण की समीक्षा करेगा। पररयोजना ऄनुमोदन बोडष और ऄन्य राष्ट्रीय कायाषन्ियन जनकायों को पररयोजना को लाग ू करने के जलए ऄपेजक्षत व्यािसाजयक, कायषनीजतक, लॉंजजजस्ट्टक और ऄन्य सहायता प्रदान करने के जलए स्ट्थाजपत दकए जाने िाले तकनीकी सहायता समूह द्वारा सहायता प्रदान की जाएगी। तदनुसार, प्रधानमंत्री ईच्चतर जिक्षा ऄजभयान के पररयोजना ऄनुमोदन बोडष को जनम्नानुसार ताजलका म ेंदी गइ संरचना के ऄनुसार एतदद्वारा पुनगषरठत दकया जाता ह:ै ताजलका 1 सजचि, ईच्चतर जिक्षा, जिक्षा मत्रं ालय ऄध्यक्ष 2 ऄध्यक्ष, जिश्वजिद्यालय ऄनुदान अयोग सह-ऄध्यक्ष 3 ऄध्यक्ष, ऄजखल भारतीय तकनीकी जिक्षा पररर्द सदस्ट्य 4 सजचि, जिश्वजिद्यालय ऄनुदान अयोग सदस्ट्य 5 राज्य ईच्च जिक्षा पररर्द सदस्ट्य (संबंजधत राज्य की, जजसकी योजनाओं पर जिचार दकया जाना ह)ै के प्रजतजनजध 6 संबंजधत राज्य के सजचि, ईच्चतर जिक्षा सदस्ट्य 7 प्रोफेसर नागेश्वर राि, कुलपजत, आंददरा गांधी राष्ट्रीय मुि जिश्वजिद्यालय, मनोनीत जििेर्ज्ञ सदस्ट्य नइ ददल्ली 8 प्रोफेसर िरदराज बापट, कुलपजत, िैलेि जे. मेहता स्ट्कूल ऑफ मैनेजमेंट मनोनीत जििेर्ज्ञ सदस्ट्य स्ट्टडीज, भारतीय प्रौद्योजगकी संस्ट्थान, बॉम्बे 9 जित्तीय सलाहकार, जिक्षा मंत्रालय सदस्ट्य 10 सलाहकार (ईच्चतर जिक्षा), निे नल आंस्ट्टीट्यूिन फॉर रांसफॉर्ममग आंजडया सदस्ट्य अयोग 11 प्रधानमंत्री ईच्चतर जिक्षा ऄजभयान के प्रभारी संयुि सजचि स्ट्तर के सदस्ट्य-सजचि ऄजधकारी (राष्ट्रीय जमिन जनदिे क भी), जिक्षा मंत्रालय 5. यह संकल्प मानि संसाधन जिकास मंत्रालय (ऄब जिक्षा मंत्रालय) के ईच्चतर जिक्षा जिभाग द्वारा ऄजधसूजचत राष्ट्रीय ईच्चतर जिक्षा ऄजभयान के जलए राष्ट्रीय जमिन प्राजधकरण की स्ट्थापना संबंधी ददनांक 6 निंबर 2013 के जपछल े संकल्प संख्या 4-9/2013-यू.II को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत करता ह।ै मनमोहन कौर, सलाहकार (लागत) MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (Department of Higher Education) RESOLUTION New Delhi, the 15th January, 2024 F. No. 24-3/2023-U.Policy.—The third phase of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan in the form of Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan has been approved by the Government for the period 2023-24 to 2025- 2026 to cater to needs of educationally unserved/ underserved areas. The Scheme envisages improvement in access,4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1] equity and excellence in State Higher Education system through support under various components. It covers government and government- aided educational institutions of the States and the Union Territories. 2. The Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan shall be implemented and monitored through an institutional structure of bodies with clearly defined roles and powers at the Central, State and institutional levels. All the bodies shall monitor the progress of the Scheme at their respective levels, starting right from the institutional level up to the national level. At the Central level the Scheme shall be monitored by National Mission Authority and the Project Approval Board and other subordinate bodies. 3. In order to facilitate the successful implementation of the Scheme, the Government of India has decided to re- constitute the National Mission Authority for Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan as the Apex Body in the Ministry of Education (Department of Higher Education). The National Mission Authority will review the functioning of the Scheme. It will delineate the overall policy and planning and, based on the felt needs of the Scheme, will be empowered to make necessary revisions in the programmatic norms and parameters for planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation within the overall framework of the Scheme so as to enable the National and State level implementing bodies to implement the Scheme efficiently and effectively. The National Mission Authority shall meet at such time and place as may be fixed by the Chairperson. Accordingly, National Mission Authority of Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan is, hereby, reconstituted as per the composition given in the Table below: TABLE 1 Hon’ble Education Minister, Government of India Chairperson 2 Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education Vice‐Chairperson 3 Chairperson, University Grants Commission Co Vice-Chairperson 4 Member, National Institution for Transforming India Aayog (in charge of Member Higher Education) 5 Chairperson, All India Council for Technical Education Member 6 Chairpersons of the State Higher Education Councils Members 7 Professor Bharat Bhasker, Director, Indian Institute of Management Nominated Expert Member Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 8 Professor Shashikala Wanjari, Vice Chancellor, Nominated Expert Member National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi 9 Dr. Virander S. Chauhan, Chancellor, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management and Former Director, Nominated Expert Member International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 10 Financial Advisor, Ministry of Education Member 11 Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India or representative not below the Member rank of Joint Secretary 12 Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India Member or representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary 13 Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs, Government of India or representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary Member 14 Representative of Ministry of Finance, Government of India Member 15 Joint Secretary level officer in charge of Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (also National Mission Director), Ministry of Education Member Secretary 4. There shall also be a Project Approval Board at the national level below the National Mission Authority. The Project Approval Board would undertake evaluation of the State Higher Education Proposals submitted by the States/ Union Territories. Based on such evaluation, these proposals would be approved by the Project Approval Board and funds released to States as per norms. The Project Approval Board may, during the course of such evaluation, suggest certain changes to these proposals in which case the States/ Union Territories would carry out the necessary changes and resubmit the same to Project Approval Board for consideration and evaluation. To enable the National and State level implementing bodies to implement the Scheme efficiently and effectively, the Project Approval Board will delineate the overall policy and planning and, based on the felt needs of the Scheme, will be empowered to make necessary revisions in the programmatic norms and parameters for planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation within the overall framework of the Scheme. It will review functioning of the Scheme. The Project Approval Board and other national implementing bodies would be assisted by a Technical Support Group to be established for providing[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5 professional, strategic, logistic and other support as may be required for implementing the project. Accordingly, the Project Approval Board of Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan is, hereby, reconstituted as per the composition given in Table below: TABLE 1 Secretary, Higher Education, Ministry of Education Chairperson 2 Chairperson, University Grants Commission Co-Chairman 3 Chairperson, All India Council for Technical Education Member 4 Secretary, University Grants Commission Member Representative of State Higher Education Council 5 (of the concerned State whose plans are to be considered) Member 6 Secretary, Higher Education of the State concerned Member Professor Nageshwar Rao, Vice Chancellor, Indira Nominated Expert Member 7 Gandhi National Open University , New Delhi 8 Professor Varadraj Bapat, Vice Chancellor, Shailesh J Mehta School of Nominated Expert Member Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 9 Financial Advisor in Ministry of Education Member 10 Advisor (Higher Education), National Institution for Transforming India Member Aayog Joint Secretary level officer in charge of Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar 11 Shiksha Abhiyan Member-Secretary (also National Mission Director), Ministry of Education 5. This Resolution supersedes the previous Resolution No. 4-9/2013-U.II dated the 6th November 2013 regarding Setting Up of National Mission Authority for Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan notified by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (now Ministry of Education). MANMOHAN KAUR, Adviser (Cost) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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