RUSA Scheme
Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) is a Centrally Sponsored
Scheme (CSS), launched in 2013 aims at providing strategic funding to eligible
state higher educational institutions. The central funding (in the ratio of 60:40
for general category States, 90:10 for special category states and 100% for
union territories) would be norm based and outcome dependent. The funding
would flow from the central ministry through the state governments/union
territories to the State Higher Education Councils before reaching the identified
institutions. The funding to states would be made on the basis of critical
appraisal of State Higher Education Plans, which would describe each state’s
strategy to address issues of equity, access and excellence in higher education.
The salient objectives of RUSA are to;
Improve the overall quality of state institutions by ensuring conformity to
prescribed norms and standards and adopt accreditation as a mandatory
quality assurance framework.
Usher transformative reforms in the state higher education system by
creating a facilitating institutional structure for planning and monitoring
at the state level, promoting autonomy in State Universities and
improving governance in institutions.
Ensure reforms in the affiliation, academic and examination systems.
Ensure adequate availability of quality faculty in all higher educational
institutions and ensure capacity building at all levels of employment.
Create an enabling atmosphere in the higher educational institutions to
devote themselves to research and innovations.
Expand the institutional base by creating additional capacity in existing
institutions and establishing new institutions, in order to achieve
enrolment targets.
Correct regional imbalances in access to higher education by setting up
institutions in unserved & underserved areas.
Improve equity in higher education by providing adequate opportunities
of higher education to SC/STs and socially and educationally backward
classes; promote inclusion of women, minorities, and differently abled
persons.
As per RUSA guideline, release of further fund depends on submission of
UC, Geo-tagging of the photographs on the works done under RUSA and
implementation of Public Financial Management System (PFMS) as
performance indicators.
Higher Education Department is the nodal authority for implementation
of RUSA Scheme in the State.
