Government approves Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)
Scheme to continue
till 31st March, 2026
Government of India has approved the scheme of Rashtriya
Uchchatar Shiksha
Abhiyan (RUSA) for continuation till 31.03.2026 or
till further review,
whichever is earlier.
The proposal entails an expenditure of Rs. 12929.16
crore out of which
Central Share is Rs. 8120.97 crores and the State
Share is of Rs. 4808.19
crores.
It has been envisaged to support around 1600 projects
under the new phase
of the scheme.
New phase of RUSA targets to reach out the unserved,
underserved areas;
remote/ rural areas; difficult geographies; LWE areas;
NER; aspirational
districts, tier-2 cities, areas with low GER etc., and
to benefit the most
disadvantaged areas and SEDGs.
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.
Under the new phase of the scheme, State Governments
will be supported for
Gender inclusion, Equity Initiatives, ICT, Enhancing
employability through
vocationalisation & skill upgradation.
States will also be supported for creation of new Model
Degree Colleges.
State Universities will be supported for
Multi-Disciplinary Education and
Research.
Grants will be provided for strengthening
both accredited and non-accredited
Universities and Colleges for undertaking various
activities including
teaching-learning in Indian languages.
