The extreme degree of centralisation in the UGC system that has grown 60-fold since 1950 has had negative effects on the quality of higher education in India.
India is the top-ranked economy in South Asia, 3rd among BRICS countries, and has improved in infrastructure, higher education, and labour market efficiency.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
Both the comments above are true and moreover I think the title is misleading. It is true that many universities and not able to use the funds as the article says.
//“Most universities cite administrative issues like not having a vice-chancellor, or registrar or something similar. But another reason behind non-utilisation of funds is that state universities have to face a lot of political pressure from local bodies, when it comes to how funds should be utilised, especially in construction work. An MLA or councillor will want his company to get the construction tender, as another legislator will want the same. So the administration mostly just stops the work,” the official said.//
but that does not mean that there is no fund crunch. It is in fact severe. You can see that many Universities who are able to use it are using it to 100%, clear indication of fund crunch.
What is the total percentage of funds utilized?
What was the total funding as fraction of GDP over year?
The problem is the funding agencies including UGC do not release funds at the beginning of the year. Most often funds are sanctioned and/or released only by Feb or Mar and the Utilisation certificates have to be ready by March 31st. So the UC gets delayed which is then cited as a reason for non release of funds…
“The university has reported expenses to us, but they are not as per the guidelines of UGC, therefore we cannot update it for the university,” the official said.
Both the comments above are true and moreover I think the title is misleading. It is true that many universities and not able to use the funds as the article says.
//“Most universities cite administrative issues like not having a vice-chancellor, or registrar or something similar. But another reason behind non-utilisation of funds is that state universities have to face a lot of political pressure from local bodies, when it comes to how funds should be utilised, especially in construction work. An MLA or councillor will want his company to get the construction tender, as another legislator will want the same. So the administration mostly just stops the work,” the official said.//
but that does not mean that there is no fund crunch. It is in fact severe. You can see that many Universities who are able to use it are using it to 100%, clear indication of fund crunch.
What is the total percentage of funds utilized?
What was the total funding as fraction of GDP over year?
The problem is the funding agencies including UGC do not release funds at the beginning of the year. Most often funds are sanctioned and/or released only by Feb or Mar and the Utilisation certificates have to be ready by March 31st. So the UC gets delayed which is then cited as a reason for non release of funds…
“The university has reported expenses to us, but they are not as per the guidelines of UGC, therefore we cannot update it for the university,” the official said.
—— Thats the problem ——–guidelines of UGC