Dharmendra Pradhan writes to Odisha CM to implement PM-USHA Scheme
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who hails from Odisha, requested Patnaik to personally look into the matter so that the state does not miss out on the benefits of the scheme.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written a letter to the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and urged him to implement the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan' (PM-USHA) scheme so that the state does not miss out on the benefits of the scheme.
The minister said in the letter that PM-USHA scheme is an important step of Central Government towards implementation the vision of National Education Policy 2020 to attain higher levels of access, equity and excellence in the states/UTs higher education system by prioritizing the unserved and undeserved areas, to be identified by States/UTs as Focus Districts on the basis of low GER, population of SC/ST, Left-wing affected areas etc. PM-USHA will aim at creating new institutions and also transforming existing institutions in the state and UTs.
Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) will continue till March 2026 with a total outlay of Rs 12,926.10 crore but the states are required to sign a MoU with the Ministry of Education for its implementation, said the minister in the letter.
The letter also highlighted that an MoU under new phase of scheme i.e. PM-USHA is yet to be signed by the State of Odisha. The process of submission of proposals for grant-in-aid under the PM-USHA has already started through dedicated portal for this purpose launched on October 21, 2023.
"I seek your cooperation and continued support in implementing PM-USHA Scheme in the State of Odisha and request you to look into this matter personally so as to ensure submission of the signed MoU by your State as per the format given in the guidelines as early as possible so that Odisha State does not miss out on the benefits of the Scheme,” added the letter.
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