The State Cabinet on Monday sanctioned various components of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (National Higher Education Campaign) and expenditure proposal of Rs995 crore during three years.
Under the project, three autonomous colleges will be upgraded to universities, two colleges to cluster universities and infrastructure development will be undertaken in 10 universities. Besides, five new model colleges will be established, eight existing colleges will be upgraded to model colleges, three new technical colleges will be established and infrastructure development work will be undertaken in 100 colleges.
Besides, research, innovation and quality improvement works will be undertaken in nine universities and 54 colleges, initiative for uniformity in 41 colleges and 12 universities, new academic staff colleges will be set up at two previously established (Jabalpur and Indore) and four new ones (Bhopal, Rewa, Ujjain and Gwalior) and 2 new faculty training centres will be set up. Under the project, teaching quality will be improved through one training centre for technical education and job-oriented education will also be evolved in 92 colleges and eight universities.
The cabinet decided to sanction cash grant to Vishisht Seva Medalists. Rs1 lakh grant will be given to holders of Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Rs50,000 to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Rs25,000 to Vishisht Seva Medal and Rs20,000 cash grant will be given to holders of Sena Medal (Vishisht Seva).
No medalist under series of Vishisht Seva Medals will be allotted land. These orders will apply to medals given away after date of release of these orders. These will not apply to earlier cases.
In case of posthumous Vishisht Seva Medalists, 35 per cent grant each will be given to widow and children and remaining 30 per cent to parents. In case parents are not alive, this amount will be equally distributed among widow and children. If there are no children, 50 per cent each will be given to widow and parents and if parents and children are not alive, entire amount will be given to widow. If children are minors, their grant will be kept in fixed deposit account. Interest acruing on fixed deposit can not be withdrawn without district collector’s permission.
If receiver of posthumous Vishisht Seva Medal was unmarried, entire grant will be provided to his parents. In case parents are not alive, the amount will be equally distributed to sisters and brothers.