The State of West Bengal joined RUSA on 22.11.2013 by committing to reform its higher education sector. The Project Approval Board (PAB) in its 5th, 7th and 9th meetings held on 10.12.2014, 28.03.2015 and 01.12.2015 respectively, approved proposals of the State worth Rs. 339 crore, comprising of Rs. 203.40 crore as Central share and Rs. 135.60 crore as State’s share. The details of funds approved to the State are given in the table below:
RUSA 1.0
| S. No. | Component | Physical units approved | Total amount approved (Rs. in Crore) | Central share approved (Rs. in Crore) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 339 | 203.4 | ||
| 1 | Infrastructure Grants to Universities | 8 | 160 | 96 |
| 2 | New College (Professional) | 1 | 26 | 15.6 |
| 3 | Infrastructure Grants to Colleges | 76 | 152 | 91.2 |
| 4 | Faculty Improvement | 1 | 1 | 0.6 |
RUSA 2.0
| S.No. | Component | Physical units approved | Total amount approved (Rs. in Crore) | Central share approved (Rs. in Crore) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 528 | 316.8 | ||
| 1 | Infrastructure grants to Universities | 3 | 60 | 36 |
| 2 | Enhancing quality and excellence in select State Universities | 1 | 100 | 60 |
| 3 | Upgradation of existing degree colleges to model degree colleges | 4 | 16 | 9.6 |
| 4 | New professional colleges | 1 | 26 | 15.6 |
| 5 | Enhancing quality and excellence in autonomous colleges (new) | 3 | 15 | 9 |
| 6 | Infrastructure grants to colleges | 103 | 206 | 123.6 |
| 7 | Research, innovation and quality improvement | 2 | 100 | 60 |
| 8 | Equity initiatives | 5 | 5 | 3 |