Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Jadavpur University Forms Committee to Plan PM-USHA Funds
Jadavpur University has created a committee with 24 members.
The committee will decide how money from a central education scheme should be used.
The scheme is called PM-USHA.
Acting Registrar Debjit Dutta will lead the committee’s work as its convener.
Its plans will later be sent to the university’s Executive Council.
Earlier, the West Bengal government had not agreed to the scheme because it objected to the “PM” name.
The current state administration has agreed to the scheme.
The university also expects Rs 250 crore from the state for buildings, facilities and research.
Jadavpur University has formed a 24-member committee to plan and oversee PM-USHA fund utilisation.
Acting Registrar Debjit Dutta will convene the committee, whose proposals will go to the Executive Council.
PM-USHA is the Centre’s revised version of the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan.
West Bengal’s previous Trinamool Congress government had objected to the scheme’s “PM” prefix, delaying access to funds.
The university has also formed an Institute of Eminence Committee after the state approved Rs 250 crore for infrastructure and research.
- Who
- Jadavpur University, its 24-member committee, Acting Registrar Debjit Dutta and Vice Chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharya.
- What
- The university formed a committee to plan and oversee the use of PM-USHA funds and created an Institute of Eminence Committee.
- When
- The announcement was reported on September 19; the year is not specified.
- Where
- Jadavpur University in Kolkata, West Bengal.
- Why
- To plan how financial assistance under PM-USHA will be used and to support infrastructure development and research through the state’s Rs 250 crore allocation.
Previous West Bengal Government
Current State Administration
Acceptance of PM-USHA
Previous West Bengal Government
The previous Trinamool Congress government objected to the use of the “PM” prefix in centrally sponsored education schemes and had not agreed to PM-USHA.
Current State Administration
After the change of government, the BJP-led state administration agreed to PM-USHA, allowing universities to access associated financial assistance.
- Committee size
- 24 members
- Committee convener
- Acting Registrar Debjit Dutta
- Funding scheme
- PM-USHA, or Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
- Proposal process
- The committee’s proposals will be placed before the university’s Executive Council
- State allocation
- Rs 250 crore approved for Jadavpur University
- Planned uses
- Infrastructure development and research activities
- Earlier scheme position
- The previous Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal had objected to the scheme’s “PM” prefix