Government approves the continuation of the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA).

Why in news?

• Ministry of Education has approved the continuation of the RUSA scheme till March 31, 2026.

 About Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)

• It is a centrally sponsored scheme, launched in 2013.
• Seeks to provide strategic funding to eligible state higher educational institutions.
• Under the new phase, RUSA aims to reach out to unnerved, underserved areas; remote and rural areas; LWE (left-wing extremism) areas; aspirational districts, tier-2 cities, etc.
• New Phase is designed to implement some of the recommendations of National Education Policy 2020.
• It will support state governments for gender inclusion, equity initiatives, ICT, enhancing employability through vocationalisation and skill upgradation.
• Grants will be provided to strengthen both accredited and non-accredited universities and colleges for undertaking various activities including teaching-learning in Indian languages.