Setting up of Higher Educational Institutions in India

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2615

ANSWERED ON 13.03.2013

SETTING UP OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

2615 . Shri PASHUPATI NATH SINGH

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government is contemplating to set up higher educational institutions in the country including Jharkhand during the 12th Five Year Plan;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government proposes to make education in higher educational institutions affordable for the poor students in the country including Jharkhand; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SHASHI THAROOR)

(a) & (b): The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in consultation with the Planning Commission has decided that in the 12th Plan, the focus must be on consolidation of newly created Central Educational Institutions (CEIs) set up in the 11th Plan and quality improvement, rather than on the creation of new CEIs. However, the on-going schemes to set up new institutions are being continued.

Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) to set up a Model Degree College in each of the identified 374 Educationally Backward Districts (EBDs) during the XI and XII plan period, Model Degree Colleges are being set up in these EBDs in partnership with the State Governments. Details of the 374 Districts are available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/new model colleges EBD_16nov09.pdf. Twelve such districts have been identified in Jharkhand. However, as informed by the University Grants Commission (UGC), no proposal from the State Government of Jharkhand has been received so far.

Under the scheme of sub-mission on Polytechnics, the MHRD provides a one-time financial assistance per polytechnic to the States/Union Territories for setting up new polytechnics in 300 un-served and underserved districts of the country. A list of the 300 districts is at Annexure. In the state of Jharkhand, financial assistance has been provided for setting up new polytechnics in all 17 eligible districts.

Under the scheme to establish twenty new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), on a Not-for-profit Public Private Partnership (N-PPP) mode, the MHRD had invited proposals from all the State Governments. The proposals of seven states namely Assam, Tripura, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh for setting of IIITs in the PPP mode has been received and approved by MHRD. Jharkhand has identified the land for setting up the IIITs, but it has yet to identify the industry partners.

(c) & (d): Yes, Madam. During the XI Plan, the Central Government has introduced a new Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students with the objective to provide financial assistance to meritorious students from low income families to meet a part of their day-to- day expenses while pursuing higher studies. The Central Government has also launched a scheme in 2009 to provide full interest subsidy during the period of moratorium (i.e., course period plus one year or six months after getting job, whichever is earlier) on loans taken by students belonging to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) from Scheduled Banks under the Educational Loan scheme of the Indian Banks’ Association, for pursuing any approved courses of studies from recognised institutions in India.

The UGC too implements scholarships for students from socially disadvantaged sections such as Post-Graduate Scholarships for SC/ST Students in professional courses, Post doctoral Fellowships for SC/ST students, and Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowships for SC/ST students.

ANNEXURE IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2615

FOR ANSWER ON 13.03.2013 ASKED BY SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH REGARDING SETTING UP OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTONS.

List of 300 Unserved and Underserved Districts

1.A &N Islands	Bhojpur	Kishtawar	Sambhalpur	Pithoragarh
Middle & North Nicobars	Buxar	Reasi	Debagarh	27.Lakshadweep
Nicobars	Rohtas	Samba	Kendrapara	Lakshadweep
2. Andhra Pradesh	Bhagalpur	12 Jharkhand	Jagatsinghpur	28.Uttar Pradesh
Ranga Reddy	Gaya	Giridih	Jajpur	Kannauj
3. Arunachal  Pradesh	Kaimur (Bhabua)	Godda	Nayagarh	Auraiya
Tawang	Jehanabad	Gumla	Puri	Kaushambi
West Kameng	Arwal	SImdega	Gajapati	Shrawasti
East Kameng	Saran	Pakaur	Baudh	Balrampur
Lower Subansiri	24. Manipur	Palamu	Sonapur	Siddharthnagar
East Siang	Senapati	P. Singhbhum	Nuapada	Sant Kabir Nagar
Upper Siang	Tamenglong	Sahibganj	Kalahandi	Maharajganj
Dibang Valley	Churachandpur	Chatra	Nabarangapur	Kushinagar
Lohit	Bishanpur	Deoghar	Malkangiri	Sant Ravi Das Nagai
Changlang	Thoubal	Dumka	Angul	Kanpur Dehat
Tirap	Imphal East	Garhwa	Mayurbhanj	Etah
Lower DIbang Velly	Ukhrul	Hazaribagh	Bolangir	Sonbhadra
Kurung Kumey	Chandel	Lohardagga	Beragarh	Jyotiba P. Nagar
Anjaw	6. Chhatisgarh	Jamtara	Koraput	Hamirpur
Upper Subansiri	Bastar	Khunti	Bhadrak	Chitrakoot
4. Assam	Bilaspur	Ramgarh	Balasore	Bijnor
Dhubri	Dantewada	13. Madhya Pradesh	Khandmal	Moradabad
Goalpara	Janjgir -champa	Sheopur	19 Punjab	Rampur
Barpeta	Kanker	Shivpuri	Kapurthala	Agra
Nalbari	Koriya	Rewa	Nawanshahr	Firozabad
Darrang	Raipur	Umaria	Faridkot	Mainpuri
Marigaon	Surguja	Mandasaur	Fatehgarh Sahib	Budaun
Sonitpur	Bijapur	Sahajapur	Barnala	Pilibhit
Lakhimpur	Narayanpur	Dindori	Muktsar	Shahjahanpur
Dhemaji	Jashpur	Datia	Mansa	Kheri
Tinsukia	7. Daman & Diu	Dewas	20. Rajasthan	Hardoi
Sibsagar	Diu	Katni	Pratapgarh	Unnao
North Cachar Hills	8. Gujarat	Anoopur	Nagore	Fatehpur
Karimganj	Narmada	Alirajpur	Jalor	Pratapgarh
Hailakandi	Tapi	Hosangabad	Baran	Barabanki
Udalgiri	Junagad	Sidhi	Bhilwara	Ambedkar Nagar
Chirrang	Kheda	Vidisha	Bundi	Bahraich
Baska	Navsari	TIkamgarh	Dausa	Basti
Kamrup Rural	9. Haryana	Panna	Dhaulpur	Deoria
Nagaon	Yamuna Nagar	Barwani	Dungarpur	Ghajipur
Karbi Anglong	Kurukshetra	Rajgarh	Hanumangarh	Varanasi
Golaghat	Fatehabad	Sehore	Jaisalmer	Mirjapur
5. Bihar	Panchkula	Raisen	Jhunjhunun	Gonda
Araria	Kaithal	14. Maharashtra	Karauli	Azamgarh
Banka	Panipat	Akola	Tonk	Balia
Begusarai	Rewari	Hingoli	Banswara	29. W.  Bengal
Darbhanga	10.Himachal Pr..	15. Meghalaya	21. Delhi	Dakshin Dinajpur
Gopalganj	Lahul & Spiti	East Garo Hills	North	Jalpaiguri
Jamui	Kullu	Ri Bhoi	North East	Uttar Dinajpur
Aurangabad	Bilaspur	South Garo Hills	Central	Maldah
Katihar	Kinnaur	West Khasi Hills	West	Birbhum
Khagaria	Sirmaur	16. Mizoram	New Delhi	Nadia
Kishanganj	11. J&K	Mamit	22 Sikkim	North 24 Parganas
Lakhisarai	Anantnag	Champhai	West District	Bankura
Madhepura	Badgam	Kolasib	North  District	Puruliya
Madhubani	Baramula	Lawngtlai	23. Tripura	Medinipur
Nawada	Doda	Serchhip	South Tripura	South  24 Parganas
W. Champaran	Kathua	Saiha	Dhalai	Total Districts-300
E. Champaran	Kupwara	17. Nagaland	North Tripura
Samastipur	Punch	Mon	25 Tamil Nadu
Sheohar	Udhampur	Tuansang	Theni
Sitamarhi	Pulwama	Wokha	Thiruvarur
Siwan	Rajauri	DImapur	Villupuram
Supaul	Bandipora	Phek	Tiruvannamalai
Vaishali	Ganderbal	Peren	Dharmapuri
Munger	Kulgam	Longleng	Karur
Sheikhpura	Shopian	Kiphere	Perambalur
Nalanda	Ramban	18. Orissa	26. Uttrakhand

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