Lok Sabha Question No. 212 (STARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: Dr. Ambedkar Chairs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. *212 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2018

## DR AMBEDKAR CHAIRS

## *212. SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND be pleased to state:

- a whether the Government has established Dr. Ambedkar Chairs' in different universities/institutions of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- b) the   details Universities/  Institutions where Dr. Ambedkar established so University and State/UT-wise; and far ,
- (c the funds released to the Universities/Institutions for the purpose?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND) EMPOWERMENT (SHRI THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement in answer to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.212 for 2.1.2018 by Shri P Nagarajan regarding Dr: Ambedkar Chairs

- (a) and (b) Yes, Sir. There are 21 Chairs   which have been established by the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation across the country in different Universities/Institutions Out of 21 Chairs, 11 new Chairs have been established during the 2016-17. The details of all the 21 Chairs state-wise is at Annexure-I.
- Dr. Ambedkar Foundation provides grant-in-aid to the Chairs 35.00 lakh to each Chair per year. The statement of funds released by the Foundation to each of the Dr. Ambedkar Chairs during the last 5 years is at Annexure-II:

## Annexure

| No.   | Name of the State   | Name of the University/ Institute where the Name of the University/ Institute where the Chair is set up   |   Year of Inception | Thrust Area of the Chair                            |
|-------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|       | Andhra              | Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur                                                                      |                1993 | Social Policy & Social Action                       |
| 2     | Andhra              | Andhra University, Vishakhapattanam                                                                       |                2016 | Rural Economy and Ambedkar                          |
|       | Assam               | University, Tejpur Tejpur                                                                                 |                2016 | On Idea of Dr. Ambedkar                             |
| 4     | Bihar               | Patna University_Patna                                                                                    |                2016 | Inter-State Relations                               |
| 5     | Gujrat              | MS University of Baroda; Vadodara                                                                         |                2016 | Marginalised sections of the Society                |
| 6     | Himachal Pradesh    | Central University of Himachal Pradesh; Dharmshala                                                        |                2016 | A Research on History and Cultural Nationality      |
|       | M.P                 | BANISS, Mhow, M.P                                                                                         |                1993 | Education, Social Change and Development            |
| 8     | M.P                 | Vikram University, Ujjain                                                                                 |                2002 | Ambedkarism & Social Change                         |
| 9     | MP                  | Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak                                                      |                2016 | Adivasi studies Ambedkar                            |
| 10    | MP                  | Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar                                                                     |                2016 | Social Inclusion and Social Justice                 |
| 11_   | Maharashtra         | SNDT Women's University, Mumbai                                                                           |                2016 | Dr. Ambedkar and Gender Studies                     |
| 12.   | New Delhi           | Jawaharla] Nehru University, New Delhi                                                                    |                1995 | Sociology                                           |
| 13    | New Delhi           | IIPA, New Delhi                                                                                           |                2004 | Social Justice                                      |
| 14.   | Nagpur              | The RTM Nagpur University_Nagpur                                                                          |                1995 | Dalit Movement & History                            |
| 15    | Orissa              | NISWASS,_Bhubaneswar; Orissa                                                                              |                1994 | Social Work                                         |
| 16    | Rajasthan           | University of Rajasthan; Jaipur                                                                           |                2016 | Constitutional Studies Ambedkar                     |
| 17    | Tamil Nadu          | University of Madras, Chennai                                                                             |                1995 | Economics                                           |
| 18    | Tamil Nadu          | Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu                                                                          |                2016 | Dr, Ambedkar on Women Empowerment and Social Change |
| 19    | UP                  | Aligarh Muslim University_Aligarh                                                                         |                1993 | Legal studies                                       |
| 20.   | UP                  | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi                                                                        |                2016 | Nationalism and National Integration                |
| 21.   | West Bengal         | University of Calcutta_Kolkata                                                                            |                1995 | Anthropology                                        |

## Fund released by DAF to chairs last five years are as under: for

| No.   | Name of the Chair                                          | F.Y 2017-18   | 2016-17     | 2015-16      | FY 2014-15   | FY 2013-14   |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1     | Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi                     |               | 19,30,656/- | 12,21,108/-  | 20,91,982/-  | 23,71,977/-  |
| 2     | Vikram University, Ujjain, MP                              |               |             | 45,25,307/-  |              |              |
| 3_    | BANISS, Mhow, MP                                           |               | 21,15,005/- | 24,71,259/-  | 11,14,139/-  | 10,00,000/ - |
| 4     | NISWASS Bhubaneswar, Orissa                                | 20,00,000/-   | 10,00,000/- | 25,31,427/-  | 15,49,114/-  | 19,64,311/-  |
| 5_    | Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) New Delhi |               | 15,00,000/- | 41,92,250/-  | 52,34,138/-  | 4,75,0007 -  |
| 6     | RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur                              |               | 10,00,000/- | 15,72,178/-  | 28,05,170/-  | 15,00,000/-  |
| 7     | Acharya Nagarjuna University_Guntur                        |               | 11,17,396/- | 23,92,292/ - | 17,62,271/-  | 11,24,685/-  |
| 8     | University Of Calcutta; Kolkata                            |               | 5,57,910/-  |              | 6,99,02.5/-  | 10,96,871/-  |
| 9     | Aligarh Muslim University_Aligarh                          |               | 10,00,000   |              | 23,87,902/-  | 16,69,310/-  |
| 10.   | University Of Madras, Chennai                              |               | 10,00,000   |              |              |              |
|       | Vanaras Hindu University Varanasi                          |               | 7,00,000/-  |              |              |              |
| 12    | Central University Himachal Pradesh; Dharmashala           | 15,07,901/-   | 7,00,000/-  |              |              |              |
| 13    | Tejpur Central University, Assam                           | 19,40,127/-   | 7,00,000/-  |              |              |              |
| 14    | Andhra University, Vishakha Pattnam                        |               | 7,00,000/-  |              |              |              |
| 15    | Patana University Patna Bihar                              |               | 7,00,000/-  |              |              |              |
|       | University Of Rajasthan, Jaipur                            |               | 7,00,000/-  |              |              |              |
| 17    | Annamalai, University Tamil Nadu                           |               | 7,00,000/ - |              |              |              |
| 18    | University_Mumbai                                          | 16,04,082/-   | 7,00,000/-  |              |              |              |
| 19    | Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, M.P              |               | 7,00,000/ - |              |              |              |
| 20    | Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya Madhya Pradesh Sagar,       |               | 7,00,000/-  |              |              |              |
| 21    | MS University Of Baroda; Vadodara                          |               | 7,00,000/-  |              |              |              |

Note: Sr: No. 11 to 21 of Chair established in the F.Y 2016-17.