Lok Sabha Question No. 1 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-17
Subject: Central Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No. 1 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2017

## Central Universities

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| Will the Minister ofHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:                                                                                                                      | Will the Minister ofHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:                                                                                                                      |
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| (a) whether the Government is facilitating establishment of a number of Central Universities under the Central Universities Act, 2009 to address the regional imbalances in the country; | (a) whether the Government is facilitating establishment of a number of Central Universities under the Central Universities Act, 2009 to address the regional imbalances in the country; |
| (b) if so, the details thereof;                                                                                                                                                          | (b) if so, the details thereof;                                                                                                                                                          |
| (c) the names of these Universities established under Central Universities Act, 2009 along with their location; and                                                                      | (c) the names of these Universities established under Central Universities Act, 2009 along with their location; and                                                                      |
| (d) the names of Universities from among the above Universities which are under operation?                                                                                               | (d) the names of Universities from among the above Universities which are under operation?                                                                                               |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                          | MINISTEROFHUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT                                                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                                                          | (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)                                                                                                                                                                 |
| (a) to (d)                                                                                                                                                                               | A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                                                                                                           |

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1  FOR  17.07.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI RAMA  DEVI,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING  CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES

(a) & (b) At present there is no proposal to set up new Central Universities in the country. However,  the  Andhra  Pradesh  Re-organisation  Act  2014  envisages  establishment  of  one Central Tribal University each in the State of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and one Central University in the successor state of Andhra Pradesh. Further, the Prime Minister announced a package for Bihar on 18.8.2015 which  includes establishment  of  a  Central  University  near Bhagalpur at the historic site of Vikramshila University.

With a view to increase the access and improve the quality of higher education and to address the issue of regional imbalance in the country, the 11 th five Year Plan (2007-2012), as approved by the National Development Council (NDC), envisaged setting up of one Central University  each  in  States  which  did  not  have  any  Central  Universities  (CUs)  till  then. Accordingly, 16 CUs were established under the Central Universities Act, 2009 including 3 State Universities converted into Central Universities.

During 12 th Plan (2012-17) as approved by the NDC, the thrust was on consolidation of the higher education system. Expansion is to be mainly done by scaling up capacity of the existing institutions in place of setting up new institutions. Besides, the Central Government has launched Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) on cost sharing basis to assist States to open new institutions.

The Central Universities are envisaged to function more as pace setter institutions to provide academic leadership to other institutions in the region rather than as institutions to redress the regional imbalance. 'Education' being a concurrent subject, the State Governments are also taking various initiatives to address the issue of regional imbalance in higher  education  in  the  respective  States.  Besides,  Private  Universities/Institutions  are  also playing a significant role in this regard.

(c) & (d) A list of Central Universities established under the Central Universities Act, 2009 along with their location is given at Annexure I. All these Central Universities are operational.

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## State-Wise list of   new  and converted Central Universities established under Central Universities Act, 2009

## New Central Universities

## Bihar

1. Central University of South Bihar, Gaya.
2. Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari.

## Gujarat

3. Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar

## Haryana

4. Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh.

## Himachal Pradesh

5. Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala.

## Jammu & Kashmir

6. Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar.
7. Central University of Jammu, Jammu.

## Jharkhand

8. Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi

## Karnataka

9. Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga.

## Kerala

10. Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod.

## Orissa

11. Central University of Orissa, Koraput

## Punjab

12. Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda.

## Rajasthan

13. Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer.

## Tamil Nadu

14. Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur.

## Converted Central Universities

## Chhattisgarh

15. Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur.

## Madhya Pradesh

16. Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar.

## Uttarakhand

17. Hemawati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar.