Lok Sabha Question No. 2835 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: College Density
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2835 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2017

## College Density

## 2835. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA

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

- (a) the State-wise College Density in the country during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Government plans to further improve the College Density in the States where the density is below the national average;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the details of State-wise private managed, private unaided, and private aided colleges/institutions during the said period; and
- (e)  the  details  of  State-wise  allocation  of  funds  to  private  aided  colleges  and  Government  colleges during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF   STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a ) :  As per All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), State-wise , college density in the country during the last three years is at annexure I.
- (b) & (c): To improve the college density in the States, a new scheme Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) has been launched during the Twelfth Five Year Plan which aims to achieve equity, access and excellence in higher education system. The scheme supports components such as upgrading autonomous colleges to universities,  clustering  colleges  to  establish  a  university,  setting  up  of  new professional colleges in un-served and underserved areas as well as providing infrastructure grants to universities and colleges to scale up capacity.
- (d) : A statement showing, State-wise, private managed, private unaided, and private aided colleges during the last three years is at annexure II.
- (e):  A statement showing, State-wise, allocation of funds to private aided colleges and Government colleges during the last three years is at annexure III.

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## State-wise and Year-wise College Density*

| State                    | Year    | Year    | Year    |
|--------------------------|---------|---------|---------|
| State                    | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
| India                    | 26      | 27      | 28      |
| Andaman& Nicobar Islands | 13      | 15      | 15      |
| Andhra Pradesh           | 45      | 47      | 45      |
| Arunachal Pradesh        | 16      | 17      | 17      |
| Assam                    | 15      | 15      | 15      |
| Bihar                    | 7       | 7       | 7       |
| Chandigarh               | 17      | 16      | 14      |
| Chhatisgarh              | 22      | 23      | 23      |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 13      | 15      | 13      |
| Daman &Diu               | 12      | 15      | 15      |
| Delhi                    | 9       | 9       | 9       |
| Goa                      | 34      | 33      | 32      |
| Gujarat                  | 27      | 28      | 28      |
| Haryana                  | 34      | 35      | 35      |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 39      | 43      | 47      |
| Jammu and Kashmir        | 24      | 24      | 25      |
| Jharkhand                | 8       | 8       | 9       |
| Karnataka                | 46      | 49      | 50      |
| Kerala                   | 37      | 41      | 43      |
| Lakshadweep              | 0       | 0       | 0       |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 25      | 26      | 26      |
| Maharashtra              | 34      | 35      | 34      |
| Manipur                  | 28      | 29      | 30      |
| Meghalaya                | 18      | 18      | 18      |
| Mizoram                  | 22      | 22      | 22      |
| Nagaland                 | 24      | 26      | 26      |
| Odisha                   | 23      | 23      | 23      |
| Puducherry               | 60      | 57      | 55      |
| Punjab                   | 30      | 31      | 32      |
| Rajasthan                | 33      | 34      | 35      |
| Sikkim                   | 16      | 18      | 20      |
| Tamil Nadu               | 33      | 33      | 32      |
| Telangana                | 55      | 60      | 60      |
| Tripura                  | 11      | 11      | 12      |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 23      | 25      | 26      |
| Uttrakhand               | 33      | 35      | 36      |
| West Bengal              | 9       | 10      | 10      |

Source: All India Survey on Higher Education

*College density is defined as the number of colleges per lakh eligible population in the age group 1823 years in a State.

## Annexure  as  referred  to  in  reply  of  part  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2835  for 20.03.2017 by Shri Bhagwanth Khuba, M.P. regarding College Density

## State-wise & Year-wise Number of Private Unaided & Private Aided Colleges

| State               | Private Un- Aided   | Private Aided   | Total Private Managed   | Private Un- Aided   | Private Aided   | Total Private Managed   | Private Un-Aided   | Private Aided   | Total Private Managed   |
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
|                     | 2013-14             | 2013-14         | 2013-14                 | 2014-15             | 2014-15         | 2014-15                 | 2015-16            | 2015-16         | 2015-16                 |
| A &NIslands         | 0                   | 0               | 0                       | 0                   | 0               | 0                       | 0                  | 0               | 0                       |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 1375                | 132             | 1507                    | 1767                | 166             | 1933                    | 1948               | 181             | 2129                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 4                   | 3               | 7                       | 4                   | 3               | 7                       | 5                  | 1               | 6                       |
| Assam               | 41                  | 11              | 52                      | 47                  | 15              | 62                      | 47                 | 15              | 62                      |
| Bihar               | 54                  | 55              | 109                     | 70                  | 72              | 142                     | 83                 | 80              | 163                     |
| Chandigarh          | 1                   | 7               | 8                       | 2                   | 7               | 9                       | 2                  | 7               | 9                       |
| Chhatisgarh         | 278                 | 66              | 344                     | 287                 | 68              | 355                     | 305                | 65              | 370                     |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 3                   | 1               | 4                       | 4                   |                 | 4                       | 4                  |                 | 4                       |
| Daman &Diu          | 3                   | 1               | 4                       | 3                   | 1               | 4                       | 3                  | 1               | 4                       |
| Delhi               | 61                  | 14              | 75                      | 61                  | 16              | 77                      | 59                 | 16              | 75                      |
| Goa                 | 10                  | 20              | 30                      | 13                  | 20              | 33                      | 12                 | 20              | 32                      |
| Gujarat             | 891                 | 478             | 1369                    | 1097                | 527             | 1624                    | 1226               | 519             | 1745                    |
| Haryana             | 485                 | 101             | 586                     | 548                 | 110             | 658                     | 589                | 112             | 701                     |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 125                 | 15              | 140                     | 125                 | 14              | 139                     | 134                | 19              | 153                     |
| Jammu and Kashmir   | 137                 | 15              | 152                     | 147                 | 15              | 162                     | 145                | 17              | 162                     |
| Jharkhand           | 59                  | 26              | 85                      | 71                  | 27              | 98                      | 106                | 28              | 134                     |
| Karnataka           | 2057                | 410             | 2467                    | 2192                | 417             | 2609                    | 2206               | 422             | 2628                    |
| Kerala              | 497                 | 191             | 688                     | 720                 | 196             | 916                     | 800                | 201             | 1001                    |
| Lakshadweep         | 0                   | 0               | 0                       | 0                   | 0               | 0                       | 0                  | 0               | 0                       |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 1080                | 206             | 1286                    | 1180                | 210             | 1390                    | 1208               | 203             | 1411                    |
| Maharashtra         | 2735                | 919             | 3654                    | 2766                | 932             | 3698                    | 2649               | 950             | 3599                    |
| Manipur             | 20                  | 14              | 34                      | 21                  | 14              | 35                      | 21                 | 14              | 35                      |
| Meghalaya           | 12                  | 12              | 24                      | 12                  | 16              | 28                      | 12                 | 16              | 28                      |
| Mizoram             | 1                   | 0               | 1                       | 1                   | 0               | 1                       | 1                  | 0               | 1                       |
| Nagaland            | 7                   | 32              | 39                      | 11                  | 32              | 43                      | 13                 | 31              | 44                      |
| Odisha              | 294                 | 394             | 688                     | 301                 | 403             | 704                     | 303                | 410             | 713                     |
| Puducherry          | 46                  | 2               | 48                      | 48                  | 2               | 50                      | 48                 | 2               | 50                      |
| Punjab              | 423                 | 131             | 554                     | 549                 | 172             | 721                     | 585                | 177             | 762                     |
| Rajasthan           | 946                 | 70              | 1016                    | 1594                | 137             | 1731                    | 1758               | 150             | 1908                    |
| Sikkim              | 5                   | 0               | 5                       | 5                   | 0               | 5                       | 4                  | 1               | 5                       |
| Tamil Nadu          | 1831                | 253             | 2084                    | 1869                | 258             | 2127                    | 1781               | 248             | 2029                    |
| Telangana           | 1324                | 103             | 1427                    | 1662                | 122             | 1784                    | 1693               | 121             | 1814                    |
| Tripura             | 4                   | 2               | 6                       | 5                   | 2               | 7                       | 6                  | 2               | 8                       |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 2455                | 439             | 2894                    | 3990                | 610             | 4600                    | 4435               | 613             | 5048                    |
| Uttrakhand          | 95                  | 50              | 145                     | 141 397             | 61              | 202                     | 153                | 61              | 214 632                 |
| West Bengal         | 362                 | 206             | 568                     |                     | 212             | 609                     | 22755              | 221             |                         |
| All India           | 17721               | 4379            | 22100                   | 21710               | 4857            | 26567                   | 411                | 4924            | 27679                   |

Source: All India Survey on Higher Education

## Annexure as referred to in reply of part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2835 for 20.03.2017 by Shri Bhagwanth Khuba, M.P. regarding College Density

State -wise allocation of funds to Private aided Colleges and Government Colleges for the last three years including current year i.e, 2013 -14, 2014 -15, 2015 -16 and 2016 -17 (14.03.2017)

(Rupees in crores)

| S.No   | State Name           |   Private aided and Govt. Colleges |
|--------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh       |                             115.6  |
| 2.     | Andaman & Nicobar    |                               0.26 |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh    |                               6.53 |
| 4.     | Assam                |                             218.87 |
| 5.     | Bihar                |                              50.49 |
| 6.     | Chhattisgarh         |                              15.88 |
| 7.     | Daman& Diu           |                               0.06 |
| 8.     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                               0.06 |
| 9.     | Delhi                |                              47.42 |
| 10.    | Gujarat              |                              22.48 |
| 11.    | Goa                  |                               1.37 |
| 12.    | Haryana              |                               8.83 |
| 13.    | Himachal Pradesh     |                               3.07 |
| 14.    | Jammu & Kashmir      |                               3.05 |
| 15.    | Jharkhand            |                               8.13 |
| 16.    | Karnataka            |                             231.62 |
| 17.    | Kerala               |                             206.98 |
| 18.    | Lakshdweep           |                               0    |
| 19.    | Madhya Pradesh       |                              39.79 |
| 20.    | Maharashtra          |                              62.28 |
| 21.    | Manipur              |                              70.8  |
| 22.    | Meghalaya            |                              18.18 |
| 23.    | Mizoram              |                              15.05 |
| 24.    | Nagaland             |                              27.28 |
| 25.    | Odisha               |                              43.61 |
| 26.    | Punjab& Chandigarh   |                              14.81 |
| 27.    | Puducherry           |                               3.14 |
| 28.    | Rajasthan            |                              22.55 |
| 29.    | Sikkim               |                               1.84 |
| 30.    | Tamilnadu            |                             195.35 |
| 31.    | Telangana            |                              52.77 |
| 32.    | Tripura              |                               6.68 |
| 33.    | Uttrakhand           |                               3.92 |
| 34.    | Uttar Pradesh        |                              34.74 |
| 35.    | West Bengal          |                              56.79 |
| Total  | Total                |                            1610.28 |