Lok Sabha Question No. 272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: New Degree Colleges
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DILIP PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 272 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  DECEMBER, 2017

## New Degree Colleges

272. SHRI DILIP PATEL: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has framed any policy for opening of new degree colleges in the country and if so, the details thereof; (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  new  degree  colleges  in  the  country
2. including Gujarat; and
3. (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)  to  (c)  :  Education  being  in  concurrent  list,  creation  of  new  institutions  is  the responsibility  of  both  Central  Government  and  the  State  Governments.  New  degree colleges  are  opened  mainly  by  State  Governments.  However,  under  the  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  of  Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RUSA)  which  is  being implemented  by  the  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  with  the  aim  of promoting access, equity and quality, central assistance to States/UTs is provided interalia for creation of Model Degree Colleges (MDCs) in Educationally Backward Districts (EBDs) of the country where Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education is less than the National average of 12.4% based on 2001 census data.

The  Project  Approval  Board  (PAB)  of  RUSA,  after  appraisal  of  State  Higher Education Plan (SHEP) submitted by respective State Governments/UTs has approved Central  assistance  for  creation  of  72  new  MDCs.  The  detail  of  MDCs  approved State/UT-wise under RUSA is annexed.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  272  for  18 th December,  2017  asked  by  Shri  Dilip  Patel,  Hon'ble  Member  of Parliament regarding New Degree Colleges

## Approval of Model Degree Colleges under RUSA

| S.No   | State/Union Territory     | Number of Model Degree Colleges approved   |
|--------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh            | 6                                          |
| 2.     | Arunachal Pradesh         | -                                          |
| 3.     | Assam                     | -                                          |
| 4.     | Bihar                     | 7                                          |
| 5.     | Chhattisgarh              | 5                                          |
| 6.     | Goa                       | -                                          |
| 7.     | Gujarat                   | -                                          |
| 8.     | Haryana                   | -                                          |
| 9.     | Himachal Pradesh          | 2                                          |
| 10.    | Jammu & Kashmir           | -                                          |
| 11.    | Jharkhand                 | -                                          |
| 12.    | Karnataka                 | -                                          |
| 13.    | Kerala                    | -                                          |
| 14.    | Madhya Pradesh            | 5                                          |
| 15.    | Maharashtra               | -                                          |
| 16.    | Manipur                   | -                                          |
| 17.    | Meghalaya                 | -                                          |
| 18.    | Mizoram                   | -                                          |
| 19.    | Nagaland                  | 1                                          |
| 20.    | Odisha                    | 8                                          |
| 21.    | Punjab                    | 2                                          |
| 22.    | Rajasthan                 | -                                          |
| 23.    | Sikkim                    | -                                          |
| 24.    | Tamil Nadu                | -                                          |
| 25.    | Telangana                 | 4                                          |
| 26.    | Tripura                   | 4                                          |
| 27.    | Uttar Pradesh             | 26                                         |
| 28.    | Uttarakhand               | 1                                          |
| 29.    | West Bengal               | -                                          |
| 30.    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1                                          |
| 31.    | Chandigarh                | -                                          |
| 32.    | Delhi                     | -                                          |
| 33.    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | -                                          |
| 34.    | Daman And Diu             | -                                          |
| 35.    | Puducherry                | -                                          |
|        | Total                     | 72                                         |