Lok Sabha Question No. 4027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: Financial Assistance for Remedial Coaching
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA, KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4027 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2017

## Financial Assistance for Remedial Coaching

## 4027. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA: SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

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

- (a) whether the University Grants Commission (UGC) provides financial assistance for remedial coaching to under graduates and post graduate students including Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes students, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  number  of  such  students  including  SC/ST  students  benefited  from  the  said programmes during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  whether  UGC  is  offering  any  scholarship/incentives  to  the  students  for  such coaching facilities;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the total amount of grants sanctioned to colleges as well as central and deemed universities during the last three years and current year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  Yes,  Madam.  The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  provides  financial assistance to Universities/Colleges under its Remedial Coaching Scheme  for Scheduled  Caste  (SC),  Scheduled  Tribe  (ST)  and  Other  Backward  Classes  (OBC) (Non creamy layer) and Minority community students.
- (b):  UGC  maintains  region-wise  and  category-wise  data  on  number  of  student beneficiaries  under  the  Remedial  Coaching  Scheme.    Detailed  number  of  SC/ST students beneficiaries under the scheme in colleges during XII th Five Year Plan (201217) are  at Annexure-I.
- (c)  to  (e):  The  Remedial  Coaching  Scheme  aims  at  improving  and  strengthening Under Graduate and Post Graduate students' knowledge base, academic skills and linguistic proficiency. No separate scholarship/incentive is offered to students by UGC under this scheme. Details of grants released to Universities/Colleges by UGC under this scheme during the XII th Five Year Plan (2012-17) are at Annexure-II.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4027  FOR  27.03.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAMSINH  RATHWA  AND SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING Financial Assistance for Remedial Coaching.

| Details of Number of Beneficiary Students of Remedial Coaching in Colleges during XIIth Five Year Plan (2012-17)   | Details of Number of Beneficiary Students of Remedial Coaching in Colleges during XIIth Five Year Plan (2012-17)   | Details of Number of Beneficiary Students of Remedial Coaching in Colleges during XIIth Five Year Plan (2012-17)   | Details of Number of Beneficiary Students of Remedial Coaching in Colleges during XIIth Five Year Plan (2012-17)   | Details of Number of Beneficiary Students of Remedial Coaching in Colleges during XIIth Five Year Plan (2012-17)   | Details of Number of Beneficiary Students of Remedial Coaching in Colleges during XIIth Five Year Plan (2012-17)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of the Regional Office                                                                                        | SC                                                                                                                 | ST                                                                                                                 | OBC                                                                                                                | Minority                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                              |
| CRO, Bhopal                                                                                                        | 6664                                                                                                               | 7148                                                                                                               | 12031                                                                                                              | 1500                                                                                                               | 27343                                                                                                              |
| ERO, Kolkata                                                                                                       | 25520                                                                                                              | 8411                                                                                                               | 23936                                                                                                              | 16735                                                                                                              | 74602                                                                                                              |
| NERO, Guwahati                                                                                                     | 8698                                                                                                               | 21362                                                                                                              | 13174                                                                                                              | 7747                                                                                                               | 50981                                                                                                              |
| NRCB, New Delhi                                                                                                    | N.A.                                                                                                               | N.A.                                                                                                               | N.A.                                                                                                               | N.A.                                                                                                               | N.A.                                                                                                               |
| SERO, Hyderabad                                                                                                    | 95499                                                                                                              | 10903                                                                                                              | 120678                                                                                                             | 29141                                                                                                              | 256221                                                                                                             |
| SWRO, Bangalore                                                                                                    | 2093                                                                                                               | 589                                                                                                                | 6696                                                                                                               | 6127                                                                                                               | 15505                                                                                                              |
| WRO, Pune                                                                                                          | N.A.                                                                                                               | N.A.                                                                                                               | N.A.                                                                                                               | N.A.                                                                                                               | N.A.                                                                                                               |
| Total                                                                                                              | 138474                                                                                                             | 48413                                                                                                              | 176515                                                                                                             | 61250                                                                                                              | 424652                                                                                                             |
| Note: N.A. = Not Available                                                                                         | Note: N.A. = Not Available                                                                                         | Note: N.A. = Not Available                                                                                         | Note: N.A. = Not Available                                                                                         | Note: N.A. = Not Available                                                                                         | Note: N.A. = Not Available                                                                                         |

## Annexure-II

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) to (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4027  FOR  27.03.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAMSINH  RATHWA  AND SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING Financial Assistance for Remedial Coaching.

| Grants of Remedial Coaching to Universities/colleges under UGC Regional Offices during XII th Five Year Plan (2012-17)   | Grants of Remedial Coaching to Universities/colleges under UGC Regional Offices during XII th Five Year Plan (2012-17)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                          | Grants released (Rs. In crore)                                                                                           |
| Grants to Colleges                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                          |
| ERO, Kolkata                                                                                                             | 19.70                                                                                                                    |
| NERO, Guwahati                                                                                                           | 09.18                                                                                                                    |
| SERO, Hyderabad                                                                                                          | 12.08                                                                                                                    |
| SWRO, Bangalore                                                                                                          | 08.53                                                                                                                    |
| WRO, Pune                                                                                                                | 19.43                                                                                                                    |
| NRCB, New Delhi                                                                                                          | 10.37                                                                                                                    |
| CRO, Bhopal                                                                                                              | 3.47                                                                                                                     |
| Grants to universities                                                                                                   | Grants to universities                                                                                                   |
| Central Universities / Deemed to universities                                                                            | 3.84                                                                                                                     |
| State Universities                                                                                                       | 7.32                                                                                                                     |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                    | 93.92                                                                                                                    |