Lok Sabha Question No. 4996 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Hostels in Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4996

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018

## Hostels in Universities

†4996. SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY:

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

- (a) whether the number of hostels in
- (b)  universities is sufficient in proportionate to the number of students;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State- wise including Bihar;

(c) whether shortage of hostels is causing hindrance in studies for students and if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  whether  the  Government  is  formulating  any  action  plan  to  meet  the  shortage  of hostels in universities in coordination with the universities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH) (a) to (c):  The University Grants Commission (UGC) has intimated that it has approved 3,920 hostels to Universities and Colleges in various States/Union Territories (UTs) in the country. Given the large number of students enrolled in Universities and Colleges, the  number  of  hostels  does  not  seem  to  be  adequate.  State/UT-wise  list  of  hostels approved by UGC in Universities and Colleges including Bihar is at Annexure. (d):  The  Universities  and  Colleges  are  free  to  prioritise  execution  of  activities  under General Development Assistance (GDA) scheme of the UGC, including construction of hostels.  The  UGC  also  assists  eligible  colleges  for  construction  of  hostels  under  its construction of women's hostels scheme on the basis of the proposals received from Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs). Further, infrastructure grants released under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), can inter-alia be utilized for creation/upgradation of hostels etc. in State Universities and Colleges to address their self-assessed critical infrastructure needs.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  No.  4996  FOR  26.03.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI  SATISH  CHANDRA  DUBEY, M.P. REGARDING Hostels in Universities.

| SI.No.   | Name of the State/Union Territory   |   No. of Hostels approved by UGC |
|----------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                      |                              224 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh                   |                               15 |
| 3.       | Assam                               |                              272 |
| 4.       | Bihar                               |                              323 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh                        |                               47 |
| 6.       | Goa                                 |                                3 |
| 7.       | Gujarat                             |                               86 |
| 8.       | Haryana                             |                               29 |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh                    |                                3 |
| 10.      | Jammu & Kashmir                     |                               13 |
| 11.      | Jharkhand                           |                               42 |
| 12.      | Karnataka                           |                              234 |
| 13.      | Kerala                              |                              159 |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh                      |                              163 |
| 15.      | Maharashtra                         |                              599 |
| 16.      | Manipur                             |                               78 |
| 17.      | Meghalaya                           |                               54 |
| 18.      | Mizoram                             |                               41 |
| 19.      | Nagaland                            |                               70 |
| 20.      | Odisha                              |                              420 |
| 21.      | Puducherry                          |                               22 |
| 22.      | Punjab/Chandigarh                   |                               77 |
| 23.      | Rajasthan                           |                              105 |
| 24.      | Sikkim                              |                                9 |
| 25.      | Tamil Nadu                          |                              222 |
| 26.      | Telangana                           |                               68 |
| 27.      | Tripura                             |                                6 |
| 28.      | Uttar Pradesh                       |                              169 |
| 29.      | Uttarakhand                         |                               25 |
| 30.      | West Bengal                         |                              270 |
|          | Total                               |                             3920 |