Lok Sabha Question No. 520 (STARRED), answered on 2018-04-03
Subject: Hostels for SC and OBC Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, AJAY NISHAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO: +*520 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.04.2018

## HOSTELS FOR SC AND OBC STUDENTS

## 520. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of hostels constructed so far for the students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes in the country along with the number of proposals pending in this regard, State-wise including Rajasthan and Bihar;
- (b) the funds allocated and released for the said hostels during the last one year and the current financial year along with the time-frame for completion of pending hostel projects, State-wise;
- (c) the number of students including girl students enrolled in the said hostels in Rajasthan during the last three years;
- (d) whether any additional coaching arrangement is made for the students studying in the said hostels and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether there is shortage of hostels for boys and girls belonging to SC and OBC categories in the country including Bihar; if so, the details thereof and the action taken to enhance the hostel facilities for such students in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI THAA WARCHAND GEHLOT)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House:

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## to (e ofLok Sabha\_Starred Question No520 for 03.04.2018 regarding

a State-wise details of hostels constructed for the students belonging to Scheduled Castes under the  scheme of Babu  Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojna (BJRCY)" is at Annexure-[. Similarly, the details of hostels construeted for Other Backward Classes   under "Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls" is at Annexure-II. No complete proposal of States, including Rajasthan and Bihar is pending with the Ministry.

(b) State & UT-wise funds are not allocated under the schemes of ~BJRCY" and ~Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Construction of Hostels for OBC and Girls" However; State-wise details of funds released under these Schemes for construction of SC and OBC hostels the Boys during

The hostels sanctioned under BJRCY should be completed within a of 2 years from the date   of the sanction of' the project: Under the "Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls" , the hostels should be completed within the period of 18 months from the date of the sanction ofthe hostel. period

Under these schemes; central assistance is provided only for construction of the hostel buildings Responsibility and maintenance of the hostels lies on the implementing agency. Therefore occupancy status record alongwith details of students including girls   students   enrolled in the hostels  constructed under these   schemes in  States, including Rajasthan are not maintained by this Ministry.

There is n0 provision for  additional coaching arrangement under the  Schemes Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojna and Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls.

State Governments send proposals for construction of hostels under these schemes as per Central Government sanctions construction of hostels   depending upon availability of funds No separate data on the state-wise requirement of hostels is maintained in this Ministry.

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 520 raised by Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi and Shri Ajay Nishad regarding " Hostels for SC and OBC Students"

## Chhatrawas Yojna

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT   | No. of hostels constructed   |
|----------|------------------------|------------------------------|
|          | Andhra Pradesh         | 4                            |
|          | Assam                  | 6                            |
|          | Bihar                  | 3                            |
|          | Chhattisgarh           | 45                           |
|          |                        | 3                            |
|          | Himachal Pradesh       |                              |
|          | Jammu & Kashmir        | 2                            |
| 9        | Jharkhand              | 10                           |
| 10       | Karnataka              | 20                           |
| 11       | Kerala                 | 5                            |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh         | 54                           |
| 13       | Maharashtra            | 37                           |
| 14       | Manipur                | 0                            |
| 15       | Orissa                 | 164                          |
| 16       | Punjab                 |                              |
| 17       | Rajasthan              | 62                           |
| 18       | Sikkim                 | 0                            |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu             | 26                           |
| 20       | Tripura                | 0                            |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh          | 18                           |
| 22       | Uttarakhand            | 0                            |
| 23       | West Bengal            | 43                           |
|          | Total                  | 509                          |

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 520 raised by Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi and Shri Ajay Nishad regarding Hostels for SC and

## and Girls" from 2007-08 onward Boys

| SI No.   | Name of State/UT/Central University   | No. of hostels constructed   |
|----------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|          | Andhra Pradesh                        | 94                           |
| 2        | Assam                                 | 10                           |
|          | Bihar                                 | 4                            |
| ;        | Chhattisgarh                          | 7                            |
|          | Gujarat                               | 30                           |
|          | Haryana                               | 5                            |
|          | Himachal Pradesh                      | 2                            |
|          | Jammu & Kashmir                       | 4                            |
| 9        | Jharkhand                             | 33                           |
| 10       | Karnataka                             | 153                          |
| 11       | Kerala                                | 5                            |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh                        | 83                           |
| 13       | Manipur                               | 9                            |
| 14       | Odisha                                | 12                           |
| 15       | Pondicherry                           | 0                            |
| 16       | Rajasthan                             | 22                           |
| 17       | Sikkim                                | 6                            |
| 18       | Tamil Nadu                            | 203                          |
| 19       | Telanagana                            | 61                           |
| 20       | Tripura                               | 2                            |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh                         | 98                           |
| 22       | Uttarakhand                           |                              |
| 23       | West Bengal                           |                              |
| 24       | Central Universities/ Institutes      | 19                           |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                                 | 869                          |

Annexure referred t0 in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 520 raised by Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi and Shri Ajay Nishad regarding Hostels for SC and OBC Students

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No_   | Name of the Statel UT   | 2016-17   |   2017-18 |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|          | Assam                   | 0.00      |    404.46 |
| ;        | Haryana                 | 244.17    |    404.89 |
|          | Himachal Pradesh        | 60        |      0    |
|          | Jammu &Kashmir          |           |    160.41 |
|          | Kerala                  |           |    300    |
| 1        | Madhya Pradesh          | 592.34    |   3737.66 |
|          | Maharashtra             | 155.79    |    170.55 |
|          | Manipur                 | 271.55    |    628.35 |
| 9        | Orissa                  | 703.73    |    283.73 |
| 10       | Punjab                  | 643.49    |    300.72 |
| 11       | Rajasthan               | 2.50      |    126.46 |
| 12       | Tamil Nadu              | 0.00      |    410.66 |
| 13       | Tripura                 | 157.50    |    157    |
| 14       | West Bengal             | 666.41    |     41.25 |
|          | Total                   | 3497.48   |   7126.64 |

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 520 raised by Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi and Shri Ajay Nishad regarding Hostels for SC and OBC Students

## Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls"

(Rs: in lakh)

| SL: No.   | Name of' States/UTs   |   2016-17 | 2017-18   |
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|
|           | Andhra Pradesh        |    405    | 0.00      |
| 2         | Jammu & Kashmir       |    502.72 | 536.64    |
| 3         | Madhya Pradesh        |    497.69 | 1434.22   |
|           | Tamil Nadu            |      0    | 205.39    |
|           | Uttar Pradesh         |    140.22 | 273.75    |
|           | West Bengal           |    413.4  | 0.00      |
|           | Manipur               |    675.97 |           |
|           | Sikkim                |    315    | 608.00    |
| 9         | Central Universities  |   1050    | 1050.00   |
|           | Total                 |   4000    | 4249.75   |