Lok Sabha Question No. 2513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Youth Hostels
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AFFAIRS)

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2513

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## Youth Hostels

2513. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI: SHRIMATI P.K.
2. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

## Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Youth Hostels functioning in the country, State/district-wise;
- the role and responsibility of the Government in the functioning of
- (b) these hostels;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up new Youth Hostels in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- the number of people who stayed in these hostels during the last
- (d) three years and the current year;
- (e)
- the criteria adopted for use of these hostels in the country; and
- (f) whether  there  is  any  limit  on  the  number  of  days  a  person  can stay in these hostels at a stretch and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a) The number of Youth Hostels in the country, State/district-wise, is
- at Annexure.
- (b) The 'Youth  Hostel' is  a  joint  venture  of  the  Central  and  State Governments.  While  the  Central  Government  bears  the  cost  of construction, the State Government provides fully-developed land free-of-cost, with water supply, electricity connection and approach roads. The Youth Hostels are looked after by Managers, appointed  by  the  Central  Govt.  on  the  recommendation  of  the
- candidate by a Committee chaired by the District Collector/Deputy  Commissioner  or  his  nominee  In  addition,  for each  Youth  Hostel,  there  is  a  Hostel  Management  Committee (HMC).  HMCs  are  chaired  by  District  Magistrates  (in  case  of Hostels  located  in  Districts)  and  by  State  Secretaries  of  Youth Affairs  (in  case  of  Hostels  located  at  State  capitals).  HMCs  are responsible  for  effective  management  &  maintenance  of  the Youth Hostels.
- (c) The  Government  of  India  has  no  proposal  to  set  up  new  Youth Hostel in the country.
- (d) According  to  a  recent  Survey,  about  one-fourth  of  the  Youth Hostels had occupancy of 50% & above. Some Youth Hostels had occupancy even upto 90%.
- (e) Youth  Hostels  have  been  built  to  promote  youth  travel  and  to enable the young people to experience the rich cultural heritage of the country. This overall criteria is kept in view while utilizing the Hostel facilities.
- (f) The maximum period of stay in the Hostel is three nights which can be extended, at the discretion of the Manager, up to seven nights in deserving cases.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2513 FOR 16.03.2017 ASKED BY SHRIMATI MEENAKSHI LEKHI, SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER REGARDING YOUTH HOSTELS.

The details of Youth Hostels in the country, State/district-wise are as under:

| S. No.   | Name of State/ UT   |   No. of Youth Hostels | Location of Youth Hostel (s)                                           |
|----------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Assam               |                      4 | Golaghat, Guwahati, Nagaon, Tezpur                                     |
| 2.       | A&N Islands         |                      1 | Port Blair                                                             |
| 3.       | Andhra Pradesh      |                      5 | Kadapa, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram              |
| 4.       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                      1 | Naharlagun                                                             |
| 5.       | Bihar               |                      1 | Patna                                                                  |
| 6.       | Goa                 |                      2 | Panaji, Peddem Mapusa                                                  |
| 7.       | Gujarat             |                      1 | Gandhinagar                                                            |
| 8.       | Haryana             |                      7 | Bhiwani, Gurgaon, Kurukshetra, Panchkula, , Rewari Sirsa, Yamuna Nagar |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh    |                      2 | Bilaspur, Dalhousie                                                    |
| 10.      | Jammu & Kashmir     |                      3 | Nagrota, Patnitop, Srinagar                                            |
| 11.      | Karnataka           |                      4 | Hassan, Mysore, Sogalu, Tirtharameshwar                                |
| 12.      | Kerala              |                      3 | Calicut (Kozhikode), Ernakulam (Kochi), Trivandrum,                    |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh      |                      3 | Bhopal, Jabalpur, Khajuraho                                            |
| 14.      | Maharashtra         |                      2 | Aurangabad, Buldana                                                    |
| 15.      | Manipur             |                      4 | Churachandpur, Imphal, Thoubal, Ukhrul                                 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya           |                      2 | Shillong, Tura                                                         |
| 17.      | Mizoram             |                      1 | Aizwal                                                                 |
| 18.      | Nagaland            |                      2 | Dimapur , Mokokchung                                                   |
| 19.      | Odisha              |                      4 | Gopalpur-on-Sea, Joshipur, Koraput, Puri                               |
| 20.      | Puducherry          |                      1 | Puducherry                                                             |
| 21.      | Punjab              |                      6 | Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Ropar, Sangrur, Tarn Taran               |
| 22.      | Rajasthan           |                      4 | Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur                                        |
| 23.      | Sikkim              |                      2 | Gangtok, Namchi                                                        |
| 24.      | Tamil Nadu          |                      5 | Chennai, Madurai, Ooty, Thanjavaur, Trichy                             |
| 25.      | Telangana           |                      3 | Nagarjunasagar, Secunderabad, Warangal                                 |
| 26.      | Tripura             |                      1 | Agartala                                                               |
| 27.      | Uttar Pradesh       |                      2 | Agra, Lucknow                                                          |
| 28.      | Uttarakhand         |                      4 | Badrinath, Mussoorie, Nainital, Uttarkashi                             |
| 29.      | West Bengal         |                      3 | Burdwan, Churulia, Darjeeling                                          |
|          | Total:              |                     83 |                                                                        |

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