Lok Sabha Question No. 2831 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: UGC Community Colleges
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. C. MOHAN

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2831 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th MARCH, 2017

## UGC COMMUNITY COLLEGES

## 2831. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

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

- (a) the total number of University Grants Commission (UGC) approved community colleges in the country, Statewise including Karnataka;
- (b)  the  total  number  of  community  colleges  located  in  the  rural  areas  of  the  country  and  the number of candidates benefited from these community colleges;
- (c) whether these community colleges are offering technical courses to the rural young people;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons thereof; and
- (e) the method of funding these community colleges run by colleges and polytechnics and the amount released by the Government as on date?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): As per the information furnished by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), UGC & AICTE are implementing the Scheme of  Community  Colleges  in  200  Universities/Colleges  and  74  Polytechnics  in  the  country including the State of Karnataka.  These 274 (200+74) Community Colleges are spread in urban and rural areas both with the total students strength of 20,673.  The State/UT-wise details of the same is given at Annexure.

- (c) & (d):  The UGC and AICTE approved Community Colleges are running need based skill oriented variety of courses in service, engineering, food processing, finance and IT sectors etc.

(e):  The funding to these Community Colleges is done as per the norms approved by the UGC & AICTE in the matter.  As per the information furnished by the UGC & AICTE, amount to the extent of Rs.153.51 crores (UGC - Rs.90.00 crores + AICTE - Rs.63.51 crores) has been released to these Community Colleges, so far.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  'A'  &  'B'  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2831 FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2017 ASKED BY SHRI P.C. MOHAN

## STATE/UT-WISE NOs. OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES

|   SI.No. | State/UT Name            | Number of Community Colleges run in the Universities/Colleges through UGC   | Number of Community Colleges run in the Polytechnics through AICTE   | Total   |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|        1 | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0       |
|        2 | ANDHRA PRADESH           | 7                                                                           | 3                                                                    | 10      |
|        3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 1                                                                           | 1                                                                    | 2       |
|        4 | ASSAM                    | 27                                                                          | 6                                                                    | 33      |
|        5 | BIHAR                    | 6                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 6       |
|        6 | CHANDIGARH               | 1                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 1       |
|        7 | CHHATTISGARH             | 1                                                                           | 2                                                                    | 3       |
|        8 | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI       | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0       |
|        9 | DAMAN &DIU               | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0       |
|       10 | DELHI                    | 1                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 1       |
|       11 | GOA                      | 0                                                                           | 1                                                                    | 1       |
|       12 | GUJARAT                  | 3                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 3       |
|       13 | HARYANA                  | 9                                                                           | 2                                                                    | 11      |
|       14 | HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 2                                                                           | 1                                                                    | 3       |
|       15 | JAMMU &KASHMIR           | 3                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 3       |
|       16 | JHARKHAND                | 5                                                                           | 1                                                                    | 6       |
|       17 | KARNATAKA                | 12                                                                          | 1                                                                    | 13      |
|       18 | KERALA                   | 19                                                                          | 5                                                                    | 24      |
|       19 | LAKSHDWEEP               | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0       |
|       20 | MADHYA PRADESH           | 4                                                                           | 4                                                                    | 8       |
|       21 | MAHARASHTRA              | 36                                                                          | 9                                                                    | 45      |
|       22 | MANIPUR                  | 6                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 6       |
|       23 | MEGHALAYA                | 0                                                                           | 2                                                                    | 2       |
|       24 | MIZORAM                  | 1                                                                           | 1                                                                    | 2       |
|       25 | NAGALAND                 | 4                                                                           | 4                                                                    | 8       |
|       26 | ODISHA                   | 8                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 8       |
|       27 | PUDUCHERRY               | 1                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 1       |
|       28 | PUNJAB                   | 13                                                                          | 2                                                                    | 15      |
|       29 | RAJASHTAN                | 1                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 1       |
|       30 | SIKKIM                   | 0                                                                           | 2                                                                    | 2       |
|       31 | TAMIL NADU               | 14                                                                          | 6                                                                    | 20      |
|       32 | TELANGANA                | 1                                                                           | 4                                                                    | 5       |
|       33 | TRIPURA                  | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0       |
|       34 | UTTARA KHAND             | 2                                                                           | 9                                                                    | 11      |
|       35 | UTTAR PRADESH            | 5                                                                           | 1                                                                    | 6       |
|       36 | WEST BENGAL TOTAL        | 7 200                                                                       | 7 74                                                                 | 14 274  |