Lok Sabha Question No. 1595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Central Hindi Directorate
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. GOPAL

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1595

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5.3.2018

## CENTRAL HINDI DIRECTORATE

## 1595.   DR. K. GOPAL :

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  Personal  Contact  Programme  (PCP)  conducted  by  the  Central  Hindi Directorate for  the  benefit  of  the  students  of  correspondence  courses  in  non-Hindi  speaking States during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  according  to  the  highest  number  of  students  strength,  the  number  of  PCP  held  in Tamil Nadu is more than other non-Hindi speaking States of India during the said period and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  in  any  non-Hindi  speaking  State,  any  new  PCP  centre(s)  had  been  opened  for  the benefits of the Correspondence Course students during the said period and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  total  number  of  exam  centres,  where  the  exams  were  conducted  for Correspondence Course students of Central Hindi Directorate with Students' strength during the said period, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) whether in any non-Hindi speaking State, new exam centre(s) had been opened for the benefits of the Correspondence Course students during the said period and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a) The details of Personal Contact Programme (PCP) conducted by Central Hindi Directorate for the benefit of the students of correspondence courses in non-Hindi speaking States during last three years, State/UT-wise are as follows:
- (b) According  to  the  highest  number  of  students  strength,  the  number  of  Personal  Contact Programmes (PCP) in Tamil Nadu is more than other non-Hindi speaking states during 201415 to 2016-17, as evident from the table at Part (a) reply.
- (c) New PCP Centres had been opened in non-Hindi speaking states as mentioned below:

| State       | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Kerala      | -         | 1         | 2         |
| Tamil Nadu  | 7         | 8         | 11        |
| West Bengal | 3         | 3         | 6         |
| Karnataka   | 1         | -         | -         |
| Meghalaya   | -         | 1         | -         |
| Assam       | -         | 1         | -         |
| Pudduchery  | 1         | -         | -         |

2014-15: Hossur (T.N.), 2015-16: Hooghly (W.B.), Birbhum (W.B.), Thiruvannimalai (T.N.), 2016-17: Cuddlore (T.N.), Howrah (W.B.)

- (d) The details of total no. of exam Centers (State-wise) opened during the said period along with Students' strength are as follows:

| State          |   Number of Centers |   Student strength |
|----------------|---------------------|--------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |                  04 |                 18 |
| Assam          |                  02 |                 27 |
| New Delhi      |                  01 |                 19 |
| Goa            |                  01 |                 03 |
| Gujarat        |                  01 |                 12 |
| Jammu &Kashmir |                  02 |                 01 |
| Karnataka      |                  03 |                 52 |
| Kerala         |                  07 |                168 |
| Maharashtra    |                  02 |                 09 |
| Manipur        |                  01 |                 04 |
| Meghalaya      |                  01 |                 01 |
| Orrisa         |                  04 |                 66 |
| Punjab         |                  02 |                 14 |
| Pudducherry    |                  01 |                 56 |
| Tamil Nadu     |                  20 |               2399 |
| Tripura        |                  02 |                 12 |
| West Bengal    |                  08 |                149 |
| Nagaland       |                  01 |                 01 |

## (e) New Exam Centers had been opened during the said period. The State-wise details are as follows:

| State       |   Number of Centres |
|-------------|---------------------|
| West Bengal |                  01 |
| Tamil Nadu  |                  03 |