Lok Sabha Question No. 2979 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Setting up of Polytechnics
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2979 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## SETTING UP OF POLYTECHNICS

## †2979    SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of polytechnics located in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether some of the State Governments including Tamil Nadu have requested for grant of assistance from the Union Government for setting up of polytechnics;
- (c) if so, the details along with the action taken by the Union Government thereon; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

- (a) Total  Number  of  All  India  Council  For  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  approved (Engineering and Technology) institutes in the country as on 28.07.2017 is enclosed as per Annexure-I.
- (b) to (d) 'Sub-Mission on Polytechnics under Coordinated Action for Skill Development'  was  launched  during  the  11 th Plan.  Setting  up  of  New  Polytechnics  with Central assistance is one of the Components under the Sub-mission. Under this scheme, Central  Government  provides  one-time  financial  assistance  upto  Rs.12.30  crores  per polytechnic  to  the  State/UT  Governments  for  setting  up  of  new  polytechnics  in  300  unserved and under-served districts of the country. State-wise number of these 300 districts including the state of Tamil Nadu is given at Annexure-II. The polytechnics are at various stages of  construction and  in  provisioning  of  land.  295  such districts  have  been  provided financial assistance so far. Out of 295, 157 Polytechnics have become operational till date under the scheme. In Tamil Nadu 7 districts are covered under this scheme in which all 7 polytechnics have become operational. The number of polytechnics covered and the total funds given till 2017 are available at http://mhrd.gov.in/technical-education-26. A total of Rs. 2485.91  crores  has  been  released  by  Government  of  India  as  on  31.03.2017  for implementing the Scheme out of which Rs. 86.10 crores has been released to the State of Tamil Nadu.

## Annexure-I

## Total Number of AICTE approved Institutes in country (As on 28.7.2017)

| S. No.   | State/Union Territories     |   Number of Approved Institutes |   Approved Intake |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                               1 |               420 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh              |                             302 |             83342 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh           |                               8 |              1020 |
| 4.       | Assam                       |                              25 |              4018 |
| 5.       | Bihar                       |                              62 |             17510 |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                  |                               4 |               707 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                |                              66 |             12520 |
| 8.       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |                               1 |               390 |
| 9.       | Daman and Diu               |                               2 |               600 |
| 10.      | Delhi                       |                              15 |              4685 |
| 11.      | Goa                         |                               6 |              2795 |
| 12.      | Gujarat                     |                             135 |             67891 |
| 13.      | Haryana                     |                             166 |             53933 |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh            |                              31 |              7588 |
| 15.      | Jammu and Kashmir           |                              30 |              5430 |
| 16.      | Jharkhand                   |                              41 |             11650 |
| 17.      | Karnataka                   |                             333 |             97607 |
| 18.      | Kerala                      |                              80 |             22145 |
| 19.      | Madhya Pradesh              |                             167 |             37560 |
| 20.      | Maharashtra                 |                             460 |            152860 |
| 21.      | Manipur                     |                               3 |               350 |
| 22.      | Meghalaya                   |                               3 |               300 |
| 23.      | Mizoram                     |                               3 |               200 |
| 24.      | Nagaland                    |                               5 |               435 |
| 25.      | Odisha                      |                             156 |             47380 |
| 26.      | Puducherry                  |                               9 |              2422 |
| 27.      | Punjab                      |                             162 |             61335 |
| 28.      | Rajasthan                   |                             189 |             49806 |
| 29.      | Sikkim                      |                               3 |               510 |
| 30.      | Tamil Nadu                  |                             501 |            207369 |
| 31.      | Telangana                   |                             204 |             52950 |
| 32.      | Tripura                     |                               7 |              1130 |
| 33.      | Uttar Pradesh               |                             480 |            138732 |
| 34.      | Uttarakhand                 |                             107 |             18653 |
| 35.      | West Bengal                 |                             150 |             38473 |
|          | Grand Total                 |                            3917 |           1204716 |

Annexure-II State-wise detail of 300 unserved and under-served districts

| S. No.   | State/UT                  | No. of eligible districts for Polytechnics   |
|----------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| (1)      | (2)                       | (3)                                          |
| 1.       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 2                                            |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 14                                           |
| 3.       | Assam                     | 21                                           |
| 4.       | Bihar                     | 34                                           |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh              | 11                                           |
| 6.       | Daman & Diu               | 1                                            |
| 7.       | Delhi                     | 5                                            |
| 8.       | Gujarat                   | 5                                            |
| 9.       | Haryana                   | 7                                            |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh          | 5                                            |
| 11.      | Jammu & Kashmir           | 18                                           |
| 12.      | Jharkhand                 | 17                                           |
| 13.      | Lakshadweep               | 1                                            |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh            | 21                                           |
| 15.      | Maharashtra               | 2                                            |
| 16.      | Manipur                   | 8                                            |
| 17.      | Meghalaya                 | 4                                            |
| 18.      | Mizoram                   | 6                                            |
| 19.      | Nagaland                  | 8                                            |
| 20.      | Odisha                    | 22                                           |
| 21.      | Punjab                    | 7                                            |
| 22.      | Rajasthan                 | 15                                           |
| 23.      | Sikkim                    | 2                                            |
| 24.      | Tamil Nadu                | 7                                            |
| 25.      | Telangana                 | 1                                            |
| 26.      | Tripura                   | 3                                            |
| 27.      | Uttar Pradesh             | 41                                           |
| 28.      | Uttarakhand               | 1                                            |
| 29.      | West Bengal               | 11                                           |
|          | Total                     | 300                                          |

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