Lok Sabha Question No. 3046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: BITEs Scheme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL, EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3046 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 th  August, 2018

## BITEs Scheme

## 3046. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Block  Institute  of  Teachers  (BITEs)  intended  to  create  a  pool  of  trained elementary  teachers  from  amongst  minority  and  Scheduled  Caste  (SC)/Scheduled  Tribe (ST) groups;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of minority concentrated districts identified for BITEs in the States and Union Territories;
- (d) the location of BITEs and the number out of them functional in the minority concentrated districts as on date; and
- (e) the details of students of minority community studying in these institutions as on   date  and funds   released for this purpose during the year 2017-18?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) to (e): The erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Teacher Education (CSSTE) in the XII Plan inter-alia envisaged establishment of  196 Block Institutes of Teachers Education (BITEs) in SC/ST/Minority Concentrated Districts (MCDs) as elementary pre-service teacher education institutions.  89 Minority Concentrated Districts were identified for establishment of BITEs.  The details are annexed. 81 BITEs were sanctioned during the 12 th five year plan out of which 19 are functional.  Two  BITEs  viz;  Rangia,  Kamrup  in  Assam  and  Nagina  Mewat  in  Haryana  are functional  in Minority Concentrated Districts with a total intake capacity of 50 students each and enrolment of 100%.  A sum of Rs.20.60 lakh was released during the year 2017-18 for BITE Nagina, Mewat in Haryana.

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ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3046 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  AUGUST, 2018 asked by SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI REGARDING 'BITEs Scheme'

| List of identified Block Institute of Teacher Education (BITEs) in Minority concentration Districts   | List of identified Block Institute of Teacher Education (BITEs) in Minority concentration Districts   | List of identified Block Institute of Teacher Education (BITEs) in Minority concentration Districts   |
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| Sl. No                                                                                                | State                                                                                                 | No. of identified BITEs                                                                               |
| 1.                                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                     |
| 2.                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                 | 12                                                                                                    |
| 3.                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                 | 7                                                                                                     |
| 4.                                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                     |
| 5.                                                                                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                     |
| 6.                                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                     |
| 7.                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                     |
| 8.                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                     |
| 9.                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                     |
| 10.                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                     |
| 11.                                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                     |
| 12.                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                     |
| 13.                                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                     |
| 14.                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                     |
| 15.                                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                     |
| 16.                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                         | 21                                                                                                    |
| 17.                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                     |
| 18.                                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                                           | 12                                                                                                    |
| 19.                                                                                                   | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                     |
| 20.                                                                                                   | NCT Delhi                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                       | Total:                                                                                                |                                                                                                       |
| 89                                                                                                    | 89                                                                                                    | 89                                                                                                    |

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