Lok Sabha Question No. 3766 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Youth Hostels
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3766 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2016

Youth Hostels

3766. SHRI P.K.BIJU:

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

- (a) whether it  is  a  fact  that  the  youth  hostels  in  various  States particularly in Kerala are being run jointly by the State and the Union Government;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Kerala;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  representatives from various States particularly the Kerala State Youth Welfare Board are not included in their respective Management Committee of Youth Hostels; and (d) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b) All the Youth Hostels including in the state of Kerala are a joint venture of Central and State Govts. The details of Youth Hostels in the country, State/UT-wise is at Annexure-I.
- (c)&(d) There  is  a  standard  composition  of  Hostel  Management Committee to  administer  the  Youth  Hostels  across  the  country.  The detailed  composition  of  the  Hostel  Management  Committee  is  at Annexure-II .

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)&(b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.3766  FOR  08.12.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI  P.K.BIJU REGARDING YOUTH HOSTELS.

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

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT   |   No. of Youth Hostels in the State/UT | 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 |                                                                        |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)&(d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.3766  FOR  08.12.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI  P.K.BIJU REGARDING YOUTH HOSTELS.

The composition of the Hostel Management Committee is as under:-

## YOUTH HOSTEL AT STATE CAPITAL

| a. Secretary (Youth Affairs), State/UT Government b. Deputy Commissioner/Dist. Magistrate c. Eminent person nominated by Hon'ble MOS (IC) d. Regional Director (NSS)/Programme Coordinator (NSS) e. Zonal Director, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan f. Centre In charge, Sports Authority of India g. Representative of Youth Hostel Association of India h. Executive/Asstt. Engineer of P.W.D.   | : Chairman : Member : Member : Member : Member : Member : Member : Member   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| YOUTH HOSTEL NOT AT STATE CAPITAL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                             |
| a. Deputy Commissioner/Dist. Magistrate b. Executive/Asstt. Engineer, P.W.D. c. Eminent person nominated by Hon'ble MOS (IC) d. Dist. Youth Coordinator, NYK e. Programme Coordinator (NSS) f. Centre In charge, Sports Authority of India g. Representative of Youth Hostel Association of India                                                                                              | : Chairman : Member : Member : Member : Member : Member : Member            |