Lok Sabha Question No. 3162 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Polytechnics in Odisha
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: RITA TARAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3162

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018 POLYTECHNICS IN ODISHA

## 3162. SHRIMATI RITA TARAI:

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

- (a) whether there are 13 Government Polytechnics and 103 Private Polytechnics existing in Odisha;
- (b) whether the Ministry has sanctioned financial assistance to the tune of Rs. 270.60 Cr. and released Rs. 212.47 Cr. to State Government for setting up of 22 new Polytechnics under the scheme of Sub-mission of Polytechnics under the Coordinated Action for Skill Development covering all the 30 districts with atleast one Government Polytechnic in Phase-I in (1) Gajapati, (2) Boudh, (3) Sambalpur , (4) Malkangiri in Phase-II (5)  Deogarh, (6) Nabarangpur, (7) Jajpur, (8) Nayagarh, (9) Kalahandi, (10) Nuapada, (11) Soepur, (12) Kendrapara, (13) Jagatsinghpur, (14)  Puri  and  in  Phase-III  (15)  Angul,  (16)  Bolangir,  (17)  Mayurbhanj,  (18)  Bargarh,  (19) Koraput, (20) Bhadrak, (21) Balasore and (22) Kandhamal;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether 17 out of 22 new Polytechnics have been operationalized during2015-17; and
- (e) if so, the details of these operational polytechnics?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE)

- (a) The  number  of  Government  Polytechnics  and  Private  Polytechnics,  approved  by  All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), in Odisha are 39 and 116 respectively.
- (b)  & (c) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is  implementing  a sub-scheme 'Setting  up  of  New  Polytechnics'  which  is  a  component  under  the  'Scheme  of Polytechnics'. The scheme, which was launched during 11 th plan  has  been  transferred  from Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to this Ministry in the year 2017. Under the scheme, Government of India provides one-time financial assistance upto Rs. 12.30 crores per polytechnic to the State/ UT Government  for setting up of new Government polytechnics in 300 un-served and under-served districts of the country including Odisha. Grant-in-aid of Rs. 270.60 crores has been released to the State Government of Odisha for setting up of 22 new Government Polytechnics.
- (d)  & (e) 22  new  Government  Polytechnics  have  been  operationalized  in  the  State  of Odisha in different years as per details given below:

| S. No.   | Year of Establishment   |   No. of Polytechnics Established |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1.       | 2013                    |                                08 |
| 2.       | 2014                    |                                09 |
| 3.       | 2015                    |                                02 |
| 4.       | 2017                    |                                03 |
| Total    | Total                   |                                22 |

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