Lok Sabha Question No. 1977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: University for Women
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 1977 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th  JULY, 2018

## University for Women

## 1977. SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

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

- (a) whether Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) proposes for establishment of exclusive university for women in every State particularly in Telangana to encourage girl education in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  set  up  women  residential  degree colleges  in  every  district  of  the  country  including  Khammam  district  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  only  15  women  exclusive  universities  in  the  country  out  of  the  864  total universities in the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether  CABE  has  recommended  to  provide  free  education  to  women  in  the country from primary to post-graduate level to encourage them and if so, the details thereof and the decision taken by the Government so far and the views of each State in this regard; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government for review of status of higher education, digital initiatives in higher education, among others so far?

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

- (a)  to  (d):  In  order  to  encourage  girl  education,  a  Sub-Committee  under  Central Advisory  Board  of  Education  (CABE)  has  been  constituted  to  look  into  the  issues related to Girls' Education. The interim recommendations of sub-committee, inter alia , include  (i)  Residential  Degree  Colleges  and  Polytechnics  for  Women  in  the  District

Head  Quarters,  (ii)  Exclusive  Women  University  in  each  State,  (iii)  Provide  free education to Girls upto Post-graduate level. All  the  recommendations  of  the  Sub-committee  under  CABE  are  interim.  The final report of the Sub-committee has not been finalized. As  informed  by  the  University  Grants  Commission,  there  are  14  Universities exclusively for women in the country out of which four (4) are in Rajasthan,  two (2) in Tamil  Nadu,  one  (1)  each  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  Assam,  Delhi,  Haryana,  Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha and West Bengal. (e):  The Government is in process of formulating a New Education Policy for which 33

themes have been identified for consultations. Out of these, 20 themes are on Higher Education including 'Opportunities for Technology Enabled Learning'.  Accordingly, a Committee for  Evolution  of  the  New  Education  Policy,  under  the  Chairpersonship  of Late. Shri. T.S.R. Subramanian was constituted. The report of the committee as well as reports of various consultations held have been treated as inputs for Education Policy formulation. The exercise of preparing a New Education Policy is still ongoing and as of now, no final view has been taken yet.

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