Lok Sabha Question No. 1460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Colleges/Universities for Women
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Srinivas Kesineni, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1460 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  JULY, 2019

## Colleges/Universities for Women

1460. SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: SHRI SRINIVAS KESINENI: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: DR. HEENA GAVIT: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government has received any recommendations for setting up of exclusive Universities for women in the country; (b) if so, the total number of Women's Colleges/ Universities that are functioning in the country, State/UT-wise; (c)  whether  the  existing  women  colleges  have  adequate  infrastructure  and  faculty strength and if so, the details thereof; (d)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  open  more  Colleges/  Universities  for women including hostels in view of the shortage of these Colleges/ Universities in the country and if so, the details thereof; and (e)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  construct  buildings  for  women

- under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)  to  (e):  In  order  to  encourage  girl  education,  the  Sub-Committee  of  Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) was constituted to look into the issues related to 'Girls Education'. The Committee has recommended establishing of an exclusive university for women in each State. As informed by University Grants Commission (UGC), there are 16 country. The State/UT-wise details of women colleges/universities are Annexure I

universities  exclusively  for  women  and  3950  colleges  exclusively  for  girls  in  the . The details regarding infrastructure in existing women colleges is at Annexure II.

Further, under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  scheme  of  Rashtriya  Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), central support is provided to increase access, equity and quality of Higher Education. Till date, under the scheme, central assistance has been approved  for  342  women  colleges  and  7  women  universities  including  for  the development  of  hostels  in  these  institutions  across  various  States  and  Union Territories.  The  funds  for  these  institutions  have  been  approved  under  various components  such  as  creation  of  Model  Degree  Colleges  (MDCs),  new  colleges (professional & technical), upgradation of colleges to MDCs, upgradation of existing autonomous  colleges  to  Universities,  equity  initiatives, infrastructure grants  to colleges, infrastructure grants to universities etc.

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Annexure referred to in parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1460  to  be  answered  on  1 st July,  2019  regarding  Colleges/Universities  for Women

## State-wise details of number of Women Universities & Women Colleges

| S.No.   | State                       | Women Universities   | Women Colleges   |
|---------|-----------------------------|----------------------|------------------|
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | -                    | -                |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh              | 1                    | 167              |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh           | -                    | 1                |
| 4       | Assam                       | 1                    | 36               |
| 5       | Bihar                       | 1                    | 70               |
| 6       | Chandigarh                  | -                    | 7                |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                | -                    | 50               |
| 8       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | -                    | 1                |
| 9       | Daman and Diu               | -                    | 1                |
| 10      | Delhi                       | 1                    | 28               |
| 11      | Goa                         | -                    | 2                |
| 12      | Gujarat                     | -                    | 185              |
| 13      | Haryana                     | 1                    | 162              |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh            | 1                    | 29               |
| 15      | Jammu and Kashmir           | -                    | 16               |
| 16      | Jharkhand                   | -                    | 27               |
| 17      | Karnataka                   | 1                    | 258              |
| 18      | Kerala                      | -                    | 73               |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                 | -                    | -                |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh              | -                    | 133              |
| 21      | Maharashtra                 | 1                    | 332              |
| 22      | Manipur                     | -                    | 9                |
| 23      | Meghalaya                   | -                    | 5                |
| 24      | Mizoram                     | -                    | -                |
| 25      | Nagaland                    | -                    | 2                |
| 26      | Odisha                      | 1                    | 98               |
| 27      | Puducherry                  | -                    | 5                |
| 28      | Punjab                      | -                    | 181              |
| 29      | Rajasthan                   | 3                    | 637              |
| 30      | Sikkim                      | -                    | -                |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                  | 2                    | 387              |
| 32      | Telangana                   | -                    | 255              |
| 33      | Tripura                     | -                    | 2                |
| 34      | Uttarakhand                 | 1                    | 24               |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh               |                      | 669              |
| 36      | West Bengal                 | 1                    | 98               |
|         | Total                       | 16                   | 3950             |

Annexure referred to in parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1460  to  be  answered  on  1 st July,  2019  regarding  Colleges/Universities  for Women

Details regarding infrastructure and faculty strength in existing 3950 women colleges

| Type of infrastructure   |   Number of colleges |
|--------------------------|----------------------|
| Playground               |                 3665 |
| Auditorium               |                 2443 |
| Theatre                  |                  748 |
| Library                  |                 3875 |
| Laboratory               |                 3303 |
| Conference Hall          |                 3054 |
| Health Centre            |                 1785 |
| Gym fitness              |                 1384 |
| Indoor stadium           |                 1355 |
| Common Room              |                 3539 |
| Computer Centre          |                 3401 |
| Cafeteria                |                 2246 |
| Guest House              |                 1518 |