Lok Sabha Question No. 1877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Women’s Colleges/Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1877 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## Women's Colleges/Universities

1877. DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU:

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

- (a) the total number of Women's Colleges/Universities are functioning in the country Statewise/UT-wise in teaching Arts, Science, Commerce and Medical Colleges;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  open  more  Colleges/  Universities  for  women including hostels in view of the shortage of these Colleges/ Universities for them and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  also  planning  to  construct  buildings  for  women  with  the participation of Public Private Partnership (PPP) Mode; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):  The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  informed  that  there  are  522 Women's Colleges  included  under  section  2(f)  and  12(B)  of  the  UGC  Act,  1956  and  14 Women's  Universities/Deemed  to  be  Universities  in  the  country.  The  State-wise  list  of Universities and Colleges is at Annexure . Education  being  in  the  Concurrent  List,  the  creation  of  new  institutions  is  the

responsibility of both Central Government and State Governments.  However, the thrust of the Central Government is on consolidation and capacity building of the existing institutions. Further, UGC has informed that it does not maintain the data of Women Hostels separately. (c)  &  (d):  Universities  are  independent  to  take  decisions  regarding  their  academic  and administrative matters.

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## Annexure

STATEMENT  IN  RESPECT  OF  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.1877 FOR 30-07-2018 ASKED BY DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU, M.P. REGARDING WOMEN'S  COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

| SI.No.   | Name of the State   |   Number of Universities |   Number of Colleges |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      |                        1 |                   41 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                        0 |                    0 |
| 3.       | Assam               |                        1 |                    2 |
| 4.       | Bihar               |                        0 |                    7 |
| 5.       | Chandigarh          |                        0 |                    4 |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh        |                        0 |                    0 |
| 7.       | Goa                 |                        0 |                    1 |
| 8.       | Gujarat             |                        0 |                    8 |
| 9.       | Delhi               |                        1 |                   22 |
| 10.      | Haryana             |                        1 |                   18 |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh    |                        0 |                    1 |
| 12.      | Jammu & Kashmir     |                        0 |                   15 |
| 13.      | Jharkhand           |                        0 |                    4 |
| 14.      | Karnataka           |                        1 |                   84 |
| 15.      | Kerala              |                        0 |                   13 |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh      |                        0 |                    4 |
| 17.      | Maharashtra         |                        1 |                   25 |
| 18.      | Manipur             |                        0 |                    3 |
| 19.      | Meghalaya           |                        0 |                    1 |
| 20.      | Mizoram             |                        0 |                    1 |
| 21.      | Nagaland            |                        0 |                    0 |
| 22.      | Odisha              |                        1 |                   43 |
| 23.      | Puducherry          |                        0 |                    4 |
| 24.      | Punjab              |                        0 |                   45 |
| 25.      | Rajasthan           |                        4 |                    6 |
| 26.      | Sikkim              |                        0 |                    0 |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu          |                        2 |                   99 |
| 28.      | Telangana           |                        0 |                   36 |
| 29.      | Tripura             |                        0 |                    1 |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh       |                        0 |                   11 |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand         |                        0 |                    1 |
| 32.      | West Bengal         |                        1 |                   22 |
|          | Total               |                       14 |                  522 |

|   No. of Hostels (including women's hostel) approved by UGC |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                         224 |
|                                                          15 |
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