Lok Sabha Question No. 299 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Vocational Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ajay Tamta

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 299 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## Vocational Education

## SHRI AJAY TAMTA:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to spread higher education and employment oriented vocational education in backward and border areas of the country;
- (b) whether the Government has issued any guidelines to the State Governments in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  a  new  Central  University  in Pithoragarh, a backward and border area of Uttarakhand so that students of this area do not have to migrate to other places for higher education;
- (d) If so, the time by which the said University is likely to be set up in Pithoragarh; and
- (e) If not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 299 FOR REPLY ON 09.12.2019 ASKED BY SHRI AJAY TAMTA, HON'BLE M.P. REGARDING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

(a): There  are  various  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  spread  higher education in the country including backward and border areas. The details ofMinistry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) funded higher education institutions in border states  is  given  in  annexure-I.  Also,  MHRD  in  2013  launched  a  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme named RashtriyaUchchatarShikshaAbhiyan (RUSA) with an objective of correcting the regional imbalances in terms of access to higher education by setting up institutions  in  un-served  and  underserved  areas  of  the  country.  The  detail  of  statewise/UTs  funds  approved  under  RUSA  from  the  year  2013  to  till  date  is  placed  at annexure-II.

Further, to provide greater access to employment oriented vocational education throughout the country, including backward regions and border areas, the steps being taken in this regard is placed at Annexure-III. In  addition,  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  is  working  along  with Sector  Skill  Councils  (SSCs)  under  National  Skill  Development  Corporation (NSDC)  to undertake  Apprenticeship/Internship  embedded  degree  programmes  with  core  focus on development of knowledge, skills, aptitude and on-job training. Some of the sectors like  Logistics  &  Retail  have  commenced  Degree  Apprenticeship  programmes  in  15

- (b): 'Education'  being  a  concurrent  subject,  the  State  Governments  may  also  take initiatives in spreading the higher education and skill oriented education through their

institutions. own institutional network as per UGC guidelines.

- (c), (d) & (e):  At  present, there are 5 higher education institutions including 1 Central University in Uttarakhand. Opening of Central Universities is a continuous process and the proposals are examined on the basis of need for the region, existing infrastructure and resources available.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  299  FOR  REPLY  ON  09.12.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  AJAY  TAMTA, HON'BLE M.P. REGARDING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

## MHRD Funded Higher Education Institutions in Border States

|   Sl No. | Institute                                                              | State             | Location        | Type    |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------|
|        1 | National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh                    | Arunachal Pradesh | Yupia           | NIT #   |
|        2 | Rajiv Gandhi University                                                | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar        | CU      |
|        3 | Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati                               | Assam             | Guwahati        | IIT #   |
|        4 | Assam University                                                       | Assam             | Silchar         | CU      |
|        5 | Tezpur University                                                      | Assam             | Tezpur          | CU      |
|        6 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati  | Assam             | Guwahati        | NIPER # |
|        7 | National Institute of Technology, Silchar                              | Assam             | Silchar         | NIT #   |
|        8 | National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam                    | Assam             | Guwahati        | NLU     |
|        9 | National Institute of Technology, Patna                                | Bihar             | Patna           | NIT #   |
|       10 | Central University of South Bihar                                      | Bihar             | Gaya            | CU      |
|       11 | Mahatma Gandhi Central University                                      | Bihar             | Motihari        | CU      |
|       12 | Nalanda University                                                     | Bihar             | Rajgir, Nalanda | CU      |
|       13 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur   | Bihar             | Hajipur         | NIPER # |
|       14 | Chanakya National Law University                                       | Bihar             | Patna           | NLU     |
|       15 | Indian Institute of Technology, Patna                                  | Bihar             | Patna           | IIT #   |
|       16 | Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya                               | Bihar             | Bodh Gaya       | IIM #   |
|       17 | National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad                                | Gujarat           | Ahmedabad       | NA #    |
|       18 | Central University of Gujarat                                          | Gujarat           | Gandhinagar     |         |
|       19 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad | Gujarat           | Ahmedabad       | NIPER # |
|       20 | Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad                              | Gujarat           | Ahmedabad       | IIM #   |
|       21 | Gujarat National Law University                                        | Gujarat           | Gandhinagar     | NLU     |
|       22 | Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar                             | Gujarat           | Chandkheda      | IIT #   |
|       23 | SardarVallabhbhai National Institute of Technology                     | Gujarat           | Surat           | NIT #   |
|       24 | Indian Institute of Technology Mandi                                   | Himachal Pradesh  | Mandi           | IIT #   |
|       25 | Central University of Himachal Pradesh                                 | Himachal Pradesh  | Dharamsala      | CU      |
|       26 | National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur                             | Himachal Pradesh  | Hamirpur        | NIT #   |
|       27 | Indian Institute of Management                                         | Himachal Pradesh  | Sirmaur         | IIM #   |

|    | Sirmaur                                                             |                   |             |         |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------|---------|
| 28 | National Institute of Technology, Srinagar                          | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar    | NIT #   |
| 29 | Central University of Jammu                                         | Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu       | CU      |
| 30 | Central University of Kashmir                                       | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar    | CU      |
| 31 | Indian Institute of Technology Jammu                                | Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu       | IIT #   |
| 32 | Indian Institute of Management Jammu                                | Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu       | IIM #   |
| 33 | National Institute of Technology, Manipur                           | Manipur           | Imphal      | NIT #   |
| 34 | Central Agricultural University                                     | Manipur           | Imphal      | CU      |
| 35 | Manipur University                                                  | Manipur           | Imphal      | CU      |
| 36 | Indian Institute of Management Shillong                             | Meghalaya         | Shillong    | IIM #   |
| 37 | National Institute of Technology Meghalaya                          | Meghalaya         | Shillong    | NIT #   |
| 38 | North Eastern Hill University                                       | Meghalaya         | Shillong    | CU      |
| 39 | Nagaland University                                                 | Nagaland          | Lumami      | CU      |
| 40 | Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar                          | Odisha            | Bhubaneswar | IIT #   |
| 41 | National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar   | Odisha            | Bhubaneswar | NISER   |
| 42 | National Law University Odisha                                      | Odisha            | Cuttack     | NLU     |
| 43 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela                           | Odisha            | Rourkela    | NIT #   |
| 44 | Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur                            | Odisha            | Sambalpur   | IIM #   |
| 45 | Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology                   | Punjab            | Jalandhar   | NIT #   |
| 46 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali | Punjab            | Mohali      | NIPER # |
| 47 | Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law                             | Punjab            | Patiala     | NLU     |
| 48 | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali          | Punjab            | Mohali      | IISER # |
| 49 | Indian Institute of Technology Ropar                                | Punjab            | Ropar       | IIT #   |
| 50 | Indian Institute of Management Amritsar                             | Punjab            | Amritsar    | IIM #   |
| 51 | Central University of Punjab                                        |                   | Bathinda    | CU      |
| 52 | National Law University, Jodhpur                                    | Rajasthan         | Jodhpur     | NLU     |
| 53 | Indian Institute of Management Udaipur                              | Rajasthan         | Udaipur     | IIM #   |
| 54 | Indian Institute of Technology Rajasthan                            | Rajasthan         | Jodhpur     | IIT #   |
| 55 | Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur                    | Rajasthan         | Jaipur      | NIT #   |
| 56 | Central University of Rajasthan                                     | Rajasthan         | Ajmer       | CU      |
| 57 | National Institute of Technology, Agartala                          | Tripura           | Agartala    | NIT #   |
| 58 | Tripura University                                                  |                   | Agartala    | CU      |

|   59. | Indian Institute of Management Kashipur                              | Uttarakhand   | Kashipur     | IIM #   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------|---------|
|    60 | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee                               | Uttarakhand   | Roorkee      | IIT #   |
|    61 | National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand                         | Uttarakhand   | Srinagar     | NIT #   |
|    62 | HemwatiNandanBahugunaGarhwal University                              | Uttarakhand   | Srinagar     | CU      |
|    63 | Aligarh Muslim University                                            | Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh      | CU      |
|    64 | University of Allahabad                                              | Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad    | CU      |
|    65 | BabasahebBhimraoAmbedkar University                                  | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow      | CU      |
|    66 | Banaras Hindu University                                             | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi     | CU      |
|    67 | Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani                  | West Bengal   | Kalyani      | IIIT #  |
|    68 | Indian Institute of Management Calcutta                              | West Bengal   | Joka         | IIM #   |
|    69 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata | West Bengal   | Kolkata      | NIPER # |
|    70 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur                             | West Bengal   | Kharagpur    | IIT #   |
|    71 | Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur      | West Bengal   | Howrah       | IIEST # |
|    72 | Indian Statistical Institute                                         | West Bengal   | Kolkata      | NA #    |
|    73 | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata          | West Bengal   | Kalyani      | IISER # |
|    74 | National Institute of Technology, Durgapur                           | West Bengal   | Durgapur     | NIT #   |
|    75 | West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences                | West Bengal   | Kolkata      | NLU     |
|    76 | Visva-Bharati University                                             | West Bengal   | Santiniketan | CU      |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  299  FOR  REPLY  ON  09.12.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  AJAY  TAMTA, HON'BLE M.P. REGARDING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION State/UT wise funds approved under RUSA (2013-till date)

Amount in Rs. Crore

| State/UT                    |   Total approvals |   Central share approved |
|-----------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |            33     |                   33     |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH           |           148.45  |                  124.005 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH              |           854     |                  512.4   |
| ASSAM                       |           767     |                  671.1   |
| BIHAR                       |           372.4   |                  223.44  |
| CHHATTISGARH                |           429     |                  257.4   |
| DELHI                       |             4     |                    2.4   |
| GUJARAT                     |           460     |                  256.035 |
| GOA                         |            97     |                   58.2   |
| HARYANA                     |           146.54  |                   87.924 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH            |           316     |                  284.4   |
| JAMMUAND KASHMIR            |           617.01  |                  529.709 |
| JHARKHAND                   |           624     |                  374.4   |
| KARNATAKA                   |           808     |                  484.8   |
| KERALA                      |           568     |                  341.392 |
| MADHYA PRADESH              |           564     |                  338.4   |
| MAHARASHTRA                 |           856     |                  506.145 |
| ODISHA                      |           920     |                  552     |
| PUNJAB                      |           438.345 |                  251.259 |
| RAJASTHAN                   |           611     |                  366.6   |
| SIKKIM                      |           131.4   |                  118.26  |
| TAMIL NADU                  |           909.3   |                  545.58  |
| TELANGANA                   |           507     |                  304.2   |
| TRIPURA                     |           107.39  |                   96.651 |
| UTTAR PRADESH               |           908     |                  544.8   |
| UTTRAKHAND                  |           303.46  |                  273.114 |
| WEST BENGAL                 |           897     |                  538.2   |
| MANIPUR                     |           193.99  |                  174.591 |
| MEGHALAYA                   |           153     |                  137.7   |
| MIZORAM                     |           145.096 |                  130.586 |
| NAGALAND                    |           149.273 |                  134.346 |
| CHANDIGARH                  |            96     |                   96     |
| DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI          |            10.91  |                    8.24  |
| DAMANANDDIU                 |            11.23  |                   11.23  |
| PUDUCHERRY                  |           119     |                   71.4   |
| TOTAL                       |         14591.8   |                 9629.51  |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  299  FOR  REPLY  ON  09.12.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  AJAY  TAMTA, HON'BLE M.P. REGARDING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

## Steps taken to provide greater access to employment oriented vocational education throughout the country, including backward regions and border areas

| S.No.   | Programmes offered                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | No. of institutions                                                                                                                                                                | No. of students enrolled since inception of schemes/programmes                                                               |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Various skill programmes offered by UGC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 188 Community Colleges(since 2013-14), 289 Institutions offering B.Voc Degree Programmes(since 2014-15)and 68 DDU KaushalKendras (since 2015-16)                                   | 68,663                                                                                                                       |
| 2.      | Vocational Degree/Diploma Programs under NSQF for AICTE approved Institutions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 473 institutions (since 2018-19)                                                                                                                                                   | 35,450                                                                                                                       |
| 3.      | Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing a flagship scheme 'PradhanMantriKaushalVikasYojana (PMKVY)' 2016-20 with an objective to provide skilling to one crore people under Short Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) with an outlay of 12,000 crore. | Centrally Sponsored Centrally Managed (CSCM) being implemented by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) (Since 2016-20)                                                    | 33,88,235 student (under CSCM -STT), 1,68,267 students (under CSCM- Special Project) and 32,10,783 students (under CSCM-RPL) |
| 3.      | Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing a flagship scheme 'PradhanMantriKaushalVikasYojana (PMKVY)' 2016-20 with an objective to provide skilling to one crore people under Short Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) with an outlay of 12,000 crore. | Centrally Sponsored State Managed (CSSM) being implemented by State Skill Development Missions (SSDMs) of the States / UTs popularly known as State- Engagement Component of PMKVY | 5,86,787                                                                                                                     |
| Total   | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Total                                                                                                                                                                              | 74,58,185                                                                                                                    |

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