Lok Sabha Question No. 2169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Fellowship scheme for girls
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2169 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## Fellowship scheme for girls

## 2169. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) the provision was made earlier to enroll more and more girls into IITs and ultimately achieve 20 per cent enrolment by 2019-20;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether there is any proposal to extend the enrolment year to 2022 and the steps being taken by the Government to push research among girl students from IITs and IIITs;
- (d) whether the Government is proposing any special Fellowship scheme for girls studying in these institutes;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and, if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the details of funds sanctioned for IITs and IIITs in the country, with a particular reference to Andhra Pradesh during the last five years and for 202122?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) & (b) : With a view to improve female enrollment in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the Government had decided to increase female enrollment in the B.Tech. programmes of IITs from 8% to 14% in 2018-19, 17% in 2019-20 and 20% in 2020-21 by creating supernumerary seats. Necessary instructions in this regard were issued to all the IITs for compliance. Against these, the female enrolment in IITs for B. Tech. Programmes was 15.3% in 2018-19, 18% in 2019-20 and 19.8% in 20-21.

(c) to (e): The female enrolment of 19.8% has already been achieved in IITs. The girls are getting fellowship at par with male students in the IITs and IIITs (CFTIs).

- (f) : The details of funds released to IITs and IIITs in the country, with a particular reference to Andhra Pradesh during the last five years and for 2021-22 are as under-

| Institutes                     | Funds released (in Rs. Cr.)   | Funds released (in Rs. Cr.)   | Funds released (in Rs. Cr.)   | Funds released (in Rs. Cr.)   | Funds released (in Rs. Cr.)   | Funds released (in Rs. Cr.)   | Funds released (in Rs. Cr.)   |
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Institutes                     | 2015-16                       | 2016-17                       | 2017-18                       | 2018-19                       | 2019-20                       | 2020-21 (till date)           | 2021-22                       |
| All IITs                       | 4175                          | 5065                          | 8337                          | 5568.69                       | 6365.93                       | 6008.49                       | No fund is sanctioned yet.    |
| IIT Tirupati                   | 18                            | 28.99                         | 51.30                         | 74.50                         | 90.41                         | 152.66                        | No fund is sanctioned yet.    |
| All IIITs (CFTIs and PPPs)     | 208.35                        | 175.51                        | 270.66                        | 429.39                        | 328.33                        | 311.87                        | No fund is sanctioned yet.    |
| IIITDM Kurnool                 | 3.10                          | 17.00                         | 0                             | 23.36                         | 23.59                         | 20.85                         | No fund is sanctioned yet.    |
| IIIT (PPP) Sri City (Chittoor) | 12.59                         | 5.00                          | 7.00                          | 21.39                         | 21.78                         | 0.50                          | No fund is sanctioned yet.    |

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