Lok Sabha Question No. 400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: Institute in NER
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Indra Hang Subba

## Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 400

To be answered on

Wednesday, February 03, 2021/Magha 14, 1942(Saka)

## QUESTION

## Institute in NER

400.  SHRI INDRA HANG SUBBA:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any special policy to create, promote and develop higher educational institutes in the North Eastern region; if so, the details thereof; (b) whether  there  is  any  special  provision  to  protect  and  promote  the  rich  and diverse traditions, language, culture and biodiversity of NE region; (c) if so, the details thereof; (d) whether there is any special provision to protect and promote such diversity and richness of the NE region that is rich in traditions,  language, culture  and biodiversity; and whether  all  the  States  in  the  NE  region  have  been  provided  with  a  central
- (e) university;  if so, the details thereof?

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of

## ANSWER North Eastern Region

## [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

- (a) Government of India has given focused attention on promoting Higher Education in the North Eastern Region (NER). Accordingly, the Ministry of Education has set up

three  Indian  Institutes  of  Information  Technology  (IIIT)  in  Public  Private  Partnership (PPP)  mode  in  the  North  Eastern  Region  in  addition  to  already  existing  Centrally Funded  Higher  Educational  Institutions  namely,  11  Central  Universities,  8  National Institutes  of  Technology  (NITs),  Indian  Institute  of  Management,  Shillong,  Indian Institute  of  Technology  (IIT),  Guwahati,  North  Eastern  Institute  of  Science  and Technology  (NERIST),  Arunachal  Pradesh  and  Central  Institute  of  Technology, Kokrajhar. Also, there are two Central Institutes of Hotel Management (CIHM) run by the  Ministry  of  Tourism  in  the  North  Eastern  Region  at  Guwahati,  Assam  and  in Shillong, Meghalaya offering hospitality courses.

(b) to (d) As per North Eastern Council (NEC) General Guidelines 2020, promotion of  NER  is  one  of  the  focused  sectors.  Moreover,  30%  of  the  NEC  allocation  is earmarked  for  focused  development  of  languages,  culture,  biodiversity,  rich  and diverse  traditions  of  NER,  etc.  in  addition  to  development  of  deprived  areas  and sections  of  society.  In  this  Financial  Year,  projects  worth  of  Rs.  175  crores  have already been sanctioned for these sectors. Ministry of Culture in order to protect and promote the rich and diverse traditions and culture of the North East region has set up North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC) at Dimapur, Nagaland and Eastern Zonal Cultural  Centre(EZCC)  at  Kolkata.  These  Centers  organize  various  cultural  activities and programmes in North East Region on regular basis. All the seven Zonal Cultural Centres organize 'OCTAVE' a festival to show-case the rich cultural heritage of the North East.

- (e) Each NE State has one Central University with Manipur having three and Assam having two.

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