Lok Sabha Question No. 107 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Model Degree Colleges
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

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

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO . 107 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2022

## Model Degree Colleges

*107. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  set  up  Model  Degree  Colleges  in  many districts of the country; (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of sanctioned Model Degree Colleges to be set up along with the details of the districts where these colleges are proposed to be set up; (c)  whether  the  districts  of  Assam  specially  Dhubri,  Goalpara,  South  Salamar  and Mankachar districts are included in the list of those districts where the Model Degree Colleges  would  be  set  up  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Rashtriya
- Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  107  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  25.07.2022  ASKED  BY SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING MODEL DEGREE COLLEGES

(a)  to  (d):  Support  for  setting  up  of  Model  Degree  Colleges(MDCs)  is  provided  to States/UTs  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA). The selection of districts under RUSA is finalised as per the proposals submitted by the States and in consultation with them based on schematic guidelines. Under RUSA, so far, central support for setting up of 130 MDCs have been approved in various  districts,  including  Dhubri  district  in  Assam.  The  district-wise  details  of  these MDCs approved are placed at Annexure-I. Further, support for 64 MDCs, including one each for the districts of Goalpara and South Salamar-Mankachar, had been approved under the erstwhile scheme of University Grants Commission of 'Scheme for providing financial assistance to New Model Colleges in Educationally Backward Districts (EBDs)' which  has  been  subsumed  under  RUSA.  The  details  of  these  districts  are  placed  at Annexure-II.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *107 to be answered on 25 th  July 2022 regarding Model Degree Colleges asked by SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL, Hon'ble Member of Parliament

## Names of the Districts where setting up of Model Degree Colleges(MDCs) under RUSA have been approved

| S. NO.   | States                      |   Number of MDCs approved under RUSA | Names of the Districts where setting up of Model Degree Colleges under RUSA have been approved                                                                                                                                                                              |
|----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                                    1 | South Andaman                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh              |                                    8 | East Godavari, Kurnool, Prakasam, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, West Godavari, Ysr Kadapa                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh           |                                    2 | Longding, Namsai                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 4.       | Assam                       |                                    5 | Baksa, Barpeta, Dhubri, Dima Hasao, Udalgiri                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 5.       | Bihar                       |                                    4 | Araria, Gaya, Katihar, Purnea                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh                |                                   11 | Bijapur, Dantewada, Durg, Kanker, Kondagaon, Korba, Mahasamund, Narayanpur, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Sukuma                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 7.       | Haryana                     |                                    1 | Nuh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh            |                                    2 | Chamba, Sirmour                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 9.       | Jammu & Kashmir             |                                    3 | Baramulla, Kishtwar, Kupwara                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 10.      | Jharkhand                   |                                   10 | Chatra, Dumka, Garhwa, Giridih, Gumla, Latehar, Pakur, Ramgarh, Sahibganj, Simdega                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 11.      | Karnataka                   |                                    2 | Raichur, Yadgir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 12.      | Kerala                      |                                    1 | Wayanad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh              |                                   10 | Barwani, Chhatarpur, Damoh, East Nimar, Guna, Jhabua, Rajgarh, Sheopur, Singrauli, Vidisha                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14.      | Maharashtra                 |                                    2 | Nandurbar, Washim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 15.      | Meghalaya                   |                                    2 | East Garo Hills, Ribhoi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 16.      | Nagaland                    |                                    2 | Mon, Mokokchung                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 17.      | Odisha                      |                                   14 | Balangir, Baudh, Debagarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Rayagada, Sonapur                                                                                                                                |
| 18.      | Punjab                      |                                    3 | Firozpur, Moga, Pathankot                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 19.      | Rajasthan                   |                                    5 | Baran, Dholpur, Jaisalmer, Karauli, Sirohi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 20.      | Sikkim                      |                                    2 | North, West                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 21.      | Telangana                   |                                    7 | Jayashankar Bhoopalpally, Kamareddy, Khammam, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mahabubnagar, Mancherial, Sangareddy                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 22.      | Tripura                     |                                    4 | Dhalai, North Tripura, South Tripura, West Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 23.      | Uttar Pradesh               |                                   26 | Badaun, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Basti, Bulandsahar, Etah, Fatehpur, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Hathras, Kushinagar, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Moradabad, Pilibhit, Raibareilly, Rampur, Saharanpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shahjahanpur, Siddharthnagar, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Srawasti, Unnao |
| 24.      | Uttarakhand                 |                                    3 | Champawat, Haridwar, U.S. Nagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|          | Total                       |                                  130 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

## ANNEXURE-II

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *107 to be answered on 25 th  July 2022 regarding Model Degree Colleges asked by SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL, Hon'ble Member of Parliament

Names of the Districts where setting up of Model Degree Colleges(MDCs) have been  approved  under  erstwhile  scheme  of  University  Grants  Commission  of 'Scheme for providing financial assistance to New Model Colleges in Educationally Backward Districts (EBDs)'

| S. NO.   | States               |   Number of MDCs approved | Names of the Districts where setting up of Model Degree Colleges(MDCs) have been approved under erstwhile scheme                                                                  |
|----------|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh    |                         6 | East Kameng, Kra Daadi, Lower Dibang Valley, Upper Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Siang                                                                                             |
| 2        | Assam                |                        12 | Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Cachar, , Darrang, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Karbi Anglong, Karimganj, Morigaon, Nagaon, South Salmara-Mankachar, Tinsukia                                     |
| 3        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                         1 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                              |
| 4        | Gujarat              |                        19 | Amreli, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod (2 units), Dangs, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Mehsana, Narmada, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Valsad |
| 5        | Jammu & Kashmir      |                         6 | Badgam, Baramulla, Kathua, Kupwara, Poonch, Rajouri                                                                                                                               |
| 6        | Ladakh               |                         2 | Kargil, Leh                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 7        | Maharashtra          |                         7 | Buldana, Gadchiroli, Hingoli, Jalna, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg                                                                                                                |
| 8        | Punjab               |                        11 | Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Fathehgarh Sahib, Kapurthala, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar Sahib, Patiala, SBS Nagar, Taran Taran                                                            |
|          | Total                |                        64 |                                                                                                                                                                                   |

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