Lok Sabha Question No. 3934 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Girl Hostels
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, Prathap Simha, L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 3934 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2022

## Girl Hostels

## 3934. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  scheme  to  provide  financial  assistance  to  colleges and Central Universities for construction of girl hostels;
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of proposals received for construction of girl hostels, approved and pending with the Government under the said scheme;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to modify the scheme to cover more institutions therein and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of such hostels constructed during the last three years and the current year, State/year-wise;
- (e) whether all these hostels are fit for occupancy and are being occupied presently and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  the funds allocated for construction of girl hostels during the above said period, Statewise  along  with  the  percentage  of  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  as compared with the entire cost of the project?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (Dr. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a)  to  (f):  The  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  Construction  of  Seven  Girls'  Hostels  in  the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) under Prime Minister's Development Package (PMDP) 2015 has earmarked an  amount  of  Rs.  50  crores  for  the  construction  of  seven girls'  hostels.  These  hostels  include  6  girls'  hostels  of  Paloura,  Bhaderwah,  Rajouri, Bemina, Kupwara and Pulwama in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir and 1 girls' hostel of Kargil in the UT of Ladakh. An amount of Rs. 33.25 crores has been released to the University Grants Commission (UGC), which is the nodal agency for implementation of this project. The construction work of  3 girls' hostels located at Bhadarwah, Rajouri and Paloura has been completed.

As  per  the  information  furnished  by  the  UGC,  there  are  a  total  of  580  hostels  in  45 Central Universities as on 01-04-2021. Out of 580, 255 are Girls hostels accommodating 24,543 girls in these hostels.

Since  2017-18,  the  allocation  of  funds  for  infrastructural  development  in  Central Universities is being done through Higher Education Funding Agency (HEFA). Under HEFA loan,  90%  of  the  principal  amount  and  entire  interest  component  are  met  by  the Government of India. The State-wise details of girls' hostel projects in Central Universities are at Annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 to be answered on 28 th  March 2022 regarding Girl Hostels asked by Dr. Umesh G. Jadhav, Shri Sanganna Amarappa, Shri Prathap Simha and Shri L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Hon'ble Members of Parliament.

List of Girls' Hostel projects sanctioned in Central Universities under HEFA as on 31.12.2021

| S. No.   | States/ UTs       | Central University                   |   Amount sanctioned (Rs. in cr) |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh | RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY              |                           15.43 |
| 2        | Assam             | TEZPUR UNIVERSITY                    |                           35.07 |
| 3        | Assam             | ASSAM UNIVERSITY SILCHAR             |                            5    |
| 4        | Assam             | ASSAM UNIVERSITY SILCHAR             |                            8.41 |
| 5        | Delhi             | JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA                 |                           50    |
| 6        | Haryana           | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HARYANA        |                           27.66 |
| 7        | Jammu & Kashmir   | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU          |                           34.7  |
| 8        | Jharkhand         | CENTRAL UNIVERSITYOF JHARKHAND       |                           18.87 |
| 9        | Kerala            | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA         |                            5.38 |
| 10       | Kerala            | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA         |                           17.96 |
| 11       | Mizoram           | MIZORAM UNIVERSITY                   |                            3.25 |
| 12       | Mizoram           | MIZORAM UNIVERSITY                   |                           23.96 |
| 13       | Odisha            | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ODISHA KORAPUT |                           22.04 |
| 14       | Puducherry        | PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY               |                           50.4  |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu        | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TAMILNADU      |                           31.63 |
| 16       | Uttar Pradesh     | BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY             |                           29.85 |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh     | BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY             |                           28.78 |
| Total    | Total             | Total                                |                          408.39 |

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