Lok Sabha Question No. 2310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: EWS Reservation
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2310 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2021

## EWS RESERVATION

2310. SHRI RITESH PANDEY: DR HEENA GAVIT: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL: DR SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: DR SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- a) whether the ten per cent reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) from General Category has been implemented, if s0, the number of persons who have availed the benefit of the same in appointment to Government service till date;
- (6) the States where the said reservation is still to be implemented;
3. (c) the steps taken to increase the number of seats in various Government institutions/Universities, thereafter; the details thereof; State/UT-wise;
4. (d) whether many of these newly added seats have gone vacant, if $0, the details thereof; and
5. (e) the   fiundsladditional funds   provided to the Ministries for the implementation of EWS reservation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a): Yes Sir: Department of Personnel & Training who is handling the work of recruitment in Government service have informed that they are not having the information regarding the number of persons who have availed the benefits of EWS reservation in appointment to Government service till date
- (6): By virtue of Entry 41 of State List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, the respective States are required to implement the provisions relating to State   Public Services. As per available information the following States have implemented ten per cent reservation to EWS: -  (1) Uttrakhand (2) Gujarat (3) Karnataka (4) Jharkhand (5\_ Maharashtra (6) Mizoram (7) Delhi (8) J&K (9) Goa   (1O)Assam  (11) Telengana and (12)AndhraPradesh:
- (c) to (e): A total of 2,14,766 additional seats were approved to be created to in the central educational institutions; and an expenditure of Rs. 4,315.15 Cr was approved to be incurred to improve the infrastructure in the higher educational institutions as per the details given below:

|             | Number   | [ntake po1s-19 kuumber)   | Total additional seats   | Total additional seats   | Total additional seats   | Total financial requirements kin Rs Cr)             | Total financial requirements kin Rs Cr)   | Total financial requirements kin Rs Cr)   | Total financial requirements kin Rs Cr)   |
|-------------|----------|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|             |          |                           | Total Additionall seats  | p019-20                  | ozo-21                   | (Scholarships Salaries land maintenanceladditionall | for lteachers                             | [nfrastructure Total                      |                                           |
| IT          | 23       | 26831                     | 6708                     | 2388                     | 4320                     | 237                                                 | 212                                       | 552                                       | 1000.97                                   |
|             | 32       | 26519                     | 6631                     | 4480                     | 2151                     | 7                                                   |                                           | 663                                       | 670.25                                    |
|             | 20       | 4794                      | 1363                     | 620                      | 743                      | 20.45                                               | 54.52                                     | 272.6                                     | 347.565                                   |
|             | 8        | 2928                      | 705                      | 333                      | 372                      | 165.38                                              | 176.6                                     | 58.9                                      | 400.88                                    |
|             | 40       | 209027                    | 47223                    | 20240                    | 26983                    | 230.30                                              | 248.95                                    | 957.48                                    | 1436.73                                   |
|             | 5        | 1787                      | 446                      | 213                      | 233                      | 1.58                                                | 4.06                                      | 29.50                                     | 35.14                                     |
| JIITs (PPP) | 20       | 2361                      | 593                      | 270                      | 323                      | 7.44                                                | 6.47                                      | 0.00                                      | 13.91                                     |
| SPAs/CFTIs  | 10       | 4388                      | 1097                     | 439                      | 658.2                    | 183.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 71.70                                     | 254.70                                    |
| JIGNOU      |          | 636940                    | 150000                   | 90000                    | 60000                    | 65.00                                               | 15.00                                     | 75.00                                     | 155.00                                    |
|             | 158      | 915575                    | 214766                   | 118983                   | 95783                    | 917.14                                              | 717.83                                    | 2680.18                                   | 4315.15                                   |

All vacant seats are being filled by the Universities as per the prescribed procedure.

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