Lok Sabha Question No. 3099 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Educational Institutes Granted Minority Status
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3099 ANSWERED ON 20 th  March, 2023

## Educational Institutes Granted Minority Status

## 3099. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

## Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  educational  institutions  granted  minority  status  during  the  last three years, year-wise and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) the number of applications pending in this regard, State-wise; and
- (c) the details of financial allocation made for such institutions during the above mentioned period?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c):  As per the information made available by the National Commission for  Minority  Educational  Institutions  (NCMEI),  the  state-wise  and  year-wise number of educational institutions granted minority status by the NCMEI, during the last three years and current year, is indicated at Annexure - I. The state-wise number  of  applications  pending  for  grant  of  minority  status  in  NCMEI  is  at Annexure - II. Government provides grants to various institutions recognized under  section  2(f)  and  12(B)  of  the  UGC  Act,  1956,  including  minority institutions, as per norms and applications received from them in this regard.  A list of such institutions are available in weblink https://www.ugc.gov.in/recog\_College.aspx

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## Annexure referred in Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3099 for answer on 20.03.2023 regarding Educational Institutes Granted Minority Status

| Sr. No.   | State /UT        | No. of Educational Institutions Granted Minority Status   | No. of Educational Institutions Granted Minority Status   | No. of Educational Institutions Granted Minority Status   | No. of Educational Institutions Granted Minority Status   |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | State /UT        | 2019-20                                                   | 2020-21                                                   | 2021-22                                                   | 2022-23 (up to 10-3-2023)                                 |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   | --                                                        | --                                                        | 1                                                         | 2                                                         |
| 2.        | Bihar            | --                                                        | --                                                        | 3                                                         | 6                                                         |
| 3.        | Delhi            | 2                                                         | --                                                        | 2                                                         | 2                                                         |
| 4.        | Haryana          | 1                                                         | --                                                        | --                                                        | -                                                         |
| 5.        | Himachal Pradesh | --                                                        | --                                                        | --                                                        | 1                                                         |
| 6.        | Jharkhand        | --                                                        | --                                                        | --                                                        | 1                                                         |
| 7.        | Karnataka        |                                                           | --                                                        | 5                                                         | 8                                                         |
| 8.        | Kerala           | 1                                                         | --                                                        | 6                                                         | 17                                                        |
| 9.        | Madhya Pradesh   | 6                                                         | 5                                                         | 23                                                        | 19                                                        |
| 10.       | Maharashtra      | --                                                        | --                                                        | --                                                        | 2                                                         |
| 11.       | Nagaland         | --                                                        | --                                                        | --                                                        | 1                                                         |
| 12.       | Orissa           | --                                                        | 1                                                         | --                                                        | -                                                         |
| 13.       | Puducherry       | --                                                        | --                                                        | --                                                        | 1                                                         |
| 14.       | Tamil Nadu       | --                                                        | 3                                                         | 37                                                        | 68                                                        |
| 15.       | Telangana        | --                                                        | --                                                        | --                                                        | 4                                                         |
| 16.       | Uttar Pradesh    | 2                                                         | 5                                                         | 8                                                         | 21                                                        |
| 17.       | Uttarakhand      | --                                                        | --                                                        | 1                                                         | 2                                                         |
|           | Total            | 12                                                        | 14                                                        | 86                                                        | 155                                                       |

## Annexure referred in Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3099 for answer on 20.03.2023 regarding Educational Institutes Granted Minority Status

| Sr. No.   | State /UT           |   Number of applications regarding minority status pending with NCMEI |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman and Nicobar |                                                                     1 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh      |                                                                    12 |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                                                     1 |
| 4.        | Assam               |                                                                    11 |
| 5.        | Bihar               |                                                                     9 |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh        |                                                                     3 |
| 7.        | Delhi               |                                                                    10 |
| 8.        | Goa                 |                                                                     1 |
| 9.        | Gujarat             |                                                                    10 |
| 10.       | Haryana             |                                                                     5 |
| 11.       | Himachal Pradesh    |                                                                     1 |
| 12.       | Jharkhand           |                                                                    17 |
| 13.       | Karnataka           |                                                                    65 |
| 14.       | Kerala              |                                                                     7 |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh      |                                                                    40 |
| 16.       | Maharashtra         |                                                                     9 |
| 17.       | Orissa              |                                                                    15 |
| 18.       | Puducherry          |                                                                     2 |
| 19.       | Punjab              |                                                                     2 |
| 20.       | Tamil Nadu          |                                                                   119 |
| 21.       | Telangana           |                                                                    11 |
| 22.       | Uttar Pradesh       |                                                                   109 |
| 23.       | Uttarakhand         |                                                                     6 |
|           | Total               |                                                                   466 |