Lok Sabha Question No. 2145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: Women Enrollment in Higher Educational Institutions
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Dr. K Sudhakar, Dr. Gumma Thanuja Rani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2145

ANSWERED ON 09/12/2024

## Women Enrollment in Higher Educational Institutions

2145. Dr. K Sudhakar: Dr. Gumma Thanuja Rani:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any data regarding the vacant posts of teachers in primary schools in Karnataka, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  any  vacancies  of  teachers  have  been  observed  in  Government  schools  of Chikkaballapur, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of women enrolled in higher educational institutions (bachelors,masters, PhD) across the country, State-wise;
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government to increase enrollment of  women and ensure a safe environment for women in higher educational institutions across the country; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  data  on  the  rate  of  enrollment  of  women  in  higher educational institutions in Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (Dr. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

(a) & (b): Education being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, majority of the  schools  in  the  country  comes  under  the  administrative  control  of  States/UTs.  The recruitment, service conditions and rational deployment of teachers come under the purview of the respective State Governments/UT Administrations.

Teacher Status for FY  2024-25 as per Annual Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B 2024-25)

| State/UT   | Elementary level Teachers (class 1-8)   | Elementary level Teachers (class 1-8)   | Elementary level Teachers (class 1-8)   | Secondary level Teachers   | Secondary level Teachers   | Secondary level Teachers   |
|------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|            | Sanctioned                              | In-position                             | Vacant                                  | Sanctioned                 | In-position                | Vacant                     |
| Karnataka  | 188581                                  | 148713                                  | 39868                                   | 44341                      | 34174                      | 10167                      |

Recruitment of teachers in schools is a continuous process as vacancies keep arising due to factors  like  retirement,  resignation  and  additional  requirements  on  account  of  enhanced students' strength/new schools and the onus of recruitment of teachers through a competitive selection  examination  with  due  care  for  consistency  and  sanctity  after  assessing  expected subject wise teacher vacancies by means of a comprehensive technology based planning and forecasting exercise falls upon the concerned State Government/Union Territory administration.

(c): As per AISHE 2022-23 (Provisional), information regarding the total number of women enrolled  in  higher  educational  institutions  at  the  bachelors,  masters,  PhD  level  across  the country is available at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques.

(d): National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 aims to ensure that no child loses opportunity to learn  and  excel  because  of  the  circumstances  of  birth  or  background.  This  policy  aims  at bridging the social category gaps in access, participation, and learning outcomes, including providing greater access to women. The Central Government has taken various measures to promote higher education among the students across the nation including women, such as fee reductions,  establishment  of  more  institutes,  scholarships,  priority  access  to  national  level scholarships to aid students with poor financial backgrounds to pursue their education, etc.

With  a  view  to  improve  female  enrolment  in  the  Undergraduate  Programmes  in  Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs), supernumerary seats were created which increased the female enrolment from less than 10% to more than 20%.  Women constitute  43%  of  enrolment  in  STEM  education,  one  of  the  highest  in  the world.

UGC is implementing the scheme of 'Development of Women's Studies in Universities and Colleges'.

UGC is providing fellowship to pursue Ph.D. in all discipline to students including women.

In order to provide safe environment for women in higher educational institutions, UGC has issued the guidelines for safe secure environment for Women and Women cell in HEIs and University Grants Commission (Prevention, prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of woman employees and students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2015.

UGC also issues advisories from time to time to the Higher Education  Institutions  for  the adoption  and  implementation  of  Sexual  Harassment  of  Women  at  workplace  (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Act, 2013 and adherence to UGC Regulations/Guidelines in this regard as well as to take the steps/actions prescribed in the Regulation/Guidelines of UGC.

The  All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  offers  various  scholarships  like AICTE  Pragati  Scholarship  Scheme  Specially  for  Girls  (Degree  &  Diploma),  AICTE Saksham  Scholarship  Scheme  (Degree  &  Diploma),  AICTE  Swanath  Scholarship  Scheme (Degree & Diploma), AICTE PG scholarship Scheme, AICTE Doctoral Fellowship (ADF). AICTE has also launched the AICTE Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) scheme in June 2024 from the academic year 2024-25 for girls and boys of AICTE approved Institutions.

AICTE  has  also  mandated  its  institutions  to  have  the  Women  Harassment  Cell  and  Anti Ragging Cell in their respective institutes and details are hosted on the website of each and every  institute  to  ensure  a  safe  environment  for  women  in  higher  educational  institutions across the country.

(e):  As  per  AISHE  2022-23  (Provisional),  there  are  13,551  women  students  enrolled  at  all levels in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (c) OF THE REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2145 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09/12/2024 REGARDING 'WOMEN ENROLLMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS' ASKED BY DR. K SUDHAKAR: DR. GUMMA THANUJA RANI, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

| State/UTs-wise Female Enrolment in Ph.D., PG, UG, and Overall Level as   | State/UTs-wise Female Enrolment in Ph.D., PG, UG, and Overall Level as   | State/UTs-wise Female Enrolment in Ph.D., PG, UG, and Overall Level as   | State/UTs-wise Female Enrolment in Ph.D., PG, UG, and Overall Level as   | State/UTs-wise Female Enrolment in Ph.D., PG, UG, and Overall Level as   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No                                                                    | State/UTs                                                                | Ph.D.                                                                    | Post Graduate                                                            | Under Graduate                                                           |
| 1                                                                        | A &NIslands                                                              |                                                                          | 751                                                                      | 2331                                                                     |
| 2                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                           | 2846                                                                     | 98878                                                                    | 712084                                                                   |
| 3                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                        | 275                                                                      | 5844                                                                     | 20952                                                                    |
| 4                                                                        | Assam                                                                    | 2359                                                                     | 58562                                                                    | 281004                                                                   |
| 5                                                                        | Bihar                                                                    | 2205                                                                     | 86469                                                                    | 1118964                                                                  |
| 6                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                               | 350                                                                      | 12692                                                                    | 35871                                                                    |
| 7                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                             | 1343                                                                     | 99799                                                                    | 371381                                                                   |
| 8                                                                        | Delhi                                                                    | 9641                                                                     | 107433                                                                   | 491511                                                                   |
| 9                                                                        | Goa                                                                      | 743                                                                      | 5222                                                                     | 22689                                                                    |
| 10                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                  | 4963                                                                     | 135095                                                                   | 617558                                                                   |
| 11                                                                       | Haryana                                                                  | 4155                                                                     | 103720                                                                   | 433001                                                                   |
| 12                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                         | 976                                                                      | 21604                                                                    | 138776                                                                   |
| 13                                                                       | Jammu and Kashmir                                                        | 2085                                                                     | 41663                                                                    | 143979                                                                   |
| 14                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                | 879                                                                      | 66974                                                                    | 352306                                                                   |
| 15                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                | 5791                                                                     | 165748                                                                   | 992910                                                                   |
| 16                                                                       | Kerala                                                                   | 6082                                                                     | 117816                                                                   | 535121                                                                   |
| 17                                                                       | Ladakh                                                                   | 8                                                                        | 284                                                                      | 2185                                                                     |
| 18                                                                       | Lakshadweep                                                              |                                                                          |                                                                          | 299                                                                      |
| 19                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                           | 3568                                                                     | 253968                                                                   | 918469                                                                   |
| 20                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                              | 11362                                                                    | 342043                                                                   | 1644917                                                                  |
| 21                                                                       | Manipur                                                                  | 1211                                                                     | 6577                                                                     | 50230                                                                    |
| 22                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                | 534                                                                      | 9702                                                                     | 43550                                                                    |
| 23                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                  | 579                                                                      | 3063                                                                     | 15075                                                                    |
| 24                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                 | 357                                                                      | 4989                                                                     | 20612                                                                    |
| 25                                                                       | Odisha                                                                   | 1640                                                                     | 58487                                                                    | 399412                                                                   |
| 26                                                                       | Puducherry                                                               | 325                                                                      | 15070                                                                    | 35163                                                                    |
| 27                                                                       | Punjab                                                                   | 4882                                                                     | 67277                                                                    | 302758                                                                   |
| 28                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                | 6524                                                                     | 178777                                                                   | 962107                                                                   |
| 29                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                   | 332                                                                      | 3571                                                                     | 12555                                                                    |
| 30                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                               | 15362                                                                    | 273418                                                                   | 1289393                                                                  |
| 31                                                                       | Telangana                                                                | 2606                                                                     | 126029                                                                   | 678078                                                                   |
| 32                                                                       | D &NHaveli and Daman &Diu                                                | 2                                                                        | 641                                                                      | 5273                                                                     |
| 33                                                                       | Tripura                                                                  | 77                                                                       | 5130                                                                     | 41382                                                                    |
| 34                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                            | 10820                                                                    | 478525                                                                   | 2864998                                                                  |
| 35                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                              | 2919                                                                     | 60691                                                                    | 214265                                                                   |
| 36                                                                       | West Bengal                                                              | 4640                                                                     | 186440                                                                   | 1048737                                                                  |
| All India                                                                |                                                                          | 112441                                                                   | 3202950                                                                  | 16819897                                                                 |

***