Lok Sabha Question No. 1211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Universities and Colleges
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KUNWAR SARVESH  KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1211 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH   JULY, 2016

## Universities and Colleges

†1211. KUNWAR SARVESH KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to set up universities/colleges equivalent to  the  standards of  Indian  Institutes  of  Management (IIMs) and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to encourage the girl child;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is also considering to increase the scholarship amounts given to the girl child belonging to poor and weaker sections of society;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of amount released for the scholarship during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a)  &  (b):  No,  Madam.  While  there  is  no  such  specific  proposal,  the  Central Government and the University Grants Commission (UGC) are constantly endeavouring  to  improve  the  standards  of  Universities  and  Colleges,  including Women Universities and Colleges. The list of UGC schemes for improving quality in Universities and Colleges is at www.ugc.ac.in/page/XII-Plan-Guidelines.aspx.

(c) to (e):  The Ministry is implementing the Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students wherein 50% scholarship is earmarked for girls. The guidelines of the scheme are at http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload\_files /mhrd/files/upload\_document/Guidelines\_CSS\_Scholarship.pdf .   At present there is no proposal to increase the scholarship amount under this scheme. The details of amount released for the scholarship during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise is at Annexure -I.

Further,  the  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  informed  that  it  has introduced  the  Swami  Vivekananda  Single  Girl  Child  Fellowship  for  Research  in Social Sciences in the year 2014-2015 to provide an opportunity to single girl child for research in social sciences for pursuing Ph.D with an aim to compensate direct costs of higher education specially for such girls who happen to be the only girl child in  their  family.  The  scheme  has  been  implemented  from  2015-16  onwards.  The details of above scholarship for 2015-16 and for the current year State/UT-wise is at Annexure-II.

The  UGC  has  increased  the  fellowship/scholarship  amounts  based  on recommendations  of  the  Expert  Committee  to  bring  parity  amongst  the  schemes with effect from 1 st December, 2014. The public notice in this regard is available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/6042860\_Revised-rates-of-Fellowships.pdf .

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Annexure-I referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1211 dated 25.07.2016 asked by Shri Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar, Hon'ble MP regarding Universities and Colleges.

| Sr. No.       | State / Board    | 2013-14 (Fresh + Renewals) in Rs.   | 2014-15 (Fresh+ Renewals) in Rs.   | 2015-16 (Fresh+ Renewals) in Rs.   | 2016-17 (Fresh+ Renewals) in Rs.   |
|---------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1             | CBSE             | 9,15,00,000                         | 13,61,30,000                       | 10,75,30,000                       | 5,43,60,000                        |
| 2             | CISCE            | 6,40,000                            | 3,20,000                           | 90,000                             | 0                                  |
| 3             | Andhra Pradesh   | 13,15,20,000                        | 12,60,30,000                       | 15,22,70,000                       | 3,60,00,000                        |
| 4             | Assam            | 1,03,10,000                         | 1,48,80,000                        | 1,04,60,000                        | 0                                  |
| 5             | Bihar            | 0                                   | 0                                  | 40,00,000                          | 20,000                             |
| 6             | Chhattisgarh     | 57,50,000                           | 1,80,80,000                        | 1,65,10,000                        | 50,90,000                          |
| 7             | Goa              | 27,90,000                           | 14,20,000                          | 39,00,000                          | 40,000                             |
| 8             | Gujarat          | 1,75,70,000                         | 7,69,40,000                        | 7,26,90,000                        | 1,92,80,000                        |
| 9             | Haryana          | 4,46,90,000                         | 5,01,00,000                        | 4,09,10,000                        | 1,00,30,000                        |
| 10            | Himachal Pradesh | 27,10,000                           | 1,27,00,000                        | 31,70,000                          | 1,86,30,000                        |
| 11            | J&K              | 85,10,000                           | 79,30,000                          | 89,40,000                          | 0                                  |
| 12            | Jharkhand        | 10,000                              | 0                                  | 39,70,000                          | 0                                  |
| 13            | Karnataka        | 3,25,70,000                         | 17,35,50,000                       | 16,16,10,000                       | 4,47,70,000                        |
| 14            | Kerala           | 3,72,60,000                         | 15,44,60,000                       | 3,45,66,000                        | 51,20,000                          |
| 15            | Maharashtra      | 4,75,90,000                         | 4,05,60,000                        | 14,17,10,000                       | 2,98,00,000                        |
| 16            | Madhya Pradesh   | 6,67,20,000                         | 11,81,40,000                       | 9,80,80,000                        | 0                                  |
| 17            | Manipur          | 22,70,000                           | 21,50,000                          | 11,80,000                          | 0                                  |
| 18            | Meghalaya        | 5,90,000                            | 8,40,000                           | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 19            | Mizoram          | 30,000                              | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |
| 20            | Nagaland         | 70,000                              | 0                                  | 33,90,000                          | 40,000                             |
| 21            | Odisha           | 2,26,00,000                         | 2,32,20,000                        | 2,73,10,000                        | 98,40,000                          |
| 22            | Punjab           | 2,32,30,000                         | 9,86,50,000                        | 2,91,40,000                        | 3,61,60,000                        |
| 23            | Rajasthan        | 3,78,90,000                         | 12,39,80,000                       | 8,38,90,000                        | 2,26,20,000                        |
| 24            | Tamil Nadu       | 2,86,00,000                         | 13,75,40,000                       | 16,92,00,000                       | 1,88,20,000                        |
| 25            | Telangana        | 0                                   | 0                                  | 13,27,20,000                       | 1,28,70,000                        |
| 26            | Tripura          | 70,50,000                           | 37,30,000                          | 28,50,000                          | 0                                  |
| 27            | Uttar Pradesh    | 5,83,70,000                         | 8,44,20,000                        | 9,50,70,000                        | 38,10,000                          |
| 28            | Uttarakhand      | 1,00,60,000                         | 53,80,000                          | 88,90,000                          | 0                                  |
| 29            | West Bengal      | 2,73,00,000                         | 4,27,80,000                        | 3,10,60,000                        | 62,50,000                          |
| 30            | Puducherry       | 0                                   | 97,10,000                          | 5,30,000                           | 10,10,000                          |
| Total Amount: | Total Amount:    | 71,82,00,000/-                      | 1,46,36,40,000/-                   | 1,44,56,36,000/-                   | 33,45,60,000/-                     |

Annexure-II referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1211 dated 25.07.2016  asked  by  Shri  Kunwar  Sarvesh  Kumar,  Hon'ble  MP  regarding Universities and Colleges.

| DETAILS OF PAYMENTS MADE TO THE AWARDEES OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA SINGLE GIRL CHILD FELLOWSHIP FOR HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES   | DETAILS OF PAYMENTS MADE TO THE AWARDEES OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA SINGLE GIRL CHILD FELLOWSHIP FOR HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES   | DETAILS OF PAYMENTS MADE TO THE AWARDEES OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA SINGLE GIRL CHILD FELLOWSHIP FOR HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                                                           | Amount (Figures in Rupees)                                                                                                      | Amount (Figures in Rupees)                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                 | 2015-16                                                                                                                         | 2016-17                                                                                                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                               | 1,37,268                                                                                                                        |
| Assam                                                                                                                           | 4,97,910                                                                                                                        | 5,78,935                                                                                                                        |
| Bihar                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                               | 68,634                                                                                                                          |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                      | 4,33,333                                                                                                                        | 2,62,159                                                                                                                        |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                    | 2,12,826                                                                                                                        | 1,31,463                                                                                                                        |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                         | 2,25,200                                                                                                                        | 3,96,176                                                                                                                        |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                               | 2,25,200                                                                                                                        | 2,09,922                                                                                                                        |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                       | 2,07,406                                                                                                                        | 1,32,038                                                                                                                        |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                       | 4,93,387                                                                                                                        | 5,06,490                                                                                                                        |
| Kerala                                                                                                                          | 12,31,122                                                                                                                       | 11,80,926                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                     | 48,000                                                                                                                          | 3,00,322                                                                                                                        |
| Manipur                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                               | 68,634                                                                                                                          |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                               | 68,634                                                                                                                          |
| Odisha                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                               | 81,034                                                                                                                          |
| Punjab                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                               | 53,241                                                                                                                          |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                       | 3,38,492                                                                                                                        | 2,82,380                                                                                                                        |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                      | 7,12,000                                                                                                                        | 3,77,552                                                                                                                        |
| Tripura                                                                                                                         | 2,37,600                                                                                                                        | 1,28,888                                                                                                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                   | 6,66,520                                                                                                                        | 10,61,827                                                                                                                       |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                     | 18,65,613                                                                                                                       | 17,77,717                                                                                                                       |
| Total                                                                                                                           | 73,94,609                                                                                                                       | 78,04,240                                                                                                                       |