Lok Sabha Question No. 3624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Block Institutes of Teacher Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DUSHYANT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3624 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st December, 2015

## Block Institutes of Teacher Education

## 3624. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- a) the	number	of	Block	Institute	of	Teacher	Education	(BITE)	established	in	different	States of	the	country	including	Rajasthan	under	the	current	Five	Year	Plan;
- b) the	number	of	such	institutes	approved	for	construction	but	have	not	been	completed due	to	lack	of	fund	or	some	other	reasons	State/UT-wise;
- c) whether	 the	 Government	 of	 Rajasthan	 has	 been	 given	 the	 permission	 for	 opening 4	BITEs	in	the	State;
- d) if	so,	the	details	of	the	funds	shared	by	the	Centre	and	the	State	for	the	said	construction;
- e) whether	the	Government	has	allotted	funds	to	the	State	Government	of	Rajasthan	for	the said	construction	and	if	so,	the	details	thereof;	and
- f) if	not,	the	reasons	therefor	and	the	time	by	which	the	funds	are	likely	to	be	released	by the	Government	for	the	said	purpose?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- a) 		A	total	of	88	Block	Institutes	of	Teacher	Education	(BITEs)	have	been	approved	under Centrally	Sponsored	Scheme	of	Teacher	Education.	Out	of	these,	25	BITEs	have	started functioning	in	various	States	including	Rajasthan	under	the	current	Five	Year	Plan.
- b) 		The	Ministry	has	released	funds	for	construction	of	buildings	to	33	BITEs.		Out	of	these, 27	 BITEs	 have	 not	 completed	 their	 construction	 work.	 The	 States/UT-wise	 details	 of these	27	BITEs	are	at	Annexure	-	I.
- c) 			As	per	the	proposal	of	the	State	Government	of	Rajasthan,	4	BITEs	were	approved	by	the Teacher	Education	Approval	Board	in	2012-13.
- d)  	 State	 Government	 had	 identified	 the	 land	 for	 only	 2	 BITEs	 i.e.	 Bichwara-Dungarpur District	and	Nohar-Hanumangarh	District.
- e) and	f)	 Central	Assistance	amounting	to	Rs.	11.32	lakh	was	released	in	2012-13	for	these	BITEs. In	addition,	civil	works	for	the	said	2	BITEs	at	total	project	cost	of	Rs.	3.16	crore	have been	approved	in	2014-15.		However,	further	Central	Assistance	could	not	be	released for	want	of	requisite	utilization	details	of	earlier	releases.		The	State	Government	has been	requested	to	 furnish	 the	 same	 to	 enable	 the	 Ministry	 to	 release	 further	 Central Assistance.

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## Status of BITEs of Civil Work Approved and Released under Teacher Education Scheme during Current Five Year Plan

## (Rs. in Lakhs)

| S. No.   | Nameof States   | Number of BITEs in which funds released for Civil work and construction work yet to   | Total Central Share (2012 - 13 to 2015 - 16)   | Total Central Share (2012 - 13 to 2015 - 16)   |
|----------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|          |                 | be completed                                                                          | Approved amount                                | Released amount                                |
| 1        | Assam           | 1                                                                                     | 146.60                                         | 73.30                                          |
| 2        | Gujarat         | 1                                                                                     | 748.76                                         | 374.38                                         |
| 3        | Kerala          | 1                                                                                     | 62.25                                          | 31.12                                          |
| 4        | Manipur         | 6                                                                                     | 3029.40                                        | 874.76                                         |
| 5        | Meghalaya       | 3                                                                                     | 128.36                                         | 64.18                                          |
| 6        | Nagaland        | 8                                                                                     | 1994.33                                        | 1134.54                                        |
| 7        | Rajasthan       | 2                                                                                     | 331.35                                         | 11.32                                          |
| 8        | Tripura         | 1                                                                                     | 846.00                                         | 253.80                                         |
| 9        | Uttar Pradesh   | 3                                                                                     | 1409.97                                        | 704.80                                         |
| 10       | West Bengal     | 1                                                                                     | 113.21                                         | 56.61                                          |
|          | Total           | 27                                                                                    | 8810.23                                        | 3578.81                                        |