Lok Sabha Question No. 1227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-28
Subject: Hostels for OBC Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT**

**LOK SABHA**

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#### UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1227

#### TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2015

**†1227.  HOSTELS FOR OBC STUDENTS**

**SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:**

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

(a) whether there is a shortage of hostels for Other Backward Class students particularly for girl students in the country including Madhya Pradesh;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) the details of the proposals for construction of hostel pending with the Government and the steps being taken to expedite clearance of such proposals, State-wise;

(d) the action taken by the Government to expand the hostel facilities for OBC students in the country and the funds sanctioned/allocated/released for the purpose, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh; and

(e) the time by which the work is likely to be completed?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE FOR Social Justice and Empowerment

**(SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)**

(a) Yes.

(b) The details are not maintained at Government of India level, but on receipt of complete proposals for construction of hostels for OBC boys and girls from the States/UTs, funds are released to them after following the due procedure. Moreover, as per guidelines of the Schemes, States/UTs are required to submit at least 1/3 of the proposals for construction of OBC girls hostels in a year if applying for three or more hostels.

(c) The details of pending proposals for construction of OBC hostels are at **Annexure-I.** The proposals are pending due to non-receipt of the Utilization Certificates and Completion Reports from the States of the previously sanctioned hostels. The States/UTs are being regularly followed up through letters, emails, meetings etc. to get the deficient documents.

(d) Every year the States/UTs are requested to send proposals for construction of hostels for OBC Boys and Girls as per Scheme guidelines. A Budget allocation of Rs. 45.00 crore has been provided under the Scheme for the year 2015-16. The details of funds sanctioned/released State-wise for 2014-15 and 2015-16 are given at **Annexure-II.** No State-wise allocation is made under the Scheme.

(e) The construction of hostel facilities in the country is being taken up as per the available budget under the scheme and receipt of complete proposals and hence specific time limit cannot be fixed.

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| **Annexure-I as referred to in part (c) of LS UQ No.1227 for 28.07.2015 regarding Hostels for OBC Students**   |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |
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| **Details of proposals received and pending during 2014-15 and current year**                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | *Rs. in lakh*                                                                    |
| **Sl No.**                                                                                                     | **State/UTs**                                                                    | **2014-15**                                                                      |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | **2015-16 (as on 21/07/2015)**                                                   |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                |                                                                                  | **No. of Hostel proposed**                                                       | **No. of Hostels sanctioned**                                                    | **No. of Hostel Pending**                                                        | **No. of Hostel proposed**                                                       | **No. of Hostels sanctioned**                                                    | **No. of Hostel Pending**                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   | 51                                                                               | 0                                                                                | 51                                                                               | 5                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 5                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                     | 5                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 5                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                          | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                 | 2                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 2                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                  | 1                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 1                                                                                | 1                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 1                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                        | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                        | 154                                                                              | 0                                                                                | 154                                                                              | 9                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 9                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                   | 23                                                                               | 5                                                                                | 18                                                                               | 14                                                                               | 1                                                                                | 14                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                           | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                        | 3                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 3                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                       | 37                                                                               | 6                                                                                | 31                                                                               | 0                                                                                | 5                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                        | 43                                                                               | 0                                                                                | 43                                                                               | 5                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 5                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                    | 6                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 6                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                      | 3                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 3                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 3                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                             | Delhi                                                                            | 1                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 1                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                             | Assam                                                                            | 2                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 2                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 17                                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                          | 8                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 8                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                          | 1                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 1                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 1                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                           | 4                                                                                | 2                                                                                | 2                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 2                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                             | Central Universities/ Institutes                                                 | 36                                                                               | 21                                                                               | 15                                                                               |                                                                                  | 3                                                                                |                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                | **Total**                                                                        | **380**                                                                          | **34**                                                                           | **346**                                                                          | **34**                                                                           | **15**                                                                           | **34**                                                                           |
| Note: All the 15 hostels sanctioned during 2015-16 were proposed during 2014-15.                               | Note: All the 15 hostels sanctioned during 2015-16 were proposed during 2014-15. | Note: All the 15 hostels sanctioned during 2015-16 were proposed during 2014-15. | Note: All the 15 hostels sanctioned during 2015-16 were proposed during 2014-15. | Note: All the 15 hostels sanctioned during 2015-16 were proposed during 2014-15. | Note: All the 15 hostels sanctioned during 2015-16 were proposed during 2014-15. | Note: All the 15 hostels sanctioned during 2015-16 were proposed during 2014-15. | Note: All the 15 hostels sanctioned during 2015-16 were proposed during 2014-15. |

| **Annexure-II as referred to in part (d) of LS UQ No. 1227 for 28.07.2015 regarding Hostels for OBC Students**                               |                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                              |
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| **Details of funds sanctioned/released under the scheme of Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls during 2014-15 and 2015-16**       |                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                              |
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|                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                              | *Rs. in lakh*                                                                                                                                |
| **Sl. No.**                                                                                                                                  | **State/UTs**                                                                                                                                | **2014-15**                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                              | **2015-16 (as on 21.7.2015)**                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                              | **Amount Sanctioned**                                                                                                                        | **Amount Released**                                                                                                                          | **Amount Sanctioned**                                                                                                                        | **Amount Released**                                                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                                                            | Bihar                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                                                            | Chattisgarh                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                                                            | Goa                                                                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                                                            | Haryana                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                                                           | Kerala                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                               | 235.50                                                                                                                                       | 235.50                                                                                                                                       | 675.00                                                                                                                                       | 675.00                                                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                                                           | Odisha                                                                                                                                       | 20.00                                                                                                                                        | 20.00                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                                                           | Punjab                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                   | 532.68                                                                                                                                       | 304.46                                                                                                                                       | 228.22                                                                                                                                       | 228.22                                                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 286.61                                                                                                                                       | 286.61                                                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                                                           | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                                                                           | Dadar & Nagar Havali                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                                                                           | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                                                                           | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                                                                           | Delhi                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                                                                           | Manipur                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                                                                           | Tripura                                                                                                                                      | 157.50                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 157.50                                                                                                                                       | 157.50                                                                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                                                                                       | 630.00                                                                                                                                       | 274.00                                                                                                                                       | 315.00                                                                                                                                       | 315.00                                                                                                                                       |
| 32                                                                                                                                           | Central Universities                                                                                                                         | 2989.66                                                                                                                                      | 2187.50                                                                                                                                      | 405.00                                                                                                                                       | 405.00                                                                                                                                       |
| **Total**                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                              | **4565.34**                                                                                                                                  | **3021.46**                                                                                                                                  | **2067.33**                                                                                                                                  | **2067.33**                                                                                                                                  |
| Note: The less amount released during 2014-15 than amount sanctioned is due to reduction of Budget at RE Stage by Department of Expenditure. | Note: The less amount released during 2014-15 than amount sanctioned is due to reduction of Budget at RE Stage by Department of Expenditure. | Note: The less amount released during 2014-15 than amount sanctioned is due to reduction of Budget at RE Stage by Department of Expenditure. | Note: The less amount released during 2014-15 than amount sanctioned is due to reduction of Budget at RE Stage by Department of Expenditure. | Note: The less amount released during 2014-15 than amount sanctioned is due to reduction of Budget at RE Stage by Department of Expenditure. | Note: The less amount released during 2014-15 than amount sanctioned is due to reduction of Budget at RE Stage by Department of Expenditure. |
| Note: The less amount released during 2014-15 than amount sanctioned is due to reduction of Budget at RE Stage by Department of Expenditure. | Note: The less amount released during 2014-15 than amount sanctioned is due to reduction of Budget at RE Stage by Department of Expenditure. | Note: The less amount released during 2014-15 than amount sanctioned is due to reduction of Budget at RE Stage by Department of Expenditure. | Note: The less amount released during 2014-15 than amount sanctioned is due to reduction of Budget at RE Stage by Department of Expenditure. | Note: The less amount released during 2014-15 than amount sanctioned is due to reduction of Budget at RE Stage by Department of Expenditure. | Note: The less amount released during 2014-15 than amount sanctioned is due to reduction of Budget at RE Stage by Department of Expenditure. |