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Lok Sabha Question No. 183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Meeting of Education Ministers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 183 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## Meeting of Education Ministers

## 183. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

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

- (a)  whether  six  zonal  meetings  were  held  by  the  Government  and  the  respective  education Ministers from the States participated therein; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a)  and  (b):  Yes,  Madam.  Six  Zonal  Meetings  were  held  by  the  Minister  of  Human  Resource Development in Eastern, Central, North-Eastern, Western, Southern and Northern Zones covering all  States  and  UTs in  September-October 2015 which was attended by Education Ministers and officials  of  the  respective  States/UTs.  States  have  submitted  their  outcome  documents  with suggestions.  Details of the meetings held are as follows:

| Date          | Venue     | States Covered                                                                                                                  |
|---------------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 11 Sept. 2015 | Kolkata   | Eastern Region Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal                                                                         |
| 14 Sept. 2015 | Lucknow   | Central Region Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh                                                      |
| 18 Sept. 2015 | Agartala  | North East Region Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim                           |
| 20 Oct. 2015  | Bangalore | Southern Region Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry |
| 29 Oct.2015   | Goa       | Western Region Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                  |
| 31 Oct. 2015  | Gurgaon   | Northern Region Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi and Chandigarh                             |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Fee Charged by Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 179 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## Fee Charged by Institutions

## †179. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has not framed any guidelines/rules with regard to the fees being charged by the private technical educational institutes in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action taken by the Government to check the exploitation of students with regard to fees in such private technical educational institutes?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b) : The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) had constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship of Justice Srikrishna (former Judge of Hon'ble Supreme Court) on 07.05.2014 to recommend the fee to be charged by the private technical educational institutes in the country. The Committee submitted its report on 07.04.2015. The AICTE  Council approved the recommendations of the Committee  in  its  Meeting  held  on  11.12.2015  and  letters  were  sent  to  all  State Govts.  for  implementation  of  the  report  vide  AICTE  letter  No.3-16/PC  /  Fee Com./2014 dated 11.02.2016. The Committee recommended the maximum tuition and development fee to be charged by the institutions.

(c): As per the Approval Process Handbook of  AICTE , any institution reported to be charging capitation fee, other than the tuition and development fees is liable for punitive action  which includes withdrawal of approval.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 178 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Projects by Coordinating with Industries
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †178 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## Projects by Coordinating with Industries

## †178. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- (a) whether the University Grants Commission (UGC) has advised all the universities to make  projects  by  coordinating  with  industries  and  take  their  help  for  improving  the curriculum;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the UGC has made any guidelines for the same; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  corrective  steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Yes, Madam. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that it has  framed  the  guidelines  for  the  scheme  of  setting  up  of  University-Industry  InterLinkage  (UIL)  Centers  in  universities.  The  establishment  of  UIL  Centres  will  help  in identifying the expertise available in the university which can be of use for the industries in  the  locality/region  by  way  of  consultancy  services,  evaluation  of  Research  & Development  activities  of  the  industries,  etc.;  taking  the  help  of  the  expertise  of  the industries to improve/redesign the curriculum periodically in tune with the requirements of the industries; creating skilled manpower for industry requirements at various levels; conducting Management Development Programmes (MDPs), Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs), etc.; initiating schemes for student/teacher training, joint  research;  setting  up  Science  &  Technology  Entrepreneurs'  Parks  (STEPs), Technology Business Incubators (TBIs); etc.

The  guidelines  of  the  scheme  are  available  at  http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/ 0971667\_English.pdf .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 176 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## VARISHTHA PENSION BIMA YOJANA

176. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether  the  EPFO  has  tightened  the  norms  on  withdrawal  of provident fund and its investment in Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (b)whether PF subscribers can directly file claims without the attestation of present or previous employers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a):            No,  Madam.  Provision for investment in Varishtha Pension Bima Yojna is available in para 68NNN of Employees' Provident Funds (EPF) Scheme, 1952. There is no change in paragraph 68NNN of EPF Scheme, 1952.
- (b):            Yes,  Madam.  The  Provident  Fund  (PF)  subscribers  whose details  like  AADHAR  Number  and  Bank  Account  Number  have  been seeded in their Universal Account Number (UAN) and whose UAN have been  activated  may  submit  claim  forms  directly  to  the  Employees' Provident Fund  Organisation (EPFO) without attestation of their employers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Steel Production Target
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## † 175. श्री क   .  परसुरमन:

## लोक सभा

## अताराांककत प्रश् न सां् ा 175 25 अप्रैल , 2016 को उत् तर क    िल

## इस्पात उत्पादन लक्ष्

क्या इस्पात मंत्री यह बताने की क ृ पा करेंगे कक:

- (ख) क्या इस कदम से वर्ा 2025 तक इस्पात की घरेलू खपत हेतु देश की आश्रिता कम होने की संभावना है; और
- (क) क्या माननीय प्रधानमंत्री की अध्यक्षता वाली ववननमााण सममनत ने 2025 तक 300 मममलयन टन इस्पात उत्पादन का लक्ष्य रखा है और यदद हां, तो तत् संबंधी ब्यौरा क्या है;
- (ग) यदद हां, तो तत् संबंधी ब्यौरा क्या है और इस संबंध में सरकार द्वारा प्रस्ताववत कदम क्या हैं?

## उत्  तर

## इस् पात और खान राज्    मांत्री

) श्री विष् णु द ि सा )

- (क) : जी ह  ं । माननीय प्रधान मंत्री जी की अध यक्षता में ददनांक 9 जुलाई ,  2013 को सम पन   न ह ु ई उच चस   तरीय ववननमााण सममनत ( एचएलसीएम ) की बैठक में यह मसफाररश की गई थी कक अगले दशक के मध   य अथाात वर्ा 2025 तक 300 मममलयन टन इस   पात का उत   पादन करना इस   पात मंत्रालय का लक्ष   य होगा।
- (ख) : इस   पात एक ननयंत्रण मुक   त क्षेत्र है। इस   पात का उत   पादन और आयात दोनों ही पूरी तरह बाजार -संचामलत होते हैं तथा ये आयात बाजार संबंधी ववमभन   न कारकों जैसे कक कीमत , गुणवत ता, उपलब   धता आदद पर ननभार होते है। इसक े  अनतररक त, उच च गुणवत ता वाले इस पात, जजनका ववननमााण देश में नहीं होता, भी क ु छ मात्रा में आयात ककया जाता है।
- (ग) : जब भी आवश   यक होता हैं, सरकार ववदेशी इस पात उत पादकों से ककये जाने वाले सस ते आयातों के  ववरूद्ध घरेलू इस पात उत पादकों को सुरक्षा प्रदान करने क े  मलए सुरक्षोपायशुल क, एण टी डज्पंग शुल    क तथा न यूनतम आयात कीमत जैसे उपायों क े  जररये हस तक्षेप करती है।

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Lok Sabha Question No. 174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Part Time Instructors in Maharashtra
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.174 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## Part Time Instructors in Maharashtra

## †174.   SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  Maharashtra  Government regarding approval for the posts of part time instructors under Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 during the financial year 2014-15;

- (b)  if so, the details thereof as on date; and
- (c)  the time by which the said proposal is likely to be finalized along with the reasons for delay therein?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) to (c):   Yes, Madam. The Department of School Education & Literacy approved the proposal received  from  the  Government  of  Maharashtra  for  5505  part  time  instructors  for  1835 Government upper primary schools in 2014-15.

During the Project Approval Board meeting to discuss the Annual Work Plan & Budget for Maharashtra for 2015-16, it was informed by the State that a faculty of Part Time Instructors would be created and would be used by a number of schools. The State agreed to resubmit a proposal  within  2  months  for  engagement  of  part  time  instructors  at  school  level  as  per  local needs of schools from time to time. However, the proposal has not been received from the State Govt.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Equal Remuneration Act
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 169 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016 EQUAL REMUNERATION ACT

## 169. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  women  are  paid  lesser wages than men for the same work from small businesses to large organisations  in  the  unorganized  sector  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b)whether the Government is satisfied with the enforcement/ implementation of the Equal Remuneration Act, 1973 which provides  for  payment  of  equal  remuneration  to  men  and  women workers for work of similar nature;
- (c)if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto; and
- (d)the other steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) to (c): Under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, the wages  fixed  by  the  appropriate  government  are  equally  payable  to both male and female workers and the Act does not discriminate on the basis of gender.

The  Equal  Remuneration  Act,  1976  provides  for  payment  of  equal remuneration to  men and women workers for same work or work of similar  nature  without  any  discrimination.  In  the  Central  sphere,  the enforcement of the act is entrusted to the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) who heads the Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM). In cases where the State Government are 'appropriate Government', the enforcement of provisions of   Equal Remuneration Act is done by the State Labour Departments.

Central Government is monitoring the implementation of the Act. As  per  the  information  received  from  the  State  Governments,  during the  three  year  period  from  2011-12  to  2013-14,  total  of  1,51,715 inspections  were  conducted  and  3397  prosecutions  were    launched and at the Central Sphere, during the period from 2012-2013 to 201516, a total of 10367 inspections were conducted and 2308 prosecutions were launched against those found violating the Act.

(d): Effective Enforcement of Labour Laws has been emphasized by the  Ministry  through  sensitization  at  Regional  Labour  Conferences, Communication  to  all  Chief  Ministers  and  the  Chief  Secretaries  of States and issuing of Circular to the States for better enforcement of labour laws. Also, the Ministry is running a Grant-in-aid Scheme for the welfare of women labour.  Projects relating to awareness generation campaigns for women labour are funded under this Scheme. The focus of  the  Scheme  is  awareness  generation  among  women  labour  about their  rights/duties  particularly  in  the  area  of  wages,  like  minimum wages,  equal  remuneration,  etc  and  also  to  disseminate  information on  various  schemes  of  Central/State  Government  Agencies  available for the benefit of women labour.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Relic Casket of Lalitgiri
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 168 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016 VAISAKHA 5, 1938 (SAKA)

## RELIC CASKET OF LALITGIRI

## 168. SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received a request from the Government of Odisha to temporarily store the relic caskets found from Lalitgiri in the Odisha State Museum and subsequently permanently at a structure that may be build at Lalitgiri;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  accepted  these  requests  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) AND MINISTER OF STATE, CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Yes,  Madam.  The  Government  of  Odisha  had  requested  for  loaning  of  sacred
- to Buddhist Relics recovered from excavated site Lalitgiri.
- (d) Local people of Lalitgiri also demanded to construct a museum building at Lalitgiri to display the associated antiquities.
- At present the construction work is in progress by CPWD.
Lok Sabha Question No. 166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: STs in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 166

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## STs in Uttar Pradesh

166:  SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA.

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Scheduled Tribes in Uttar Pradesh and names of the castes included in the list of Scheduled Tribes; and
- (b) the percentage of their share in the Government jobs at present?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JUAL ORAM)

- (a) As  per Census  2011,  population  of  STs  in Uttar Pradesh  is  11,34,273.  Names  of communities / groups included in the list of Scheduled Tribes of Uttar Pradesh are:-
1. Bhotia,
2. Buksa,
3. Jaunsari,
4. Raji,
5. Tharu,
6. Gond, Dhuria, Nayak, Ojha, Pathari, Raj Gond (in the districts of Mehrajganj, Sidharth Nagar,  Basti,  Gorakhpur,  Deoria,  Mau,  Azamgarh,  Jonpur,  Balia,  Gazipur,  Varanasi, Mirzapur and Sonbhadra),
7. Kharwar, Khairwar (in the districts of Deoria, Balia, Ghazipur, Varanasi and Sonbhadra),
8. Saharya (in the district of Lalitpur),
9. Parahiya (in the district of Sonbhadra)
10. Baiga (in the district of Sonbhadra),
11. Pankha, Panika (in the district of Sonbhadra and Mirzapur),
12. Agariya (in district of Sonbhadra)
13. Patari (in the district of Sonbhadra)
14. Chero (in the districts of  Sonbhadra and Varanasi)
15. Bhuiya, Bhuinya (in the district of Sonbhadra)
- (b) The percentage of Central Government jobs reserved for Scheduled Tribes is 7.5.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: MDMS in Rajasthan
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.165 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## MDMS in Rajasthan

## †165. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

- (a) the reasons for delay in releasing the funds by the Government to the tune of Rs. 21.24 crores  for  providing  total  number  of  47000  gas  connections  under  Mid  Day  Meal Scheme (MDMS) in Rajasthan including Jalore-Sirohi district during the year 2014-15;
- (b) the time by which the said amount is likely to be released by the Government;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  full  contribution  to  the  tribal  areas  in Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  allocate  an  additional  amount  to  Rajasthan  for payment of foodgrain cost to Food Corporation of India and if so, the details thereof ?

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

- (a) & (b): The Government of Rajasthan had assured before the meeting of the Programme Approval  Board  held  on  28.3.2014  that  the  State  would  provide  funds  for installation  of  LPG  connections  in  the  schools  during  2015-16.    No  separate Central assistance was approved for the purpose.
- (c): The funding pattern for Mid Day Meal Scheme had been revised from 1 st April, 2015 and the sharing between Centre and States is 60:40 for Rajasthan. There is no provision of separate funding pattern for tribal areas.
- (d): The Central assistance includes the cost of foodgrains to be paid to FCI.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Restoration of Jagannath Temple
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 161 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016 VAISAKHA 5, 1938 (SAKA)

## RESTORATION OF JAGANNATH TEMPLE

161. SHRI  ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

Will the Minister  of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government's attention has been drawn to a crack being detected in the 12th Century Shri Jagannath Shrine at Puri, Odisha;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  sent  any  expert  team  Archaeological  Survey  of India (ASI) to examine and repair/restoration of the temple;
- (d) whether the ASI has submitted its report to the Government in this regard;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to maintain its legacy for future generations?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) AND  MINISTER OF STATE, CIVIL AVIATION

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Yes Madam.  During the recent de-plastering work at the interior of Jagmohana
- & of  Shri    Jagannath  Temple,  Puri, some cracks have been noticed in the stone
- (b) beams.
- (c) Experts  from  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI),  IIT  Madras  and  Core
- to Technical  Committee  for  the  Temple  have  visited  the  temple  &  submitted  the
- (f) reports.  The suggestions have been examined and essential conservation  work at the temple is attended regularly to maintain its legacy for future generations.
Lok Sabha Question No. 154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Hike in IIT Fee
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUDHEER GUPTA, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 154 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## Hike in IIT Fee

154. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN: SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR: SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Standing  Committee  of  Indian  Institutes  of  Technology  (IIT)  Council  has recommended steep hike in IIT fee in the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the proposed fee hike would affect the poor students adversely;
- (c) if so, whether the proposed hike has been opposed by various stakeholders;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  response  of  the  Government  thereto  along  with  the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) the  further  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  enable  the  institutes  to  grow  and  match global standards of research?

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

- (a)   : The Chairperson of IIT Council, after examining the report of the Committee on funding of  IITs  and  the  recommendations  of  the  Standing  Committee  of  the  IIT  Council  (SCIC)  for revision of tuition fee in IITs, approved revision of tuition fee in the IITs to Rs. 2.00 lakh a year from  the  academic  year  2016-17,  subject  to  the  following  for  protecting  the  interests  of  the socially and economically backward students:
- (i) The SC/ST/PH students shall get complete fee waiver.
- (ii) The most economically backward students (whose family income is less than Rs. 1 lakh per annum) shall get full remission of the fee.
- (iii) The other economically backward students (whose family income is between Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh per annum) shall get remission of 2/3rd of the fee.
- (iv) All students shall have access to interest free loan under the Vidyalaxmi scheme for the total portion of the tuition fee payable.
- (b)    : No, Madam.

(c) & (d): Do not arise.

(e)          :  Uchhatar  Avishakar  Yojana  and  Impacting  Research  Innovation  and  Technology (IMPRINT) Programme are research initiatives introduced by the Government with a view to promoting innovation that directly impacts the needs of the Industries and aims at addressing and providing solutions to the most relevant engineering challenges faced by the nation respectively.

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