Lok Sabha Question No. 3102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Rate of Literacy
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: ANIL SHIROLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3102 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2016

## RATE OF LITERACY

## 3102 . SHRI ANIL SHIROLE :

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  male  and  female  rate  of  literacy  among  muslim  community  at  present  in  the country;
- (b) whether  the  Government  propose  to  set  up  more  girls  hostels  and  model  degree colleges in various districts of the country especially in minority dominated districts during the 12th Five Year Plan to further increase their rate of literacy;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State and location-wise; and
- (d) the time by which these hostels and colleges are likely to be established?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a): As per Census 2011, the literacy rate among Muslims is 68.5% (Muslim Males- 74.7% and  Muslim  Females-  62%),  which  is  higher  as  compared  to  the  literacy  rate  of  59.1% among Muslims as per 2001.

(b) to (d): During the 12 th Plan, under the scheme of Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP), the Ministry of Minority Affairs has sanctioned for setting up of 15 Degree Colleges and 592 Hostels (77 hostels completed), including Girl Hostels in the minority concentration areas. The State-wise details are at Annexure-I. Further, the Ministry of Human Resource Development  implements  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  strengthening  boarding  and hostel  facilities  for  girl  students  of  Secondary  and  Higher  Secondary  Schools  to  enhance access of girl child to secondary stage of schooling and to retain them in the Educationally Backward  Districts  (EBDs).  The  scheme,  presently  subsumed  with  Rashtriya  Madhyamik Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA),  targets  the  girl  students  in  the  age  group  of  14-18  years  and belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes,  Other  Backward  Classes,  minority communities and below poverty line families. So far, 2,226 girls hostels are approved under the  scheme.  The  State-wise  details  of  such  hostels  approved,  completed,  functional  and enrolment in functional hostels are given in Annexure-II.

Besides above, the UGC has been implementing a scheme of Women's Hostel in colleges during 12 th Plan. The  state-wise details of girl's hostels approved in the Minority Concentrated Districts during 12 th Plan are given at Annexure-III.

As  regards  the  Model  Degree  Colleges  (MDC),  it  is  stated  that  the  Ministry  of  Human Resource  Development  implements  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  of  Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RUSA), aimed  at, inter-alia, correcting regional imbalances in access to higher education, especially in unserved and underserved areas  by  setting  up  quality  higher  educational  institutions  and  upgrading  existing ones  during  the  12 th Plan.  Under  RUSA,  setting  up  of  72  new  MDCs  and  up gradation of 55 existing colleges to MDCs in the Educationally Backward Districts have been taken up. Out of these, 15 MDCs and Upgradation  of 4 existing colleges  to MDCs are in minority dominated EBDs as detailed in Annexure-IV.

Annexure-I  as  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (b)  to  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Un-starred Question  No.  3102  for  16.03.2016  asked  by  Shri  Anil  Shirole  regarding  'Rate  of Literacy'

Details of Degree Colleges and Hostels, including Girl Hostels, sanctioned during 12 th Five Year Plan in the minority concentration areas under the scheme  of Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP)

| S. No.   | States/UTs        | No. of Degree Colleges sanctioned   |   No. of Hostels (including Girl Hostels) sanctioned |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | -                                   |                                                   13 |
| 2.       | Telengana         | -                                   |                                                   46 |
| 3.       | Tripura           | 1                                   |                                                   08 |
| 4.       | Rajasthan         | 2                                   |                                                   07 |
| 5.       | Chattisgarh       | -                                   |                                                   03 |
| 6.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 9                                   |                                                   18 |
| 7.       | West Bengal       | -                                   |                                                  204 |
| 8.       | Assam             | -                                   |                                                   38 |
| 9.       | Bihar             | -                                   |                                                   26 |
| 10.      | Manipur           | -                                   |                                                   23 |
| 11.      | Haryana           | -                                   |                                                   05 |
| 12.      | Jharkhand         | -                                   |                                                   13 |
| 13.      | Uttrakhand        | 3                                   |                                                    2 |
| 14.      | Maharastra        | -                                   |                                                   15 |
| 15.      | Karnataka         | -                                   |                                                   54 |
| 16.      | Odisha            | -                                   |                                                   05 |
| 17.      | Meghalaya         | -                                   |                                                   07 |
| 18.      | Jammu & Kashmir   | -                                   |                                                   08 |
| 19.      | Madhya Pradesh    | -                                   |                                                   03 |
| 20.      | Arunachal Pradesh | -                                   |                                                   94 |
|          | Total             | 15                                  |                                                  592 |

## Annexure-II  as  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (b)  to  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Un-starred Question  No.  3102  for  16.03.2016  asked  by  Shri  Anil  Shirole  regarding  'Rate  of Literacy'

State-wise details of Girls hostels approved, completed, functional and enrolment in functional hostels (Rashtryia Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyaan)

| Physical Progress of Girls Hostel   | Physical Progress of Girls Hostel   | Physical Progress of Girls Hostel   | Physical Progress of Girls Hostel   | Physical Progress of Girls Hostel   | Physical Progress of Girls Hostel   |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S. No.                              | State/UT                            | Udisc Code                          | Approved                            | Functional                          | Enrollment in Functional Hostels    |
| 1                                   | A & N Island                        |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 2                                   | Andhra Pradesh                      |                                     | 163                                 |                                     |                                     |
| 3                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 20                                  | 20                                  | 5                                   | 500                                 |
| 4                                   | Assam                               | 9                                   | 81                                  | 8                                   | 240                                 |
| 5                                   | Bihar                               | 149                                 | 292                                 | 34                                  | 3400                                |
| 6                                   | Chandigarh                          |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 7                                   | Chhattisgarh                        | 74                                  | 74                                  | 72                                  | 4648                                |
| 8                                   | Dadra Nagar Haveli                  |                                     | 1                                   |                                     |                                     |
| 9                                   | Daman & Diu                         |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 10                                  | Delhi                               |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 11                                  | Goa                                 |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 12                                  | Gujarat                             | 73                                  | 85                                  | 38                                  | 1142                                |
| 13                                  | Haryana                             | 2                                   | 36                                  | 2                                   | 132                                 |
| 14                                  | Himachal Pradesh                    | 5                                   | 5                                   | 2                                   | 100                                 |
| 15                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                     |                                     | 68                                  |                                     |                                     |
| 16                                  | Jharkhand                           | 161                                 | 162                                 | 81                                  | 11379                               |
| 17                                  | Karnataka                           | 61                                  | 74                                  | 60                                  | 3094                                |
| 18                                  | Kerala                              |                                     | 1                                   |                                     |                                     |
| 19                                  | Lakshadweep                         |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 20                                  | Madhya Pradesh                      | 201                                 | 201                                 | 201                                 | 18345                               |
| 21                                  | Maharashtra                         |                                     | 43                                  |                                     |                                     |
| 22                                  | Manipur                             | 5                                   | 5                                   | 3                                   | 144                                 |
| 23                                  | Meghalaya                           |                                     | 9                                   |                                     |                                     |
| 24                                  | Mizoram                             |                                     | 1                                   |                                     |                                     |
| 25                                  | Nagaland                            |                                     | 11                                  |                                     |                                     |
| 26                                  | Odisha                              |                                     | 130                                 |                                     |                                     |
| 27                                  | Punjab                              | 21                                  | 21                                  | 18                                  | 543                                 |
| 28                                  | Puducherry                          |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 29                                  | Rajasthan                           |                                     | 186                                 | 124                                 | 6147                                |
| 30                                  | Sikkim                              |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 31                                  | Tamil Nadu                          | 44                                  | 44                                  | 44                                  | 3145                                |
| 32                                  | Telengana                           | 91                                  | 232                                 | 91                                  | 9100                                |
| 33                                  | Tripura                             | 9                                   | 9                                   | 5                                   | 179                                 |
| 34                                  | Uttar Pradesh                       |                                     | 191                                 |                                     |                                     |
| 35                                  | Uttarakhand                         | 19                                  | 19                                  | 14                                  | 386                                 |
| 36                                  | West Bengal                         |                                     | 62                                  |                                     |                                     |
|                                     | Total                               | 944                                 | 2226                                | 802                                 | 62624                               |

Generated as on Friday, March 11, 2016

## Annexure-III as referred to in reply to parts (b) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 3102 for 16.03.2016 asked by Shri Anil Shirole regarding 'Rate of Literacy'

Details of grants given under the Scheme of Women Hostel to the colleges located in the Minority concentrated Districts.

## (In Rs. Lakhs)

|   S. N. | Name of the State   | Year          | No. of beneficiary (Colleges)   | Grant approved   | Grant Sanctioned   |
|---------|---------------------|---------------|---------------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh      | 2012-13       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh      | 2013-14       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh      | 2014-15       | 1                               | 20.00            | 10.00              |
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh      | Total         | 1                               | 20.00            | 10.00              |
|       2 | Assam               | 2012-13       | 7                               | 520.00           | 290.00             |
|       2 | Assam               | 2013-14       | 7                               | 350.00           | 195.00             |
|       2 | Assam               | 2014-15       | 42                              | 1521.00          | 959.76             |
|       2 | Assam               | Total         | 56                              | 2391.00          | 1444.76            |
|       3 | Bihar               | 2012-13       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|       3 | Bihar               | 2013-14       | 3                               | 151.40           | 75.70              |
|       3 | Bihar               | 2014-15       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|       3 | Bihar               | Total         | 3                               | 151.40           | 75.70              |
|       4 | Haryana             | 2012-13       | 1                               | 80.00            | 32.00              |
|       4 | Haryana             | 2013-14       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|       4 | Haryana             | 2014-15       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|       4 | Haryana             | Total         | 1                               | 80.00            | 32.00              |
|       5 | Jharkhand           | 2012-13       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|       5 | Jharkhand           | 2013-14       | 1                               | 79.47            | 39.73              |
|       5 | Jharkhand           | 2014-15       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|       5 | Jharkhand           | Total         | 1                               | 79.47            | 39.73              |
|       6 | Karnataka           | 2012-13       | 1                               | 40.00            | 20.00              |
|       6 | Karnataka           | 2013-14       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|       6 | Karnataka           | 2014-15       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|       6 | Karnataka           | Total         | 1                               | 40.00            | 20.00              |
|       7 | Madhya Pradesh      | 2012-13       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|       7 | Madhya Pradesh      | 2013-14       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|       7 | Madhya Pradesh      | 2014-15       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|       8 | Maharashtra         | Total 2012-13 | 0 0                             | 0 0              | 0 190.00           |
|       8 | Maharashtra         | 2013-14       | 0                               | 0                | 48.00              |
|       8 | Maharashtra         | 2014-15       |                                 |                  | 4.00               |
|       8 | Maharashtra         |               | 11                              | 485.29           |                    |
|       9 | Manipur             | 2012-13       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|       9 | Manipur             | 2013-14       | 1                               | 26.00            | 23.40              |
|       9 | Manipur             | 2014-15       | 5                               | 430.00           | 109.80             |
|       9 | Manipur             | Total         | 6                               | 456.00           | 133.2              |
|      10 | Tamil Nadu          | 2012-13       | 1                               | 0                | 32.00              |
|      10 | Tamil Nadu          | 2013-14       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|      10 | Tamil Nadu          | 2014-15       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|      10 | Tamil Nadu          | Total         | 1                               | 0                | 32.00              |
|      11 | Telangana           | 2012-13       | 7                               | 0                | 170.84             |
|      11 | Telangana           | 2013-14       | 1                               | 0                | 8.00               |
|      11 | Telangana           | 2014-15       | 2                               | 0                | 58.00              |
|      12 | Uttar Pradesh       | 2012-13       | 2                               | 0                | 47.2               |
|      12 | Uttar Pradesh       | 2013-14       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|      12 | Uttar Pradesh       | 2014-15       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|      12 | Uttar Pradesh       | Total         | 2                               | 0                | 47.2               |
|      13 | West Bengal         | 2012-13       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|      13 | West Bengal         | 2013-14       | 0                               | 0                | 0                  |
|      13 | West Bengal         | 2014-15       | 1                               | 80.00            | 0                  |
|      13 | West Bengal         | Total         | 1                               | 80.00            | 0                  |
|      13 | West Bengal         | Grand Total   | 94                              | 3783.16          | 2313.43            |

## Annexure-IV  as  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (b)  to  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Un-starred Question  No.  3102  for  16.03.2016  asked  by  Shri  Anil  Shirole  regarding  'Rate  of Literacy'

- A)  New  Model  Degree  Colleges  (MDCs)  are  proposed  to  be  set  up  in  the  following states and districts:
- B) Upgradation to MDCs is proposed for the following states and districts:

|   S. No. | State         | District in which new MDC approved   | Is District Minority concentrated? (yes/no)   |
|----------|---------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Uttar Pradesh | Muradabad                            | Yes                                           |
|        2 | Uttar Pradesh | Bulandsahar                          | Yes                                           |
|        3 | Uttar Pradesh | Saharanpur                           | Yes                                           |
|        4 | Uttar Pradesh | Rampur                               | Yes                                           |
|        5 | Uttar Pradesh | Siddharth Nagar                      | Yes                                           |
|        6 | Uttar Pradesh | Srawasti                             | Yes                                           |
|        7 | Uttar Pradesh | Badyun                               | Yes                                           |
|        8 | Uttar Pradesh | Barabanki                            | Yes                                           |
|        9 | Uttar Pradesh | Shajananpur                          | Yes                                           |
|       10 | Uttar Pradesh | Pilibhit                             | Yes                                           |
|       11 | Uttar Pradesh | Balrampur                            | Yes                                           |
|       12 | Bihar         | Darbhanga                            | Yes                                           |
|       13 | Bihar         | Katihar                              | Yes                                           |
|       14 | Bihar         | Purnia                               | Yes                                           |
|       15 | Bihar         | Pashchim Champaran                   | Yes                                           |

|   S. No. | State             | District for which upgradation to MDC is approved   | Is District Minority concentrated? (yes/no)   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|        1 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | Papum Pare (Itanagar)                               | Yes                                           |
|        2 | Assam             | Kamrup                                              | Yes                                           |
|        3 | Karnataka         | Gulbarga                                            | Yes                                           |
|        4 | Kerala            | Wayanad                                             | Yes                                           |