Lok Sabha Question No. 5957 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Youth Hostels in Telangana under Youth Hostel Scheme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Vamsi Krishna Gaddam

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Youth Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5957 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026

Youth Hostels in Telangana under Youth Hostel Scheme

5957. SHRI VAMSI KRISHNA GADDAM:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Youth hostels established/functioning in the country under the Youth Hostel Scheme, State/UT-wise including Telangana;
- (b)  the  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  along  with  the  year  of commencement and the current status of each project;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to establish new Youth Hostels in Telangana, if so, the details of such proposals and the action taken thereon; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  Youth  Hostel  in Pedappalli considering its historical and cultural importance and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA]

- a) The details of Youth hostels established/ functioning in the country under the Youth Hostel Scheme, State/ UT-wise including Telangana, is at Annexure A.

(b)  At  present,  all  the  projects  have  been  finished  and  the  year  of commencement can be seen at Annexure A. Funds were allocated in different year as per projection by the Government construction agency.

(c) & (d) There is no such proposal under consideration at present to establish new Youth Hostels in Telangana including Pedappalli.

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## ANNEXURE-A

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (a)  and  (b)  OF  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 5957 FOR 30.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI VAMSI KRISHNA GADDAM REGARDING YOUTH HOSTELS IN TELANGANA UNDER YOUTH HOSTEL SCHEME.

Details of Youth Hostels established/functioning in the country:

|   Sl. No. | State             | District                  | City               | Establishment/ Inauguration Year   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    | YSR Kadapa                | Kadapa             | 2013                               |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh    | Vizianagaram              | Vizianagaram       | 2009                               |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh    | Visakhapatnam             | Vishakhapatnam     | 2001                               |
|         4 | Andhra Pradesh    | Tirupati                  | Tirupati           | 1996                               |
|         5 | Arunachal Pradesh | Lower Dibang Valley       | Roing              | 2019                               |
|         6 | Assam             | Kamrup Metropolitan       | Guwahati           | 1985                               |
|         7 | Bihar             | Patna                     | Patna              | 1996                               |
|         8 | Goa               | North Goa                 | Miramar, Panaji    | 1972                               |
|         9 | Goa               | North Goa                 | Pedam Mapusa       | 1999                               |
|        10 | Haryana           | Sirsa                     | Sirsa              | 2006                               |
|        11 | Haryana           | Kurukshetra               | Kurukshetra        | 1990                               |
|        12 | Haryana           | Panchkula                 | Panchkula          | 1972                               |
|        13 | Himanchal Pradesh | Chamba                    | Dalhousie          | 1972                               |
|        14 | Karnataka         | Hassan                    | Hassan             | 1990                               |
|        15 | Karnataka         | Mysuru                    | Mysore             | 1988                               |
|        16 | Karnataka         | Davanagere                | Devanagere         | 1998-99                            |
|        17 | Karnataka         | Belagavi                  | Sogal              | 2000                               |
|        18 | Kerala            | Thiruvananthapuram        | Thiruvananthapuram | 1979                               |
|        19 | Kerala            | Kozhikode                 | Kozhikode          | 1991                               |
|        20 | Kerala            | Ernakulam                 | Kochi              | 1989                               |
|        21 | Madhya Pradesh    | Bhopal                    | Bhopal             | 1970                               |
|        22 | Madhya Pradesh    | Jabalpur                  | Jabalpur           | 1998                               |
|        23 | Maharashtra       | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | Aurangabad         | 1976                               |
|        24 | Manipur           | Imphal West               | Imphal             | 1985                               |
|        25 | Meghalaya         | East Khasi Hills          | Shillong           | 1986                               |
|        26 | Nagaland          | Dimapur                   | Dimapur            | 1999                               |
|        27 | Odisha            | Ganjam                    | Gopalpur-on-Sea    | 2006                               |

|   Sl. No. | State             | District      | City         |   Establishment/ Inauguration Year |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------|--------------|------------------------------------|
|        28 | Odisha            | Puri          | Puri         |                               1975 |
|        29 | Puducherry        | Puducherry    | Puducherry   |                               1979 |
|        30 | Punjab            | Tarn Taran    | Tarn Taran   |                               2009 |
|        31 | Punjab            | Jalandhar     | Jalandhar    |                               2006 |
|        32 | Punjab            | Patiala       | Patiala      |                               1999 |
|        33 | Punjab            | Rupnagar      | Ropar        |                               1991 |
|        34 | Rajasthan         | Jaipur        | Jaipur       |                               1972 |
|        35 | Rajasthan         | Ajmer         | Ajmer        |                               2007 |
|        36 | Rajasthan         | Udaipur       | Udaipur      |                               1972 |
|        37 | Rajasthan         | Jodhpur       | Jodhpur      |                               1993 |
|        38 | Tamil Nadu        | Thanjavur     | Thanjavur    |                               1991 |
|        39 | Tamil Nadu        | Nilgiris      | Ooty         |                               2009 |
|        40 | Tamil Nadu        | Chennai       | Chennai      |                               1975 |
|        41 | Telangana         | Hanumakonda   | Warangal     |                               2004 |
|        42 | Telangana         | Hyderabad     | Secunderabad |                               1976 |
|        43 | Telangana         | Nalgonda      | Nalgonda     |                               2003 |
|        44 | Tripura           | West Tripura  | Agartala     |                               1994 |
|        45 | Uttar Pradesh     | Lucknow       | Lucknow      |                               2007 |
|        46 | Uttar Pradesh     | Agra          | Agra         |                               1987 |
|        47 | Uttarakhand       | Chamoli       | Badrinath    |                               2006 |
|        48 | Uttarakhand       | Nainital      | Nainital     |                               1972 |
|        49 | Uttarakhand       | Dehradun      | Mussoorie    |                               1988 |
|        50 | Rajasthan         | Kota          | Kota         |                               2025 |
|        51 | Andaman & Nicobar | South Andaman | Port Blair   |                               1983 |
|        52 | Andhra Pradesh    | NTR District  | Vijayawada   |                               1998 |
|        53 | Arunachal Pradesh | Papum Pare    | Naharalagun  |                               1986 |
|        54 | Assam             | Sonitpur      | Tezpur       |                               2001 |
|        55 | Gujarat           | Gandhinagar   | Gandhinagar  |                               1972 |
|        56 | Haryana           | Yamunanagar   | Yamuna Nagar |                               2005 |
|        57 | Haryana           | Bhiwani       | Bhiwani      |                               1992 |
|        58 | Haryana           | Gurugram      | Gurgaon      |                               1999 |
|        59 | Haryana           | Rewari        | Rewari       |                               2006 |
|        60 | Jammu& Kashmir    | Srinagar      | Srinagar     |                               1960 |
|        61 | Jammu& Kashmir    | Udhampur      | Patnitop     |                               1972 |

|   Sl. No. | State            | District              | City           | Establishment/ Inauguration Year   |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------|----------------|------------------------------------|
|        62 | Madhya Pradesh   | Chhatarpur            | Khajuraho      | 2011                               |
|        63 | Manipur          | Churachandpur         | Churachandpur  | 2017                               |
|        64 | Manipur          | Thoubal               | Thoubal        | 2017                               |
|        65 | Mizoram          | Aizawl                | Aizawl         | 1996                               |
|        66 | Odisha           | Koraput               | Koraput        | 1995                               |
|        67 | Odisha           | Mayurbhanj            | Jashipur       | 1993                               |
|        68 | Punjab           | Amritsar              | Amritsar       | Early Seventies                    |
|        69 | Punjab           | Sangrur               | Sangrur        | 1990-1991                          |
|        70 | Sikkim           | Gangtok (East Sikkim) | Gangtok        | 2002                               |
|        71 | Tamil Nadu       | Madurai               | Madurai        | 1987 -88                           |
|        72 | Tamil Nadu       | Tiruchirappalli       | Tiruchirapalli | 1989                               |
|        73 | Uttarakhand      | Uttarkashi            | Uttarkashi     | 1989-90                            |
|        74 | West Bengal      | Darjeeling            | Darjeeling     | 1970-71                            |
|        75 | Maharashtra      | Buldhana              | Buldhana       | -                                  |
|        76 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur              | Bilaspur       | 1994                               |
|        77 | Assam            | Nagaon                | Nagaon         | 1994                               |
|        78 | Manipur          | Ukhrul                | Ukhrul         | 1995                               |
|        79 | Nagaland         | Mokokchung            | Mokokchung     | -                                  |
|        80 | West Bengal      | Burdwan               | Burdwan        | 2007                               |
|        81 | Sikkim           | Namchi                | Namchi         | 1987                               |
|        82 | West Bengal      | Paschim Bardhaman     | Churulia       | 1999                               |
|        83 | Assam            | Golaghat              | Golaghat       | -                                  |
|        84 | Jammu& Kashmir   | Jammu                 | Nagrota        | -                                  |
|        85 | Meghalaya        | West Garo Hills       | Tura           | -                                  |

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