Lok Sabha Question No. 112 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Setting up of New Polytechnic Institutes
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Geniben Nagaji Thakor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 112

ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## Setting up of New Polytechnic Institutes

†*112. Smt. Geniben Nagaji Thakor :

Will the Minister of Education be please to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  any  scheme  for  setting  up  of  new  Polytechnic Institutes across the country;
- (b) if so, the details of the total number of new Polytechnics set up under the said scheme so far, State-wise;
- (c) whether any new Polytechnics has been set up in the State of Gujarat and if so, the details thereof along with the names of districts and the amount of funds sanctioned for the same; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to make the said institutes operational and enhance the quality thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House. ******

## STATEMENT AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) of LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  112  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  08.12.2025  ASKED  BY HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  SMT.  GENIBEN  NAGAJI  THAKOR REGARDING SETTING UP OF NEW POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTIONS

(a)  to  (d):  Government  of  India  launched  the  National  Education  Policy  (NEP),  2020  for holistic  development  of  students.  NEP  2020  aims  to  transform  and  enhance  the  quality  of education across the country and establish an education system that is inclusive, equitable, and of high quality, empowering learners to meet future challenges and contribute to national development.

NEP 2020 emphasizes  that  adequate  resources  and  infrastructure  such  as  quality  libraries, classrooms,  labs,  hostels,  technology,  sports/recreation  areas  etc.  are  provided  students  to ensure that learning environments are engaging and supportive.  NEP 2020 also focuses on research, innovation, and enhanced industry-academia collaboration to facilitate high quality technical education.

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implements, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, Scheme of Polytechnics. The scheme has 4 core components, i.e. setting up of new polytechnics in un-served and under under-served districts, construction of women hostels  in  selected  polytechnics,  upgradation  of  selected  polytechnics,  and  community development through polytechnics. Under the Scheme, 170 Polytechnics have been set-up. State Wise list is attached in Annexure I.

Further, a total of 05 Polytechnics, one each in the districts of Junagarh, Kheda, Narmada, Navsari, and Tapi in Gujarat are sanctioned under the scheme with an amount of 12.30 Cr. for each Polytechnic.

MSDE,  in  coordination  with  State  Technical  Education  Departments,  has  implemented  a monitoring mechanism for the Scheme.

Further, the Government of India has launched a Central Sector Scheme, Multidisciplinary Education  and  Research  Improvement  in  Technical  Education  (MERITE),  that  aims  to improve quality, equity, and governance in technical education in all states and participating institutions.  With  an  outlay  of  ₹  4,200  Cr.,  the  scheme  aims  to  augment  275  technical institutions, including 100 polytechnics.

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Annexure - I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (d)  of  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  112  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  08.12.2025  ASKED  BY HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  SMT.  GENIBEN  NAGAJI  THAKOR REGARDING SETTING UP OF NEW POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTIONS

State-Wise list of 170 new polytechnics established under the component 'Setting up of new  Polytechnics'  of  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme,  'Sub-Mission  on  Polytechnics under coordinated action for Skill Development'

|   S.No. | State/UT          |   No. of Polytechnics |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | Arunachal Pradesh |                    10 |
|       2 | Assam             |                    12 |
|       3 | Chhattisgarh      |                    03 |
|       4 | Haryana           |                    07 |
|       5 | Himachal Pradesh  |                    02 |
|       6 | Jammu &Kashmir    |                    09 |
|       7 | Madhya Pradesh    |                    19 |
|       8 | Nagaland          |                    08 |
|       9 | Odisha            |                    22 |
|      10 | Punjab            |                    07 |
|      11 | Rajasthan         |                    15 |
|      12 | Tamil Nadu        |                    07 |
|      13 | Telangana         |                    01 |
|      14 | Tripura           |                    03 |
|      15 | Uttar Pradesh     |                    35 |
|      16 | West Bengal       |                    10 |