Lok Sabha Question No. 1194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Coaching for Government Services
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMESH BIDHURI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1194 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## Coaching for Government Services

1194. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched any scheme to provide free/subsidised coaching for  Government  services  examinations  for  Scheduled  Caste/  Scheduled  Tribe/Other Backward Caste students; and
- (b) if so, the details of schemes/ guidelines and the centres in the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE  IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that it has been  providing  financial  assistance  to  Central/Deemed/State  Universities  and  affiliated colleges    during  XII  plan  for  coaching  for  entry  into  services  for  students  belonging  to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/minorities.

The  basic objective of the coaching scheme  is to assist in increasing the representation  of  students  belonging  to  SC/ST/OBC  (non-creamy  layer)  and  Minority communities in Group 'A', 'B' or 'C' Central services, State services or equivalent positions in  the  private  sector by preparing them for examinations conducted for selection to these services.  Assistance  is  provided  under  the  scheme  to  Universities,  Deemed  to  be Universities  and  Colleges,  eligible  under  the  scheme,  for  equipments;  books,  journals  & study  materials;  remuneration,  honorarium,  travelling  expenses  of  resource  persons;  etc. The guidelines of the above scheme  is available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/ 2722093\_Guidelines-for-Coaching-Schemes-college.pdf .

The  number  of  Universities,  Deemed  to  be  Universities  and  Colleges  imparting coaching for services under the UGC scheme in the country, State-wise, during the XII plan is at annexure.

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ANNEXURE STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1194 FOR  25-07-2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAMESH  BIDHURI,  M.P.  REGARDING  COACHING  FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES .

| S. No.   | State/UT          |   Number of Universities, Deemed to be Universities and Colleges imparting coaching for services under the UGC scheme |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                                                                                   135 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                                                     6 |
| 3        | Assam             |                                                                                                                   197 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                                                                                                                   246 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                                                                                                                    41 |
| 6        | Delhi             |                                                                                                                     9 |
| 7        | Goa               |                                                                                                                     6 |
| 8        | Gujarat           |                                                                                                                   108 |
| 9        | Haryana           |                                                                                                                    20 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                                                                                     6 |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                                                                                     7 |
| 12       | Jharkhand         |                                                                                                                    69 |
| 13       | Karnataka         |                                                                                                                   138 |
| 14       | Kerala            |                                                                                                                   146 |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                                                                                   128 |
| 16       | Maharashtra       |                                                                                                                   491 |
| 17       | Manipur           |                                                                                                                    38 |
| 18       | Meghalaya         |                                                                                                                    24 |
| 19       | Mizoram           |                                                                                                                    18 |
| 20       | Nagaland          |                                                                                                                    17 |
| 21       | Odisha            |                                                                                                                   258 |
| 22       | Punjab            |                                                                                                                    28 |
| 23       | Rajasthan         |                                                                                                                    42 |
| 24       | Sikkim            |                                                                                                                     1 |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu        |                                                                                                                   163 |
| 26       | Telangana         |                                                                                                                    50 |
| 27       | Tripura           |                                                                                                                    14 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       |                                                                                                                     8 |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                                                                                    67 |
| 30       | West Bengal       |                                                                                                                   312 |
| 31       | Chandigarh        |                                                                                                                     3 |
| 32       | Puducherry        |                                                                                                                     8 |
|          | TOTAL             |                                                                                                                  2804 |

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