Lok Sabha Question No. 322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Construction of Educational Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHARATENDRA SINGH

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 322**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.7.2015**

**Construction of Educational Institutions**

322. KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

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

(a)   	the expenditure incurred on construction of secondary, higher secondary, polytechnic and other technical and non-technical institutes of education in minority concentrated areas during the year 2014-15;

(b) 	the number of educational institutions constructed and operationalised in minority concentrated areas during the above period;

(c)    	the measures taken by the Government to promote education among minority population in the country including skill development programmes initiated specifically for minorities; and

(d) 		the annual scholarship granted by the Government for minority education?

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MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

**(a) & (b):** Under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), no separate budget allocation is made for minority concentrated areas and therefore no expenditure data is maintained for these areas.  Under the RMSA, 1338 new Government secondary schools with a total outlay of Rs.837.78 crore have been approved till date in respect of Minority Concentrated Districts (MCDs). As per the Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE) for the year 2014-15, out of 1338 secondary schools approved in MCDs, 960 secondary schools are functional.

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) provides for opening of new schools, construction of school buildings, construction of additional classrooms, additional teachers, Kasturaba Ghandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBV), provides free textbooks to all children from classes I-VIII, provides Urdu textbooks for Urdu medium schools  and where Urdu is taught as a subject, free uniforms (two sets) to all girls and children belonging to SC/ST/BPL.  Priority is given to infrastructure for new schools, toilets and buildings in areas with concentration of minority population.  KGBVs have been opened in Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs) where the female rural literacy is below the national average to provide for residential upper primary schools for girls. The KGBV reaches out to (i) girls who are unable to go to regular schools, (ii) out-of-school girls in the ten-plus age group who are unable to complete primary school, (iii) younger girls of migratory population in difficult areas of scattered habitations that do not qualify for primary/upper primary schools. Among these girls KGBVs provide reservation for 75% girls belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC) and minority communities. 25% priority is given to girls from Below Poverty Line(BPL) families. A total of 555 KGBVs have been sanctioned for MCDs upto 31.3.2015.

Under the Scheme for Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions (IDMI), an amount of Rs.11.45 crore has been released covering 126 minority institutions during the year 2014-2015.

Under the scheme of Sub-Mission on Polytechnics, financial assistance is provided to the State/Union Territory Governments, limited to Rs.12.30 crores per polytechnic to meet the cost of establishing a new Govt. Polytechnic in the unserved/underserved districts. Out of 300 unserved/underserved districts identified under the scheme, 291 districts have been provided partial financial assistance to set up a new Polytechnic **.** 57 Identified Minority Districts are eligible for assistance under the norms of the scheme. As on 16.07.2015, 55 out of the 57 eligible Districts have been covered and an amount of Rs. 367.54 crore has been released for construction of new Govt. Polytechnics in these districts.  During 2014-15, Rs. 25.00 crore has been released to the MCDs and the Polytechnics  are in various stages of provisioning of land and building construction. As on 16.7.2015, 18 polytechnics in MCDs have been operationalized wherein the classes have started.

The Ministry of Minority Affairs have been approved Rs. 276.91 crore under Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) to the States/UTs for construction of Educational Institutions in identified Minority Concentration Areas during the year 2014-2015.

**(c):** The Government has been implementing various minority education schemes. A total of 15% of the outlay under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is targeted for the Minority Concentration Districts (MCD)/Areas to achieve the goal of universalisation of elementary education, to meet infrastructure gaps for schools, classrooms, teachers and providing access by opening new schools. Other initiatives which also benefit minorities and Muslims include the Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM), the Scheme of Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions (IDMI), the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme (JNV), setting up of Girls Hostels, Model Schools under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), the Mid-Day-Meal Scheme, Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), establishment of the Model Degree Colleges, Women Hostels and Polytechnics in the Minority Concentration Districts. Setting up of Block Institutes of Teacher Education, Appointment of Language Teachers, providing modern education to Madarasas under National Institute of Open Schooling and the easing of norms for affiliation of Minority Educational Institutions, are some of the important initiatives undertaken by the Government.

The projects/assets related with construction of assets for education sectors viz; schools, colleges, ITIs, Polytechnics, Girls/Boys Hostels have been approved in Minority Concentration Areas approved under MsDP are expected to promote education amongst minority population. Upto 31.3.2015, the Ministry of Minority Affairs have sanctioned projects for providing skill training to 125085 number of youths under MsDP. The Ministry of Minority Affairs(MoMA) implements placement linked skill development scheme namely ‘Seekho aur Kamao’ for minorities.  Under the scheme, Minority youth are provided skill development training which can earn them suitable employment or make them suitably skilled to go for self-employment. The scheme ensures placement of a minimum of 75% trainees out of which at least 50% placement is in the organized sector. This scheme aims at upgrading the skills of minority youth in various modern/traditional skills depending upon their qualification, present economic trends and market potential. The scheme ‘Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD)’ launched on 14.5.2015 aims to preserve the heritage of traditional arts/crafts of minorities and build capacity of traditional artisans/craftsmen. The scheme ‘Seekho aur Kamao’ is publicized through specific audio and video spots on Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR) network throughout the country.

**(d):** **The Maulana Azad Education Foundation(MAEF) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs has sanctioned Scholarship under the Maulana Azad National Scholarship for meritorious girls belonging to minority communities amounting to Rs.54.51 crore for 45,426 girls during the year 2014-2015.**

The Ministry of Minority Affairs(MoMA) implements three Scholarship and one Fellowship Schemes i.e. Pre-matric, Post-matric, Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship and Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF).  During the year 2014-2015, the University Grants Commission (UGC) granted scholarships for minority students amounting to Rs.65.21 crore under the MANF.

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