Lok Sabha Question No. 2311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: Jan Shikshan Sansthans
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DILIP PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2311 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2015

## Jan Shikshan Sansthans

## 2311. SHRI DILIP PATEL:

| Will the Minister ofHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:   | Will the Minister ofHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:                                                                                  |
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| (a)                                                                   | the total number of Jan Shikshan Sansthans sanctioned during the 12 th Five Year Plan;                                                               |
| (b)                                                                   | whether the Government has set up any criterion for choosing Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to run Jan Shikshan Sansthans in the country; and |
| (c)                                                                   | if so, the details thereof along with the names of the NGOs?                                                                                         |
| ANSWER                                                                | ANSWER                                                                                                                                               |
| MINISTER OF HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)       | MINISTER OF HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)                                                                                      |
| (a):                                                                  | None, Madam. There is no provision in the 12 th Five Year Plan to sanction Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS).                                              |
| (b) &(c):                                                             | Yes, Madam. The criterion for choosing Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to run JSS are as under:-                                               |
| (i)                                                                   | Proposals for opening of new JSSs be invited through open Advertisement.                                                                             |
| (ii)                                                                  | Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai will be engaged as Expert agency for handling applications for new JSSs.                            |
| (iii)                                                                 | The organisation should be registered for a minimum period of 3 (three) years;                                                                       |
| (iv)                                                                  | The organisation should have a proper Constitution, Memorandum or Articles of Association;                                                           |
| (v)                                                                   | The organisation should have a properly constituted Managing/governing Body with its powers and duties clearly defined in its Constitution.          |

- (vi) The  organisation  should  have  experience  in  the  field  of  formal/non-formal education, adult education, vocational training, rural development and community development;
- (vii) The  organisation  should  be  financially  sound  and  should  have  an  annual turnover of at least Rs. 50 lakh in each of the three preceding financial years;
- (viii) The organisation should not have been blacklisted by the Central Government or any State Government/UT Administration.

Desirable criteria:

-  Applicants who have received awards from reputed organisations should be given preference in Evaluation/Selection.

However, no JSS has been sanctioned so far on the basis of the above criteria.

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