Lok Sabha Question No. 3814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Students in Technical Educational Institutions
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3814 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2015

## STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

## 3814.   SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA :

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  proportion  of  students  from  minority  communities  is  much  less  in technical  educational  institutions,  compared  to  other  sections  of  the  population and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (b)  the  details  of  proportion  of  students  from  minority  communities  in  Governmentrun Industrial Training Institutes in the country, State-wise; and
- (c)  the details of steps the Government has taken to improve the situation?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) &  (b):  Opening  of  new  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  and  day  to  day administration of existing Government ITIs is the responsibility of the State Government. Admissions to these  ITIs  are  made on  the  merit  as  per  the State  policy. Presently there are 12,106 ITIs having seat capacity of 70.11 lakh affiliated to National Council  for  Vocational  Training  (NCVT).  During,  2014-15,  a  total  3,04,363  students have taken admission in Government ITIs, of which 21,158 students (6.96%) belongs to minorities. The State-wise details are at Annexure .

- (c):  Some of the steps taken by the Government to improve the situation are as under:
- i. The  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  is  upgrading  60  ITIs  in  the areas with substantial minority population.
- ii. The Ministry of Minority Affairs has sanctioned construction of 153 ITIs in such areas.
- iii. Pre-Matric  and  Post-Matric  scholarships  are  given  to  the  all  minority communities.
- iv. Free  coaching  is  imparted  to  the  minorities  to  enable  them  to  get admission in the technical educational institutions.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3814 FOR 12.08.2015 RAISED BY SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA REGARDING 'STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS'

| S. N.   | States/UTs         |   State Total | Minority Total   | Percentage of Minority   |
|---------|--------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------------|
| 1.      | A & NIsland        |           186 | 53               | 28.49                    |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh     |         11171 | 425              | 3.80                     |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh  |           418 | 90               | 21.53                    |
| 4.      | Assam              |          2595 | 157              | 6.05                     |
| 5.      | Bihar              |          3908 | 84               | 2.15                     |
| 6.      | Chandigarh         |           688 | 151              | 21.95                    |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh       |          6921 | 94               | 1.36                     |
| 8.      | Dadra Nagar Haveli |           117 | -                | -                        |
| 9.      | Daman &Diu         |           156 | 14               | 1.97                     |
| 10.     | Delhi              |          4082 | 237              | 5.81                     |
| 11.     | Goa                |          1160 | 209              | 18.02                    |
| 12.     | Gujarat            |         31151 | 1082             | 3.47                     |
| 13.     | Haryana            |         18931 | 368              | 1.94                     |
| 14.     | Himachal Pradesh   |         10333 | 82               | 0.79                     |
| 15.     | Jammu & Kashmir    |          2330 | 1142             | 49.01                    |
| 16.     | Jharkhand          |          2232 | 70               | 3.14                     |
| 17.     | Karnataka          |         14549 | 1123             | 7.72                     |
| 18.     | Kerala             |         12417 | 2807             | 22.61                    |
| 19.     | Madhya Pradesh     |         12238 | 314              | 2.57                     |
| 20.     | Maharashtra        |         79707 | 4677             | 5.87                     |
| 21.     | Manipur            |            48 | 3                | 6.25                     |
| 22.     | Odisha             |          8195 | 120              | 1.46                     |
| 23.     | Puducherry         |           759 | 33               | 4.35                     |
| 24.     | Rajasthan          |         15023 | 512              | 3.41                     |
| 25.     | Sikkim             |           267 | 66               | 24.72                    |
| 26.     | Tamil Nadu         |         13983 | 939              | 6.72                     |
| 27.     | Tripura            |          1406 | 27               | 1.92                     |
| 28.     | Uttar Pradesh      |         19310 | 542              | 2.81                     |
| 29.     | Uttarakhand        |          3900 | 128              | 3.28                     |
| 30.     | West Bengal        |          7172 | 310              | 4.32                     |
| 31.     | Meghalaya          |           413 | 212              | 51.33                    |
| 32.     | Mizoram            |           523 | -                | -                        |
| 33.     | Nagaland           |           171 | 169              | 98.83                    |
| 34.     | Punjab             |         10121 | 4425             | 43.72                    |
| 35.     | Lakshadweep        |            94 | -                | -                        |
| 36.     | Telangana          |          7688 | 493              | 6.41                     |
| Total   | Total              |        304363 | 21158            | 6.96                     |