Lok Sabha Question No. 155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Malpractices in Coaching Institutes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIONNO.155 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## MALPRACTICES IN COACHING INSTITUTES

## 155. DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  a  large  number  of  private  sector  coaching  institutes  empanelled  for  imparting coaching to students and candidates from minority communities have been found to be indulging in malpractices;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  such  institutions  and  institutes  that  have  been  disqualified  for  noncompliance  of  documentation  and  other  irregularities  between  2012-15,  State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (c) the other action taken against such institutions including legal proceedings;
- (d) whether such institutions are likely to be barred from being empanelled again; and
- (e) if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  such malpractices do not recur?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e)Ministry received complaints against 13 (thirteen)Coaching Institutions for alleged irregularities between 2012 to 2015. As per procedure, the complaint was referred to the concerned recommending State Governments for enquiring into the allegations. The Statewise details of such institutions and status of the reports received from the concerned State Governments and their comments are as follows:

|   S. No. | Name State      | Name of Coaching institution against which the complaint received                                             | Status of Enquiry Report of State Government   | Comments of State Government/Action taken                                                |
|----------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | . Uttar Pradesh | a. M/s. Sacred Educational & Welfare Society, Lucknow b. M/s SP Gramya Vikas Evam Gramodyog Sansthan, Lucknow | Received                                       | State Government has conveyed that the complaint was made by the bogus name and address. |

|    |                 | c. M/s Shiksha Evam Gramin Vikas Sansthan, Luknow d. M/s Ideal Educational and Welfare Society, Lucknow                                                                                                          |              |                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|----|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    |                 | (a) M/s Pioneer Foundation, Lucknow (b) M/s Sanskriti Vikas Avam Saksharta Seva Sansthan, Lucknow (c) M/s Rafat Foundation, Lucknow (d) Nav Chetna Mahila Samiti, Lucknow (e) Pragati Jan Kalyan Samiti, Lucknow | Received     | State Government has conveyedthat the institutes are not following the guidelines of the scheme.As per procedure, the process of issuing Show Cause notice has been initiated by the Ministry. |
| 2. | Jammu & Kashmir | Human Welfare Organization, Srinagar                                                                                                                                                                             | Not received | --                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 3. | Bihar           | M/s. Sarvodaya Civil Services, Patna                                                                                                                                                                             | Received     | State Government has conveyed that the complaint was baseless.                                                                                                                                 |
| 4. | Maharashtra     | MT-Educare Pvt. Ltd., Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                | Received     | State Government has confirmed that the institute has followed the guidelines of the Scheme.                                                                                                   |
| 5. | Tamilnadu       | Alghiya Kandan IAS Academy, Tamilnadu                                                                                                                                                                            | Not received | --                                                                                                                                                                                             |

For effective implementation, the concerned State Governments monitor the Coaching programme. Moreover,  the  institutions  are  required  to  submit  the  detailed  list  of  candidates,  the  name  of competitive  examinations  in  which  they  appeared,  their  roll  numbers,  their  results,  utilization certificates  of  the  funds  released  along  with  audited  accounts  to  the  Ministry  through  State Government.

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