Lok Sabha Question No. 337 (STARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Community Colleges
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR, P.R. SUNDARAM

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 337

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2015

**Community Colleges**

| *337. ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:  SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:                                       |                                                                                                                                                               |
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| **Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:**              |                                                                                                                                                               |
| (a)                                                                                   | whether the Government proposes to set up autonomous community colleges across the country under the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) mode;                   |
| (b)                                                                                   | if so, the details thereof;                                                                                                                                   |
| (c)                                                                                   | the number of community colleges approved under the scheme of skill development by the University Grants Commission in the academic year 2015-16, State-wise; |
| (d)                                                                                   | the courses offered and the duration of the courses in such community colleges and the funds allocated to the colleges, State-wise; and                       |
| (e)                                                                                   | whether the said scheme is also applicable to the self-financing colleges and if so, the details thereof?                                                     |
| **ANSWER**  **MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**  **(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)** |                                                                                                                                                               |
| **(a) to (e):**  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.  *****                |                                                                                                                                                               |

**15** **th** **POSITION**

**STATEMENT REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (E) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 337 FOR 12.08.2015 ASKED BY ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR AND SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM REGARDING “COMMUNITY COLLEGES”.**

(a) & (b): 	No Madam.

(c) & (d):	UGC has approved 111 Community College in the academic year 2015-16 throughout the country. State-wise number of these colleges is at **Annexure** .

(e):	Yes, Madam. Self Financing Institutions recognized by UGC under section 2(f) and 12 (B) of UGC Act, 1956 are eligible for implementing the Scheme of Community College.

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ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 337 FOR 12.08.2015 ASKED BY ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR AND SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM REGARDING “COMMUNITY COLLEGES”.

|   S.N. | State             |   Number of community colleges |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                              6 |
|      2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                              1 |
|      3 | Assam             |                             16 |
|      4 | Chandigarh        |                              1 |
|      5 | Delhi             |                              2 |
|      6 | Gujarat           |                              2 |
|      7 | Haryana           |                              5 |
|      8 | Jammu & Kashmir   |                              2 |
|      9 | Jharkhand         |                              3 |
|     10 | Karnataka         |                              5 |
|     11 | Kerala            |                              7 |
|     12 | Madhya Pradesh    |                              3 |
|     13 | Maharashtra       |                             20 |
|     14 | Manipur           |                              3 |
|     15 | Mizoram           |                              1 |
|     16 | Nagaland          |                              3 |
|     17 | Odisha            |                              1 |
|     18 | Pondicherry       |                              1 |
|     19 | Punjab            |                             10 |
|     20 | Taminadu          |                             11 |
|     21 | Telangana         |                              1 |
|     22 | Uttar Pradesh     |                              6 |
|     23 | West Bengal       |                              1 |