Lok Sabha Question No. 172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Functioning of AICTE
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 172 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

## Functioning of AICTE

## 172. SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any study to measure improvement in the  functioning  of  All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  since implementation of the recommendations of the Kaw Committee;
- (b) if so, the details and outcome thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  funds  allocated  and  utilised  for  research  and  development  and  improve  the functioning of AICTE in the country during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government has received complaints of irregularities/ corruption in the functioning of AICTE in the country and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UTwise  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the action taken/being taken by the Government on such complaints so far?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SH. PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) & (b): The Government has been monitoring the implementation of the report of the AICTE  Review  Committee  which  has  been  submitted  in  April  2015.  Based  on  these recommendations,  the  AICTE  has  been  restructured  to  meet  the  demands  of  student fraternity  and  technical  institutions  by  promoting  R&D,  Vocational  Education,  Online Education,  inclusivity  and  transparency.    Now,  the  approval  system  has  become  online and therefore more efficient and transparent.

(c): The  state-wise expenditure for the Research Programs during the last three financial years is at Annexure-I.

(d) & (e): There have been (9) complaints against officials in AICTE.  These complaints are entrusted  for  examination  by  a  committee  headed  by  retired  Justice  of  High  Court.  The State-wise list of the complaints against AICTE and action taken thereon is at annexure-II.

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## Annexure as referred to in reply to  Part ( c ) of the Lok Sabha Unstarr Functioning of AICTE

| STATE            |                           |                           |                  |               |                                      |                                      |                     |                     |
|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|                  | Research Promotion Scheme | Research Promotion Scheme | Research Park    | Research Park | Scheme Quality Improvement Programme | Scheme Quality Improvement Programme | Innovation Pr Schem | Innovation Pr Schem |
|                  | Fund Allocation           | Expenditur e              | Fund Allocatio n | Expenditur e  | Fund Allocatio n                     | Expenditur e                         | Fund Allocatio n    | Ex                  |
| Andhra Pradesh   |                           | 24007541                  |                  | 0             |                                      | 2425215                              |                     |                     |
| Arunachal Pradeh |                           | 0                         |                  | 0             |                                      | 0                                    |                     |                     |
| Assam            |                           | 7900001                   |                  | 0             |                                      | 0                                    |                     |                     |
| Bihar            |                           | 0                         |                  | 0             |                                      | 0                                    |                     |                     |
| Chandigarh       |                           | 0                         |                  | 0             |                                      | 3678842                              |                     |                     |
| Chhatisgarh      |                           | 4428510                   |                  | 0             |                                      |                                      |                     |                     |
| Delhi            |                           | 3159844                   |                  | 0             |                                      | 9472436                              |                     |                     |
| Goa              |                           | 1985824                   |                  | 0             |                                      |                                      |                     |                     |
| Gujrat           |                           | 8430374                   |                  | 0             |                                      | 300000                               |                     |                     |
| Haryana          |                           | 8772746                   |                  | 0             |                                      | 0                                    |                     |                     |
| Himachal Pradesh |                           | 1633334                   |                  | 0             |                                      | 0                                    |                     |                     |
| Jammu & Kashmir  |                           | 1243334                   |                  | 0             |                                      | 0                                    |                     |                     |
| Jharkhand        |                           | 582353                    |                  | 0             |                                      | 2448484                              |                     |                     |
| Karnataka        |                           | 19033630                  |                  | 0             |                                      | 14171941                             |                     |                     |
| Kerala           |                           | 2140000                   |                  | 0             |                                      | 777000                               |                     |                     |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                           | 6820589                   |                  | 0             |                                      | 0                                    |                     |                     |
| Maharashtra      |                           | 37313047                  |                  | 0             |                                      | 24556150                             |                     |                     |

| Manipur       |           |         0 |          |   0 |          |         0 |          |
|---------------|-----------|-----------|----------|-----|----------|-----------|----------|
| Meghalaya     |           |         0 |          |   0 |          |         0 |          |
| Mizoram       |           |         0 |          |   0 |          |         0 |          |
| Nagaland      |           |         0 |          |   0 |          |         0 |          |
| Odisha        |           |   4551667 |          |   0 |          |   1840887 |          |
| Pondicherry   |           |         0 |          |   0 |          |   2314500 |          |
| Punjab        |           |   7131804 |          |   0 |          |   1799000 |          |
| Rajasthan     |           |   2290001 |          |   0 |          |         0 |          |
| Skkim         |           |         0 |          |   0 |          |         0 |          |
| Tamilnadu     |           |  22029205 |          |   0 |          |  29376783 |          |
| Uttar Pradesh |           |   2012549 |          |   0 |          |  13116246 |          |
| Uttarakhand   |           |         0 |          |   0 |          |  13779633 |          |
| West Bengal   |           |   1667668 |          |   0 |          |  11508840 |          |
| Total         | 500000000 | 167134021 | 80000000 |   0 | 60000000 | 131565957 | 10000000 |

## ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 172 FOR REPLY ON 18.07.2016 ASKED BY  SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, SHRI BHARTUHARI MAHTAB AND  SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE REGARDING FUNCTIONING OF AICTE

|   S.No. | State         | Received from                                                                      | Details                           | Action Taken                                                                             |
|---------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Delhi         | Complaint of Bijender Kumar Passi and Shri A.K. Gupta                              | Complaint against AICTE officials | Placed before One Man Justice (Retd.) Committee which recommended to file the complaint. |
|       2 | Maharashtra   | Complaint received from MHRD forwarding a complaint from O.P. Kelkar               | Complaint against AICTE officials | Under process                                                                            |
|       3 | Uttar Pradesh | Complaint received from Dr. Deepak Rahaga, 146, Geeta Bhawan, Sector-26, NOIDA, UP | Complaint against AICTE officials | Under process                                                                            |
|       4 | Delhi         | Complaint of Dr. Shiv Kumar Dubey                                                  | Complaint against AICTE officials | Placed before One Man Justice (Retd.) Committee which recommended to file the complaint. |
|       5 | Maharashtra   | Complaint from Venatesh Kakad, Scretary, Amhi Mumbaikar Pratishthan                | Complaint against AICTE officials | Under process                                                                            |
|       6 | Delhi         | Complaint from Shri Bijendra Pasi                                                  | Complaint against AICTE officials | Placed before One Man Justice (Retd.) Committee which recommended to file the complaint. |
|       7 | Bihar         | Complaint from Shri Dhiraj Sinha                                                   | Complaint against AICTE officials | Placed before One Man Justice (Retd.) Committee which recommended to file the complaint. |
|       8 | Maharashtra   | Complaint from Citizen Forum for Sanctity in Educational System                    | Complaint against AICTE officials | Placed before One Man Justice (Retd.) Committee which recommended to file the complaint. |

| 9   | Maharashtra   | Complaint from Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav   | Complaint against AICTE officials and advocate   | Placed before One Man Justice (Retd.) Committee which recommended to file the complaint.   |
|-----|---------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|