Lok Sabha Question No. 1243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Vocational Institutions in Rural Areas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1243 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## Vocational Institutions in Rural Areas

- †1243. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  vocational  colleges  and  educational institutions in rural areas to enable the rural youth to get employment in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Rajasthan; and (c) the number of such colleges/ institutions opened by the Government in the country
- during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a) to (c): Education being in the concurrent list, the creation of new institutions is the responsibility  of  both  Central  Government  and  the  State  Governments.  The  Centrally Sponsored Scheme  of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)  is being implemented during the XII Plan. Under RUSA, Central share is provided to approved State Universities and Colleges for promoting access, equity and quality. Assistance is also  provided  to  States  for  vocationalization  of  higher  education.  The  Central  share released, State/UT-wise, including the State of Rajasthan, under RUSA is at Annexure .

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has given skill orientation to university and collegiate education in the recent past through its schemes for starting Community Colleges,  B.Voc.  degree  programme  and  Pandit  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  KAUSHAL Kendras  leading  to  award  of  certificate,  diplomas,  advanced  level  diplomas  and Bachelor's as well as Master's degree programmes. These skill programmes are offered by individual institutions in collaboration with industry. The details of implementation of these schemes are www.ugc.ac.in/skill.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  1243  for  25-07-2016  asked  by  Shri  Sukhbir  Singh  Jaunapuria,  Hon'ble  MP regarding Vocational Institutions in Rural Areas.

| STATE/UT                    |   Central Share released under RUSA (rounded off in Rs. crores) till 23 rd July, 2016 |
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh              |                                                                                 56.69 |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |                                                                                 10.35 |
| Assam                       |                                                                                105.37 |
| Bihar                       |                                                                                 31.43 |
| Chhattisgarh                |                                                                                 34.11 |
| Goa                         |                                                                                 13.37 |
| Gujarat                     |                                                                                 74.29 |
| Haryana                     |                                                                                 39.33 |
| Himachal Pradesh            |                                                                                 80.69 |
| Jammu & Kashmir             |                                                                                 77.56 |
| Jharkhand                   |                                                                                 37.22 |
| Karnataka                   |                                                                                132.32 |
| Kerala                      |                                                                                 57.05 |
| Madhya Pradesh              |                                                                                 18.88 |
| Maharashtra                 |                                                                                 39.58 |
| Manipur                     |                                                                                  7.41 |
| Meghalaya                   |                                                                                 16.63 |
| Mizoram                     |                                                                                 37.66 |
| Nagaland                    |                                                                                 32.33 |
| Odisha                      |                                                                                154.28 |
| Punjab                      |                                                                                 47.8  |
| Rajasthan                   |                                                                                 68.65 |
| Sikkim                      |                                                                                 27.83 |
| Tamil Nadu                  |                                                                                 59.72 |
| Telangana                   |                                                                                 39.8  |
| Tripura                     |                                                                                 33.14 |
| Uttar Pradesh               |                                                                                139.17 |
| Uttarakhand                 |                                                                                 73.42 |
| West Bengal                 |                                                                                131.09 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                                                                                  7.81 |
| Chandigarh                  |                                                                                  1.97 |
| Delhi                       |                                                                                  1.52 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli        |                                                                                  2.42 |
| Daman And Diu               |                                                                                  1.95 |
| Puducherry                  |                                                                                 39.95 |
| Total                       |                                                                               1732.76 |