Lok Sabha Question No. 2714 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Institutes of Higher Learning
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL, DEVAJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI FATEPARA, DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH, C.S. PUTTARAJU

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2714**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2015**

**Institutes of Higher Learning**

**2714.  SHRI C.R. PATIL:**

**SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA:**

**SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:**

**SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:**

Will the Minister of **HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT** be pleased to state?

(a) 	whether the Government encourages setting up of Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) including Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) under PPP mode;

(b) 	if so, the time by which this mode was adopted by the Government;

(c) 	the details of IHLs started, so far, State and Institution-wise;

(d) 	whether the Government's reservation policy is being followed in such institutions; and

(e)	 if not, the action taken/being taken against such institutions?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)to (e): 	Yes Madam.

The Union Cabinet on 7.12.2010 has approved a scheme “setting up 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) in Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) mode” 	This Ministry has approved a total of nineteen (19) proposals for IIIT in PPP mode from fifteen States. All these Institutes follow the reservation policy of Government. Academic session has already started in 8 IIITs. State and Institution wise details may be seen at **Annexure.**

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**ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2714 FOR 05.08.2015 ASKED BY HON’BLE MEMBERs OF PARLIAMENT, SHRI C.R. PATIL, SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA, SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH and SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU REGARDING INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING**

**State and Institution wise detail of IIITs**

| Sl. No.   | **Location / State**   | **Name of the Institute**       |
|-----------|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|           | Andhra Pradesh         | IIIT-Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh   |
|           | Andhra Pradesh         | IIIT-Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh   |
|           | Assam                  | IIIT-Guwahati, Assam            |
|           | Gujarat                | IIIT-Vadodara, Gujarat          |
|           | Gujarat                | IIIT-Surat, Gujarat             |
|           | Haryana                | IIIT-Sonepat, Haryana           |
|           | Himachal Pradesh       | IIIT-Una, Himachal Pradesh      |
|           | Jharkhand              | IIIT-Ranchi, Jharkhand          |
|           | Karnataka              | IIIT-Dharwad, Karnataka         |
|           | Kerala                 | IIIT-Kottayam, Kerala           |
|           | Madhya Pradesh         | IIIT-Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh     |
|           | Maharashtra            | IIIT-Pune, Maharashtra          |
|           | Maharashtra            | IIIT-Nagpur, Maharashtra        |
|           | Manipur                | IIIT-Senapati, Manipur          |
|           | Rajasthan              | IIIT-Kota, Rajasthan            |
|           | Tamil Nadu             | IIIT-Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu |
|           | Tripura                | IIIT-Bodhjung, Tripura          |
|           | Uttar Pradesh          | IIIT-Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh     |
|           | West Bengal            | IIIT-Kalyani, West Bengal       |