Lok Sabha Question No. 2424 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: New Higher Education Institutes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2424 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## New Higher Education Institutes

## 2424. SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

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

(a) the number  of colleges, universities and educational institutions established by the Government during the last two years, State-wise and institution-wise; the funds spent on these institutions, State-wise; and

(b) whether the Government has taken any decision in the recent past for establishing new higher educational Institutes in the country; if so, the details of the locations, budget provisions and the details of funds utilized so far and the time by which the above institutions are likely to be made functional?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a): As  per  the  reports  of  the  All  India  Survey  on  Higher  Education,  State-wise  number  of Universities, Colleges and Standalone Institutions established in the country during 2014 & 2015 is at Annexure-I.

(b): The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) through the University Grants Commission  (UGC)  provides  adequate  infrastructure  support  to  various universities.  The University Grants Commission (UGC) is providing General Development Assistance (GDA) to Universities and Colleges declared fit to receive grants under section 12B of the UGC Act, 1956. The UGC has been providing development and maintenance assistance to eligible universities and colleges  for  upgrading  infrastructure  and  for  the  expansion  and  consolidation  of  facilities  and improvement of standards through modernization.

Funds amounting to Rs. 28 crores, Rs. 25 crores, Rs. 20 crores, Rs. 15 crores and Rs. 5 crores have been released as on 15.07.2016 to 5 new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) set up at  Tirupati,  Palakkad,  Jammu,  Bhilai  and  Dharwad  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  Kerala,  Jammu  & Kashmir, Chattisgarh and Karnataka respectively.

In pursuance to the 13 th Schedule of A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014, a Centrally Funded Indian Institute  of  Information  Technology  (IIIT)  was  set  up  in  2014-15  in  Kurnool  district  of Andhra  Pradesh.    It  is  presently  functioning  from  a  temporary  campus  at  IIIT,  Design  & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram.  An amount of Rs. 15.10 crores has been released to the Institute as on date.

During the last two years, ten new Indian Institutes of Information Technology have been set up with the support of State Governments under Public -Private Partnership Mode under the scheme of 'Setting of 20 new IIITs in PPP Mode'.   Funds amounting to Rs. 7.00 crores, Rs. 9.93 crores, Rs. 2.45 crores, Rs. 2.00 crores, Rs. 3.00 crores and Rs. 0.98 crore have been released to IIIT  Kalyani  (West  Bengal),  IIIT  Senapati  (Manipur),  IIIT  Lucknow  (Uttar  Pradesh),  IIIT Kottayam (Kerala), IIIT Nagpur (Maharashtra) and  IIIT Ranchi (Jharkhand) respectively as on date.

The  funds  released  to  six  Indian  Institutes  of  Management  set  up  during  2015-16  and 2016-17 namely, IIM Amritsar (Punjab), IIM Bodhgaya (Bihar), IIM Nagpur (Maharashtra), IIM Sambalpur  (Odisha),  IIM  Sirmaur  (Himachal  Pradesh)  and  IIM  Vishakhapatnam  (Andhra Pradesh) are Rs.18.00 crores, Rs.15.00 crores, Rs.19.00 crores, Rs.15.00 crores, Rs. 15.00 crores and Rs. 18.00 crores respectively.

In addition, funds amounting to Rs. 29.50 crores and Rs.10.00 crores have been released to  Indian  Institute  of  Science  Education  and  Research  (IISER)  Tirupati,  Andhra  Pradesh  and National Institute of Technology Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh respectively as on date.

At present there is no proposal to set up new Central Universities in the country. However, the  Andhra  Pradesh  Re-organisation  Act  2014  envisages  establishment  of  one  Central  Tribal University  each  in  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  and  in  the  State  of  Telangana  and  one  Central University in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh in the 12 th and 13 th Plans. Further the Prime Minister has announced a package for Bihar on 18.8.2015. This package includes establishment of a Central University near Bhagalpur at the historic site of Vikramshila University.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  of  part(a)  of  Lok  Sabha    Unstarred  Question  no.  2424  for 18.07.2016 by Shri Raghav Lakhanpal regarding New Higher Education Institutes.

|                          | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   |
|--------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| State                    | U      | C      | S      | U      | C      | S      |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands |        | 1      |        |        |        |        |
| Andhra Pradesh           | 1      | 58     | 13     |        | 38     | 14     |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Assam                    | 2      | 2      |        |        |        |        |
| Bihar                    |        | 9      | 1      |        | 2      | 3      |
| Chhatisgarh              | 1      | 20     | 2      |        | 8      | 1      |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |        | 1      |        |        |        |        |
| Daman &Diu               |        | 1      |        |        |        |        |
| Delhi                    |        |        | 1      |        |        |        |
| Goa                      |        | 1      |        |        |        |        |
| Gujarat                  | 3      | 90     | 13     | 6      | 105    | 4      |
| Haryana                  | 4      | 17     |        | 1      | 6      |        |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 1      | 17     |        |        | 13     |        |
| Jammu and Kashmir        |        | 7      |        |        | 1      |        |
| Jharkhand                |        | 10     | 3      |        | 5      | 1      |
| Karnataka                |        | 118    | 3      |        | 72     |        |
| Kerala                   | 1      | 81     | 2      | 1      | 39     | 2      |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 1      | 90     | 5      | 1      | 34     | 3      |
| Maharashtra              |        | 56     | 16     |        | 20     | 8      |
| Manipur                  | 1      |        |        |        |        |        |
| Nagaland                 |        | 3      |        |        | 2      |        |
| Odisha                   |        | 4      | 27     |        | 2      | 9      |
| Puducherry               |        | 1      | 1      |        |        |        |
| Punjab                   | 2      | 34     | 7      | 1      | 34     | 2      |
| Rajasthan                | 1      | 56     | 4      |        | 62     |        |
| Sikkim                   |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Tamil Nadu               |        | 32     | 4      |        | 26     |        |
| Telangana                | 1      | 125    |        |        | 13     | 1      |
| Tripura                  |        | 2      |        |        | 2      |        |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 3      | 549    | 29     | 1      | 327    | 15     |
| Uttrakhand               | 1      | 11     | 19     | 1      | 5      | 1      |
| West Bengal              | 2      | 60     | 12     | 2      | 39     | 11     |
| Grand Total              | 25     | 1456   | 162    | 14     | 855    | 75     |