(a) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Government of Uttar
Pradesh for the establishment of a Tribal University;
(b) if so, the latest status of the said proposal;
(c) if not, whether the Government proposes to set up a multi-disciplinary tribal university
in Uttar Pradesh keeping its large tribal population in view and if so, the details thereof;
and
(d) the time by which it is likely to be implemented?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)
(a) to (d) At present there is no proposal to set up a new Central Tribal University in the country
including in Uttar Pradesh. However, the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act 2014 envisages
establishment of one Central Tribal University each in the State of Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana. There are other Central Universities in the States which fulfil the aspirations of
higher education of tribal youth of the region.
During 12th Plan (2012-17) as approved by National Development Council (NDC) the
thrust is on consolidation of the higher education system. Expansion would be mainly done by
scaling up capacity of the existing institutions in place of setting up new institutions. The Central
Government has launched Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) on cost sharing basis
to assist States to open new institutions. Since ‘Education’ is a concurrent subject, State
Governments are also taking various initiatives to enhance the access to higher education in the
respective States along with other Private Universities/Institutions.
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