Question : Hostels in NITs

(a) the details of boys vis-a-vis girls hostels in the National Institutes of
Technology (NITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in the
country especially NIT Jaipur (Rajasthan) and Kurukshetra (Haryana)
alongwith their actual as well as occupied strength at present and the
facilities being provided to the students residing in these hostels;
(b) whether the Government is providing free internet facilities to the said
hostlers, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) whether the Government is aware that the boys hostels especially H-10
hostel in NIT, Kurukshetra is lacking in providing good quality free internet
facilities to the students in the absence of which the students have to
manage such facilities from outside on payment basis to meet the goal of
education, career, internet banking, Digital India etc., if so, the details
thereof and the reasons therefor; and
(d) whether the Government is aware that ‘Digital India’ initiative is to remain
on the papers and far away from reality in the absence of such facilities for
the said hostlers, if so, the action taken/being taken by the Government to
provide these facilities to them without any delay in the said hostels of
these institutes especially H-10 boys hostel?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) & (b): The details of boys’ vis-à-vis girls’ hostels in the National Institutes
of Technology (NITs) including MNIT, Jaipur (Rajasthan) and NIT, Kurukshetra
(Haryana) and also the details of same in respect of the Indian Institutes of
Management (IIMs) functioning in the country along with their actual as well as
occupied strength at present are attached at Annexure.
All hostels in the above mentioned Institutions provide basic amenities like
decent boarding, mess, medical and recreational facilities etc. Most of the
Institutes also provide internet facilities to students on free as well as on
chargeable basis.
(c) & (d): NIT, Kurukshetra has informed that in H-10 hostel free internet
facilities are available for 640 students. The installation work is under progress
for providing the same to remaining 422 students.
Most of the NITs have completed the work of extension of internet facilities
to the students.
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