(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?