(a) the total number of coaching-cum-guidance centres for SCs/STs in the country, State-wise
including Gujarat;
(b) whether the Government proposes to set up more such centres; and
(c) if so, the details thereof, location-wise along with the present status of the proposal?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH)
(a, b & c) Coaching-cum-Guidance Centres (CGCs) for SCs/STs have been set up in 24 States
including Gujarat, one each at Delhi, Jabalpur, Kanpur, Chennai, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram,
Kolkata, Jaipur, Ranchi, Surat, Aizwal, Bangalore, Imphal, Hisar, Nagpur, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati,
Mandi, Kohima, Jowai, Jammu, Jalandhar, Naharlagun and Puducherry. Continuous efforts are made
to set up CGCs in the States not covered so far in a phased manner.