(a) the number of cases that have been registered against disappearance of
students from the various Universities of India during the last five years;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the steps taken by the Government so far in this regard and the number of
students still missing in the country; and
(d) the reasons for disappearance and details thereof?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ''NISHANK'')
(a) to (d): The University Grants Commission (UGC ) has informed that no such data
is maintained centrally by it. However, 3 cases of missing students have come to the
notice of UGC, one each in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Central University of
Punjab and Assam University. Mr. Najeeb Ahmed of JNU, Mr. Manoranjan Sahu of
Central University of Punjab and Shri Roopjoyoti Das of Assam University are
missing since October, 2016, June, 2019 and May, 2017 respectively. FIRs/Missing
report in respect of these students have been registered.
The Universities are autonomous bodies established or incorporated by or
under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act and are competent to take action
in academic and administrative matters of the University as per their own mechanism
and take help from local administration, if deemed appropriate.
Further, the UGC has also framed guidelines on safety of students on and off
campuses of Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs). These guidelines are available
at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/4006064_Safety-of-Students-Guidelines.pdf .
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