(a) whether there is a shortage of colleges at rural level for higher education of girls;
(b) if so, whether the Government is likely to consider/is considering to establish women
colleges at the block level in view of the shortage of the said colleges;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) if not, whether the Government is likely to take/ is considering to take other options
including setting up of private colleges to reduce the shortage of said colleges, the
details thereof?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’)
(a) to (d): No, Sir. As per All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2018-19, there
are 39931 colleges in India, out of which 60.53% are located in rural areas. Further,
majority of the colleges provide higher education to both males and females and
11.04% colleges are exclusively for females.
Additionally, as per AISHE 2018-19, females constitute 48.6% of the total
enrolment in higher education and the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) for females in
higher education at 26.4% is higher than the national GER of 26.3%. Also, the Gender
Parity Index (GPI) has increased during the last 5 years, from 0.92 in 2014-15 to 1 in
2018-19.
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