Question : SKILL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES

(a) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to maintain quality of education in the Skill Development Institutes in Polytechnics and other Institutes in the country;

(b) the number of Polytechnics and other vocational Institutes set up during each of the last three years and the current year;

(c) the funds allocated, expenditure incurred for the implementation of vocational and training programmes in the country, State-wise alongwith the steps taken to ensure the optimum utilization of funds allocated for the purpose; and

(d) the existing monitoring and evaluation mechanism to monitor and evaluate these programmes?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)

(a) The Ministry has initiated a Scheme on Sub-Mission on Polytechnics for improving the quality of education being provided by Polytechnics by way of providing financial assistance for the following components
(i) Establishment of new Polytechnics
(ii) Strengthening of existing Polytechnics
(iii) Community Development through Polytechnics
(iv) Construction of Women’s Hostel in Polytechnics. As a first step, this Department has released Rs.100 crores to the State Government for establishment of new polytechnics during 2008-09.

(b) The number of polytechnics/diploma level institutions set up with the approval of the AICTE in 2006-07 was 186 and in 2007-08 was 160. The number of polytechnics set up with Central assistance in 2008-09 was 50 and in 2009-10 (till date) is 74. The data regarding vocational education institutions is not Centrally maintained.

(c) & (d) The Scheme of Vocational Education of the Ministry is presently under review and no funds have been allocated since 2007-08.