(a) the steps being taken by the Government for the development/
expansion of technical education in view of increasing unemployment
in the country, State-wise;
(b) the amount allocated for the expansion of technical education
during 2002-03, State-wise; and
(c) the number of youths benefited by it and the progress report thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. VALLABHBHAI KATHIRIA)
(a) to (c) : As per the information furnished by the All India
Council for Technical Education (AICTE), during the past three years,
significant expansion has taken place in the technical education in
the country, with a growth rate of about 30%. AICTE is committed to
ensure that the delivery of technical education is of certain
standard and quality so that the graduates produced by the
institutions are appropriately employed. In order to maintain
quality in technical education in the country, AICTE has taken
various initiatives including Accreditation of Technical Programmes,
Quality Improvement Programme for Teachers, financial support to the
Postgraduate Education and Research, support to Research &
Development in various areas of technology and Modernisation of
Laboratories, Performance Appraisal System for institutions and
faculty. Data with regard to employment of technical professionals
are not maintained centrally. State Governments are ordinarily
required to provide money for the promotion of technical education in
their respective States. However, the Ministry occasionally provides
financial assistance to the States for specific purposes, such as
central assistance to State Governments for implementation of
revision of scales of pay of teachers in degree level technical
institutions in the States. In addition, AICTE operates various
schemes such as Modernisation and Removal of Obsolescence (MODROB),
Research & Development (R&D), Thrust Areas in Technical Education,
etc. under which financial assistance are provided to technical
institutions in the State.