(a) whether technical education is spreading in an imbalanced way in the country;
(b) if so,the reaction of the Government thereto;
(c) the State-wise number of colleges providing technical education in the country;
(d) whether the Government has decided to open institutes of technical education in the
States having lesser institutes in comparison to other States;
(e) if so,the details thereof; and
(f) if not,the reasons therefor alongwith the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) & (b): In order to mitigate regional disparities in technical education,the Government has
made provisions for reservation of seats in degree and diploma level technical courses for
States/UTs lacking such facilities in other States/UTs where such facilities are available on
an adequate scale.Besides,to promote the establishment of new institutions in the North Eastern
states,AICTE has relaxed certain norms laid down for approval of new technical institutions.
(c): State-wise/programme-wise number of degree level technical institutions approved by AICTE is
at Annexure.
(d) to (f): The Government has initiated a new scheme on Sub-Mission on Polytechnics under
coordinated action on Skill Development.Under the Scheme,it is proposed to provide financial
assistance for establishment of New Polytechnics in un-served and under-served districts.It is
also proposed to provide partial financial assistance for establishment of new polytechnics under
Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.