(a) whether the Government proposes to construct women hostels in the country including
Uttar Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) the details of the States and the number of polytechnics where these hostels will be
constructed and the amount of grant likely to be allocated and released for this purpose;
and
(d) the time by which the said proposal is likely to be approved?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. Shashi Tharoor)
(a) to (d): Yes, Sir. The scheme of “Sub-Mission on Polytechnics under Coordinated Action
for Skill Development†has already been approved under which financial assistance subject
to a maximum of Rs.1.00 crore per polytechnic is provided for the construction of a
Women’s Hostel in the existing Government and Government-aided polytechnics in the
country, including the state of Uttar Pradesh. The state-wise number of polytechnics
provided partial financial assistance under the scheme in the country is as follows:
State/UT No. of Polytechnics State/UT No.of Polytechnics
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1 Maharashtra 38
Andhra Pradesh 46 Manipur 1
Arunachal Pradesh 1 Mizoram 2
Assam 9 Nagaland 3
Bihar 13 Odisha 13
Chandigarh 1 Puducherry 1
Chhattisgarh 10 Punjab 6
Gujarat 19 Rajasthan 26
Haryana 11 Sikkim 2
Himachal Pradesh 9 Tamil Nadu 24
Jammu & Kashmir 6 Tripura 2
Jharkhand 14 Uttar Pradesh 53
Karnataka 57 Uttarakhand 25
Kerala 41 West Bengal 27
Madhya Pradesh 38