Ranchi : The Central Government is in process of setting up 300 new government polytechnics in the country, of which 17 new government polytechnics will be set up in Jharkhand. The new government polytechnics will be set up in Gharwa, Sahibganj, Pakaur, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Giridih, Deoghar, Godda, Lohardaga, West Singhbhum, Chatra, Palamu, Jamtara, Ramgarh, Simdega and Dumka districts.
The government has already released Rs 125.35 crore towards Grant-in-Aid for setting up the new government polytechnics in the State. At present there are 3,719 government polytechnics in the country, of which 41 are located in Jharkhand. Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ananth Kumar Hegde provided the information in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday while replying to a question from Parimal Nathwani.
According to the statement of the minister, a scheme of “Setting up New Polytechnics” under the “Sub-Mission on Polytechnics under Coordinated Action for Skill Development” has been launched during the 11th plan. The scheme has been transferred from Ministry of Human Resources Development to Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in 2017, he said.
Nathwani wanted to know about total number of polytechnics located in the country and the government’s plan to set up new polytechnics in the different states of the country and allocation of funds made towards the same.
According to the statement, the government will also set up 05 new government polytechnics in State of Gujarat. The new government polytechnics will be set up in Narmada, Tapi, Junagadh, Kheda and Navsari districts of the State. The Government has already released Rs 32.12 crore towards Grant-in-Aid for setting up these new polytechnics. At present there are 3719 government polytechnics in the country, of which 132 located in Gujarat.
The minister also stated that Government of India provides one-time financial assistance of Rs12.30 crore pre polytechnics to the State/Union Territories Governments for setting up of new government polytechnics in 300 un-served and under-served districts of the country.
According to the statement, the highest 41 new government polytechnics will be set up in Uttar Pradesh followed by 34 in Bihar.
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