GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2026
ANSWERED ON 19.08.2013
YOUTH HOSTELS
2026 . Dr. NILESH NARAYAN RANE
Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:-
(a) the number of youth hostels set up and functioning so far in the country, State-wise and location-wise; and
(b) the number of hostels proposed to be set up, State-wise and location-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) 81 Youth Hostels have been constructed in the country and 3 Hostels are under construction. Out of 81 Youth Hostels, 69 are functioning under the Department of Youth Affairs and 12 Youth Hostels have been transferred to Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), Sports Authority of India (SAI) and respective State Governments for optimum uses for Youth and Sports development. A statement showing list of Youth Hostels, State-wise/Location-wise is annexed.
(b) As per advice of the Planning Commission, a policy decision has been taken to complete only the ongoing projects of Youth Hostels and not to take up construction of new hostels.
Annexure
run by the Deptt. Of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs
& Sports, Government of India
& Sports, Government of India
|
S.No.
|
Name of State/UT
|
No. of Youth
Hostels |
Location of Youth Hostels
|
|
1.
|
A&N Islands
|
1
|
Port Blair
|
|
2.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
8
|
Secunderabad, Vijayawada,Tirupati, Visakhapatnam,
Nagarjunasagar, Warangal, Vizianagaram, Kadapa |
|
3.
|
Bihar
|
1
|
Patna
|
|
4.
|
Goa
|
2
|
Panaji, Padam Mapusa
|
|
5.
|
Gujarat
|
1
|
Gandhinagar
|
|
6.
|
Haryana
|
7
|
Panchkula, Kurukshetra, Bhiwani, Gurgaon, Sirsa, Yamuna
Nagar, Rewari. |
|
7.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
1
|
Dalhousie
|
|
8.
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
2
|
Patintop, Srinagar
|
|
9.
|
Karnataka
|
4
|
Mysore, Hassan, Tirtharameshwar, Sogalu
|
|
10.
|
Kerala
|
3
|
Trivandrum, Ernakulam (Kochi), Calicut (Kozhikode)
|
|
11.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3
|
Bhopal, Jabalpur, Khajuraho
|
|
12.
|
Maharashtra
|
1
|
Aurangabad
|
|
13.
|
Orissa
|
4
|
Puri, Joshipur, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Koraput
|
|
14.
|
Pondicherry
|
1
|
Pondicherry
|
|
15.
|
Punjab
|
6
|
Ropar, Amritsar, Sangrur, Patiala, Tarn Taran, Jalandhar
|
|
16.
|
Rajasthan
|
4
|
Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Udaipur
|
|
17.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
5
|
Chennai, Madurai, Thanjavaur, Trichy, Ooty
|
|
18.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
2
|
Agra, Lucknow
|
|
19.
|
Uttarakhand
|
4
|
Mussoorie, Uttarkashi, Nainital, Badrinath
|
|
20.
|
West Bengal
|
1
|
Darjeeling
|
|
21.
|
Assam
|
2
|
Guwahati, Tezpur
|
|
22.
|
Manipur
|
1
|
Imphal
|
|
23.
|
Meghalaya
|
1
|
Shillong
|
|
24.
|
Mizoram
|
1
|
Aizwal
|
|
25.
|
Nagaland
|
1
|
Dimapur
|
|
26.
|
Sikkim
|
1
|
Gangtok
|
|
27.
|
Tripura
|
1
|
Agartala
|
|
TOTAL
|
69
|
|
|
LIST OF YOUTH HOSTELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
|
S.NO.
|
Name of State/UT
|
No. of Youth
Hostels
|
Location of Youth
Hostel(s)
|
|
1.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
1
|
Roing
|
|
2.
|
Manipur
|
2
|
Churachandpur & Thoubal
|
YOUTH HOSTELS TRANSFERRED TO NEHRU YUVA KENDRA
SANGATHAN (NYKS):-
SANGATHAN (NYKS):-
1. Nagaon (Assam)
2. Bilaspur ( Himachal Pradesh)
3. Buldana (Maharashtra)
4. Ukhrul (Manipur)
5. Mokokchung (Nagaland)
YOUTH HOSTELS TRANSFERRED TO SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
(SAI):-
(SAI):-
1. Namchi (Sikkim)
2. Burdwan (West Bengal)
YOUTH HOSTELS TRANSFERRED TO RESPECITIVE STATE
GOVERNMENTS:-
GOVERNMENTS:-
1. Golaghat (Assam)
2. Naharlagun (Arunachal Pradesh)
3. Tura (Meghalaya)
4. Nagrota (J&K)
5. Churulia (West Bengal)
Source: Loksabha Q&A
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