**Executive Summary**
This document is a response from the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports to questions raised in Lok Sabha concerning the establishment and functioning of Youth Hostels in India. It provides details on the number of hostels, their operational status, renovation activities, fund allocation, occupancy rates, staffing, and proposals for new hostels. The response is to be answered on 15.12.2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Establishment and Functioning of Hostels**
* The state/district-wise number of hostels, along with their establishment year and operational status, are provided in Annexure A.
* No new Youth Hostels have been constructed under the Youth Hostel Scheme in the last five years and the current year.
* 18 Youth Hostels received financial assistance for repairs, renovation, and upgrades since 2020-21. State/UT-wise details of funds sanctioned, released, and utilized are enclosed at Annexure B.
* 35 Youth Hostels are currently non-functional and details are in Annexure C, primarily due to dilapidated buildings or being used for other purposes.
* **Occupancy and Programs**
* Functional Youth Hostels recorded an average occupancy of over 53% in the last three years and the current year.
* Over 3,500 youth programs were organized during the same period, benefiting approximately 3.5 lakh young people.
* **Staffing and Management**
* Each Youth Hostel is to be administered by a Manager appointed by the Ministry, assisted by a Warden and support staff.
* When a regular Manager is not posted, the hostel is overseen by the District Youth Officer (DYO) as Manager-in-charge; the list of hostels with designated Managers is enclosed at Annexure D.
* **New Proposals**
* There are no current proposals from State/UT Governments, including Andhra Pradesh, for establishing new or modernizing existing Youth Hostels.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports**
* **Impact:** Needs to address the number of non-functional hostels (35) and potentially allocate resources for their repair or alternative solutions.
* **Action Required:** Review the details in Annexure C and develop strategies to address the reasons for non-functionality, considering renovation, alternative use, or closure.
**State/UT Governments (including Andhra Pradesh)**
* **Impact:** Need to consider the lack of new hostel proposals.
* **Action Required:** Assess the need for new Youth Hostels or modernization of existing ones and submit proposals if necessary.
**District Youth Officers (DYOs)**
* **Impact:** In areas where a regular manager is not posted, the DYO is additionally responsible for overseeing youth hostels.
* **Action Required:** Ensure adequate time is allocated to manage and monitor the effective operation of youth hostels in their district.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports: The primary subject related to the functioning, establishment, and funding of Youth Hostels.
Youth Hostel Scheme: A scheme focused on the construction, renovation, and upgradation of Youth Hostels.
Youth Hostels: The central entity whose establishment, functionality, and management are being discussed.
Andhra Pradesh: A specific state mentioned in relation to proposals for establishing or modernizing Youth Hostels.
Government of India
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
Department of Youth Affairs
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2453
TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025
Establishment of Youth Hostels
2453. SHRI APPALANAIDU KALISETTI:
Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of Youth Hostels established and functioning in
the country at present, State/UT and district-wise, along with their
year of establishment and current operational status;
(b) the number of Youth Hostels constructed, renovated or upgraded
during the last five years and the current year including the details of
the funds sanctioned, released and utilised, State/UT-wise;
(c) whether any said hostels are currently non-functional, partially
functional, or awaiting repair/renovation and if so, the reasons
therefor;
(d) the details of occupancy levels, youth programmes conducted and
the number of beneficiaries using such hostel facilities during the last
three years and the current year;
(e) whether any shortage of staff in such hostels and the details of
sanctioned posts, in-position staff and vacancies; and
(f) if so, whether any proposals from the State Governments including
Andhra Pradesh for establishment of new Youth Hostels or
modernisation of existing ones are under consideration and if so, the
details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
[DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA]
Page 1 of 10(a) The number of Youth Hostels in the country, state/district wise
along with year of establishment and status, is at Annexure A.
(b) No new Youth Hostels have been constructed during the last five
years and the current year under the Youth Hostel Scheme. A total of
18 Youth Hostels have been provided financial assistance for repair,
renovation and upgradation since 2020-21. The State/UT-wise details
of funds sanctioned, released and utilised for these 18 hostels are
enclosed at Annexure B.
(c) Yes, 35 Youth Hostels under the Youth Hostel Scheme are
presently non-functional. The details of the same are enclosed at
Annexure C. This is primarily due to their buildings have become
dilapidated and unsuitable for accommodation or being used for some
other purpose.
(d) According to a recent survey, the functional Youth Hostels
recorded an average occupancy of over 53% during the last three
years and the current year. In the same period, more than 3,500 youth
programmes were organised, benefiting around 3.5 lakh young people
who availed hostel facilities.
(e) As per the Youth Hostel Manual, each Youth Hostel is to be
administered by a Manager appointed by the Ministry, assisted by a
Warden and other support staff engaged by the respective Hostel
Management Committee. In cases where a regular Manager is not
posted, the hostel is overseen by the District Youth Officer (DYO),
who functions as the Manager-in-charge. The list of hostels with
designated Managers is enclosed at Annexure–D.
(f) At present, there are no proposals under consideration from any
State/UT Governments, including Andhra Pradesh, for the
establishment of new Youth Hostels or for the modernisation of
existing ones.
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Page 2 of 10ANNEXURE-A
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED Q. NO. 2453 FOR 15.12.2025 ASKED BY SHRI APPALANAIDU
KALISETTI REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF YOUTH HOSTELS.
Details of Establishment/Inauguration Year of Youth Hostels constructed in the country:
Sl. State District City Establishment/Inaugu Current
N ration Year Operatio
o. nal
status
1. Andaman South Andaman Port Blair 1983 Non-
& Functiona
Nicobar l
2. Andhra YSR Kadapa Kadapa 2013 Function
Pradesh al
3. Andhra Vizianagaram Vizianagaram 2009 Function
Pradesh al
4. Andhra Visakhapatnam Vishakhapatna 2001 Function
Pradesh m al
5. Andhra NTR District Vijayawada 1998 Non-
Pradesh Functiona
l
6. Andhra Tirupati Tirupati 1996 Function
Pradesh. al
7. Arunacha Lower Dibang Roing 2019 Function
l Pradesh Valley al
8. Arunacha Papum Pare Naharalagun 1986 Non-
l Pradesh. Functiona
l
9. Assam Kamrup Guwahati 1985 Function
Metropolitan al
10. Assam. Sonitpur Tezpur 2001 Non-
Functiona
l
11. Bihar Patna Patna 1996 Function
al
12. Goa North Goa Miramar, Panaji Function
1972 al
13. Goa North Goa Pedam Mapusa 1999 Function
al
14. Gujarat. Gandhinagar Gandhinagar 1972 Non-
Functiona
l
15. Haryana Sirsa Sirsa 2006 Function
al
16. Haryana Kurukshetra Kurukshetra 1990 Function
al
Page 3 of 10Sl. State District City Establishment/Inaugu Current
N ration Year Operatio
o. nal
status
17. Haryana Yamunanagar Yamuna Nagar 2005 Non-
Functiona
l
18. Haryana. Bhiwani Bhiwani 1992 Non-
Functiona
l
19. Haryana. Gurugram Gurgaon 1999 Non-
Functiona
l
20. Haryana. Panchkula Panchkula 1972 Function
al
21. Haryana. Rewari Rewari 2006 Non-
Functiona
l
22. Himancha Chamba Dalhousie 1972 Function
l Pradesh al
23. Jammu & Srinagar Srinagar 1960 Non-
Kashmir. functional
24. Jammu & Udhampur Patnitop 1972 Non-
Kashmir. Functiona
l
25. Karnataka Hassan Hassan 1990 Function
al
26. Karnataka Mysuru Mysore 1988 Function
al
27. Karnataka Davanagere Devanagere 1998-99 Function
. al
28. Karnataka Belagavi Sogal 2000 Function
. al
29. Kerala Thiruvananthap Thiruvananthap 1979 Function
uram uram al
30. Kerala Kozhikode Kozhikode 1991 Function
al
31. Kerala. Ernakulam Kochi 1989 Function
al
32. Madhya Bhopal Bhopal 1970 Function
Pradesh al
33. Madhya Jabalpur Jabalpur 1998 Function
Pradesh. al
34. Madhya Chhatarpur Khajuraho 2011 Non-
Pradesh. Functiona
l
35. Maharash Chhatrapati Aurangabad 1976 Function
tra. Sambhajinagar al
Page 4 of 10Sl. State District City Establishment/Inaugu Current
N ration Year Operatio
o. nal
status
36. Manipur Imphal West Imphal 1985 Function
al
37. Manipur Churachandpur Churachandpur 2017 Non-
functional
38. Manipur Thoubal Thoubal 2017 Non-
functional
39. Meghalay East Khasi Hills Shillong 1986 Function
a al
40. Mizoram Aizawl Aizawl 1996 Non-
functional
41. Nagaland. Dimapur Dimapur 1999 Function
al
42. Odisha Ganjam Gopalpur-on- 2006 Function
Sea al
43. Odisha Koraput Koraput 1995 Non-
functional
44. Odisha. Puri Puri 1975 Function
al
45. Odisha. Mayurbhanj Jashipur 1993 Non-
functional
46. Puducherr Puducherry Puducherry 1979 Function
y al
47. Punjab Tarn Taran Tarn Taran 2009 Function
al
48. Punjab Jalandhar Jalandhar 2006 Function
al
49. Punjab. Amritsar Amritsar Early Seventies Non-
functional
50. Punjab. Patiala Patiala 1999 Function
al
51. Punjab. Rupnagar Ropar 1991 Function
al
52. Punjab. Sangrur Sangrur 1990-1991 Non-
functional
53. Rajasthan Jaipur Jaipur 1972 Function
al
54. Rajasthan Ajmer Ajmer 2007 Function
. al
55. Rajasthan Udaipur Udaipur 1972 Function
. al
56. Rajasthan Jodhpur Jodhpur 1993 Function
. al
57. Sikkim. Gangtok (East Gangtok 2002 Non-
Sikkim) functional
58. Tamil Thanjavur Thanjavur 1991 Function
Nadu al
Page 5 of 10Sl. State District City Establishment/Inaugu Current
N ration Year Operatio
o. nal
status
59. Tamil Madurai Madurai 1987 -88 Non-
Nadu. functional
60. Tamil Nilgiris Ooty 2009 Function
Nadu. al
61. Tamil Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirapalli 1989 Non-
Nadu. functional
62. Tamil Chennai Chennai 1975 Function
Nadu. al
63. Telangan Hanumakonda Warangal 2004 Function
a al
64. Telangan Hyderabad Secunderabad 1976 Function
a. al
65. Telangan Nalgonda Nalgonda 2003 Function
a. al
66. Tripura West Tripura Agartala 1994 Function
al
67. Uttar Lucknow Lucknow 2007 Function
Pradesh al
68. Uttar Agra Agra 1987 Function
Pradesh al
69. Uttarakha Chamoli Badrinath 2006 Function
nd al
70. Uttarakha Nainital Nainital 1972 Function
nd. al
71. Uttarakha Dehradun Mussoorie 1988 Function
nd. al
72. Uttarakha Uttarkashi Uttarkashi 1989-90 Non-
nd functional
73. West Darjeeling Darjeeling 1970-71 Non-
Bengal. functional
74. Maharash Buldhana Buldhana - Non-
tra functional
75. Himachal Bilaspur Bilaspur 1994 Non-
Pradesh functional
76. Assam Nagaon Nagaon 1994 Non-
functional
77. Manipur Ukhrul Ukhrul 1995 Non-
functional
78. Nagaland Mokokchung Mokokchung - Non-
functional
Page 6 of 10Sl. State District City Establishment/Inaugu Current
N ration Year Operatio
o. nal
status
79. West Burdwan Burdwan 2007 Non-
Bengal functional
80. Sikkim Namchi Namchi 1987 Non-
functional
81. West Paschim Churulia 1999 Non-
Bengal Bardhaman functional
82. Assam Golaghat Golaghat - Non-
functional
83. Jammu & Jammu Nagrota - Non-
Kashmir functional
84. Meghalay West Garo Hills Tura - Non-
a functional
Page 7 of 10ANNEXURE-B
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (b) OF REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED Q. NO. 2453 FOR 15.12.2025 ASKED BY SHRI APPALANAIDU
KALISETTI REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF YOUTH HOSTELS.
Details of Funds released and utilised during the last five year:
Sl. Year Name of Youth State Fund Status of
No. Hostel Released (in Utilisation of
Rs.) funds
1. 2020-21 Pipli Haryana 17,60,000 Utilised
2. 2020-21 Hassan Karnataka 17,60,000 Utilised
3. 2020-21 Aurangabad Maharashtra 17,60,000 Utilised
4. 2020-21 Kozhikode Kerala 17,60,000 Utilised
5. 2020-21 Badrinath Uttarakhand 7,62,516 Utilised
6. 2020-21 Imphal Manipur 20,00,000 Utilised
7. 2020-21 Panaji Goa 20,00,000 Utilised
8. 2021-22 Warangal Telangana 19,00,000 Utilised
9. 2021-22 Agra Uttar Pradesh 11,47,500 Utilised
10. 2021-22 Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh 18,17,500 Utilised
11. 2021-22 Dalhousie Himachal 18,17,500 Utilised
Pradesh
12. 2021-22 Puri Odisha 18,17,500 Utilised
13. 2021-22 Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 12,54,000 Utilised
14. 2022-23 Nainital Uttarakhand 20,00,000 Utilised
15. 2022-23 Mysore Karnataka 20,00,000 Utilised
16. 2022-23 Ajmer Rajasthan 20,00,000 Utilised
17. 2023-24 Dimapur Nagaland 20,00,000 Utilised
18. 2023-24 Tarn Taran Punjab 19,95,703 Utilised
Page 8 of 10ANNEXURE-C
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (c) OF REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED Q. NO. 2453 FOR 15.12.2025 ASKED BY SHRI APPALANAIDU
KALISETTI REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF YOUTH HOSTELS.
Details of non-functional Youth Hostels in the country:
List of Non-Functional Youth Hostels
Sl. No. State Name of YH
1. Andaman & Nicobar Port Blair
2. Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada
3. Arunachal Pradesh Naharlagun
4. Assam Tezpur
5. Gujarat Gandhinagar
6. Haryana Bhiwani
7. Haryana Gurugram
8. Haryana Rewari
9. Haryana Yamuna Nagar
10. Jammu & Kashmir Patnitop, Udhampur
11. Jammu & Kashmir Sri Nagar
12. Madhya Pradesh Chhatarpur (Khajuraho)
13. Manipur Churachandhpur
14. Manipur Thoubal
15. Mizoram Aizawl
16. Odisha Jashipur (Mayurbhanj)
17. Odisha Koraput
18. Punjab Amritsar
19. Punjab Sangrur
20. Sikkim Gangtok
21. Tamil Nadu Madurai
22. Tamil Nadu Tiruchirappalli
23. Uttarakhand Uttarkashi
24. West Bengal Darjeeling
25. Maharashtra Buldhana
26. Himachal Pradesh Bilaspur
27. Assam Nagaon
28. Manipur Ukhrul
29. Nagaland Mokokchung
30. West Bengal Burdwan
31. Sikkim Namchi
32. West Bengal Churulia
33. Assam Golaghat
34. Jammu & Kashmir Nagrota
35. Meghalaya Tura
Page 9 of 10ANNEXURE-D
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (e) OF REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED Q. NO. 2453 FOR 15.12.2025 ASKED BY SHRI APPALANAIDU
KALISETTI REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF YOUTH HOSTELS.
Details of Youth Hostels managed by regular Managers
Sl. States Youth Hostels
No.
1. Andhra Pradesh Vizianagaram
2. Andhra Pradesh Tirupati
3. Haryana Sirsa
4. Haryana Pipli (Kurukshetra)
5. Himanchal Pradesh Dalhousie
6. Karnataka Hassan
7. Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur
8. Meghalaya Shillong
9. Maharashtra Aurangabad
10. Manipur Imphal
11. Odisha Puri
12. Punjab Patiala
13. Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
14. Uttarakhand Badrinath
15. Uttarakhand Nainital
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