Lok Sabha Question No. 2279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Objectives of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8.7.2019

## Objectives of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas

## † 2279.SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the objectives of setting up Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) in the country and the assistance provided by the Government for setting them;
- (b) the details of the JNVs in the country along with their staff strength as on date, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the funds allocated/utilized during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT and  year-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has achieved the objectives for which these schools have been set  up,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the Government in this regard;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  Navodaya  Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) for increasing the intake of students and if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether  the  Government  is  providing  high  quality  training  to  JNV  teachers  for  the benefit of students, if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) the other steps taken by the Government to increase the number of JNVs especially in rural areas of the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) The  objectives  of  the  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (JNVs)  are  mainly  to  provide good quality modern education including a strong component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure activities and physical education to the talented children predominantly from the rural areas without regard to their family's socio-economic  condition.  The  government  of  India  provides  budgetary  support  to Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) in order to run and manage the JNVs.
- (b) As on date, there are 636 functional JNVs in the country. A statement showing the State/UT-wise details of JNVs operating in the country along with their staff strength is annexed.
- (c) The  Government  of  India  provides  budgetary  support  to  NVS  as  grant-in-aid.  The allocation is not made State/UT-wise. Details of grant-in-aid allocated to NVS during the last three years and the current year are as under :-
- (d) The objectives of the JNVs have by and large been achieved as is evident from the performance  of  the  JNV  students  in  the  academic,  sports  and  other  co-curricular activities.  The comparison  of  pass percentage  of NVS  and  other  School systems  is mentioned below:-

| Year    |   Budget Allocated (Amount in Crore Rs.) |
|---------|------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                                  2619.57 |
| 2017-18 |                                  3185    |
| 2018-19 |                                  3213    |
| 2019-20 |                                  3068    |

## Class-X (Pass percentage)

|   S. No | School System   |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |
|---------|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|       1 | CBSE            |  98.87 |  97.32 |  96.21 |  90.95 |  86.7  |  91.1  |
|       2 | NVS             |  99.8  |  99.72 |  98.83 |  99.78 |  97.15 |  98.57 |
|       3 | KVS             |  99.46 |  99.39 |  98.85 |  99.66 |  95.96 |  99.47 |
|       4 | Independent     |  99.44 |  98.19 |  97.72 |  98.04 |  89.49 |  94.15 |

## Class-XII (Pass percentage)

|   S. No. | School System   |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |
|----------|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|        1 | CBSE            |  82.66 |  82    |  83.05 |  82.02 |  83.01 |  83.4  |
|        2 | NVS             |  97.67 |  96.91 |  96.7  |  95.87 |  97.07 |  96.62 |
|        3 | KVS             |  97.37 |  94.72 |  95.43 |  94.6  |  97.78 |  98.54 |
|        4 | Independent     |  82.77 |  81.08 |  82.4  |  79.27 |  82.5  |  82.59 |

- (e) A proposal was received from the NVS for increasing the intake of students at Class VI level in the JNVs by 10%. NVS has been advised to align it with the provision of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.
- (f) National Leadership Institutes (NLIs) set up in different parts of the country organise regular  in-service  training  programs  for  the  teachers  of the JNVs  to enable  them to constantly  upgrade  their  skills.  These  training  programs  help  the  JNV  teachers  to acquaint  themselves  with  the  latest  innovations  in  the  field  of  education,  current reforms,  use  of  ITC  in  education,  etc.  A  total  number  of  229  training  courses  were conducted during 2018-19 in which 8353 employees participated.
- (g) The Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme envisages opening of one JNV in each district of the country.  Opening of  new Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) is a continuous process  which  depends  on  the  willingness  of  the  concerned  State  Government/UT administration to make available requisite suitable land free of cost for construction of the permanent building and making available required temporary building, free of rent, to  run  the  Vidyalaya  till  the  permanent  building  is  constructed.  However,  actual sanction and opening of new JNV depends on the availability of funds and approval by the Competent Authority. One JNV each has been sanctioned in all the districts of the country  (as  on  31 st May,  2014).  The  state  of  Tamil  Nadu  has  not  yet  accepted  the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2279  FOR  8.7.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  SUNIL  KUMAR  SINGH,  DR.  HEENA GAVIT,  SHRI  KULDEEP  RAI  SHARMA,  DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO  BHAMRE,  SHRI  SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE AND DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE, MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING OBJECTIVES OF JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS.

Details of JNVs along with Staff strength as on date State/UT-wise

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT         | No. of JNVs   | Staff Strength (in position as on 30.6.2019)   | Staff Strength (in position as on 30.6.2019)   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State/UT         | No. of JNVs   | Teaching Staff                                 | Non-Teaching Staff                             |
| 1        | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | 3             | 31                                             | 25                                             |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           | 15            | 309                                            | 211                                            |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 16            | 197                                            | 155                                            |
| 4        | Assam                    | 27            | 521                                            | 366                                            |
| 5        | Bihar                    | 39            | 782                                            | 525                                            |
| 6        | Chandigarh               | 1             | 29                                             | 17                                             |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh             | 28            | 363                                            | 217                                            |
| 8        | Daman &Diu               | 2             | 32                                             | 16                                             |
| 9        | Delhi                    | 2             | 51                                             | 27                                             |
| 10       | Goa                      | 2             | 40                                             | 29                                             |
| 11       | Gujarat                  | 31            | 452                                            | 268                                            |
| 12       | Haryana                  | 21            | 499                                            | 276                                            |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh         | 12            | 257                                            | 152                                            |
| 14       | Jammu& Kashmir           | 20            | 206                                            | 202                                            |
| 15       | Jharkhand                | 26            | 472                                            | 297                                            |
| 16       | Karnataka                | 31            | 605                                            | 399                                            |
| 17       | Kerala                   | 14            | 334                                            | 192                                            |
| 18       | Lakshadweep              | 1             | 13                                             | 9                                              |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh           | 54            | 1105                                           | 699                                            |
| 20       | Maharashtra              | 34            | 696                                            | 446                                            |
| 21       | Manipur                  | 11            | 222                                            | 133                                            |
| 22       | Meghalaya                | 9             | 124                                            | 97                                             |
| 23       | Mizoram                  | 8             | 69                                             | 57                                             |
| 24       | Nagaland                 | 11            | 113                                            | 103                                            |
| 25       | Odisha                   | 31            | 548                                            | 364                                            |
| 26       | Puducherry               | 4             | 84                                             | 60                                             |
| 27       | Punjab                   | 22            | 489                                            | 268                                            |
| 28       | Rajasthan                | 35            | 786                                            | 459                                            |
| 29       | Sikkim                   | 4             | 72                                             | 51                                             |
| 30       | Telangana                | 9             | 191                                            | 127                                            |
| 31       | Tripura                  | 6             | 70                                             | 58                                             |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh            | 74            | 1610                                           | 938                                            |
| 33       | Uttarakhand              | 13            | 263                                            | 156                                            |
| 34       | West Bengal              | 19            | 302                                            | 150                                            |
| 35       | Dadra& Nagar Haveli      | 1             | 19                                             | 12                                             |
| Total    | Total                    | 636           | 11956                                          | 7561                                           |

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