Lok Sabha Question No. 1277 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Structural Audit of Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1277 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## STRUCTURAL AUDIT OF SCHOOLS

## 1277.  SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  structural  audit  of  all  the  school buildings of Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the details of buildings found unsafe, Statewise; and
- (c) the  remedial steps taken  by the  Government in this  regard  to  ensure safety  of students in the schools having dilapidated buildings?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to (c)  Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has taken up structural audit of 45 Kendriya  Vidyalaya  (KV)  buildings  which  are  more  than  10  years  old,  through IITs/NITs/Govt. Engineering Colleges. State/UT-wise details are annexed.

Based on the reports received from regional offices, 21 KVs school buildings in the country- 8 in Maharashtra, 3 in Assam, 2 each in Gujarat & Uttar Pradesh, 1 each in Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura & West Bengal have been found unsafe either fully or partly.  Out of these 21 unsafe buildings, work of replacement  of either fully/partly unsafe  school buildings at (i)  AFS,  Thane, Maharashtra (ii) AFS, Jamnagar, Gujarat (iii) OF, Chanda, Maharashtra & (iv) Nasik Road camp, Maharashtra have been sanctioned.

In respect of remaining 17 KVs the work of repair / replacement is to be taken up on receipt of estimates from construction agencies and availability of resources. Instructions have also been issued by KVS to its field formations for not running the Vidyalayas from the unsafe buildings.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1277 FOR 10 th  FEBRUARY, 2020  RAISED BY  SHRI  DEVJI  M.  PATEL&  SHRI  SUDHAKAR  TUKARAM  SHRANGARE, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING  STRUCTURAL AUDIT OF SCHOOLS

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF 45 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS OF WHICH STRUCTURAL AUDIT DONE

|   Sr. | Name of State/ UT   | Name of KV                                                                                                                |
|-------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | Assam               | Masimpur                                                                                                                  |
|     2 | Chandigarh          | Tibri Cantt. & Mahasumund                                                                                                 |
|     3 | Delhi               | Delhi Cantt No.3                                                                                                          |
|     4 | Gujarat             | EME Baroda, INS Balsura, No. 1 Ahmedabad, Okha, Rajkot, Sabarmati, Surat No. 1, VV Nagar & Wadsar, AFS                    |
|     5 | Karnataka           | ASC, Bangalore                                                                                                            |
|     6 | Madhya Pradesh      | Bhopal No.3, Bina, CMM Jabalpur, Dhar, Indore No.1, Mandsor, NKJ Katni, No.2 Gwalior, Pachmarhi, Rajgarh, Ratlam & Ujjain |
|     7 | Maharashtra         | 9 BRD Pune, AFS Thane, Kamptee & Koliwada                                                                                 |
|     8 | Meghalaya           | Tura, Meghalay                                                                                                            |
|     9 | Punjab              | No.3, Pathankot                                                                                                           |
|    10 | Rajasthan           | Jaipur No.2 & No 4. Jaipur                                                                                                |
|    11 | Uttar Pradesh       | Agra Cantt. No 2, Babina Cantt., Hazratpur, Jhansi No.3, Mathura Cantt. & No1 AFS, Agra                                   |
|    12 | Uttrakhand          | Manera, Uttarkashi                                                                                                        |
|    13 | West Bengal         | No. 2 Ishapore, AFS Barrackpore, Kalaikunda & Santragachi                                                                 |

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