Lok Sabha Question No. 210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: New Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 210 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4.2.2019

## NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

- † 210.  SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state: (a) the  details  of  setting  up/  construction  of  buildings  for  Kendriya  Vidyalayas (KVs)  in  the  country,  State/UT  wise,  especially  one  in  Buldhana  District  of Maharashtra; (b) the total amount allocated to the States for the said purpose including Gujarat and Maharashtra for operation of KVs during the last three years, year-wise and State/UT-wise; (c) the number of KVs functioning in all the States, State/UT-wise including Gujarat and Maharashtra; (d) whether the availability of land is a big problem for setting up of new KVs and if so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard; (e) whether  a  lot of requests for setting  up  of  new  KVs  are  pending  with Government; and

- (f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a) Out  of  1196  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  functioning  in  the  country  926  are functioning in permanent buildings and 76 KV buildings are under construction. The State  /  UT-  wise  details  are  at Annexure-I. Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  has informed that it has not received any proposal from the Government of Maharashtra for opening of a new KV in Buldhana District.
- (b): The  Government of  India  allocates  funds  to  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan (KVS) under the heads Grants-in-Aid-Salaries, Grant-in-Aid-General and Grants-inAid-Creation of Capital Assets. This allocation is made on a consolidated basis and not State / UT-wise. The details of the grants released to KVS during the last three years are as under:-
- (c): The State/UT-wise details of KVs functioning in the country including Gujarat and Maharashtra are at Annexure-II.
- (d)  to  (f)  KVS  does  not  acquire  the  land  for  KVs.  Suitable  piece  of  land  is  to  be provided  by  sponsoring  authority  free  of  cost  to  establish  a  KV.  In  25  cases,  the sponsoring authorities have not transferred the identified land to the respective KVs. This includes 18 cases sponsored by State Governments, 4 by Ministry of Defence and 3 by Ministry of Home Affairs.

| Year    |   Fund Allocation (Rs. in crores) |
|---------|-----------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                           3278.47 |
| 2016-17 |                           3987.25 |
| 2017-18 |                           4997.25 |

As  regards  setting  up  of  new  KVs,  KVS  has  informed  that  it  has  received  190 proposals / requests from various States/UTs for opening of new KVs.  Final decision regarding setting up of the KV would depend upon the feasibility report, qualifying under the 'Challenge Mode' and approval of the competent authority.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 210 FOR 4 th   FEBRUARY 2019 RAISED BY SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV, SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL, SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA ANDSHRI HARISHCHANDRA  CHAVAN,  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING  NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS.

## DETAILS OF KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS WHERE BUILDINGSARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

| S. No   | Name of State / UTs   | Building under construction   |
|---------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1       | A&N Island            | -                             |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh        | 1                             |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh     | 2                             |
| 4       | Assam                 | 3                             |
| 5       | Bihar                 | 5                             |
| 6       | Chandigarh            | -                             |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh          | 2                             |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli  | 1                             |
| 9       | Daman & Diu           | 1                             |
| 10      | Delhi                 | 3                             |
| 11      | Goa                   | -                             |
| 12      | Gujarat               | 1                             |
| 13      | Haryana               | 3                             |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh      | 3                             |
| 15      | Jammu & Kashmir       | 3                             |
| 16      | Jharkhand             | -                             |
| 17      | Karnataka             | 4                             |
| 18      | Kerala                | 5                             |
| 19      | Lakshadweep           | 1                             |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh        | 8                             |
| 21      | Maharashtra           | 2                             |
| 22      | Manipur               | -                             |
| 23      | Meghalaya             | -                             |
| 24      | Mizoram               | 2                             |
| 25      | Nagaland              | -                             |
| 26      | Odisha                | 7                             |
| 27      | Puducherry            | 1                             |
| 28      | Punjab                | -                             |
| 29      | Rajasthan             | 4                             |
| 30      | Sikkim                | -                             |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu            | 2                             |
| 32      | Talengana             | 2                             |
| 33      | Tripura               | -                             |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh         | 6                             |
| 35      | Uttrakhand            | 2                             |
| 36      | West Bengal           | 2                             |
|         | TOTAL                 | 76                            |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  210  FOR  4 th   FEBRUARY  2019  RAISED  BY  SHRI  PRATAPRAO JADHAV,  SHRI  BHEEMRAO  B.  PATIL,  SHRI  MANSUKHBHAI  DHANJIBHAI  VASAVA ANDSHRI HARISHCHANDRA  CHAVAN,  HON'BLE MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT REGARDING NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS.

## STATE / UT-WISEKENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS FUNCTIONING IN THE COUNTRY

| Sr.   | Name of State / UTs   |   Number of KVs |
|-------|-----------------------|-----------------|
| 1     | A& N (UT)             |              02 |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh        |              33 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh     |              16 |
| 4     | Assam                 |              56 |
| 5     | Bihar                 |              48 |
| 6     | Chandigarh            |              05 |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh          |              34 |
| 8     | D&N Haveli            |              01 |
| 9     | Daman & Diu           |              01 |
| 10    | Delhi                 |              45 |
| 11    | Goa                   |              05 |
| 12    | Gujarat               |              45 |
| 13    | Haryana               |              32 |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh      |              25 |
| 15    | Jammu & Kashmir       |              38 |
| 16    | Jharkhand             |              37 |
| 17    | Karnataka             |              50 |
| 18    | Kerala                |              38 |
| 19    | Lakshdweep            |              01 |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh        |             106 |
| 21    | Maharashtra           |              59 |
| 22    | Manipur               |              09 |
| 23    | Meghalaya             |              07 |
| 24    | Mizoram               |              04 |
| 25    | Nagaland              |              06 |
| 26    | Odisha                |              60 |
| 27    | Pondichery            |              04 |
| 28    | Punjab                |              50 |
| 29    | Rajasthan             |              75 |
| 30    | Sikkim                |              02 |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu            |              42 |
| 32    | Telangana             |              35 |
| 33    | Tripura               |              09 |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh         |             113 |
| 35    | Uttarakhand           |              43 |
| 36    | West Bengal           |              60 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL                 |            1196 |

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