Lok Sabha Question No. 11 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: New Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 11 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.9.2020

## NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## 11. SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to construct Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) in the Khalari, Silli and Chandil of Ranchi parliamentary constituency;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the reasons for the non-existence of a Kendriya Vidyalayas in these area of Jharkhand;
- (d) the details of the steps taken by the Government to improve the educational infrastructure and facilities at schools and colleges in Jharkhand specially in Ranchi Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (e) the list of KV schools currently in operation and proposed to be built, Statewise including Jharkhand;and
- (f) the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to improve the quality of education provided in public schools?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

a) to c): Proposals for opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are considered only if sponsored by the Ministries or Departments of the Government of India/State  Governments/UT  Administrations  in  the  prescribed  proforma,  thereby committing resources for setting up the  KV, as well as on availability of sanction of the Government. Proposals fulfilling the pre-requisites as per the norms of KVS are processed further for approval of the Competent Authority. No proposal has so far been received in the prescribed proforma from the State Government of Jharkhand for  opening  of  new  KVs  at  Khalari,  Silli  and  Chandil  of  Ranchi  Parliamentary constituency.

d) : Government has taken various steps to improve the educational infrastructure and facilities in schools and colleges in the country including Jharkhand as per the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act and has specified certain  essential  norms  and  standards  for  educational  institutions.  These  norms include  norms  for  number  of  teachers  (Pupil  Teacher  ratio),  minimum  number  of working hours, teaching learning equipment, library, play material, games and sports equipment, school organization as well as infrastructure. Support for these provisions is provided under the integrated Samagra Shiksha Centrally Sponsored Scheme.

Under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha Abhiyan  (RUSA),  central  support  has  been  approved  for  13  institutions  in  Ranchi under various components of the scheme namely infrastructure grants to colleges/universities,  upgradation  of  existing  Degree  college  to  Model  Degree College,  enhancing  quality  and  excellence  in  select  autonomous  colleges  and creation of universities by way of upgradation of existing autonomous colleges.  Out of the total approval of Rs.104 crore, the central share is Rs.62.4 crore and Rs.51.72 crore has been released as central share to 13 institutions in Ranchi district.

e) : State-wise list of KVs currently in operation is at including in Jharkhand is at Annexure - A and State-wise list of KVs functioning from temporary buildings and proposed to be built is at Annexure - B.

f) : The  Central  Government  has  taken  several  steps  to  improve  the  quality  of education in the schools which inter alia include the following:

- i. In order to focus on ensuring competencies, the Central rules to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 have been amended  to  include reference on class-wise, subject-wise Learning Outcomes,  which  have,  accordingly,  been  finalized  and  shared  with  all States and UTs;
- ii. Under  Samagra  Shiksha,  funds  are  given  to  all  States  and  UTs  for strengthening of infrastructure and provision of other facilities in schools to ensure that all schools meet  the prescribed norms, besides other interventions  to  improve  the  quality  of  education  such  as  training  of  inservice  teachers,  remedial  teaching  for  academically  weaker  students, library grants to schools, ICT and digital initiatives;
- iii. Approval has been given for conducting a Census based audit of school infrastructure  called  Shagunotsav  of  all  Government  and  Government aided schools in all States and UTs;
- iv. A  performance  Grading  Index  (PGI)  has  been  designed  to  grade  the States and UTs on a matrix based on 70 indicators;
- v. Approval has been accorded for National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers  Holistic  Advancement  (NISHTHA),    an  Integrated  Teacher Training  Programme to train  42  lakh  teachers  and  other  functionaries  to make classrooms learner-friendly and improving children's competencies in  critical  thinking,  problem  solving,  creativity  as  well  as  social  qualities such as cooperation, team work etc.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  11  FOR  14 th SEPTEMBER,  2020  RAISED  BY  SHRI  SANJAY  SETH, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## STATE- WISE LIST OF 1239 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS FUNCTIONING IN THE COUNTRY (As on 11.09.2020)

| Sr.   | Name of State/ UT    |   Civil | Defence   | Project   | I.H.L.   |   Total |
|-------|----------------------|---------|-----------|-----------|----------|---------|
| 1     | A & N Islands        |      01 | 01        | 00        | 00       |      02 |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh       |      25 | 08        | 02        | 00       |      35 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh    |      16 | 01        | 00        | 01       |      18 |
| 4     | Assam                |      26 | 14        | 14        | 04       |      58 |
| 5     | Bihar                |      39 | 06        | 03        | 01       |      49 |
| 6     | Chandigarh           |      00 | 05        | 00        | 00       |      05 |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh         |      29 | 00        | 07        | 00       |      36 |
| 8     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |      01 | 00        | 00        | 00       |      01 |
| 9     | Daman & Diu          |      01 | 00        | 00        | 00       |      01 |
| 10    | Delhi                |      33 | 08        | 04        | 01       |      46 |
| 11    | Goa                  |      00 | 05        | 00        | 00       |      05 |
| 12    | Gujarat              |      19 | 16        | 09        | 01       |      45 |
| 13    | Haryana              |      24 | 10        | 00        | 00       |      34 |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh     |      14 | 08        | 03        | 00       |      25 |
| 15    | Jammu & Kashmir      |      18 | 14        | 03        | 01       |      36 |
| 16    | Jharkhand            |      32 | 04        | 05        | 00       |      41 |
| 17    | Karnataka            |      33 | 10        | 07        | 01       |      51 |
| 18    | Kerala               |      28 | 08        | 02        | 00       |      38 |
| 19    | Lakshadweep          |      01 | 00        | 00        | 00       |      01 |
| 20    | Ladakh               |      03 | -         | -         | -        |      03 |
| 21    | Madhya Pradesh       |      79 | 19        | 11        | 03       |     112 |
| 22    | Maharashtra          |      15 | 38        | 03        | 03       |      59 |
| 23    | Manipur              |      07 | 01        | 01        | 00       |      09 |
| 24    | Meghalaya            |      02 | 04        | 00        | 01       |      07 |
| 25    | Mizoram              |      03 | 00        | 00        | 01       |      04 |
| 26    | Nagaland             |      03 | 02        | 00        | 01       |      06 |
| 27    | Odisha               |      53 | 05        | 04        | 00       |      62 |
| 28    | Puducherry           |      03 | 00        | 00        | 01       |      04 |
| 29    | Punjab               |      14 | 34        | 01        | 01       |      50 |
| 30    | Rajasthan            |      49 | 22        | 04        | 02       |      77 |
| 31    | Sikkim               |      01 | 00        | 01        | 00       |      02 |
| 32    | Tamil Nadu           |      22 | 15        | 03        | 04       |      44 |
| 33    | Telangana            |      20 | 11        | 03        | 01       |      35 |
| 34    | Tripura              |      07 | 00        | 01        | 01       |      09 |
| 35    | Uttar Pradesh        |      65 | 44        | 10        | 03       |     122 |
| 36    | Uttarakhand          |      25 | 13        | 05        | 02       |      45 |
| 37    | West Bengal          |      31 | 24        | 05        | 02       |      62 |
|       | TOTAL                |     742 | 350       | 111       | 36       |    1239 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e)OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 11 FOR  14.9.2020  ASKED  BY  SHRI  SANJAY  SETH,  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING  NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS.

## DETAILS OF 289 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS FUNCTIONING IN TEMPORARY BUILDING (AS ON 01.09.2020)

|   Sl.No | STATES/UT          | NAME OF KV BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION                     | NAME OF KV BUILDINGS UNDER PLANNING                                                      | LAND YET TO BE TRANSFERRED BY SPONSORING AUTHORITY                                                                                            |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | ANDHRA PRADESH     | Satenpalli, Rajampalli                                      | Rajampet, Kakinada, Kundukur Town, Irlapadu Village Nadendla Mandal                      |                                                                                                                                               |
|       2 | ARUNANCHAL PRADESH | Miao, Tuting, Longding                                      | Ziro (Hapoli), Roing, Doporijo, Namsai, Along                                            |                                                                                                                                               |
|       3 | ASSAM              | Barpeta                                                     | Udalguri, Dibrugarh, CRPF Dalgaon, NF Railway Rangapara                                  | RRLJorhat                                                                                                                                     |
|       4 | BIHAR              | Bela, Harnaut, Jhajha                                       |                                                                                          | Lakhisarai, Buxar, Motihari, Siwan, Banka, Chhapra, AFS Purnia, CRPF Jhaphan, Gopalganj, Hajipur, Darbhanga, Barauni, Aurangabad, Maharajganj |
|       5 | CHHATISGARH        | Bijapur, Kurud, Sukma Naya Raipur,Kawardha, Saraipalli      | GC CRPFBilaspur, Kondagaon                                                               | CISF Bhilai                                                                                                                                   |
|       6 | DAMAN & DIU        |                                                             | Diu                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                               |
|       7 | DADAR AND          | Silvassa                                                    |                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                               |
|       8 | DELHI              | Sec.22, Rohini, Sec.28, Rohini, Shahdara                    | No.4 Delhi Cantt.                                                                        | Shakurbasti                                                                                                                                   |
|       9 | GUJARAT            | Patan                                                       | Godhra                                                                                   | AFSDarjeepura                                                                                                                                 |
|      10 | HARYANA            | Budayan (Jind), Mathana, Samalkha                           | Fatehabad, Matanhail, CRPF Kadarpur, No. IV Ambala, Sohna Road Gurgaram, GC CRPF Sonepat |                                                                                                                                               |
|      11 | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | Nadaun, ReckongPeo,Saloh                                    | Bangana, Shandol, ITBP Sarhan                                                            | Alhilal, Ghumarwin                                                                                                                            |
|      12 | JAMMU & KASHMIR    | BSF Bandipur,Miran Sahib                                    | Badarwah, Samba, AFS Awantipura, BSF Humhama,BSF Sundarbani, Jodhpur(Doda)               | Akhnoor No.1,Akhnoor No.2, Udhampur No. 2,Jindrah, Aminoo Anantnag, Jourian, Baramullah, Damana, Pahalgaon,                                   |
|      13 | JHARKHAND          | Dumka, Chatra, Giridih, Khunti, Lohardaga                   | Sahibganj, Garhwa, No.2 Dhanbad, SaraiKalakharsawan, Koderma,Palamau                     | Surda Ghatsila, HEC Ranchi, Gumla,Bhurkunda                                                                                                   |
|      14 | KARNATAKA          | Koppal, Haveri, Chikodi, Virupapura,Kadimi dri, Chennapatna | Mandya, Udupi, Krishnarajapuram, Gauribidanur Kudamalakunte,                             |                                                                                                                                               |

|   15. |                | Ezhimala,                                                                                                                   | Railway Yeshwantpur                                                                                                                                                             | Palayad                                                                                           |
|-------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    16 | LADAKH         | Kaduruthy,                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                 | Nubra                                                                                             |
|    17 | LAKESHDEEP     | Kavarati                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                   |
|    18 | MADHYA PRADESH | Chaurai, No.2 Chhindwada,Harda, Malanjkhand, Pandurana, Chanderi, GanjBasoda,Hattan agar, No. II Neemuch, Dabra, Lakhnadaun | Umaria, Amba, Jamai, BSF Tekanpur, Multai, CRPF Bangrasia, Kasarwad, Anuppur, Shyamgarh, CRPF Nayagaon Gwalior, Agar Malwa, Alirajpur                                           | Garha                                                                                             |
|    19 | MAHARASHTRA    | BSF Chakur                                                                                                                  | Washim, Parbhani, Yavatmal, CRPFTeligaon                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                   |
|    20 | MANIPUR        |                                                                                                                             | Ukhrul, Leimakhong, No.1 Imphal, No. 2 Imphal, Tamenglong, Chandel                                                                                                              | Akampet                                                                                           |
|    21 | MIZORAM        | Champai, Lunglai                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                   |
|    22 | NAGALAND       |                                                                                                                             | Rangapahar                                                                                                                                                                      | Zakhama, CRPF Kohima                                                                              |
|    23 | ODISHA         | Aska, Sonepur, Kutra, Mundali, Jagatsinghpur                                                                                | Hinjilicut , Naupada, Vyasnagar, Dharmagarh, Digapahandi, Deogarh, No. 2 Balasore, No. II Angul , Gunupur, Khariar, Anandpur                                                    | Murgabadi,No. 2 Cuttack, Bhanjanagar                                                              |
|    24 | PUDUCHERRY     | Mahe                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                 | Karaikal                                                                                          |
|    25 | PUNJAB         |                                                                                                                             | Mullanpur, Ubhawal, KMS Wala, BSF Fazilika, BSF Amarkot, Khanpur (Roopnagar),No. 2 Halwara, CRPF Saraikhas, No. 4 JallandharCantt, BSF Bhikiwind                                | Nabha Cantt., BaddowalCantt.                                                                      |
|    26 | RAJASTHAN      | Jalore, Devgarh, Tonk,Nagaur, CISF Jaipur,Pali, Tivari, Dholpur                                                             | Dausa, Jaisinghar, Bundi,BSF Ramgarh, BSF Khajuwala,Railway Colony Bandikui,Pratapgarh                                                                                          | Suratgarh No. 2,Khetri Nagar, BSF Raisinghnagar                                                   |
|    27 | TAMILNADU      | AFSTanjavur                                                                                                                 | Golden Rock, Udmalpet,Rameshwaram, ITBP Idayapatti                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                   |
|    28 | TELANGANA      | Bhongir, Nizamababad                                                                                                        | Jarasangam, Bodhan, Sircilla, Mancherial, Adilabad, Siddipet,Mehbubabad                                                                                                         |                                                                                                   |
|    29 | TRIPURA        |                                                                                                                             | Dhalai (Ambassa), CRPF Agartala                                                                                                                                                 | BSFTaliamura                                                                                      |
|    30 | UTTAR PRADESH  | Deoria, No.4 Varanasi, Siddharthnagar,Sh arawasti,Gangarani Kushinagar,BaoliB aghpat, SSG CISF Surajpur Greater Noida       | LakhimpurKheri, Amethi,CRPF Allahabad, Mirzapur, Bhadohi, BandanKalan Aayer,Hathras, Sumerpur, Railway Idgah Agra Station, SSB Campus Gadnia Paliakalan, SSBNanpara, Madhupuri, | Chakeri No. 3, Ghazipur, Chitrakoot, Old Cantt. (Allahabad), Raksha Vihar (Kanpur), IIT Allahabad |

|    |             |                           | MCF Rae Bareli                                                                                                                               |                                                                             |
|----|-------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 31 | UTTRAKHAND  | Bhimtal, Gopeshwar        | Bageswar, Lohaghat, Khatima, Augustmuni, New Tehri Town,SSB Champawat                                                                        | SSB Srinagar,Gwaldham, No.1 Banbasa, Haldwani Cantt, Rishikesh, ITBP Gauhar |
| 32 | WEST BENGAL | Kalimpong, No.2 Kharagpur | Bandel, BSF Aradhpur, Bolpur, BSF Krishnanagar, Tarakeswar, BSF Raninagar, CRPF Durgapur, SER Dangoaposi, NFR New Jalpaiguri, CRPF Siliguri. | BSF Baikunthpur                                                             |

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