Lok Sabha Question No. 1882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Navodaya Vidyalayas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1882 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.7.2018

## Navodaya Vidyalayas

## †1882. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) the number of Navodaya Vidyalayas running in the country so far along with the number of students studying in the said schools;
- (b) the total strength of each Navodaya Vidyalaya;
- (c)  the  number of Navodaya Vidyalayas in the country which are under construction presently along with the time by which the said schools are likely to be made functional; and
- (d) whether at least one Navodaya Vidyalaya has been set up in each district of the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a)  &  (b):  A  total  of  629  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (JNVs)  are  running  in  the  country  at present.  The  total  sanctioned  strength  of  each  JNV  which  is  from  classes  VI  to  XII  is  560 students.
- (c) : The permanent buildings of 93 JNVs are at various stages of construction. However, keeping in  view  the  interests  of  the  students,  all  these  JNVs  have  been  made  functional  from  the temporary accommodations made available by the State Governments/UT Administrations except in the case of JNV, Rampur and JNV, Kiphire where the State Governments have not provided any temporary accommodation.
- (d):  The  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  set  up  in  the  country  are annexed.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1882  FOR  30.7.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI  KAUSHALENDRA  KUMAR, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS.

| S. No.   | State/UT          |   No. of JNVs presently running |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | A & N ISLAND      |                              03 |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                              15 |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                              16 |
| 4        | ASSAM             |                              27 |
| 5        | BIHAR             |                              39 |
| 6        | CHANDIGARH        |                              01 |
| 7        | CHHATTISGARH      |                              28 |
| 8        | D & N HAVELI      |                              01 |
| 9        | DAMAN & DIU       |                              02 |
| 10       | DELHI             |                              02 |
| 11       | GOA               |                              02 |
| 12       | GUJARAT           |                              30 |
| 13       | HARYANA           |                              21 |
| 14       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                              12 |
| 15       | JAMMU & KASHMIR   |                              18 |
| 16       | JHARKHAND         |                              26 |
| 17       | KARNATAKA         |                              31 |
| 18       | KERALA            |                              14 |
| 19       | LAKSHADWEEP       |                              01 |
| 20       | MADHYA PRADESH    |                              53 |
| 21       | MAHARASHTRA       |                              34 |
| 22       | MANIPUR           |                              11 |
| 23       | MEGHALAYA         |                              08 |
| 24       | MIZORAM           |                              08 |
| 25       | NAGALAND          |                              11 |
| 26       | ODISHA            |                              31 |
| 27       | PUDUCHERRY        |                              04 |
| 28       | PUNJAB            |                              21 |
| 29       | RAJASTHAN         |                              35 |
| 30       | SIKKIM            |                              04 |
| 31       | TELANGANA         |                              09 |
| 32       | TRIPURA           |                              06 |
| 33       | UTTAR PRADESH     |                              73 |
| 34       | UTTARAKHAND       |                              13 |
| 35       | WEST BENGAL       |                              19 |
| TOTAL    |                   |                             629 |

The State of Tamil Nadu is yet to accept the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme. JNVs have not been sanctioned in Central Delhi, New Delhi, Mumbai, Mumbai Sub-Urban, Hyderabad, Kolkata districts as these districts do not have any rural population.

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