Lok Sabha Question No. 126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Reservation in Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.126 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## RESERVATION IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## † 126. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the children of persons belonging to OBCnon-creamy layer have not been provided the determined reservation in admission to  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  and  if  so,  the  basis  on  which  the  guidelines  issued  by Kendriya  Vidyalayas  have  sought  for  the  latest  certificate  of  OBC  mentioning  the OBC-non-creamy layer;
- (b) the  reasons  for  inclusion  of  OBC  column  in  the  diary  provided  by  the  Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to school children if the children of persons belonging to Other Backward Castes are not being provided the determined reservation in admissions to Kendriya Vidyalaya and Navodaya Vidyalaya contains the OBC column; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  will  consider  giving  the  determined  reservation  to  the children  of  persons  belonging  to  Other  Backward  Castes  admissions  to  Kendriya Vidyalaya and Navodaya Vidyalaya and if so, the time by which the same will be done  and  if  not,  the  basis  on  which  reservation  is  being  provided  to  other categories?

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (b) As far as Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) is concerned, 10 seats (out of 40 seats) in class I per section are to be filled as per Right to Education Act Provisions (25% of seats)  and  these  10 seats will be  filled by draw of lots from all applications of SC/ST/EWS/BPL/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) who are the resident of Neighbourhood/Differently  abled  taken  together.  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  asks  for  the latest certificate of OBC mentioning the OBC-non-creamy layer at the time of admission for the above mentioned purpose.

The basic details of all category students including OBC category are taken in the school diary for school records and providing information whenever required.

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) has following reservation policy:-

-  At least 75% of the seats in a district are filled by candidates selected from rural areas and remaining seats are filled from urban areas of the district.
-  Reservation  of  seats  in  favour  of  children  belonging  to  Scheduled  Casts  and Scheduled Tribes is provided in proportion to their proportion to their population in the district concerned provided that in none of the district, such reservation will be less than the national average (15% for SC and 7.5% for ST) but subject to maximum  of  50%  for  both  the  categories  (SC  &  ST)  taken  together.  These reservations  are interchangeable and over and above the  candidates selected under open merit.
-  Minimum One third of the total seats are filled by girls.
-  There  is  a  provision  for  reservation  for  Divyang  children  (i.e.  Orthopedically Handicapped, Hearing Impaired and Visually Handicapped) as per Government of India norms.

The  OBC  column  has  been  included  in  the  JNV  Selection  Test  proforma  for maintaining  records  and  to  provide  information  to  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education (CBSE) on need basis.

- (c) The matter is under active consideration of the Government.

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