Lok Sabha Question No. 214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Opening of New Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy, Sukanta Majumdar, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Bhola Singh, Raja Amareshwara Naik

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 214 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## OPENING OF NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## 214. DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to open new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) during the 2020-21 academic session in various parts of the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  State  Governments  have  sent  proposals  for  opening  of  new  KVs including West Bengal, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof and current status thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received any request from  public  representatives like  MPs  for  opening  of  KVs  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  action  taken thereon; and
- (d) whether the Government has any plan to open new KVs in aspirational districts and if so, the steps taken/ being taken by the Government in this regard?

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

- (a) The Govt. of India hadsanctioned 13 new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in August, 2018 and another 50 new KVs in March, 2019.Out of these, 36 KVs have been opened and  made  functional  so  far.  In  the  remaining  27  cases,  the  sponsoring  authorities concerned  have  to  transfer  the  identified/demarcated  land  in  favour  of  Kendriya Vidyalaya  Sangathan  (KVS)  and  also  handover  possession  of  the  temporary  building before administrative orders for opening of KVs are issued. The State/UT-wise details are annexed.
- (b) KVS  has  informed  that  104  proposals  have  been  received  from  various  state governments in the prescribed proformafor opening of new KVs. Out of these, only 16 proposals have been found to be fulfilling the necessary pre-requisites as per norms of KVS. The  remaining  proposals  have  been  referred  back to  the  concerned  sponsoring authorities for removal of discrepancies.
- (c) KVS has further  informed that a  few references  have  also been  received from public representatives including Hon'ble Members of Parliament for opening new KVs. However, proposals for opening of new KVs are considered only when received in the prescribed  proforma  from  the  District  Administration  through  the  State  Government concerned.The  proposals  received  from  various  sponsoring  authorities  for  opening  of new KVs also have to compete among other proposals under the 'Challenge Method'.
- (d) No  such  proposal  is  under  consideration  at  present.  However,  167  KVs  are already functioning in 117 Aspirational Districts.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 214 FOR 3 RD FEBRUARY, 2020  RAISED BY DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY, DR. SUKANTA  MAJUMDAR,  SHRIMATI  SANGEETA  KUMARI  SINGH  DEO,  SHRI  VINOD  KUMAR SONKAR, SHRI BHOLA SINGH & SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING  OPENING OF NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

STATE / UT WISE DETAILS OF 27 CASES FOR WHICH THE SPONSORING AUTHORITIES CONCERNED HAVE TO TRANSFER THE IDENTIFIED/DEMARCATED LAND AND ALSO HANDOVER POSSESSION OF THE TEMPORARY BUILDING

| S.No.   | State/UT          | Name of Kendriya Vidyalaya              |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Arunachal Pradesh | Hayuliang                               |
| 2.      | Bihar             | Nawada (LWE),Devkund&205 Cobra CRPF Bn. |
| 3.      | Chhattisgarh      | Kondagaon (LWE).                        |
| 4.      | Haryana           | Bilaspur.                               |
| 5.      | Himachal Pradesh  | Dharampur.                              |
| 6.      | Jammu & Kashmir   | GandohBhalessa.                         |
| 7.      | Jharkhand         | Palamau (LWE)& SER Dangoaposi.          |
| 8.      | Karnataka         | Sadalga.                                |
| 9.      | Kerala            | Thrikkakara.                            |
| 10.     | Madhya Pradesh    | Alirajpur.                              |
|         | Maharashtra       |                                         |
| 11.     |                   | Gadchiroli (LWE).                       |
| 12.     | Odisha            | Champua; Chatrapur.                     |
| 13.     | Rajasthan         | Pratapgarh.                             |
| 14.     | Tamil Nadu        | BSF Campus (Kittampalayam)& ITBP        |
| 15.     | Tripura           | BSF Gokulnagar.                         |
| 16.     | Uttar Pradesh     | th                                      |
|         |                   | Banda, 59th Bn. SSB (Nanpara).          |
| 17.     | Uttarakhand       | 5 Bn SSB (Champawat).                   |

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