Lok Sabha Question No. 4675 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Criteria for Setting up of KV
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary, Pankaj Chowdhary

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4675 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.7.2019

## CRITERIA FOR SETTING UP OF KV

## † 4675. SHRI BHAGIRATH CHAUDHARY: SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has fixed any criterion to set up Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of KVs opened in the country during the last five years and the current year, State, district and location-wise along with the criteria/basis on which these opened;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up new KVs in each and every district of the country especially at headquarter of Kekri sub-division in Ajmer, Rajasthan and in the district of Uttar Pradesh which do not have any KV during 2020-21 and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to make the terms and conditions easier for the allotment of land for setting up of new KVs in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are opened primarily to cater to the educational needs of  the  children  of  transferable  Central  Government  Employees  including  Defence  & Para-Military personnel by providing a common programme of education. Proposals for opening of new KVs are considered only if sponsored by Ministries or Departments of the Government of India/State Governments / Union Territories Administrations thereby committing resources for setting up a new KV as well as the availability of necessary sanction of  the  Government.    The  proposals  received  from various sponsoring authorities for opening of new KVs also have to compete among other proposals under the 'Challenge Method'.

The proposals also need to satisfy the following mandatory conditions:-

- (i) Sponsoring Agency has to provide land, free of cost on permanent transfer / 99 years lease at the nominal rent, i.e., @ Re.1/- per annum, measuring 2.50 acres to 5.00 acres in metropolitan cities, Hyderabad & Bengaluru, Left Wing Extremism (LWE) districts / Hill areas / North Easter Region (NER) including the  State  of  Sikkim  and  land  measuring  5.00  acres  to  10.00  acres  fairly levelled in other locations, as the case may be.
- (ii) An independent rent-free temporary accommodation consisting of 15 rooms for running the school of the size 7m x 7m with adequate space till the time permanent Vidyalaya building is constructed by KVS on the land provided by Sponsoring Authority.
- (iii) Residential accommodation to be provided for at least 50% of staff posted in the proposed Vidyalaya.
- (iv) Concentration  of  at  least  500  employees  of  Defence/Central  Govt./  Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) individually or jointly at the station.(200 in case of LWE districts/Hill areas/NER).
- (v) Availability of minimum 200 students of the aforesaid priority categories for enrolment in the proposed KV.
- (b) The  state,  district  and  location  wise  details  of  120  KVs  opened  in  the  country during the last five years and the current year are annexed.
- (c) No such decision has been taken by the Government for setting up of new KVs in each district of the country and in the districts of Uttar Pradesh which do not have any KVs. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has informed that no proposal in prescribed proforma for opening of a new KV at Kekri Sub-Division, Ajmer District, Rajasthan has been received from the District Collector, Ajmer through State Government so far.
- ( d) No such proposal is under consideration at present.
- (e) Does not arise.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4675  FOR  22 ND JULY,  2019  RAISED  BY  SHRI  BHAGIRATH  CHAUDHARY  &  SHRI  PANKAJ CHAUDHARY,  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING  CRITERIA  FOR  SETTING  UP KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA

## THE STATE, DISTRICT AND LOCATION WISE DETAILS OF KVs OPENED IN THE COUNTRY DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR

| Sl.   | State             | Name of KVs / Districts& Sector           | Name of KVs / Districts& Sector             | Name of KVs / Districts& Sector                                     | Name of KVs / Districts& Sector                                                                                                                                    | Name of KVs / Districts& Sector     | Name of KVs / Districts& Sector                                            |
|-------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No    |                   | 2014-2015                                 | 2015-2016                                   | 2016-2017                                                           | 2017-2018                                                                                                                                                          | 2018-2019                           | 2019-2020                                                                  |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | Tenali Distt. Guntur (Civil)              | -                                           | Rajampet Distt. Kadapa & Kakinada Distt. East Godawari (Both Civil) | Sattanpali Distt. Guntur & Rajampalli Yerragond- apalem, Distt. Prakasham                                                                                          | -                                   | -                                                                          |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | -                                         | Zero, Hapoli Distt. Lower Subansiri (Civil) | -                                                                   | (Both Civil) Longding Distt. Longding (Civil)                                                                                                                      | -                                   | -                                                                          |
| 3     | Assam             | -                                         | -                                           | -                                                                   | Assam University, Silchar Distt. Silchar (IHL)*                                                                                                                    | -                                   | 210 Cobra CRPF BN Dalgaon Distt. Darrang                                   |
| 4     | Bihar             | Sasaram Distt. Rohtas (Civil)             | Jhajha Distt. Jamui (Civil)                 | -                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                  | NPGCL Nabinagar Distt. Auranga- bad | -                                                                          |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | Janjgir Distt. Janjgir Champa (Civil)     | Narayanpur, Distt. Narayanpur (Civil)       | -                                                                   | Bijapur Distt. Bijapur, Sukma Distt. Sukma, Kurud Distt. Dhamtari, Naya Raipur Distt. Raipur Maharajpur Kawardha, Distt. Kabirdham & Saraipalli, Distt. Mahasamund | -                                   | GC CRPF Bilaspur Distt. Bilaspur (Civil)                                   |
| 6     | Delhi             | Rohini Sec. 28, Distt. North West (Civil) | -                                           | -                                                                   | GT Road, Shahadara Distt. Shahadara (Civil)                                                                                                                        | -                                   | Dr. Rajendra Prasad KV, President Estate Distt. New Delhi (Special Project |

|   7 | Gujarat          | -                                          | -                                                                                                                                                          | -                                                             | Patan Distt. Patan (Civil)                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                  | -                                       |
|-----|------------------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|   8 | Haryana          | -                                          | -                                                                                                                                                          | Mathana Distt. Kurukshetra & Bodayan Distt. Jind (Both Civil) | Matanhail Distt. Jhajjar, Fatehabad Distt. Fatehabad & Samalkha Distt. Panipat                                     | -                                                                                                                                  | GC CRPF, Sonipat Distt. Sonipat (Civil) |
|   9 | Himachal Pradesh | -                                          | Saloh Distt. Una (Civil)                                                                                                                                   | Sandhol, Distt. Mandi (Civil)                                 | -                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                  | -                                       |
|  10 | Jammu& Kashmir   | -                                          | -                                                                                                                                                          | -                                                             | Central University of Jammu, Distt. Jammu (IHL)                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                  | Jodhpur, Distt. Doda (Civil)            |
|  11 | Jharkhand        | -                                          | -                                                                                                                                                          | -                                                             | Lohardaga Distt. Lohardaga, Khunti Distt Khunti, Dumka Distt. Dumka, Chatra Distt. Chatra & Giridih Distt. Giridih | -                                                                                                                                  | -                                       |
|  12 | Karnataka        | Chamraj Nagar Distt. Chamraj Nagar (Civil) | Haveri Distt. Haveri, Mandya Distt. Mandya, Chkodi Distt. Belgaum, Udupi, Distt. Udupi (All Civil) & Hutti Gold Mines Company Ltd. Distt. Raipur (Project) | -                                                             | (All Civil) Kadrimidri Distt. Chick- mangluru, & Channapatna, Distt. Ramnagra (Both Civil)                         | Viruppapura Gangavathi Distt. Koppal & Gauribid- anur Distt Chikkaba- llapur (Both Civil) & BRBNMPL Mysuru Distt. Mysuru (Project) | -                                       |
|  13 | Kerela           | -                                          | Kottayam Kudurthy Distt. Kottayam (Civil)                                                                                                                  | -                                                             | Nileshwar Distt Kasaragod (Civil)                                                                                  | Konni Distt. Pathnam- thitta (Civil)                                                                                               | -                                       |
|  14 | Madhya Pradesh   | -                                          | Kasrawad Distt Khargone (Civil) & Indira Gandhi National                                                                                                   | Ambah Distt Morena, Jamui Distt. Chhindwara, Pandhurna Distt  | Chanderi Fatehabad Distt. Ashok Nagar, Multai Distt. Betul,                                                        | Lakhna- daun Distt Seoni (Civil) & Harisingh Gaur University                                                                       | -                                       |

|    |             |                              | Tribal University Amarkantak Distt. Anuppur (IHL)                                                                                                                               | Chhindwara & BSF Academy Tekanpur Distt Gwalior (All Civil)      | Ganjbasoda Distt Vidisha, No2 Neemuch Distt. Neemuch, Dabra Distt Gwalior & Hatta Nagar Distt Damoh (All Civil)        | Sagar, Distt Sagar (IHL)                                    |                                |
|----|-------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 15 | Maharashtra | -                            | Mahatama Gandhi Antarashtriya Hindi Vishav Vidyalaya Wardha Distt. Wardha (IHL)                                                                                                 | -                                                                | -                                                                                                                      | Washim Distt. Washim & Parbhani Distt Parbhani (Both Civil) | -                              |
| 16 | Manipur     | -                            | Akampat Distt Imphal East (Civil)                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                | -                                                                                                                      | Chakpi- karong Distt. Chandel (Civil)                       | -                              |
| 17 | Nagaland    | -                            | -                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                | Nagaland University Lumami Distt Zuhnegoto (IHL)                                                                       | -                                                           | -                              |
| 18 | Odisha      | -                            | Hinjlicut Distt Ganjam & Sambalpur No. 2 Distt Sambalpur (Both Civil)                                                                                                           | Vyasnagar Distt Jajpur & Dharamgarh Distt Kalahandi (Both Civil) | No2 Balasore Distt. Balasore, No. 2 Angul Distt. Angul & Jagatsingh- pur Distt. Jagatsingh- pur (All Civil)            | -                                                           | Gunupur Distt Rayagada (Civil) |
| 19 | Punjab      | -                            | -                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                | Khanpur Distt Roop- nagar (Civil)                                                                                      | -                                                           | -                              |
| 20 | Rajasthan   | Jalore Distt. Jalore (Civil) | Bundi Distt Bundi, Dausa Distt Dausa, Jaisindhar Distt Barmer, Hanuman- garh Distt. Hanuman- garh (All Civil) & Central University of Rajasthan Bandersindri Distt. Ajmer (IHL) | -                                                                | Nagaur Distt. Nagaur, CISF Jaipur Distt. Jaipur, Dholupur Distt Dholupr (All Civil) & IIT Jodhpur Distt. Jodhpur (IHL) | Pali Distt. Pali & Tivri Distt. Jodhpur (Both Civil)        | -                              |

|   21 | Tamilnadu     | -                                                                                         | -                                                                                             | Golden Rock, SN Distt Tiruchirapalli (Civil)   | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                   |
|------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   22 | Telangana     | Miryalguda Distt Nalgonda & Mehbuba- bad Distt Warangal (Both Civil)                      | Siricila Distt Karim Nagar, Bodhan Town Distt Nizamabad & Jharasangam Distt Medak (All Civil) | Mancherial Distt. Adilabad (Civil)             | Bhongir Distt. Yadadri Bhuvangiri (Civil)                                                       | Nizamabad Distt. Nizambad & Siddipet Distt. Siddipet (Both Civil)                              | -                                                                                                                   |
|   23 | Uttar Pradesh | Shivgarh Distt. Raibareilly, Gangrani Distt. Kushinagar & Hardoi Distt Hardoi (All Civil) | Shrawasti Distt. Shrawasti (Civil)                                                            | Sidharth- nagar Distt. Sidharth- nagar (Civil) | MCF Raibareilly Distt. Raibreilly (Civil)                                                       | Baoli Distt. Bagpath & SSG, CISF Surajpur, Greater Noida Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar (Both Civil) | Kauhar Gauriganj Distt. Amethi, Bhadohi Distt Bhadohi, Mirjapur Distt. Mirjapur & Aayer Distt. Varanasi (All Civil) |
|   24 | Uttarakhand   | -                                                                                         | -                                                                                             | -                                              | -                                                                                               | -                                                                                              | Khatima Distt Udhamsingh Nagar (Civil)                                                                              |
|   25 | West Bengal   | -                                                                                         | -                                                                                             | -                                              | Bandel Railway Colony Distt. Hooghly & SE Railway Kharagpur Distt. West Medinipore (Both Civil_ | -                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                   |

*(IHL) Institute of Higher Learning

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