Lok Sabha Question No. 4751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Unsafe KV and NV Buildings
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Riti Pathak

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4751 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.7.2019

## UNSAFE KV AND NV BUILDINGS

## 4751.  SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  identify  the  schools functioning in unsafe buildings in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is also aware that a major part of Kendriya Vidyalaya and Navodaya Vidyalaya Buildings in border, hill and tribal areas are unsafe and hazardous, if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to repair and reconstruct such dangerous buildings;
- (c) whether the concept of rainwater harvesting and use of solar energy have been introduced in Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas in the country, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the dropout rate in such schools has increased or decreased during the last five years, and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (b)  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan (KVS) had initiated action to get the technical audit done in respect of more than 10 years old school buildings through Indian Institute of Technology / National Institute of Technology /Govt. Engineering Colleges. KVS has informed  that  based  on  report  received  from  regional  offices,  21  Kendriya  Vidyalayas (KVs)  school  buildings  including  border,  hill  and  tribal  areas  in  the  country  are  found partially / fully unsafe. Details of 21 unsafe KVs are at Annexure-I.

KVS has further informed that out of 21 unsafe buildings, the work of replacement of  unsafe  school  buildings  have  been  sanctioned  in  4  KVs  namely  Air  Force  Station (AFS), Jamnagar, Gujart, AFS, Thane, Ordinance Factory Chanda, Nasik Road camp in Maharashtra. In respect of the remaining 17 KVs, the work of repair / replacement can be  taken  up  on  receipt  of  estimates  from  construction  agencies  and  availability  of adequate fund. However, instructions have also been issued not to run the Vidyalaya in

the unsafe building.

Navodaya  Vidyalayas  are  running  from  permanent  site  in  pucca  structures constructed as per Central Public Works Department (CPWD) norms at permanent site. Most of the buildings of the JNVs are around 30 years old.  If any building is observed to be  unsafe  and  hazardous,  it  is  replaced  by  new  building  and  cost  of  old  building  is written off accordingly.

(c) The  norms  for rain water  harvesting system  in  KVs  have  already  been incorporated,  in  KVS  school  buildings.  The  rain  water  harvesting  system  is  being constructed in new JNVs alongwith the construction of buildings of the Vidyalayas. The rain water harvesting system is also being executed in old JNVs in a phased manner.

In so far as use of solar energy is concerned, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has been nominated as implementing agency by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for setting up of grid connected rooftop solar power projects in KVS. Solar photovoltaic (PV) roof top system has been set up in 12 KVs of Delhi, 2 KVs in Bihar  &  1  KV  in  Assam.  Total  expected  power  generation  is  1  MW.  Details  are  at Annexure-II.

NVS has implemented MNRE Scheme of providing grid connected rooftop solar power  system  in  178  JNVs  in  different  States  across  the  country  for  25  years  under Phase-I.  Total expected power generation is 12.69 MW. Details are at Annexure-II.

(d) No drop-out has been reported in KVs and JNVs.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4751  FOR  22 ND JULY,  2019  RAISED  BY  SHRI  GURJEET  SINGH  AUJLA  & SHRIMATI  RITI  PATHAK,  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING  UNSAFE  KV AND NV BUILDINGS

## DETAILS OF UNSAFE BUILDINGS

|   Sl. No. | Name of KV        | State          | Unsafe building   |   Year of construction | Name of Construction Agency   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | No1, AFS Agra     | Uttar Pradesh  | Part building     |                   1965 | MES                           |
|         2 | No 2, Agra Cantt. | Uttar Pradesh  | Part building     |                   1968 | CPWD                          |
|         3 | AFS Jamnagar      | Gujarat        | Full Building     |                   1961 | MES                           |
|         4 | No.1, Ahmadabad   | Gujarat        | Part Building     |                   1977 | CPWD                          |
|         5 | No 1 Calicut      | Kerala         | Part Building     |                   1965 | CPWD                          |
|         6 | Narsingpur        | Madhya Pradesh | Part Building     |                   1978 | MES                           |
|         7 | Barrackpore       | West Bengal    | Part Building     |                   1984 | MES                           |
|         8 | Gangtok           | Sikkim         | Part Building     |                   1976 | MES                           |
|         9 | OF Chanda         | Maharashtra    | Full Building     |                   1984 | MES                           |
|        10 | AFS Thane         | Maharashtra    | Full Building     |                   1983 | MES                           |
|        11 | INS, Hamla        | Maharashtra    | Part Building     |                   1984 | MES                           |
|        12 | No1, Devlali      | Maharashtra    | Part Building     |                   1967 | MES                           |
|        13 | No1, Ahmad Nagar  | Maharashtra    | Part Building     |                   1963 | MES                           |
|        14 | Pulgaon Camp.     | Maharashtra    | Part Building     |                   1969 | MES                           |
|        15 | Nashik Road Camp  | Maharashtra    | Part Building     |                   1972 | MES                           |
|        16 | No 1, Dehu Road   | Maharashtra    | Part Building     |                   1963 | MES                           |
|        17 | Tura              | Meghalaya      | Part Building     |                   1981 | State PWD                     |
|        18 | Kunjban           | Agartala       | Part Building     |                   1978 | MES                           |
|        19 | AFS, Jorhat       | Assam          | Part Building     |                   1979 | MES                           |
|        20 | AFS, Borjhar      | Assam          | Part building     |                   1980 | MES                           |
|        21 | No 1, AFS, Tezpur | Assam          | Part building     |                   1980 | MES                           |

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ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4751 FOR 22 ND  JULY, 2019 RAISED BY SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA &  SHRIMATI  RITI  PATHAK,  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING UNSAFE KV AND NV BUILDINGS

## DETAILS OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOF TOP SYSTEM IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS& JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS

| Sr. No.   | Name of the State / UTs   | Numbers of KVs   | Numbers of JNVs   |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | ANDHRA PRADESH            | -                | 10                |
| 2.        | ASSAM                     | 1                | 9                 |
| 3.        | BIHAR                     | 2                | -                 |
| 4.        | CHHATTISGARH              | -                | 8                 |
| 5.        | DELHI                     | 12               | 2                 |
| 6.        | GUJARAT                   | -                | 8                 |
| 7.        | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | -                | 3                 |
| 8.        | KARNATAKA                 | -                | 19                |
| 9.        | KERALA                    | -                | 3                 |
| 10.       | MADHYA PRADESH            | -                | 30                |
| 11.       | PUDUCHERRY                | -                | 2                 |
| 12.       | RAJASTHAN                 | -                | 28                |
| 13.       | SIKKIM                    | -                | 1                 |
| 14.       | UTTAR PRADESH             | -                | 53                |
| 15.       | WEST BENGAL               | -                | 2                 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                     | 15               | 178               |

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