Lok Sabha Question No. 238 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Sunil Kumar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 238 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.6.2019

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS

## † 238.  SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that Kendriya Vidyalayas have not been set up in all districts of the country and if so, the State/UT-wise details of the districts which do not have any Kendriya Vidyalaya;
- (b) whether the proposal regarding setting up of a new Kendriya Vidyalaya in Barwadih of Latehar district of Jharkhand and in Sikar Lok Sabha Constituency of Rajasthan is under consideration of the Government and if so, the status in this regard;
- (c) whether  the  Ministry  of  Railways  have  agreed  to  provide  land  for  setting  up  a Kendriya Vidyalaya in Barwadih; and
- (d) if so, the time by which the Government is likely to take further action in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  are  opened  primarily  to  cater  to  the  educational needs  of  the  wards  of  transferable  Central  Government  Employees  including  Defence personnel on receipt of the proposal in the prescribed proformae from Ministries/ Departments of Government of India / State Governments / Union Territory Administration committing thereby availability of requisite resources for setting up a new KV as well as on availability of necessary sanction of the Government. However, KVs are not opened on the criteria of District-wise. There are 179 districts in the Country which do not have any KV. The State/UT-wise details are annexed.
- (b) Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  (KVS)  has  informed  that  a  proposal  has  been received from Divisional Railway Manager, East Central Railway, Dhanbad for opening of a new  KV  in  Barwadih,  Distt.  Latehar.  Final  decision  regarding  setting  up  of  the  KV  would depend upon the feasibility report, qualifying under the 'Challenge Mode' and approval of competent authority. In the Sikar Lok Sabha Constituency, one KV is already functioning at Sikar and no other proposal for opening of another KV in Sikar Lok Sabha Constituency has been received from the State Govt.
- (c) Yes, Sir. Ministry of Railways has offered land as per KVS norms for setting up of KV at Barwadih.
- (d) All  the  proposals  for  opening  of  new  KVs  received  from  various  sponsoring authorities  are  scrutinized  by  the  'Challenge  Method  Committee'  which  assesses  the proposals on case to case basis with regard to the prescribed parameters before processing the proposals for approval of the competent authority. As such no time frame can be given in this regard.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 238 FOR 24 TH JUNE,  2019    RAISED  BY SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI & SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS

## THE DETAILS OF 179 DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTRY HAVING NO KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

|   Sr. No. | Name of the State UT     | Name of the District which do not have any KV                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman Nicobar & Island | Nicobar, North & Middle Andaman                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh        | Anjaw, Dibang Valley, East Kameng, Kamle, KraDaadi, Kurung Kumey, Lepa Rada, Lower Siang, Namsai, Pakke Kessang, Shi Yomi, Siang & Upper Subansiri                                                                                 |
|         3 | Assam                    | Bishwanath Chariali, Charaideo, Chirang, Majuli, Nalbari & South Salmara.                                                                                                                                                          |
|         4 | Bihar                    | Arwal, Bhabhua (Kaimur), Madhepura, Madhubani, Nawada, Sheikhpura & Supaul                                                                                                                                                         |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh             | Balod, Baloda Bazar, Balrampur, Bemetara, Gariyaband, Kondagaon, Mungeli & Surajpur.                                                                                                                                               |
|         6 | Daman & Diu              | Daman                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|         7 | Delhi                    | New Delhi, North East Delhi & South East Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|         8 | Gujarat                  | Amreli, Aravalli, Botad, Chhota Udaipur, Dang, GirSomnath, Kheda, Mahisagar, Morbi, Narmada, Navsari, Tapi&Valsad.                                                                                                                 |
|         9 | Haryana                  | Charkhi Dadri, Kaithal, Nuh (Mewat) &Yamunanagar.                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh         | Sirmaur                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|        11 | Jammu & Kashmir          | Ganderbal, Kupwara, Poonch, Ramban&Shopian                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|        12 | Jharkhand                | Koderma, Palamu & Saraikela Kharsawan.                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        13 | Karnataka                | Bengaluru Rural, Chitradurga, Gadag & Yadagir.                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh           | Agar Malwa, Alirajpur & Niwari                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|        15 | Maharashtra              | Akola, Amravati, Beed, Buldhana, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Hingoli, Jalna, Kolhapur, Nandurbar, Osmanabad, Palghar,Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara & Sindhudurg                                                                                |
|        16 | Manipur                  | Bishnupur, Jiribam, Kakching, Kamjong, Noney, Pherzawl, Senapati, Tengnoupal & Thoubal.                                                                                                                                            |
|        17 | Meghalaya                | East Garo Hills, East Jaintia Hills, East Khasi Hills, North Garo Hills, South Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills, South West Khasi Hills & West Jaintia Hills                                                                      |
|        18 | Mizoram                  | Kolasib, Lawngtlai, Mamit, Saiha & Serchhip                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|        19 | Nagaland                 | Kiphire, Longleng, Mon, Peren, Phek, Tuensang & Wokha                                                                                                                                                                              |
|        20 | Puducherry               | Yanam.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        21 | Punjab                   | Mansa, Moga, Muktsar & Nawanshahar                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|        22 | Rajasthan                | Pratapgarh.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|        23 | Sikkim                   | North Sikkim, South Sikkim & West Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|        24 | Tamilnadu                | Ariyalur, Erode, Kallakurichi, Karur, Krishnagiri, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Pudukkottai, Salem, Theni,Thoothukudi, Tiruppur & Viluppuram.                                                                                           |
|        25 | Telangana                | Bhadradri (Kothagudem), Jagitial, Jangaon, Jayashankar (Bhupalapally), Jogulamba (Gadwal), Kamareddy, Kumarambheem (Asifabad), Medak, Mulugu, Nagarkurnool, Narayanpet, Nirmal, Suryapet, Vikarabad, Wanaparthy & Warangal (Rural) |
|        26 | Tripura                  | Gomati &Sipahijala                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|        27 | Uttar Pradesh            | Ambedkarnagar, Amroha, Banda, Behriach, Bijnor, Fatehpur, Hammirpur, Jaloun, Jaunpur, Kanouj, Kasganj, Kaushambhi, Maharajganj, Mainpuri, Pratapgarh, Sambhal, Sant Kabirnagar & Shamli                                            |
|        28 | West Bengal              | Bankura, Jhargram & South 24 Parganas                                                                                                                                                                                              |

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