Lok Sabha Question No. 394 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 394 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.6.2019

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS

## 394. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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

- a) whether  the  target  of  setting  up  at  least  one  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  and  one Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  in  all  the  districts  of  the  country  has  been achieved and if so, the details thereof;
2. (b) the  names  of  the  districts  of  Bihar  having  neither  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  nor Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya as on date and the measures taken/to be taken by the Government to set up these schools there; and
3. (c) the  total  number  of  vacancies  of  teachers  in  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  and Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  and  the  measures  being  taken  by  the Government to fill these vacancies?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) 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  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Scheme  provides  for  opening  of  one  Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in each district of the country. Opening of new JNVs is a continuous  process  which  depends  on  the  willingness  of  the  concerned  State

Government to make available requisite suitable land free of cost for construction of school buildings and the required temporary accommodation (free of rent) to start the Vidyalaya.  However,  actual  sanction  and  opening  of  the  JNV  depends  on  the availability  of  funds  and  approval  by  the  Competent  Authority.  One  JNV  each  has been sanctioned in all  the  districts  of  the  country  as  on  31 st May  2014,  excluding Tamil Nadu which has not yet accepted the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme.

While JNVs have been sanctioned in all the districts  of  Bihar,  there  are  no KVs functioning in Arwal, Kaimur, Sheikhpura, Nawada, Madhepura, Madhubani and Supaul districts.

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(c) The vacancies of teaching posts in KVs and JNVs as on 31 March, 2019 are 8397  and  2383  respectively.  Filling  up  of  vacancies  is  a  continuous  process  and action is taken from time to time as per the provisions of the relevant Recruitment Rules for filling up of the posts. Teachers are also engaged on contractual basis for temporary  duration  by  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  and  Navodaya  Vidyalaya Samiti to ensure that the teaching-learning process is not hampered.

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