Lok Sabha Question No. 206 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: KV and JNV
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 206 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## KV AND JNV

## † 206. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) whether  the  present  number  of  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  and  Jawahar  Navodaya Vidyalayas  is  sufficient  to  meet  the  growing  demand  for  such  schools  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the  Government  proposes to increase the  number of Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in the near future;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government is also considering to increase the number of seats in the  existing  Kendriya  Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas to ensure admission of students belonging to the poor and disadvantaged sections; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As  on  date  there  are  1224  KVs  and  637  JNVs  functioning  in  the  country providing good quality education to over 13 lakhs students and 2.73 lakhs students respectively. While 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,  the  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (JNVs)  are  established  with  the objective of providing good quality modern education to children predominantly from the rural areas without regard to their family's socio-economic condition.
- (b) State/UT-wise  details  of  the  KVs  and  JNVs  functioning  in  the  country  are annexed.

(c) & (d) Opening of KVs is a continuous process. 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.

- (e) No such proposal is under consideration at present.
- (f) Does not arise.

******

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 206 FOR 18 th  NOVEMBER, 2019 RAISED BY SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING KV AND JNV

## STATE/UT WISE DETAILS OF KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS (As on 13.11.2019)

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/ UT     |   Number of KVs | Number of JNVS   |
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------|------------------|
| 1         | A & N Islands         |              02 | 03               |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh        |              35 | 15               |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh     |              17 | 16               |
| 4         | Assam                 |              58 | 27               |
| 5         | Bihar                 |              48 | 39               |
| 6         | Chandigarh            |              05 | 01               |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh          |              35 | 28               |
| 8         | Dadara & Nagar Haveli |              01 | 01               |
| 9         | Daman & Diu           |              01 | 02               |
| 10        | Delhi                 |              46 | 02               |
| 11        | Goa                   |              05 | 02               |
| 12        | Gujarat               |              45 | 31               |
| 13        | Haryana               |              34 | 21               |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh      |              25 | 12               |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir       |              36 | 18               |
| 16        | Jharkhand             |              39 | 26               |
| 17        | Karnataka             |              51 | 31               |
| 18        | Kerala                |              38 | 14               |
| 19        | Lakshadweep           |              01 | 01               |
| 20        | Ladakh                |              03 | 02               |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh        |             110 | 54               |
| 22        | Maharashtra           |              59 | 34               |
| 23        | Manipur               |              09 | 11               |
| 24        | Meghalaya             |              07 | 09               |
| 25        | Mizoram               |              04 | 08               |
| 26        | Nagaland              |              06 | 11               |
| 27        | Odisha                |              62 | 31               |
| 28        | Puducherry            |              04 | 04               |
| 29        | Punjab                |              50 | 22               |
| 30        | Rajasthan             |              76 | 35               |
| 31        | Sikkim                |              02 | 04               |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu            |              43 | -                |
| 33        | Telangana             |              35 | 09               |
| 34        | Tripura               |              09 | 07               |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh         |             118 | 74               |
| 36        | Uttarakhand           |              44 | 13               |
| 37        | West Bengal           |              61 | 19               |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                 |            1224 | 637              |

******