Lok Sabha Question No. 3422 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Smart Class
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rebati Tripura

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3422 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## SMART CLASS 3422. SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up  smart  class  system  in  all Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs)  and  Navodaya schools in  near  future, especially  in Tripura; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and the  details  of  implementation  procedure  and  time  limit of  completion  for  any  such
- (d) proposal in the future?

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

(a) & (b): Smart class systems have been set up in 1224 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and 545 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) in the country including 9 KVsand 4 JNVs in the State of

Tripura. Details are annexed. (c) Does not arise. (d) Setting  up  of  smart  class  system  is  a  continuous  process  which  depends  upon various factors such as opening of new schools, addition of higher classes, availability of funds,  availability  of  Internet  connectivity  etc.  and  as  such  no  specific  time  frame  can  be

- given in this regard.
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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3422 FOR 9 TH DECEMBER, 2019 RAISED BY SHRI REBATI TRIPURA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING SMART CLASS

## DETAILS OF THE NUMBER OF KVs AND JNVs IN THE COUNTRY HAVING SMART CLASS SYSTEMS

| Sr.   | Name of State/ UT   |   Number of KVs |   Number of JNVs |
|-------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
| 1     | Andaman & Nicobar   |               2 |                2 |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh      |              25 |               15 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh   |              17 |               11 |
| 4     | Assam               |              58 |               24 |
| 5     | Bihar               |              48 |               30 |
| 6     | Chandigarh          |               5 |                1 |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh        |              36 |               16 |
| 8     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |               1 |                1 |
| 9     | Daman & Diu         |               1 |                2 |
| 10    | Delhi               |              46 |                2 |
| 11    | Goa                 |               5 |                2 |
| 12    | Gujarat             |              45 |               23 |
| 13    | Haryana             |              34 |               20 |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh    |              25 |               12 |
| 15    | Jammu & Kashmir     |              36 |               12 |
| 16    | Jharkhand           |              39 |               17 |
| 17    | Karnataka           |              51 |               28 |
| 18    | Kerala              |              38 |               14 |
| 19    | Lakshadweep         |               1 |                1 |
| 20    | Ladakh              |               3 |                2 |
| 21    | Madhya Pradesh      |             112 |               48 |
| 22    | Maharashtra         |              60 |               32 |
| 23    | Manipur             |               9 |                9 |
| 24    | Meghalaya           |               7 |                6 |
| 25    | Mizoram             |               4 |                6 |
| 26    | Nagaland            |               6 |               10 |
| 27    | Odisha              |              62 |               30 |
| 28    | Puducherry          |               4 |                4 |
| 29    | Punjab              |              50 |               20 |
| 30    | Rajasthan           |              77 |               33 |
| 31    | Sikkim              |               2 |                4 |
| 32    | Tamil Nadu          |              44 |                0 |
| 33    | Telangana           |              35 |                9 |
| 34    | Tripura             |               9 |                4 |
| 35    | Uttar Pradesh       |             120 |               69 |
| 36    | Uttarakhand         |              46 |               13 |
| 37    | West Bengal         |              61 |               13 |
|       | TOTAL               |            1224 |              545 |

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