Lok Sabha Question No. 298 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Criteria For Setting up of JNVs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 298 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9.8.2021

## Criteria For Setting up of JNVs

## *298. SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) currently established in the country, State/district-wise;

- (b) whether any criteria has been fixed for setting up of JNVs in the country and if so, the details thereof and the year in which such criteria/norms were fixed;

- (c) the details of requests for setting up of new such schools received during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

- (d) the details of  the  funds  allocated,  released  and  actually  utilized  during  the  said period for setting up of these schools in various States; and

- (e) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  the  benefit  of integrated education facility by setting up of new JNVs and Kendriya Vidyalayas in every district/sub-division/block headquarters in the coming years?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION NO. 298 RAISED BY SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK AND SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO BE ANSWERED ON 9.8.2021 REGARDING CRITERIA FOR SETTING UP OF JNVS

(a) As on date, there are 649 functional JNVs in the country. State/UT/ District-wise details are at Annexure-I.

(b) The Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme, as approved by the Government on 05.08.1985,  envisages  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/UT  administration  to  make available requisite suitable land free of cost for construction of the permanent building and making available required temporary building, free of rent, to run the Vidyalaya till the  permanent  building  is  constructed.  However,  actual  sanction  and  opening  of  new JNV depends on the availability of funds and approval by the Competent Authority. All the districts (as on 31st May, 2014) of the States/UTs, which have accepted the scheme, have been covered.

(c) The State-wise details  of  requests  received  for  setting  up  of  new such  schools during each of the last three years and the current year are at Annexure-II.

(d) The details  of  the  fund  allocated,  released  and  actually  utilized  during  the  last three years and the current year for operating  existing JNVs and ongoing construction works are as under:-

(Amount in Crore Rs.)

| Year    | Budget Allocated to NVS   | Budget Released to NVS   | Expenditure incurred by NVS             |
|---------|---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2018-19 | 3213.00                   | 3213.00                  | 3164.77                                 |
| 2019-20 | 3387.00                   | 3387.00                  | 3438.66                                 |
| 2020-21 | 3480.00                   | 3480.00                  | 3364.80 (unaudited)                     |
| 2021-22 | 3800.00 (B.E.)            | 850.00 (upto June, 2021) | 1128.62 (Provisional - upto June, 2021) |

(e) JNVs  are  opened  in  each  district  (as  on  31st  May,  2014)  of  the  country  for providing good quality modern education along with boarding & lodging facilities free of cost to the talented children predominantly from rural areas without regard to their socio-economic background.

Opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) is a continuous process. KVs are not opened Block-wise or District-wise. KVS are opened primarily to cater to the educational needs of the  wards  of  transferable  Central  Government  Employees including  Defence  &  Para-Military  personnel,  Central  Autonomous  Bodies,  Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Central Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) 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 (UTs) Administrations and resources committed by  them  for  setting  up  a  new  KV.  The  proposals  received  from  various  sponsoring authorities found fulfilling the mandatory pre-requisite for opening of new KVs have to compete with other such proposals under the 'Challenge Method' and also subject to approval of the competent authority.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 298 FOR 9.8.2021 RAISED BY SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK AND SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING CRITERIA FOR SETTING UP OF JNVS

## State/UT/district-wise details of JNVs as on date in the country

|   S. No. | State/UT                 |   Number of JNVs | JNVs (Districts)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR ISLANDS |               03 | Car Nicobar, Middle Andaman, South Andaman                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|        2 | ANDHRA PRADESH           |               15 | Anantapur, Chittoor, East Godavari-I, East Godavari-II, Guntur, Kadapa, Krishna, Kurnool, Nellore, Prakasam-I, Prakasam-II, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, West Godavari                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|        3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        |               17 | Anjaw, Changlang, Dibang Valley, East Kameng, East Siang, Kurung Kumey, Longding, Lower Dibang Valley, Lower Subansiri, Namsai, Papumpare, Tawang, Tirap, Upper Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng, West Siang                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        4 | ASSAM                    |               27 | Baksa, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Chirang, Dima Hasao, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Jorhat, Kamrup, Karbianglong-I, Karbianglong- II, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Biswanath, Tinsukia, Udalguri                                                                                                        |
|        5 | BIHAR                    |               39 | Araria, Arwal, Aurangabad, Banka, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Buxar, Darbhanga, East Champaran, Gaya-I, Gaya- II, Gopalganj, Jamui, Jehanabad, Kaimur, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Madhepura, Madhubani, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Nawada, Patna, Purnia, Rohtas, Saharsa, Samastipur, Saran, Sheikhpura, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Supaul, Vaishali, West Champaran |
|        6 | CHANDIGARH               |               01 | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|        7 | CHHATTISGARH             |               28 | Balod, Baloda Bazar, Balrampur, Bastar, Bemetara, Bijapur, Bilaspur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Durg, Gariyaband, Janjgir Champa, Jashpur, Kabirdham, Kanker, Kondagaon, Korba, Korea, Mahasamund, Mungeli, Narayanpur, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Surguja, Sukma-I, Sukma-II, Surajpur                                                                                                        |
|        8 | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI       |               01 | Silvassa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|        9 | DAMAN &DIU               |               02 | Daman, Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|       10 | DELHI                    |               02 | Jaffarpurkalan , Mungeshpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|       11 | GOA                      |               02 | North Goa, South Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       12 | GUJARAT                  |               34 | Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Aravalli, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Botad, Chhotaudepur, Dahod-I, Dahod- II, Dangs, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gandhinagar, Gir Somnath, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Kachchh, Mahisagar, Mehsana, Morbi, Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahal, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surendranagar, Surat, Tapi, Vadodara, Valsad                                           |

|   13. | HARYANA          |   21 | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendragarh, Mewat, Palwal, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamunanagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|-------|------------------|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    14 | HIMACHAL PRADESH |   12 | Bilaspur, Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kinnaur, Kullu, Lahaul Spiti, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmour, Solan, Una                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|    15 | JAMMU &KASHMIR   |   20 | Anantnag, Bandipore, Baramulla, Budgam, Doda, Ganderbal, Jammu-I, Jammu-II, Kishtwar, Kathua, Kulgam, Kupwara, Pulwama, Poonch, Rajouri, Ramban, Reasi, Samba, Shopian, Udhampur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|    16 | JHARKHAND        |   26 | Bokaro, Chatra, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, East Singhbhum, Garhwa, Giridh, Godda, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Jamtara, Khunti, Koderma, Latehar, Lohardaga, Pakur-I, Pakur-II, Palamu-I, Palamu-II, Ramgarh, Ranchi, Sahebganj, Saraikela, Simdega, West Singhbhum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|    17 | KARNATAKA        |   31 | Bagalkot, Ballari, Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Urban, Belagavi, Bidar, Chamarajnagar, Chikaballapur, Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Davangere, Dharwad, Gadag, Hassan, Haveri, Kalaburagi-I, Kalaburagi-II, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysuru, North Canara, Raichur, Ramanagara, Shivamogga, South Canara, Tumakuru, Udupi, Vijayapura, Yadgir                                                                                                                                                        |
|    18 | KERALA           |   14 | Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|    19 | LADAKH           |   02 | Kargil, Leh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|    20 | LAKSHADWEEP      |   01 | Minycoy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|    21 | MADHYA PRADESH   |   54 | Agar Malwa, Alirajpur, Anuppur, Ashoknagar, Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhabua-I, Jhabua-II, Katni, Khandwa, Khargone, Mandla, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsinghpur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam-I, Ratlam-II, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Singrauli, Tikamgarh, Ujjain-I, Ujjain-II, Umaria, Vidisha |
|    22 | MAHARASHTRA      |   34 | Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar-I, Nandurbar-II, Nashik, Osmanabad, Palghar, Parbhani, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal                                                                                                                                                                             |
|    23 | MANIPUR          |   11 | Bishnupur, Churachandpur, Chandel, East Imphal, Senapati- I, Senapati-II, Tamenglong, Thoubal, Ukhrul-I, Ukhrul-II, West Imphal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|    24 | MEGHALAYA        |   12 | East Garo Hills, East Jaintia Hills, East Khasi Hills-I, East Khasi Hills-II, North Garo Hills, Ri-Bhoi, South Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills, South West Khasi Hills, West Garo Hills, West Jaintia Hills, West Khasi Hills                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|    25 | MIZORAM          |   08 | Aizawl, Champhai, Kolasib, Lawngtlai, Lunglei, Mamit, Saiha, Serchhip                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|    26 | NAGALAND         |   11 | Dimapur, Kohima, Longleng, Kiphire, Mokokchung, Mon,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

|     |               |   Peren, Phek, Tuensang, Wokha, Zunheboto | Peren, Phek, Tuensang, Wokha, Zunheboto                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|-----|---------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 27. | ODISHA        |                                        31 | Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Balangir, Boudh, Cuttack, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghapur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kendrapara, Kendujhar, Khordha, Koraput, Malkangiri-I, Malkangiri-II, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Sundargarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 28. | PUDUCHERRY    |                                        04 | Karaikal, Mahe, Pondycherry, Yanam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 29. | PUNJAB        |                                        23 | Amritsar-I, Amritsar-II, Barnala , Bathinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Fazilka, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Mohali, Muktsar, Pathankot, Patiala, Ropar, Nawanshahr, Sangrur, Tarn Taran                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 30. | RAJASTHAN     |                                        35 | Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara-I, Banswara-II, Baran, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dholpur, Dungarpur, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sawai Madhopur, Sikar, Sirohi, Sri Ganganagar-I, Sri Ganganagar- II, Tonk, Udaipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 31. | SIKKIM        |                                        04 | East Sikkim, North Sikkim, South Sikkim, West Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 32. | TELANGANA     |                                        09 | Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahaboob Nagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Ranga Reddy, Warangal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 33. | TRIPURA       |                                        08 | Dhalai, Gomati, North Tripura, Sepahijala, South Tripura, Unakoti, Khowai, West Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 34. | UTTAR PRADESH |                                        75 | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Amroha, Auriya, Azamgarh, Budaun, Baghpat, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Basti, Bhadohi, Bijnor, Bulandshahar, Chandauli, Chitrakoot, Deoria, Etah, Etawah, Faizabad, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Firozabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hamirpur, Hapur, Hardoi, Hathras, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Kanshiramnagar, Kaushambi, Kushinagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lalitpur, Lucknow, Maharajganj, Mahoba, Mainpuri, Mathura, Mau, Meerut, Mirzapur, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Pilibhit, Pratapgarh, Raebareli, Rampur, Saharanpur, Sambhal, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shahjahanpur, Shamali, Shravasti, Siddharthnagar, Sitapur-I, Sitapur-II, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Unnao, Varanasi |
| 35. | UTTARAKHAND   |                                        13 | Almora, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Champawat, Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, Pauri Garhwal, Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarkashi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 36. | WEST BENGAL   |                                        19 | Alipurduar, Bankura, Birbhum, Burdwan, Coochbehar, Dakshin Dinajpur, Darjeeling, East Medinipur, Hooghly, Howrah, Jalpaiguri, Murshidabad, North 24 Parganas, Nadia, Purulia, South 24 Parganas-I, South 24 Parganas- II, North Dinajpur, West Medinipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|     | TOTAL         |                                       649 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

The State of Tamil Nadu is yet to accept the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 298 FOR 9.8.2021 RAISED BY SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK AND SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING CRITERIA FOR SETTING UP OF JNVS

## State-wise details of requests received for setting up of new JNVs during last three years and the current year

## Requests received in 2018

|   S.No. | Name of State     | Name of district(s) for which requests received             |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | East Godavari                                               |
|       2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | Tirap, Upper Subansari                                      |
|       3 | ASSAM             | Sonitpur, Hojai, South Salmara Mankachar, Charaideo, Majuli |
|       4 | GUJARAT           | Morbi                                                       |
|       5 | JHARKHAND         | Latehar, Dumka-II                                           |
|       6 | MANIPUR           | Churachandpur                                               |
|       7 | MEGHALAYA         | West Garo Hills, North Garo Hills                           |
|       8 | ODISHA            | Mayurbhanj                                                  |
|       9 | RAJASTHAN         | Barmer                                                      |
|      10 | TAMIL NADU        | All districts of the State                                  |
|      11 | TELANGANA         | All newly carved out districts of the State                 |

## Requests received in 2019

|   S.No. | Name of State     | Name of district(s) for which requests received             |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | Kurnool, Vishakapatnam                                      |
|       2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | All newly carved out districts of the State                 |
|       3 | ASSAM             | Sonitpur, Hojai, South Salmara Mankachar, Majuli, Charaideo |
|       4 | KARNATAKA         | Bidar, Belagavi, Bellari                                    |
|       5 | MADHYA PRADESH    | Singrauli, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Damoh                         |
|       6 | MAHARASHTRA       | Thane                                                       |
|       7 | MANIPUR           | Tengnoupal, Chandel                                         |
|       8 | MIZORAM           | Champhai                                                    |
|       9 | TELANGANA         | All newly carved out districts of the State                 |
|      10 | UTTAR PRADESH     | Bulandshahar, Lalitpur                                      |
|      11 | UTTARAKHAND       | Dehradun                                                    |

## Requests received in 2020

|   S.No. | Name of State     | Name of district(s) for which requests received   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | Vishakapatnam, Nellore                            |
|       2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | Basar                                             |
|       3 | BIHAR             | Sheohar                                           |
|       4 | CHHATTISGARH      | Balrampur, Sarguja                                |
|       5 | GUJARAT           | Ahmedabad                                         |
|       6 | MADHYA PRADESH    | Anuppur, Niwari                                   |
|       7 | MANIPUR           | Churachandpur                                     |
|       8 | PUNJAB            | Kapurthala                                        |
|       9 | TELANGANA         | All newly carved out districts of the State       |
|      10 | UTTAR PRADESH     | Sonebhadra                                        |
|      11 | UTTARAKHAND       | Uttarkashi, Pauri Garhwal                         |

## Requests received in 2021

|   S.No. | Name of State    | Name of district(s) for which requests received   |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | ANDHRA PRADESH   | Chitoor                                           |
|       2 | CHHATTISGARH     | Rajnandgaon                                       |
|       3 | HIMACHAL PRADESH | Chamba                                            |
|       4 | JAMMU &KASHMIR   | Opening of JNVs in the State                      |
|       5 | KARNATAKA        | Shivamogga, Koppal                                |
|       6 | MAHARASHTRA      | Nagpur                                            |
|       7 | ODISHA           | Malkangiri                                        |

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