Lok Sabha Question No. 12 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas against Abolished Quota
Ministry: Education
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 12 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## ADMISSION IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AGAINST ABOLISHED QUOTA

- *12.   SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:
- Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) the number of seats freed up in Kendriya Vidyalayas by the cancellation of the MP quota and other quotas in 2022; (b) the number  of children who  have taken admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas under the PM Cares for Children Scheme, State-wise; (c) the  number  of  seats  which  have  been  left  vacant  under  the  above scheme; and whether the Government is considering a different scheme for allotting the
- (d) such Kendriya Vidyalaya seats to vulnerable populations in subsequent academic years and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 12 RAISED BY SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA, HON'BLE MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  18/07/2022  REGARDING ADMISSION IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AGAINST ABOLISHED QUOTA.

- (a) Every organization keeps revisiting its procedures and policies in order to bring qualitative changes in the system. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has withdrawn some  of  the  provisions  that  were  discretionary  such  as  quota  of  Hon'ble  Minister  of Education, Hon'ble Members of Parliament, Chairman, Vidyalaya Management Committee,  Sponsoring  Authority, etc.  These  quotas  were  over and  above  the sanctioned  class  strength  and  hence  no  seats  have  been  freed.  This  will  lead  to maintaining  a  healthy  pupil-teacher  ratio  (PTR)  and  also  to  achieve  desired  learning outcomes.
- (b) 220  children  admitted  in  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  under  the  PM  Cares  for Children Scheme. State/UT-wise details are annexed.
- (c) PM  Cares  for  Children  Scheme  provides  to  ensure  comprehensive  care  and protection of children who have lost their parent(s) to COVID pandemic, in a sustained manner,  enable  their  wellbeing  through  health  insurance,  empower  them  through education and equip them for self-sufficient existence with financial support on reaching 23 years of age.  Accordingly, special provisions have been made in the KVS admission guidelines 2022-23 for admissions to the children who have lost their parent(s) to COVID pandemic, over and above the sanctioned class strength.
- (d) KVs have a distinct character and are established to cater to educational needs of the wards of transferable Central Government Employees including Defence & ParaMilitary  personnel,  Central  Autonomous  Bodies,  Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings (PSUs)  and  Central Institute of Higher Learning (IHL)  by  providing  a  common programme of education throughout the country. KVS has been providing education to children of marginalized communities, disadvantageous sections of society and economically  weaker  sections  by  giving  25%  reservation  in  admission  in  Class-I.  In addition,  reservation  as  per  constitutional  provisions  to  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Non Creamy Layer) and seats are also horizontally reserved  for  Differently  Abled-children  at  entry  stage.    2  seats  per  section  are  also reserved for single girl child in Class I.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 12 RAISED BY SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF  PARLIAMENT  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  18/07/2022  REGARDING ADMISSION IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AGAINST ABOLISHED QUOTA.

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF CHILDREN ADMITTED IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS UNDER PM CARES CHILDREN SCHEME

| Sr.   | Name of State/ UT   |   Children admitted under PM Cares scheme | in KVs children   |
|-------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh      |                                        13 |                   |
| 2     | Bihar               |                                        06 |                   |
| 3     | Chandigarh          |                                        02 |                   |
| 4     | Chhattisgarh        |                                        01 |                   |
| 5     | Delhi               |                                        13 |                   |
| 6     | Gujarat             |                                        04 |                   |
| 7     | Haryana             |                                        02 |                   |
| 8     | Jharkhand           |                                        08 |                   |
| 9     | Karnataka           |                                        16 |                   |
| 10    | Madhya Pradesh      |                                        68 |                   |
| 11    | Maharashtra         |                                        09 |                   |
| 12    | Manipur             |                                        01 |                   |
| 13    | Odisha              |                                        15 |                   |
| 14    | Puducherry          |                                        03 |                   |
| 15    | Punjab              |                                        01 |                   |
| 16    | Rajasthan           |                                        11 |                   |
| 17    | Tamil Nadu          |                                        12 |                   |
| 18    | Telangana           |                                        10 |                   |
| 19    | Uttar Pradesh       |                                        17 |                   |
| 20    | Uttarakhand         |                                        05 |                   |
| 21    | West Bengal         |                                        03 |                   |
| TOTAL | TOTAL               |                                       220 | 220               |

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