Lok Sabha Question No. 2495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Opening KVs and JNVs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mukesh Rajput, Rampreet Mandal, Arun Kumar Sagar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2495 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## OPENING KVs AND JNVs

## † 2495. SHRI MUKESH RAJPUT: SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL: SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  new  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  functioning  at  present  and proposed to be opened in the country particularly in the State of Uttar Pradesh and Jhanjharpur District in the State of Bihar;
- (b) whether any KVs has been proposed to be opened in Farrukhabad District in UP and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  more  KVs  and  JNVs  in  UP, particularly in Shahjahanpur and Bihar State and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the criteria for opening KVs and JNVs, especially in backward and rural areas of the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a)  &  (b)  At  present,  1248  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  are  functioning  in  the  country including  122  KVs  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  and  49  KVs  in  the  State  of  Bihar. Opening of new 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 (UTs) Administrations and committing resources for setting up a new KV. A new KV at Banda was sanctioned in August, 2018 but could not be made functional as the State Government of Uttar Pradesh has not provided the requisite land and suitable rent free temporary building as per the norms.

Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  (KVS)  has  not  received  any  proposal  in  the prescribed  proforma  for  opening  of  new  KVs  at  Jhanjharpur  district  and  Farrukhabad district from the State Government of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh respectively.

(c) Opening of new KVs and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) is a continuous process. KVS has informed that 02 KVs namely Shahjahanpur Cantt. and Shahjahanpur No. 2 (OCF) are already functional in the Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. KVS has not received any proposal in the prescribed proforma for opening of a new KV at Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

New  KVs  in  Nawada  &  Devkund  (Aurangabad)  and  205  Cobra  CRPF  Bn. Barachatti  (Gaya) & 45 th  BN SSB Beerpur (Supaul) were sanctioned in August, 2018 and March, 2019 respectively but could not be made functional as the State Government of Bihar has not provided the requisite land and suitable rent free temporary building as per the norms.

Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme envisages for opening of one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in each district of country. All the districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have  been  covered  under  the  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Scheme.  At  present,  76  JNVs including  1  additional  JNV  in  Sitapur  district  (SC  concentrated)  in  the  State  of  Uttar Pradesh and 39 JNVs including 1 additional JNV in Gaya district (SC concentrated) in the State of Bihar are functional.

(d) 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 throughout the country. KVs are not opened on the criteria of backward / rural.

JNVs  are  opened  for  providing  good  quality  modern  education  to  the  talented children  predominantly  from  rural  areas.  At  least  75%  seats  are  reserved  for  the students  from  rural  areas  and  almost  all  the  JNVs  have  been  established  in  rural  / backward areas of the country. Opening of new JNVs 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  of  the States/UTs  (as  on  31st  May,  2014),  which  have  accepted  the  Navodaya  Vidyalaya Scheme, have been covered under this scheme.

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