Lok Sabha Question No. 1925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Evaluation of Education in Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar, Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1925 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## EVALUATION OF EDUCATION IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## 1925. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI: SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

- Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  evaluate  and  audit  the  quality  of education in Kendriya Vidyalayas; (b) if so, the details thereof including the parameters for such evaluation and audit; (c) if not, the reasons therefor; (d) the  number  of  vacancies  in  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  and  the  average  duration  for pendency of such vacancies, State-wise; and (e) the details of the steps taken to ensure time bound recruitment for such vacancies?

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

(a) to (c) Quality of education in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) is ensured through recruitment of qualified  teachers,  regular  supervision  by  Principals  and  periodical  supervision  by  the officers of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) Head quarter and Regional Offices. Further, training  programmes  and  workshops  are  also  organized  for  updating  and  empowering teachers  to  ensure  quality  of  education  and  efficiency.      The  pass  percentages  of  KVs students  in  the  X  and  XII  board  examinations  conducted  by  CBSE  are  much  better  as

The  functioning  of  KVS  is  regularly  reviewed  and  monitored  by  the  Ministry  of Education. The performance of the organization is  periodically  appraised  by  the  Board  of Governors  and  the  General  Body  of  the  KVS.  Annual  action  plan  and  medium  terms strategic plans are drawn up along with key result areas for monitoring the performance. The performance of the KVS is also reported to the Parliament through its Annual Reports and compared to the results of CBSE affiliated schools. Annual Audited Accounts every year.

(d)  &  (e)  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  (KVS)  has  informed  that  there  are  14461 vacancies of teaching and non-teaching posts in KVs across the country.  KVS has started the process of filling up of vacancies of teaching and non-teaching posts for which advertisements have been issued recently. Filling up of vacancies is a continuous process and efforts are made to fill up the vacancies as per the provisions of the relevant recruitment rules.  Teachers  are  also  engaged  on  contractual  basis  for  temporary  duration  by  KVS  to ensure  that  the  teaching-learning  process  is  not  hampered.  State  /  UT-wise  details  of vacancies in KVs across the country are annexed.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (d)  &  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1925  RAISED  BY  SHRI  SRIDHAR  KOTAGIRI  &  SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 19/12/2022 REGARDING 'EVALUATION OF EDUCATION IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS'.

## STATE/UT WISE DETAILS OF VACANCIES IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AS ON 01.11.2022

| SI. No.   | Name of the State/UT                 |   No. of Vacancies |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Island             |                 33 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                       |                698 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                176 |
| 4         | Assam                                |                419 |
| 5         | Bihar                                |                565 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                           |                 41 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                         |                428 |
| 8         | Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                 23 |
| 9         | Delhi                                |                395 |
| 10        | Goa                                  |                 98 |
| 11        | Gujarat                              |                377 |
| 12        | Haryana                              |                116 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                     |                 98 |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir                      |                410 |
| 15        | Ladakh                               |                 13 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                            |                425 |
| 17        | Karnataka                            |               1053 |
| 18        | Kerala                               |                802 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                          |                 13 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                       |               1277 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                          |                957 |
| 22        | Manipur                              |                 62 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                            |                 49 |
| 24        | Mizoram                              |                 41 |
| 25        | Nagaland                             |                 45 |
| 26        | Odisha                               |                963 |
| 27        | Puducherry                           |                117 |
| 28        | Punjab                               |                336 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                            |                250 |
| 30        | Sikkim                               |                 12 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                           |               1220 |
| 32        | Telangana                            |                665 |
| 33        | Tripura                              |                 92 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                        |                941 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                          |                208 |
| 36        | West Bengal                          |               1043 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                                |              14461 |

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