Lok Sabha Question No. 100 (STARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas in Jharkhand
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 100 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## Kendriya Vidyalayas in Jharkhand

## *100. SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to construct Kendriya Vidyalayas in the Khalari, Silli and Chandil of Ranchi Parliamentary Constituency;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the reasons for the non-existence of Kendriya Vidyalayas in these areas of Jharkhand;
- (d) the details of the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to  improve  educational  infrastructure  and  facilities  at  schools  and colleges in Jharkhand especially in Ranchi Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (e) the list of Kendriya Vidyalayas currently in operation and proposed to be set up, State-wise including Jharkhand; and
- (f) the  measures  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to improve the quality of education provided in public schools?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 100 RAISED BY SANJAY SETH, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  26 th   JULY  2021  REGARDING  KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN JHARKHAND.

(a) to (c) Opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) is a continuous process. 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 committing resources 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.

Out  of  06  KVs  in  Ranchi  Constituency,  in  05  KVs  good  school  building infrastructure  alongwith  facilities  like  playground,  cycle  stand,  guard  room,  canteen, assembly area, water supply, electric supply, toilets  for  boys/girls  and  ramp  etc.  have been provided. In respect of remaining KV (HEC Ranchi) land is yet to be transferred by State Govt. in favour of KVS. Action for construction of permanent school building can only be initiated after transfer of land and based on availability of funds.

Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  (KVS)  has  not  received  any  proposal  in  the prescribed  proforma  for  opening  of  new  KVs  at  Khalari,  Silli  and  Chandil  of  Ranchi Parliamentary Constituency from the State Government of Jharkhand.

(d) The Department of School Education  and Literacy  has  launched  an  Integrated Centrally Sponsored Scheme for School Education - Samagra Shiksha w.e.f. 2018-19. Under  Samagra  Shiksha,  States  and  UTs,  including  Jharkhand,  are  supported  for strengthening  of  existing  Government  Elementary  and  Secondary  schools,  including schools in the rural areas, and for creation and augmentation of infrastructure facilities as per proposals received from respective State/UT. The scheme also provides for an annual recurring composite school grant varying upto ₹ 1,00,000/- per annum depending upon  the  number  of  students,  for  all  government  schools.  Each  school  is  required  to spend  at  least  10%  of  the  composite  school  grant  on  activities  related  to  Swachhata Action Plan for hygiene and sanitation.

Every  year,  Annual  Work  Plan  &  Budget  (AWP&B)  under  Samagra  Shiksha  is prepared  by  the  respective  States  and  UTs,  including  Jharkhand,  based  on  their requirements and priorities for various interventions/components including strengthening of the school infrastructure. The annual plans and budgets are appraised and approved

by the Project Approval Board in Ministry of Education, and Central share is released in accordance with approved AWP&B and as per the programmatic and financial norms of the scheme, availability of budgetary resources and physical & financial progress.

For  infrastructure  development  in  the  higher  educational  institutions  including Central  Universities,  the  Central  Government  has  set  up  Higher  Education  Financing Agency  (HEFA)  on  31/05/2017  for  mobilizing  extra  budgetary  resources  for  building crucial  infrastructure  in  the  higher  educational  institutions  including  Central  University. Further, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS)  is  an  overarching  scheme,  operating  in  mission  mode  for  funding  the  state government  universities  and  colleges  to  achieve  the  aims  of  equity,  access  and excellence.  The  State  of  Jharkhand  has  been  approved  central  share  of  Rs.  374.40 Crore  at  the  ratio  of  60:40.  Out  of  which,  an  amount  of  Rs.  235.79  Crore  has  been released to the State till date.

(e) The States/UT-wise list of KVs functional in the country including in the State of Jharkhand is annexed.

(f) The Samagra Shiksha Scheme provides support to States and UTs for universal access,  bringing  gender  equality,  promoting  inclusive  education,  quality  of  education, financial  support  for  teachers'  salary,  entitlements  under  the Right  of  Children  to  Free and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009 including  uniforms  and  textbooks,  preschool education, vocational education, sports and physical education and strengthening of teacher education institutions. Further, in order to improve the education standards in the country, the Government has taken several steps:-

- (i) Central  RTE Rules  have been amended on 20th February, 2017 to include reference  on  class-wise,  subject-wise  Learning  Outcomes  at  Elementary level.
- (ii) National  Achievement  Survey  (NAS)  is  conducted  to  enable  States/UTs  to identify gaps in learning outcomes, and take remedial steps.
- (iii) A  70  indicator  based  matrix  Performance  Grading  Index  (PGI)  has  been developed to grade the States/UTs.
- (iv) NISHTHA  (National Initiative for School Heads  and Teachers Holistic Advancement), an Integrated Teacher Training Programme has been introduced.
- (v) Learning Outcomes for Secondary level have been notified.
- (vi) The  National  Institute  of  Open  Schooling  (NIOS)  was  entrusted  to  conduct teachers  training  through  ODL  (Open  Distance  Learning)  mode,  which  has been completed by about 9.58 lakh teachers.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO THE REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  100  RAISED  BY  SHRI  SANJAY  SETH,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF PARLIAMENT  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  26TH  JULY,  2021  REGARDING  KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN JHARKHAND.

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAIL OF 1244 KVs FUNCTIONING IN THE COUNTRY (AS ON 20.07.2021)

| Sr.   | Name of State/ UT   |   Civil | Defence   | Project   | I.H.L.   |   Total |
|-------|---------------------|---------|-----------|-----------|----------|---------|
| 1     | A& N (UT)           |      01 | 01        | 00        | 00       |      02 |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh      |      25 | 08        | 02        | 00       |      35 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh   |      17 | 01        | 00        | 01       |      19 |
| 4     | Assam               |      26 | 14        | 14        | 04       |      58 |
| 5     | Bihar               |      39 | 06        | 03        | 01       |      49 |
| 6     | Chandigarh          |      00 | 05        | 00        | 00       |      05 |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh        |      29 | 00        | 07        | 00       |      36 |
| 8     | D&N Haveli          |      01 | 00        | 00        | 00       |      01 |
| 9     | Daman & Diu         |      01 | 00        | 00        | 00       |      01 |
| 10    | Delhi               |      33 | 08        | 04        | 01       |      46 |
| 11    | Goa                 |      00 | 05        | 00        | 00       |      05 |
| 12    | Gujarat             |      19 | 16        | 09        | 01       |      45 |
| 13    | Haryana             |      25 | 10        | 00        | 00       |      35 |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh    |      14 | 08        | 03        | 00       |      25 |
| 15    | Jammu & Kashmir     |      17 | 14        | 03        | 01       |      35 |
| 16    | Jharkhand           |      32 | 04        | 05        | 00       |      41 |
| 17    | Karnataka           |      34 | 10        | 07        | 01       |      52 |
| 18    | Kerala              |      28 | 08        | 02        | 00       |      38 |
| 19    | Lakshadweep         |      01 | 00        | 00        | 00       |      01 |
| 20    | Ladakh              |      03 | -         | -         | -        |      03 |
| 21    | Madhya Pradesh      |      79 | 19        | 11        | 03       |     112 |
| 22    | Maharashtra         |      15 | 38        | 03        | 03       |      59 |
| 23    | Manipur             |      07 | 01        | 01        | 00       |      09 |
| 24    | Meghalaya           |      02 | 04        | 00        | 01       |      07 |
| 25    | Mizoram             |      03 | 00        | 00        | 01       |      04 |
| 26    | Nagaland            |      03 | 02        | 00        | 01       |      06 |
| 27    | Odisha              |      54 | 05        | 04        | 00       |      63 |
| 28    | Puducherry          |      03 | 00        | 00        | 01       |      04 |
| 29    | Punjab              |      14 | 34        | 01        | 02       |      51 |
| 30    | Rajasthan           |      49 | 22        | 04        | 02       |      77 |
| 31    | Sikkim              |      01 | 00        | 01        | 00       |      02 |
| 32    | Tamil Nadu          |      23 | 15        | 03        | 04       |      45 |
| 33    | Telangana           |      20 | 11        | 03        | 01       |      35 |
| 34    | Tripura             |      07 | 00        | 01        | 01       |      09 |
| 35    | Uttar Pradesh       |      65 | 44        | 10        | 03       |     122 |
| 36    | Uttarakhand         |      25 | 13        | 05        | 02       |      45 |
| 37    | West Bengal         |      31 | 24        | 05        | 02       |      62 |
|       | TOTAL               |     746 | 350       | 111       | 37       |    1244 |

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