Lok Sabha Question No. 9 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen, Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Ramesh Chandra Majhi, Achyutananda Samanta, Mahesh Sahoo

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.9 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas.

- † 9. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN: SHRI. RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI: SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA: SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and Kendriya Vidyalayas opened in the country from 2014 onwards till date, Constituency-wise including Nabarangpur Parliamentary constituency of Odisha ;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  new  JNV  in  every  district/  subdivision/ block headquarters of Odisha in the coming years and if so, the details of the timeline therefor ;
- (c) whether any memorandum has been submitted for a new KV in Talcher District and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto ;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  upgrade  the  existing  KV  and  JNV  by providing  digital  libraries  and  modernized  laboratory  equipments  etc.  and  if  so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the JNV in Odisha are running with teachers on contract basis to meet the  shortage  of  teachers  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  details  of teacher strength in these schools?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) 158  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  and  61  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (JNVs) have been opened in the country from 2014 onwards till date. KVs and JNVs are not opened constituency-wise. State/UT-wise details  of KVs and JNVs opened  from 2014 onwards till date including State of Odisha are annexed.
- (b) The Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme envisages opening of one JNV in each district of  the  country.  All  the  30  districts  of  State  of  Odisha  have  already  been  covered  with Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Scheme  and  an  additional  JNV  has  also  been  functional  in Scheduled Tribes concentrated Malkangiri district.

(c) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has informed that the proposal for opening of a new KV in Talcher was received from the State Government of Odisha. The proposal has been referred back to the State Government for removal of discrepancies.

(d) e-Granthalaya, a digital platform developed by National Informatics Centre provides a complete ICT solution with integrated library management software, a digital library module and cloud hosting environment. e-Granthalaya software has been installed in the libraries of the KVs and 603 Navodaya Vidyalayas in the country. e-Granthalaya software is being used for issue and receipt of library books and maintenance of records of books in digital mode. Upgradation and modernization of laboratories in the KVs and JNVs is a continuous process and the work is taken up in a phased manner as per requirement. Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Samiti  has  informed  that  206  teachers  are  engaged  on short-term contract basis to fill up the vacant teaching posts immediately to avoid any

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(e) academic loss of students.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 9 RAISED BY DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN, SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI, SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA & SHRI MAHESH SAHOO, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO BE ANSWERED ON 19/07/2021 REGARDING KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS

## NUMBERS OF KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS OPENED IN THE COUNTRY FROM 2014 ONWARDS TILL DATE

| Sl. No   | Name of the State/UTs   |   KVs |   JNVs |
|----------|-------------------------|-------|--------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh          |     8 |      0 |
| 2        | Andman & Nikobar Island |     0 |      1 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh       |     5 |      1 |
| 4        | Assam                   |     3 |      0 |
| 5        | Bihar                   |     4 |      0 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh            |    10 |     11 |
| 7        | Delhi                   |     3 |      0 |
| 8        | Gujarat                 |     1 |     11 |
| 9        | Haryana                 |     8 |      1 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh        |     2 |      0 |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir         |     2 |      5 |
| 12       | Jharkhand               |     9 |      2 |
| 13       | Karnataka               |    13 |      3 |
| 14       | Kerala                  |     3 |      0 |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh          |    20 |      4 |
| 16       | Maharashtra             |     7 |      1 |
| 17       | Manipur                 |     2 |      0 |
| 18       | Meghalaya               |     0 |      4 |
| 19       | Mizoram                 |     0 |      1 |
| 20       | Nagaland                |     1 |      0 |
| 21       | Odisha                  |    10 |      0 |
| 22       | Punjab                  |     2 |      2 |
| 23       | Rajasthan               |    14 |      2 |
| 24       | Tamilnadu               |     3 |      0 |
| 25       | Telangana               |     7 |      0 |
| 26       | Tripura                 |     0 |      4 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh           |    15 |      7 |
| 28       | Uttrakhand              |     2 |      0 |
| 29       | West Bengal             |     4 |      1 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                   |   158 |     61 |