Lok Sabha Question No. 3102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: KVs and Universities under the Aegis of Central Government
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3102 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## KVs AND UNIVERSITIES UNDER THE AEGIS OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

## † 3102. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA: SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the current details of Kendriya Vidyalayas and Universities under the aegis of Union Government, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of teaching and non-teaching staff working in them;
- (c) the details of the vacant posts in teaching and non-teaching categories during the last two years;
- (d) the manner in which the Government proposes to fill up these vacancies; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) At present, 1249 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), 46 Central Universities (CUs) and 01 Indira  Gandhi  National  Open  University  (IGNOU),  Delhi  are  functioning  in  the  country under  the  aegis  of  Ministry  of  Education.  State/UT-wise  details  of  KVs  and  CUs  are annexed .
- (b) The details of the number of teaching and non-teaching staff working in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), CUs and IGNOU are as under:-

| Name of Institute / department                  | Teaching               | Non-Teaching            |
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
| Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (as on 30.11.2022) | 37089                  | 5298                    |
| Central Universities (as on 01.02.2023)         | 12928                  | 20304                   |
| Indira Gandhi National Open University          | 482 (as on 13.03.2023) | 1161 (as on 01.03.2023) |

(c) The details of the number of vacant posts in teaching and non-teaching categories during the last two years in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), CUs and IGNOU are as under:-

|               |   KVS |   KVS | KVS                                                                                          | Central Universities   | Central Universities   | IGNOU            | IGNOU            |
|---------------|-------|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Posts         |  2021 |  2022 | Total number of vacancies (upto December 2023) advertised under mission mode for recruitment | As on 01.04.2022       | As on 01.02.2023       | As on 31.12.2021 | As on 31.12.2022 |
| Teaching      | 10452 | 12769 | 17425                                                                                        | 6549                   | 6028                   | 256              | 294              |
| Non- Teaching |  1498 |  1692 | 17425                                                                                        | 14254                  | 16078                  | 633              | 674              |

(d)  &  (e)  The  vacancies  arise  due  to  retirement,  resignation,  promotion  and  additional requirement  on  account  of  up-gradation  /  sanctioning  of  new  streams  as  well  as enhancement of students' strength. Filling up of vacancies on regular basis is a continuous process and efforts are made to fill up the vacancies as per the provisions of the relevant recruitment rules of concerned Institution. Teachers are engaged on contractual basis for temporary duration by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) to ensure that the teachinglearning process is not hampered.  To maintain the quality of education and to cover up the  shortfall  in  the  faculty,  the  CUs  and  IGNOU  are  having  the  provision  of  recruiting  / appointing visiting / adjunct faculty, Emeritus Professor, Institute Professor, ad-hoc faculty, Guest Faculty, Contract Faculty and Re-employed Faculty etc. The process of filling up of vacant position of teaching and non-teaching categories is undertaken by the respective CUs  under  mission  mode.    KVS  has  started  the  process  of  filling  up  vacant  posts  of teaching and non-teaching posts under mission mode and accordingly 13,411 vacancies to be filled up through Direct Recruitment and 4014 vacancies through Limited Departmental  Competitive  Examination  have  been  advertised.  Further,  recruitment  for 1471 faculty posts has been done in Central Universities from 05.09.2021 to 28.02.2023.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3102 RAISED BY SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA AND SHRI NIHAL CHAND, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 20/03/2023 REGARDING 'KVs AND UNIVERSITIES UNDER THE AEGIS OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'.

## STATE/UT-WISE NUMBER OF KVs AND CUs FUNCTIONING ACROSS THE COUNTRY

| Sr.   | Name of State/ UT                    |   Number of KVs |   Number of CUs |
|-------|--------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| 1     | Andaman & Nicobar                    |              02 |               0 |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                       |              35 |              03 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                    |              19 |              01 |
| 4     | Assam                                |              58 |              02 |
| 5     | Bihar                                |              49 |              02 |
| 6     | Chandigarh                           |              05 |               0 |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                         |              36 |              01 |
| 8     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |              02 |               0 |
| 9     | Delhi                                |              46 |              05 |
| 10    | Goa                                  |              05 |               0 |
| 11    | Gujarat                              |              45 |              01 |
| 12    | Haryana                              |              35 |              01 |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                     |              26 |              01 |
| 14    | Jammu & Kashmir                      |              35 |              02 |
| 15    | Jharkhand                            |              41 |              01 |
| 16    | Karnataka                            |              52 |              01 |
| 17    | Kerala                               |              38 |              01 |
| 18    | Lakshadweep                          |              01 |               0 |
| 19    | Ladakh                               |              03 |              01 |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh                       |             112 |              02 |
| 21    | Maharashtra                          |              59 |              01 |
| 22    | Manipur                              |              09 |              01 |
| 23    | Meghalaya                            |              07 |              01 |
| 24    | Mizoram                              |              04 |              01 |
| 25    | Nagaland                             |              06 |              01 |
| 26    | Odisha                               |              66 |              01 |
| 27    | Puducherry                           |              04 |              01 |
| 28    | Punjab                               |              51 |              01 |
| 29    | Rajasthan                            |              77 |              01 |
| 30    | Sikkim                               |              02 |              01 |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu                           |              45 |              01 |
| 32    | Telangana                            |              35 |              03 |
| 33    | Tripura                              |              10 |              01 |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh                        |             122 |              04 |
| 35    | Uttarakhand                          |              45 |              01 |
| 36    | West Bengal                          |              62 |              01 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL                                |            1249 |              46 |

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