Lok Sabha Question No. 111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: KVs/JNVs in Rajasthan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal, Balak Nath, Rahul Kaswan, Manoj Rajoria, Chandra Prakash Joshi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.111 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## KVs/JNVs in Rajasthan

- † 111.  SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL: SHRI RAHUL KASWAN: DR. MANOJ RAJORIA: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI BALAK NATH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any proposal/ demand etc. is under consideration before the Government for the approval of new Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas  in  various  parts  of  the  country,  particularly  Rajasthan  including Sujangarh in Churu District, Khinvsar, Parbatsar, Merta and Didwana in Nagaur District of Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise along with the progress made in this regard;
- (c) whether any report of any committee has come to the Government for approval of said schools and if so, the details thereof along with copies of the report;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to open KVs in Hindaun city of District Karauli, Dholpur Parliamentary Constituency, which is pending with the KVS Sangathan Headquarters and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the  plan  of  the  Government  to  approve  the  new  KVs  at  said  places  and  the details thereof; and
- (f) the  number  of  teachers  and  students  studying  in  KVs  operating  across  the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (e) Opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) is a continuous process. KVs are opened  on  the  basis  of  availability  of  Central  Government  employees,  land  and temporary accommodation as per Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) norms. The KVs are  opened  primarily  to  cater  to  the  educational  needs  of  the  children  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-requisites  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.

Proposals  for  opening  of  new  KVs  at  Khinvsar,  Parbatsar  and  Didwana  in Nagaur, Rajasthan have been received by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS). There are some discrepancies / deficiencies in these proposals which have been brought to the notice of district Administration, Nagaur  by  KVS  for  necessary  rectification. Proposals  for  opening  of  new  KVs  at  Merta,  Nagaur  and  Hindaun  City,  Karauli  have been found fulfilling  the  mandatory  pre-requisites  as  per  norms  of  KVS.      Proposal  in prescribed  proforma  for  opening  of  a  new  KV  at  Sujangarh  in  Churu  District  has  not been received in KVS from the State Government of Rajasthan.

The Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme envisages opening of one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya  (JNV)  in  each  district  of  the  country  for  providing  good  quality  modern education to the talented children predominantly from rural areas. All the districts (as on 31st  May,  2014)  of  the  States/UTs  which  have  accepted  the  scheme,  have  been covered. Opening of new Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) is a continuous process which 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 33 districts of Rajasthan (including Churu and Nagaur districts) have been covered under Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme and two additional JNVs in Banswara (ST concentrated) & Sri Ganganagar (SC concentrated) districts have also been established. Thus, total 35 JNVs have been established in Rajasthan.

(f) State / UT-wise details of teachers and students studying in KVs operating across the country are annexed.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (f)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 111 FOR 29 th  NOVEMBER 2021 RAISED BY SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL, SHRI RAHUL KASWAN, DR. MANOJ RAJORIA, SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI & SHRI BALAK NATH, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING KVs/JNVs IN RAJASTHAN

## STATE / UT-WISE DETAILS OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS STUDYING IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

| SI. No.   | Name of the State/UT       |   Teaching Staff |   No. of Students |
|-----------|----------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar Island   |               86 |              3236 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh             |              586 |             34239 |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh          |              356 |              9717 |
| 4.        | Assam                      |             1794 |             55400 |
| 5.        | Bihar                      |             1440 |             55539 |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                 |              297 |              8740 |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh               |              984 |             36705 |
| 8.        | D & N Haveli & Daman & Diu |               41 |              1676 |
| 9.        | Delhi                      |             3731 |            126667 |
| 10.       | Goa                        |              105 |              4863 |
| 11.       | Gujarat                    |             1314 |             42727 |
| 12.       | Haryana                    |             1249 |             35669 |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh           |              675 |             16072 |
| 14.       | Jammu & Kashmir            |              800 |             29733 |
| 15.       | Ladakh                     |               55 |              1109 |
| 16.       | Jharkhand                  |              942 |             34765 |
| 17.       | Karnataka                  |             1153 |             64153 |
| 18.       | Kerala                     |             1177 |             56237 |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep                |               17 |               357 |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh             |             3214 |            118835 |
| 21.       | Maharashtra                |             2171 |             83077 |
| 22.       | Manipur                    |              230 |              6341 |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                  |              201 |              5327 |
| 24.       | Mizoram                    |               63 |              1991 |
| 25.       | Nagaland                   |              114 |              2062 |
| 26.       | Odisha                     |             1304 |             63010 |
| 27.       | Puducherry                 |               61 |              4713 |
| 28.       | Punjab                     |             1761 |             51603 |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                  |             2593 |             74712 |
| 30.       | Sikkim                     |               46 |               946 |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                 |              878 |             64672 |
| 32.       | Telangana                  |              756 |             39587 |
| 33.       | Tripura                    |              199 |              6924 |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh              |             5464 |            178147 |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand                |             1542 |             44194 |
| 36.       | West Bengal                |             1537 |             72578 |
|           | TOTAL                      |            38936 |           1436323 |