Lok Sabha Question No. 964 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Guidelines for Opening Kendriya Vdyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.964 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## Guidelines for Opening Kendriya Vidyalayas

## † 964. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any criteria to open Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  amend  the  said  criteria  in  densely populated cities and districts in view of the population increase;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  and  the  funds  likely  to be  spent  for  the purpose; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to open Kendriya Vidyalaya in Sujangarh of Churu Parliamentary constituency and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) & (b) 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'.

The proposals also need to satisfy the following mandatory conditions:-

- (i) Sponsoring  Agency  has  to  provide  land,  free  of  cost  on  permanent transfer /  99  years lease at the nominal rent, i.e., @ Re.1/- per annum,

measuring 2.50 acres to 5.00 acres in metropolitan cities, Hyderabad & Bengaluru,  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE)  affected  districts  /  Hill  areas  / North  Eastern  Region  (NER)  including  the  State  of  Sikkim  and  land measuring 5.00 acres to 10.00 acres fairly levelled in other locations, as the case may be.

- (ii) An  independent  rent-free  temporary  accommodation  consisting  of  15 rooms for running the school of the size 7m x 7m with adequate space till the time permanent Vidyalaya building is constructed by KVS on the land provided by Sponsoring Authority.
- (iii) Residential accommodation to be provided for at least 50% of staff posted in the proposed Vidyalaya.
- (iv) Concentration of at least 500 employees of Defence/Central Government/ Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) individually or jointly at the station.(200 in case of LWE districts/Hill areas/NER).
- (v) Availability  of  minimum  200  students of  the  aforesaid  priority  categories for enrolment in the proposed KV.

(c)  &  (d)  There  is  no  such  proposal  under  consideration  at  present  to  amend  the criteria to open KVs on the basis of densely populated cities/districts.

- (e) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan  has  not received any proposal in the prescribed proforma for opening of a new KV in Sujangarh of Churu Parliamentary constituency from the State Government of Rajasthan.

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