Lok Sabha Question No. 769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: States having No Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.769 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## STATES HAVING NO KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## † 769. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are some Parliamentary constituencies in the country where there is no Kendriya Vidyalaya especially in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if  so,  the  names  of  such  Parliamentary  constituencies,  State-wise  especially  in Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  set  up  at  least  one  Kendriya Vidyalaya in all the Parliamentary constituencies;
- (d) if so, the details in this regard; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) & (b) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has informed that there is no Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) in 99 Parliamentary Constituencies, including 22 Parliamentary Constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. State/UT-wise details are annexed. (c)  to  (e)  Opening  of  new  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 throughout the country. KVs are not set-up Parliamentary Constituency wise. Proposals for opening of new KVs may be sponsored by Ministries or Departments of the Government of India / State Governments / Union Territories (UTs) Administrations, 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.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  769  RAISED  BY  SHRI  ASHOK  KUMAR  RAWAT, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT TO BE ANSWERED ON 12/12/2022 REGARDING STATES HAVING NO KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS.

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF  PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES, INCLUDING PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES IN UTTAR PRADESH,  WHICH DO NOT HAVE KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA

|   Sl. No. | NAME OF STATE/UT   | NAME OF LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCY DO NOT HAVE KV(s).                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|-----------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | ANDHRA PRADESH     | Chittoor, Amalapuram, Kurnool, Anakapalli, Araku and Narsapuram.                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|         2 | BIHAR              | Valmiki Nagar, Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Ujiarpur and Nawada .                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|         3 | GUJRAT             | Surat, Bardoli, Valsad, Amreli, Kheda and Chhota Udaipur .                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|         4 | KARNATAKA          | Chitradurga and Bengaluru South.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|         5 | KERALA             | Ponnani, Chalakudy and Mavelikara.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|         6 | MAHARASHTRA        | Akola, Amravati, Beed, Bhiwandi, Buldhana, Gadchiroli- chimur, Hatkanangle, Hingoli, Jalna, Kolhapur, Madha, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai North West, Nandurbar, Osmanabad, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri-sindhudurg, Sangli, Satara, Shirdi and Shirur. |
|         7 | TAMILNADU          | Chennai North, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Arani, Viluppuram, Kallakurich, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Karur, Chidambaram, Mayilduthurai, Theni, Thoothukkudi and Tenkasi.                                                                            |
|         8 | TELANGANA          | Secunderabad and Nagarkurnool.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|         9 | UTTAR PRADESH      | Ambedkar Nagar, Amroha, Badaun, Bansgaon, Bijnaur, Dhaurahra, Fatehpur Sikri, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Kaiserganj, Kannauj, Kaushambi, Lalganj, Machhlishahr, Maharajganj, Mainpuri, Misrikh, Nagina, Pratapgarh, Saharanpur, Sambhal and Sant Kabir Nagar.   |
|        10 | WEST BANGAL        | Jangipur, Murshidabad, Bangaon, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbor, Jadavpur, Uluberia, Serampore, Kanthi, Ghatal, Bankura, Bishnunpur and Bardhaman Purba .                                                                              |

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