Lok Sabha Question No. 1860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: KVs and NVs Buildings/Expansion in Class Sections/Increase in Shifts
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1860 ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## KVs & NVs BUILDINGS/EXPANSION IN CLASS SECTIONS / INCREASE IN SHIFTS

## † 1860. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are built on their own land in Bihar;
- (b) if  so,  the  details thereof and if not whether there is any provision to provide land to all these Vidyalayas; and
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to expand the sections of classes in Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas established in Bihar along with increasing the number of shifts?

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

(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 throughout  the  country.  Proposals  for  opening  of  new  KVs  may  be  sponsored  by Ministries or Departments of the Government of India / State Governments / Union Territories  (UTs)  Administrations,  with  commitment  to  provide  requisite  resources including land and temporary accommodation for setting up a new KV as per norms. The proposals are subject to approval of the competent authority. There are 45 KVs functioning  under  civil  sector  in  the  State  of  Bihar  out  of  which  29  KVs  are  in permanent school building; 02 school buildings are under construction and 02 KVs are at DPR  stage. The remaining 12 KVs are running in the temporary accommodation  provided  by  the  sponsoring  agencies,  as  land  has  not  been transferred to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) for these 12 KVs.

The  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Scheme  envisages  opening  of  one  Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in each district of the country.  Opening of new 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.    Sanction  and  opening  of  new  JNV  depends  on  approval  by  the competent  authority.    All  the  38  districts  of  Bihar  have  been  covered  under  the Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Scheme.  At  present,  39  JNVs  are  functional  including  an additional second JNV in Gaya in Gaya district (SC concentrated). Out of these 39 functional  JNVs,  37  JNVs  are  functioning from their permanent  site on  the permanent land provided by the State Government of Bihar.  The additional JNV at Gaya  and  JNV  Khagaria  are  functioning  at  temporary  site  provided  by  the  State Government of Bihar. Land has been provided by State Government for the JNV at Gaya  and  construction  is  in  progress  but  land  for  JNV  Khagaria  has  not  been transferred to Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS).

Construction  of  permanent  buildings  for  KVs  and  JNVs  is  a  continuous process,  which  depends  upon  identification  of  suitable  land,  completion  of  lease formalities in favour of KVS and NVS by the sponsoring authorities, submission of drawings  /  estimates  by  construction  agency,  availability  of  funds  and  requisite approvals etc.

(c) As  per  existing  scheme  of  KVS,  approval  of  the  Government  has  been accorded for two sections in each class of KVs.

As per the existing policy of NVS, 2 sections for each class are approved from class - VI to XII.

There is no proposal to expand the sections of class of KVs and JNVs nor to increase number of shifts.

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