Lok Sabha Question No. 2187 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Admission Quota in Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2187 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## ADMISSION QUOTA IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS 2187. SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the list of Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the various quota available for the candidates to take admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas;
- (c) the time by which KVS, Badopal (Haryana) is likely to shift into its new building as it is running in Government primary school building since its inception;
- (d) whether the Government has received any proposal from State Government of Haryana for opening of new KV and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) As present, 1242 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are functioning in the country. State/UT wise details are annexed.
- (b) As per the norms, 15% for SCs, 7.5% for STs and 27% for OBCs quotas are available in admission in class-I. 3% horizontal reservation quota has also been provided to differently abled candidates. As per Right to Education Act Provisions, initially 25% of available seats in class-I are filled by draw of lots from all applications of SC/ ST / EWS/ BPL/ OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) who are the resident of Neighborhood / Differently abled taken together.
- (c) Construction of permanent buildings for KVs is a continuous process, which depends upon identification of suitable land, completion of lease formalities in favour of KVS by the sponsoring authorities, submission of drawings / estimates by construction agency, availability of funds and requisite approvals etc. As such, no definite time frame can be given in this regard.
- (d) KVS has informed that no proposal in the prescribed proforma has been received from State Government of Haryana for opening of new KVs.
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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2187 RAISED BY SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH MARCH 2021 REGARDING ADMISSION QUOTA IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS.

## STATE/UT WISE NUMBER OF 1242 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS (As on 01.03.2021)

| Sr.   | Name of State/ UT           |   Total |
|-------|-----------------------------|---------|
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |      02 |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh              |      35 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh           |      19 |
| 4     | Assam                       |      58 |
| 5     | Bihar                       |      49 |
| 6     | Chandigarh                  |      05 |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                |      36 |
| 8     | D & N Haveli                |      01 |
| 9     | Daman & Diu                 |      01 |
| 10    | Delhi                       |      46 |
| 11    | Goa                         |      05 |
| 12    | Gujarat                     |      45 |
| 13    | Haryana                     |      34 |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh            |      25 |
| 15    | Jammu & Kashmir             |      36 |
| 16    | Jharkhand                   |      41 |
| 17    | Karnataka                   |      51 |
| 18    | Kerala                      |      38 |
| 19    | Lakshadweep                 |      01 |
| 20    | Ladakh                      |      03 |
| 21    | Madhya Pradesh              |     112 |
| 22    | Maharashtra                 |      59 |
| 23    | Manipur                     |      09 |
| 24    | Meghalaya                   |      07 |
| 25    | Mizoram                     |      04 |
| 26    | Nagaland                    |      06 |
| 27    | Odisha                      |      63 |
| 28    | Puducherry                  |      04 |
| 29    | Punjab                      |      50 |
| 30    | Rajasthan                   |      77 |
| 31    | Sikkim                      |      02 |
| 32    | Tamil Nadu                  |      45 |
| 33    | Telangana                   |      35 |
| 34    | Tripura                     |      09 |
| 35    | Uttar Pradesh               |     122 |
| 36    | Uttarakhand                 |      45 |
| 37    | West Bengal                 |      62 |
|       | TOTAL                       |    1242 |

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