Lok Sabha Question No. 89 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Sponsorship for Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.89 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## Sponsorship for Kendriya Vidyalayas

## 89. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal intimating the withdrawal of sponsorship of project sector Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in the country as on date;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  such  KVs  and the respective sponsoring institutions and the recurring expenditure borne by the institution for running the KVs during the FY 2020-21;
- (c) whether the  Government proposes to  consider  converting  such  KVs  to  civil sector if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reason therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. Project Sectors Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are opened on request of the project mainly to cater to the educational needs of the wards of the employees of project concerned. Presently, the sponsoring authorities of 14 project sector KVs have either requested to convert the KV concerned into civil sector or withdraw the financial  support  due  to  financial  constrains  or  less  number  of  wards  of  project employees.  The  details  of  14  project  sector  KVs  alongwith  sponsoring  institutions and the recurring expenditure borne by the institution for running the KVs during the financial year 2020-2021 are annexed.

(c) & (d) As per the norms of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan there is no provision for conversion of project sector KVs into civil sector.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  89  FOR  29 th   NOVEMBER  2021  RAISED  BY  ADV.  A.M.  ARIFF,  HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING SPONSORSHIP OF KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

DETAILS OF 14 PROJECT SECTOR KVs ALONGWITH SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS AND THE RECURRING EXPENDITURE BORNE BY THE INSTITUTION FOR RUNNING THE KVs DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2020-2021

|   Sl No. | Name of the KV             | Name of State   | Sponsoring Authority                       |   Expenditure Incurred during 2020-2021 (in Rs.) unaudited |
|----------|----------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | HPCL Panchgram             | Assam           | Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL) |                                                   15024409 |
|        2 | HPCL Jagiroad              | Assam           | HPCL                                       |                                                   21901401 |
|        3 | CCI Bokajan                | Assam           | Cement Corporation of India Limited (CCI)  |                                                   10363146 |
|        4 | Steel Plant Vishakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh  | Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL)          |                                                   44040826 |
|        5 | NTPC Badarpur              | Delhi           | National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)  |                                                   61852716 |
|        6 | AAI Rangpuri               | Delhi           | Airports Authority of India (AAI)          |                                                   42497657 |
|        7 | NTPC Kayamkulam            | Kerala          | NTPC                                       |                                                   24800528 |
|        8 | Steel Plant Rourkela       | Odisha          | Steel Plant Rourkela                       |                                                   29661001 |
|        9 | No.2 UPPAL                 | Telangana       | Survey of India                            |                                                   42613899 |
|       10 | NTPC Dadri                 | Uttar Pradesh   | NTPC                                       |                                                   35470494 |
|       11 | BHEL Jagdishpur            | Uttar Pradesh   | Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL)       |                                                   27417895 |
|       12 | NTPC Dibiyapur             | Uttar Pradesh   | NTPC                                       |                                                   25909965 |
|       13 | BHEL Haridwar              | Uttrakhand      | BHEL                                       |                                                   54640898 |
|       14 | NO.2, HBK Dehradun         | Uttrakhand      | Survey of India                            |                                                   59328808 |

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