Lok Sabha Question No. 1927 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas in West Bengal
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1927 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN WEST BENGAL

## 1927. SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV):

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Kendriya Vidyalayas(KV) in West Bengal, District-wise; and
- (b) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  set  up  a  new  KV  at  Ghatal  Lok  Sabha Constituency in West Bengal?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) At present, 62 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are functioning in the State of West Bengal. District-wise details are annexed.
- (b) 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.  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-requisites for opening of new KVs have to compete with other such proposals under the 'Challenge Method' and subject to approval of the competent authority.  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  has  not  received  any  proposal  in  the prescribed proforma for opening of a new KV in Ghatal Lok Sabha Constituency from the State Government of West Bengal.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1927  RAISED  BY  SHRI  ADHIKARI  DEEPAK  (DEV),  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF PARLIAMENT  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  14/03/2022  REGARDING  KENDRIYA  VIDYALAYAS  IN WEST BENGAL

## DISTRICT-WISE DETAILS OF 62 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS FUNCTIONING IN THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL

|   S. No. | Name of District    |   Number of KV | Name of Kendriya Vidyalaya                                                                                                                                             |
|----------|---------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | PURULIA             |             01 | ADRA                                                                                                                                                                   |
|        2 | PASCHIM BURDWAN     |             05 | ANDAL, ASANSOL, CHITTARANJAN (CLW), DURGAPUR (CRPF) AND DURGAPUR (CMERI)                                                                                               |
|        3 | PURBA BURDWAN       |             02 | BURDWAN AND PANAGARH                                                                                                                                                   |
|        4 | HOWRAH              |             02 | BAMANGACHI AND SANTRAGACHI                                                                                                                                             |
|        5 | MURSHIDABAD         |             01 | BERHAMPORE                                                                                                                                                             |
|        6 | UTTAR DINAJPUR      |             01 | RAIGANJ                                                                                                                                                                |
|        7 | 24 PARGANAS (NORTH) |             10 | BARRACKPORE (AFS), SALT LAKE NO.I, SALT LAKE NO.II, KANCHRAPARA NO.I, KANCHRAPARA NO.II, BARRACKPORE (ARMY), ISHAPORE NO.I, KANKINARA, ISHAPORE NO.II AND DUM-DUM (OF) |
|        8 | 24 PARGANAS (SOUTH) |             01 | IIM JOKA                                                                                                                                                               |
|        9 | DAKSHIN DINAJPUR    |             01 | DAKSHIN DINAJPUR (Balurghat)                                                                                                                                           |
|       10 | BIRBHUM             |             02 | BOLPUR AND BIRBHUM                                                                                                                                                     |
|       11 | NADIA               |             02 | NADIA (RANAGHAT) AND BSF KRISHNA NAGAR                                                                                                                                 |
|       12 | COOCH BEHAR         |             02 | BSF GANDHINAGAR AND COOCH BEHAR                                                                                                                                        |
|       13 | HOOGHLY             |             02 | BANDEL, RAILWAY COLONY AND TARKESWAR                                                                                                                                   |
|       14 | JALPAIGURI          |             06 | BSF RANI NAGAR, BSF BAIKUNTHPUR, SEVOK ROAD, BINNAGURI NO.I, BINNAGURI NO.II AND N.F.R. NEW JALPAIGURI                                                                 |
|       15 | DARJEELING          |             05 | BAGDOGRA, BENGDUBI, KHAPRAIL (SUKNA), RAMBI AND GC CRPF SILIGURI                                                                                                       |
|       16 | MALDA               |             03 | FARAKKA (NTPC), MALDA (NHPC) AND BSF ARADHPUR                                                                                                                          |
|       17 | KOLKATA             |             05 | BALIGUNGE, COSSIPORE, GARDEN REACH, FORT WILLIAM AND COMMAND HOSPITAL                                                                                                  |
|       18 | MIDNAPORE (WEST)    |             07 | SALUA (AFS), KHARAGPUR NO.I (IIT), KHARAGPUR NO.II (RLY), SALBONI, KALAIKUNDA NO. I, KALAIKUNDA NO. II AND SE RAILWAY KHARAGPUR                                        |
|       19 | MIDNAPORE (EAST)    |             01 | HALDIA (IOC)                                                                                                                                                           |
|       20 | ALIPURDUAR          |             02 | ALIPURDUAR AND HASIMARA                                                                                                                                                |
|       21 | KALIMPONG           |             01 | KALIMPONG                                                                                                                                                              |

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