Lok Sabha Question No. 903 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: JNV and KV in West Bengal
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Khagen Murmu, Debasree Chaudhuri

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.903 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7.2.2022

## JNV and KV in West Bengal

903. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU: MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Navodaya Vidyalayas established so far in West Bengal;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  number  of  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  in Malda  District  are  very  less  when  compared  to  the  number  of  applications received every year;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to establish more Navodaya Vidyalayas in West  Bengal,  especially  in  Malda  Uttar  Parliament  constituency  and  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  open  more  Kendriya Vidyalayas keeping in view the fact that thousands of students are either forced to leave the said district for higher education limiting their career choices or are forced to go to other places;
- (e) the  details  of  funds  allocated/granted/released  under  various  schemes  of  the Government to the State of West Bengal during the last three years;
- (f) the details of funds yet to be released/ due to the State; and
- (g) the fixed time-frame by which these funds are likely to be released to the State?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (d) The  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Scheme  envisages  opening  of  one  Jawahar Navodaya  Vidyalaya  (JNV)  in  each  district  of  the  country  for  providing  good  quality modern  education  to  the  talented  children  predominantly  from  rural  areas.  All  the districts (as on 31st May, 2014) of the States / UTs, which have accepted the scheme, have been covered. 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.  However,  actual  sanction  and  opening  of  new JNV depends on the availability of funds and approval by the Competent Authority. Out of  total  20  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (JNVs)  sanctioned  in  the  State  of  West Bengal, 19 are functional and remaining 01 JNV in Malda district is non-functional for want of suitable temporary accommodation and transfer of land in favour of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti by the State Government.

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. 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.  At present, 62 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), including 03 in Malda district, are functional in West Bengal.  Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has not received any proposal in prescribed proforma for opening of a new KV in Malda, Uttar Parliament Constituency from the State Government of West Bengal.

(e) to (g)   The details of funds allocated/granted/released/yet to be released/due under various  schemes  under  the  Department  of  School  Education  &  Literacy,  Ministry  of Education, Government of India to the State of West Bengal during the last three years are as follows:-

Under  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Samiti  (NVS)  and  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan (KVS) schemes, funds are not allocated State/UT-wise.

## Samagra Shiksha Scheme

(Rs. in lakh)

| Year    |   Amount approved as Centre Share |   Amount released |
|---------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|
| 2018-19 |                            109365 |            108935 |
| 2019-20 |                            163526 |            157905 |
| 2020-21 |                            133877 |            132743 |

The Centre share has been released to the State after considering the factors such as unspent balances, physical & financial progress, availability of funds and the proposals received from the State Government.

## PM Poshan Scheme (earlier known as Mid-Day Meal)

(Rs. in lakh)

| Year    |   Central Assistance Allocated / Released |
|---------|-------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                                     91710 |
| 2019-20 |                                    107103 |
| 2020-21 |                                    134331 |

A supplementary requirement of Central Assistance due to increase in additional numbers  of  children  over  and  above  the  PAB-MDM  approval  for  the  year  2020-21 amounting  to  Rs  2290.96  lakh  is  being  released  to  the  State  Govt.  of  West  Bengal during this year.

## National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)

(Rs. in lakh)

| Year    |   Amount sanctioned |
|---------|---------------------|
| 2018-19 |             3936.42 |
| 2019-20 |             2830.92 |
| 2020-21 |             2776.08 |

The  above  funds  are  not  released  directly  to  the  State  Govt.  of  West  Bengal. These funds under NMMSS (as fresh/renewal scholarships) are transferred directly into the  bank  accounts  of  beneficiaries  students  of  West  Bengal  through  Direct  Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.

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