Lok Sabha Question No. 1688 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Set-up of New Kendriya Vidyalayas in Punjab
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1688 ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## SET-UP OF NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN PUNJAB

## 1688. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the requests, if any, received from the Government of Punjab for the establishment of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in Punjab especially in Ludhiana;
- (b) whether  any  criteria  is  being  followed  by  the  Government  for  selection  of locations for the establishment of new KVs in the country;
- (c) the details  of  number of  special educators  to  help the  students  with  special needs  to  join  the  mainstream  appointed  in  various  KVs,  State/UT-wise especially in the State of Punjab;
- (d) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  proportion  of  the  wards  of  Central  Government employees studying in KVs have gone down in recent years;
- (e) if so, the details thereof for the last three years, year-wise and State/UT-wise, especially in the State of Punjab along with the reasons thereon; and
- (f) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  improving  the  quality  of education in KVs in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(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 for setting  up  a  new  KV  as  per  norms.    The proposals  are  subject  to  approval  of  the competent  authority.  At  present,  51  KVs  are  functioning  in  the  State  of  Punjab. Kendriya  Vidyalaya Sangathan  (KVS)  has  not  received  any  proposal  in  the prescribed proforma for opening of new KVs, including for Ludhiana, from the State Government of Punjab.

- (c) KVS has informed that 472 Special Educators, including 14 in Punjab, have been engaged by the concerned KV(s) on contract to help the students with special needs on need basis. State / UT-wise details are at Annexure-I.

(d)  &  (e)  KVS  has  informed  that  471881,  486598  and  510922  wards  of  Central Government Employees have been enrolled in the academic-session 2019-20, 202021  and  2021-22  respectively.  State  /  UT  wise  enrollment  of  wards  of  Central Government Employees, including in the State of Punjab, are at Annexure-II.

- (f) For  improving  quality  education  in  KVs  following  steps  have  been  taken  by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan:-
- (i) Foundational Literacy and Numeracy is being given special focus.
- (ii) In-house training and capacity building workshops are being organized focusing on  to  build  the  capacity  of  teachers  to  implement  the  shift  in  pedagogies recommended by NEP- 2020.
- (iii) Competency  Based  Learning  is  encouraged  and  competency  test  items are being incorporated in test and examinations.
- (iv) Open-source  apps/platforms  such  as  Swayam  Prabha  Channels,  E-pathshala, Educational Blogs, DIKSHA etc. are being used by students and teachers for ICT integrated education.
- (v) Student  support  materials  for  different  learners  are  prepared  for  all  the subjects and provided to students.
- (vi) Teachers and Principals have been trained through NISHTHA for attaining learning outcomes.
- (vii) Conferences, Review meetings with Regions and KVs are being conducted from time to time to ensure quality education in KVs.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1688 RAISED BY SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  13/02/2023  REGARDING  'SET-UP  OF  NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN PUNJAB'.

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF SPECIAL EDUCATORS APPOINTED ON CONTRACTUAL BASIS IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

| S. No   | Name of the State/UT                 |   No. of Special Educator engaged as on 31.12.2022 |
|---------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar Island             |                                                  2 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                       |                                                 11 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                                                  0 |
| 4       | Assam                                |                                                  4 |
| 5       | Bihar                                |                                                 12 |
| 6       | Chandigarh                           |                                                  0 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                         |                                                 17 |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                                                  0 |
| 9       | Delhi                                |                                                 31 |
| 10      | Goa                                  |                                                  4 |
| 11      | Gujarat                              |                                                  9 |
| 12      | Haryana                              |                                                  9 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                     |                                                  4 |
| 14      | Jammu & Kashmir                      |                                                  5 |
| 15      | Jharkhand                            |                                                  8 |
| 16      | Karnataka                            |                                                 11 |
| 17      | Kerala                               |                                                 30 |
| 18      | Ladakh                               |                                                  0 |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                          |                                                  0 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                       |                                                 48 |
| 21      | Maharashtra                          |                                                 27 |
| 22      | Manipur                              |                                                  6 |
| 23      | Meghalaya                            |                                                  0 |
| 24      | Mizoram                              |                                                  0 |
| 25      | Nagaland                             |                                                  1 |
| 26      | Odisha                               |                                                 33 |
| 27      | Puducherry                           |                                                  0 |
| 28      | PUNJAB                               |                                                 14 |
| 29      | Rajasthan                            |                                                 34 |
| 30      | Sikkim                               |                                                  0 |
| 31      | Tamilnadu                            |                                                 20 |
| 32      | Telangana                            |                                                  9 |
| 33      | Tripura                              |                                                  2 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                        |                                                 64 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                          |                                                 28 |
| 36      | West Bengal                          |                                                 29 |
| Total   | Total                                |                                                472 |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) & (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1688  RAISED  BY  SHRI  RAVNEET  SINGH  BITTU,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF PARLIAMENT  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  13/02/2023  REGARDING  'SET-UP  OF  NEW  KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN PUNJAB'.

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF WARDS OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN LAST THREE YEARS IN ALL CLASSES

| S. No   | Name of State / UT                   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|---------|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar Island             |      1114 |      1165 |      1254 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                       |      7456 |      8207 |      9351 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                    |      1157 |      1157 |      1220 |
| 4       | Assam                                |     17343 |     17950 |     18191 |
| 5       | Bihar                                |     14554 |     15316 |     16628 |
| 6       | Chandigarh                           |      3453 |      3461 |      3672 |
| 7       | Chhatisgarh                          |      9460 |     10334 |     11793 |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |       476 |       481 |       487 |
| 9       | Delhi                                |     43365 |     42836 |     43880 |
| 10      | GOA                                  |      1952 |      1940 |      1966 |
| 11      | Gujarat                              |     16544 |     17186 |     17980 |
| 12      | Haryana                              |     11228 |     10709 |     11309 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                     |      3950 |      4122 |      4306 |
| 14      | Jammu & Kashmir                      |     10330 |     10513 |     11480 |
| 15      | Jharkhand                            |      7831 |      8056 |      8506 |
| 16      | Karnataka                            |     27828 |     29457 |     30356 |
| 17      | Kerala                               |     23439 |     23410 |     23838 |
| 18      | Ladakh                               |       337 |       309 |       389 |
| 19      | Lakshdeep                            |       190 |       216 |       193 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                       |     28636 |     30512 |     32603 |
| 21      | Maharashtra                          |     38328 |     39248 |     41142 |
| 22      | Manipur                              |      1358 |      1439 |      1578 |
| 23      | Meghalaya                            |      1863 |      1777 |      1891 |
| 24      | Mizoram                              |       445 |       492 |       521 |
| 25      | Nagaland                             |       679 |       682 |       650 |
| 26      | Odhisha                              |     17878 |     19827 |     21033 |
| 27      | Puducherry                           |      1363 |      1496 |      1614 |
| 28      | Punjab                               |     18553 |     18321 |     19861 |
| 29      | Rajasthan                            |     22136 |     23561 |     24731 |
| 30      | Sikkim                               |       296 |       263 |       273 |
| 31      | Tamilnadu                            |     26677 |     28303 |     30128 |
| 32      | Telengana                            |     11752 |     12110 |     12846 |
| 33      | Tripura                              |      1548 |      1613 |      1830 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                        |     53761 |     54717 |     56518 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                          |     13424 |     13438 |     13489 |
| 36      | West Bengal                          |     31177 |     31974 |     33415 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                                |    471881 |    486598 |    510922 |

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