Lok Sabha Question No. 754 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Science Labs in Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.754 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## SCIENCE LABS IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## 754. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  science  labs  were  set  up  in  all  the  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs) across the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/Union  Territory-wise  with  the  outcome  of  the same especially in Bihar;
- (c) whether the Government has planned to set up Math labs in all the KVs;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  progress  made,  State/UT-wise especially in Bihar; and
- (e) if not, the reasons for delay?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  Kendriya  Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has informed that the  science labs are available in all the Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) offering science course in class -XI & XII. State / UT- wise details of science labs in KVs, including State of Bihar, are a nnexed.

(c)  to  (e)  Math  Labs are  in  814  KVs,  where  infrastructure  is  available.  State  /  UTwise details of Math labs in KVs, including State of Bihar, are a nnexed.

Math  labs  are  set  up  based  on  factors  such  as  addition  of  higher  classes, availability of infrastructure and funds.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 754 RAISED BY SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT TO BE ANSWERED ON 12/12/2022 REGARDING SCIENCE LABS IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS.

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF KVs HAVING SCIENCE AND MATHS LABS INCLUDING STATE OF BIHAR

| Sl. No.   | State / UT                           |   No. of KVs having Senior Science Lab |   No. of KVs having Maths Lab |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            |                                      2 |                             1 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                       |                                     25 |                            32 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                                     12 |                             7 |
| 4         | Assam                                |                                     51 |                            36 |
| 5         | BIHAR                                |                                     34 |                            32 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                           |                                      4 |                             3 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                         |                                     28 |                            26 |
| 8         | Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                                      2 |                             0 |
| 9         | Delhi                                |                                     41 |                            27 |
| 10        | Goa                                  |                                      5 |                             3 |
| 11        | Gujarat                              |                                     39 |                            29 |
| 12        | Haryana                              |                                     28 |                            24 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                     |                                     22 |                             8 |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir                      |                                     24 |                            12 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                            |                                     26 |                            32 |
| 16        | Karnataka                            |                                     40 |                            37 |
| 17        | Kerala                               |                                     35 |                            34 |
| 18        | Ladakh                               |                                      2 |                             1 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                          |                                      1 |                             1 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                       |                                     89 |                            70 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                          |                                     53 |                            46 |
| 22        | Manipur                              |                                      5 |                             1 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                            |                                      7 |                             5 |
| 24        | Mizoram                              |                                      2 |                             2 |
| 25        | Nagaland                             |                                      4 |                             2 |
| 26        | Odisha                               |                                     46 |                            42 |
| 27        | Puducherry                           |                                      4 |                             3 |
| 28        | Punjab                               |                                     42 |                            38 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                            |                                     63 |                            41 |
| 30        | Sikkim                               |                                      2 |                             1 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                           |                                     40 |                            39 |
| 32        | Telangana                            |                                     23 |                            29 |
| 33        | Tripura                              |                                      7 |                             1 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                        |                                    105 |                            79 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                          |                                     41 |                            29 |
| 36        | West Bengal                          |                                     51 |                            41 |
| Total     | Total                                |                                   1005 |                           814 |

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