Lok Sabha Question No. 1983 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Bal Vatika/Kindergarten in Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1983 ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## BAL VATIKA/KINDERGARTEN IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## † 1983. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has started a pilot project of Bal Vatika/Kindergarten in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in the country, if so, the details thereof; (b) the details and the age group of the students for whom the Bal Vatika Classes / Kindergarten in KVs have been started; (c) the number of States where this project has been started; (d) whether the Government has also started this project in the States of Rajasthan and Bihar; and if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  time  by  which  it  is  likely  to  be
- (e) started?

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

(a)  to  (e)  The  Balvatika  classes  for  age  group  3+,  4+  and  5+  have  been started in 49 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) across the country, including 2 KVs in  Rajasthan  and  03  KVs  in  Bihar,  on  pilot  basis,  from  the  academic  year 2022-23. State / UT-wise details are annexed.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1983  RAISED  BY  SHRIMATI  JASKAUR  MEENA  AND  SHRI  JANARDAN  SINGH SIGRIWAL,  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT  ANSWERED  ON  13/03/2023  REGARDING  'BAL VATIKA / KINDERGARTEN IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS'.

## STATE / UT-WISE DETAILS OF KVs HAVING BALVATIKA CLASSES ON PILOT MODE

| S. No   | Name of State/UT   | No. of KV   | Name of Kendriya Vidyalaya             | Number of children enrolled in Balvatika classes   |
|---------|--------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     | 1.          | KV NAD Vizag                           | 120                                                |
| 2       |                    | 2.          | KV Rangiya                             | 124                                                |
| 2       | Assam              | 3.          | KV Tezpur University                   | 53                                                 |
| 3       |                    | 4.          | KV Sasaram                             | 123                                                |
| 3       | BIHAR              | 5.          | KV Araria                              | 102                                                |
| 4       |                    | 6.          | KV Muzaffarpur                         | 117                                                |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh       | 7.          | KV Narayanpur                          | 120                                                |
| 5       |                    | 8.          | KV Rajnandgaon                         | 133                                                |
| 5       |                    | 9.          | KV AFS Arjangarh                       | 120                                                |
| 5       | Delhi              | 10.         | KV Sector 28 Rohini                    | 117                                                |
| 6       |                    |             | KV Narela                              | 121                                                |
| 6       |                    | 11.         |                                        |                                                    |
| 7       |                    | 13.         | KV No.3 Faridabad                      | 120                                                |
| 7       | Haryana            | 14.         | KV No.1 Ambala                         | 120                                                |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh   | 15.         | KV Palampur                            | 103                                                |
| 9       | Kashmir            | 16.         | KV No. 1 Udhampur                      | 117                                                |
| 9       | Jammu &            | 17.         | KV No. 1 Srinagar                      | 54                                                 |
| 10      | Jharkhand          | 18.         | KV CRPF Ranchi                         | 120                                                |
| 11      | Karnataka          | 19. 20.     | KV AFS Yelahanka KV MEG Centre         | 138 104                                            |
| 12      |                    | 21.         | KV Kollam                              | 116                                                |
| 12      | Kerala             | 22.         | KV Ramavarmapuram                      | 101                                                |
| 12      |                    | 23.         | KV No.2 Calicut                        | 112                                                |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh     | 24.         | KV Datia                               | 120                                                |
| 13      |                    | 25.         | KV IIT Indore                          | 124                                                |
| 13      |                    | 26.         | KV Barwani                             | 121                                                |
| 13      |                    | 27.         | KV No.1 GCF Jabalpur                   | 120                                                |
| 13      |                    | 28.         | KV OF Khamaria                         | 118                                                |
| 13      |                    | 29.         | KV Jayant Colliery                     | 104                                                |
| 14      | Maharashtra        | 30. 31.     | KV No.1 Colaba KV NDA Pune             | 110 122                                            |
| 15      | Meghalaya          | 32.         | KV Laitkor Peak                        | 25                                                 |
| 16      | Odisha             | 33.         | KV No. 2 Sambalpur                     | 123                                                |
|         |                    | 34.         | KV Nayagarh                            | 125                                                |
| 17      | Puducherry         | 35.         | KV No.1 Pondicherry                    | 122                                                |
|         |                    | 36.         | KV Mohali                              | 120                                                |
| 18      | Punjab             | 37.         | KV No. 1 Bathinda                      | 91                                                 |
| 19      | RAJASTHAN          | 38.         | KV Hanumangarh                         | 117                                                |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu         | 39. 40.     | KV Sriganganagar Cantt. KV IIT Chennai | 97 118                                             |
| 21      | Telangana          | 41.         | KV No. 2 Golconda                      | 119                                                |
| 22      |                    | 42.         | KV AFS Gorakhpur                       | 119                                                |
| 22      |                    | 43.         | KV Siddhrath Nagar                     | 113                                                |
| 22      | Uttar Pradesh      | 44.         | KV Lalitpur                            | 120                                                |
| 22      |                    | 45.         | KV Etawah                              | 116                                                |
| 22      |                    | 46.         | KV IIM Lucknow                         | 121                                                |
| 23      | Uttarakhand        | 47.         | KV IIP, Dehradun                       | 120                                                |
| 24      | West Bengal        | 48.         | KV Ballygunge                          | 120                                                |
| 24      |                    | 49. TOTAL   | KV Cossipore                           | 118 5477                                           |