Lok Sabha Question No. 1895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas in Kerala
Ministry: Education
Asked by: M. P. Abdussamad Samadani, Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1895 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN KERALA

## 1895.  DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI: SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the declining trend in the growth, development and academic standard faced by the Kendriya Vidyalayas(KV) in Malappuram due to the shortage in the number of the teaching staff and their transfer and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  other  similar  problems  faced  by  KVs  in  the country;
- (c) if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  necessary  steps  to  remove  such inadequacies  and  to  ensure  the  enhancement  of  the  KVs  and  similar  schools  of Malappuram;
- (d) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  has  decided  to  close  down  many  KVs including the only KV in Alappuzha District of Kerala and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether it is also true that at the same time the Government is also considering for opening more KVs across the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  (KVS)  has  informed  that  there  is  no declining trend noticed / reported in the growth, development and academic standard in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV), Malappuram due to the shortage of teaching staff and their transfer.  As on 01.03.2022, 18 posts of teaching staff out of 37 sanctioned posts in different  disciplines  in  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  (KV),  Malappuram  are  vacant.  These vacancies arise due to transfer, retirement etc. from time to time.  Filling up of vacancies is  a  continuous  process  and  efforts  are  made  to  fill  up  the  vacancies  as  per  the provisions of the relevant recruitment rules. Teachers are also engaged on contractual basis for temporary duration by KVS to ensure that the teaching-learning process is not hampered.

(d) Government has not decided to close down any KV including KV at NTPC, Kayamkulam, in Alappuzha district of Kerala. KV NTPC, Kayamkulam is a Project Sector KV which is sponsored by the Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) NTPC and was opened by KVS at their request. However, NTPC Kayamkulam has expressed its inability to continue with financial support to the KV. NTPC has been requested to continue financial support either through its own budget or CSR funds.

(e) 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.

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