Lok Sabha Question No. 3998 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: KVs in Aspirational Districts
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, M V V Satyanarayana, Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3998 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## KVs IN ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS

3998.  SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY: DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI: SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA: SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are functioning in 115 districts of the country and if so, details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also true that the Government has identified 125 districts as Aspirational Districts;
- (c) if so, whether this indicates that 10 Aspirational Districts do not have KV;
- (d) if so, whether the Government consider setting up of KVs in the left out Aspirational Districts of the country;
- (e) the details of constraints that the Government has been facing in setting up of KVs in the remaining Aspirational Districts;
- (f) the details of the number of KVs in Guntur district Andhra Pradesh and whether the Government is considering setting up more KVs in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)      At  present  1244  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  are  functioning  in  562  districts across the country.
- (b) & (c) Niti Aayog has identified 112 districts in the country as Aspirational Districts out  of  which  16  districts  do  not  have  any  KV.  However,  there  are  160  KVs  in  96 Aspirational Districts.

(d) & (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.  KVs  are not  opened  on  the  criteria  of  State/District/  Aspirational  Districtwise.

(f) & (g) At present, 5 KVs namely KV Guntur, KV Surya Lanka (AFS), KV Tenali, KV Sattanpali  and  KV  Irlapadu  Village  are  functioning  in  Guntur  district  of  Andhra Pradesh. Four proposals for setting up of new KVs at Anakapalli (Visakhapatnam), Macherla (Guntur), Nandigama (Krishna) and Rompicherla (Guntur) in the State of Andhra Pradesh have been found fulfilling the mandatory pre-requisite as per norms of  Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.  These proposals have been considered by the 'Challenge Method' Committee.

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