Lok Sabha Question No. 777 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Poor Infrastructure of Kendriya Vidyalayas in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.777 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## POOR INFRASTRUCTURE OF KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 777. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) currently operating in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether Kendriya Vidyalaya-1 and Kendriya Vidyalaya-2 in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh presently have poor infrastructure;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  Commissioner  of  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  is  aware  of  the  complaints being raised regarding poor infrastructural facilities in KV-1 and KV-2 in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e) if so, the details of remedial steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) At  present,  1249  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  are  functioning  in  the  country. State/UT-wise details are annexed. (b) & (c) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has informed that Kendriya Vidyalaya-1 and Kendriya Vidyalaya-2 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, functioning from their permanent school buildings, are having adequate number of classrooms, science labs, computer labs, separate toilet facilities for both girls and boys, assembly ground with stage, canteen, guard room, water supply and sewerage system. Both the KVs are well maintained.
- (d) & (e) KVS has informed that as and when issues / complaints on poor infrastructural facilities in KVs are brought to the notice, immediate action is undertaken by KVS. Panel Inspection in KV No. 1 and No. 2 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh has been completed in the  month  of  October,  2022  and  November,  2022  and  the  team  observed  that  the classroom, cleanliness of washrooms, maintenance of playground and other infrastructure are satisfactory.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  777  RAISED  BY  SHRI  KESINENI  SRINIVAS,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF PARLIAMENT TO BE ANSWERED ON 12/12/2022 REGARDING POOR INFRASTRUCTURE OF KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN ANDHRA PRADESH.

## STATE/UT- WISE NUMBER OF FUNCTIONAL KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

| S. No   | Name of State/UT                   |   Number of KVs |
|---------|------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |              02 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                     |              35 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                  |              19 |
| 4       | Assam                              |              58 |
| 5       | Bihar                              |              49 |
| 6       | Chandigarh                         |              05 |
| 7       | Chattisgarh                        |              36 |
| 8       | Daman & Diu & Dadar & Nagar Haveli |              02 |
| 9       | Delhi                              |              46 |
| 10      | Goa                                |              05 |
| 11      | Gujarat                            |              45 |
| 12      | Haryana                            |              35 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                   |              26 |
| 14      | Jammu & Kashmir                    |              35 |
| 15      | Jharkhand                          |              41 |
| 16      | Karnataka                          |              52 |
| 17      | Kerala                             |              38 |
| 18      | Ladakh                             |              03 |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                        |              01 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                     |             112 |
| 21      | Maharashtra                        |              59 |
| 22      | Manipur                            |              09 |
| 23      | Meghalaya                          |              07 |
| 24      | Mizoram                            |              04 |
| 25      | Nagaland                           |              06 |
| 26      | Odisha                             |              66 |
| 27      | Puducherry                         |              04 |
| 28      | Punjab                             |              51 |
| 29      | Rajasthan                          |              77 |
| 30      | Sikkim                             |              02 |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                         |              45 |
| 32      | Telangana                          |              35 |
| 33      | Tripura                            |              10 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                      |             122 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                        |              45 |
| 36      | West Bengal                        |              62 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                              |            1249 |

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