Lok Sabha Question No. 136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Scarcity of Seats in Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Tanuj Punia, Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 136 ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

## SCARCITY OF SEATS IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## † 136   SHRI TANUJ PUNIA: SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that there is a huge demand for admission of students in Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether only 32 students have been given admission in each class in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) instead of 40 students;
- (d) whether the EWS quota has also got affected and the number of admissions of poor children has also decreased due to less admission;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of students in the KVs in view of the condition of the economically poor children, if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to establish at least one Kendriya Vidyalaya in the Headquarters of each district in the country, if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  start  a  KV  in  Bapatla  district  of  Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to  (f)  At  present,  1253  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  are  functioning  across  the country.  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  may  be  sponsored  by  Ministries  or Departments of  the  Government  of  India  /  State  Governments  /  Union  Territories

(UTs) Administrations, with commitment to provide requisite resources including land and temporary accommodation for setting up a new KV as per norms.  The proposals are subject to approval of the competent authority as per extant procedures. KVs are not opened on the criteria of State / UT / District / Parliamentary Constituency. The NEP 2020 encourages for a pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) of less than 30:1. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 specifies that  the  PTR  should  be  30:1  in  primary  classes.  The  CBSE  affiliated  norms  also mandate  that  the  pupil  teachers' ratio  should  not  exceed  30:1.  Further,  the class/section strength is to be 40 as per the approvals given by the competent authority while sanctioning a new KV. The admission guidelines of KVS 2024-25 specifies a class/section strength of 40/45 to be filled as per priority/category. In respect of Class I, while 32 seats are filled through lottery as fresh enrollments, 8 are filled through mid-term transfer of parents, KV Transfer Certificate or any other exigencies etc. occurring at any time of the year. The  mandatory  reservations  in  fresh  admissions  under  RTE  as  well  as  for socio-economically  disadvantaged  categories  i.e.  SC,  ST  and  OBC  are  being maintained and continued. There is no such proposal, at present, to increase the number of students in the KVs since the Class strength of 40/45 has been revised for attainment of desired learning outcomes and to maintain healthy pupil- teacher ratio. The NEP-2020 also mandates reconfiguration of existing academic and administrative practices. (g) As per information from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, at present, 36 KVs are functioning in the State of Andhra Pradesh including 01 KV AFS Suryalanka in Bapatla district. No proposal has been received for opening of a new KV in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh.

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