Lok Sabha Question No. 203 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Deputation/Direct Recruitment in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 203 ANSWERED ON 18.12.2023

## DEPUTATION/DIRECT RECRUITMENT IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

## *203. DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has issued instructions restraining the forwarding of application of employees for outside employment on deputation/direct recruitment;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether grievances are being received by Employees/Teacher Associations regarding  deliberate  delay  in  processing  of  such  applications  at  School, Regional  and  Head  quarter  level  resulting  in  failure  in  submission  of application before the last date, which adversely hampers the future career prospects of employees;
- (d) if so, the details of applications of KVS employees for deputation elsewhere received/ forwarded/declined and still pending during the last three years, region-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has any mechanism for grievance redressal in the KVS to check discrimination against SC/ST/OBC employees in such matters and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the other steps being taken by the KVS in adhering to DoPT guidelines in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (f) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  203  RAISED  BY  DR.  JAYANTA  KUMAR  ROY, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 18/12/2023 REGARDING DEPUTATION/DIRECT RECRUITMENT IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN.

- (a) & (b) As per information received from Kendriya Vidyalayas Sangathan (KVS), the matter of forwarding of application of employees for deputation/direct recruitment are dealt at three levels i.e. Vidyalaya level, Regional Office level and Headquarters level. During COVID pandemic years, in order to continue teaching-learning due to the vacancies at that time, an advisory was issued by KVS to exercise abundant caution  while  forwarding  applications  of  the  employees  for  deputation  /  direct recruitment.  Once  recruitment  process  was  notified  by  KVS,  the  matters  for deputation  /  direct  recruitment  are  forwarded,  if  he  /  she  meets  the  requisite conditions/ criteria.
- (c)  &  (d)  As  per  information  received  from  KVS,  no  such  grievance  received  from employees/Teacher Associations of KVS regarding deliberate delay in processing of such applications at School, Regional and Head quarter level resulting in failure in submission of application before the last date. The KVS regional office wise details of applications of KVS employees for deputation received /forwarded/ declined and still pending during the last three years are as under:-
- (e) & (f) The Grievance Redressal Mechanism has been set up in KVS constituting a Grievance Cell at the Headquarter of the KVS and each of the 25 Regional Offices across the country to redress grievance of KVS employees including SCs/STs/OBCs employee. The Cell is functional with a Regional Grievance Officer in place in each of the Regional Office and a Central Grievance Officer at KVS (HQ) for monitoring the redressal of grievances for early disposal within the stipulated time and as per relevant rules.

|         |                 | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sl. No. | KVS Region Name | Received  | Forwarded | Declined  | Received  | Forwarded | Declined  | Received  | Forwarded | Declined  |
| 1.      | Bhubaneswar     | 1         | 1         | 0         | 34        | 34        | 0         | 6         | 6         | 0         |
| 2.      | Delhi           | 11        | 11        | 0         | 22        | 22        | 0         | 29        | 29        | 0         |
| 3.      | Ernakulam       | 1         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 4.      | Gurugram        | 0         | 0         | 0         | 2         | 0         | 2         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 5.      | Jaipur          | 1         | 1         | 0         | 2         | 2         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 6.      | Ranchi          | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 1         | 0         | 2         | 2         | 0         |
| 7.      | KVS (HQ)        | 17        | 17        | 0         | 17        | 17        | 0         | 28        | 28        | 0         |
| Total   | Total           | 31        | 30        | 1         | 78        | 76        | 2         | 65        | 65        | 0         |

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