Lok Sabha Question No. 6 (STARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Construction of Permanent Campus for Kendriya Vidyalaya, Tarakeswar
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Jagannath Sarkar

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 6 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2025

## CONSTRUCTION OF PERMANENT CAMPUS FOR KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, TARAKESWAR

## *6. SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  status  of  the  construction  of  the  permanent  campus  for  Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) Tarakeswar, West Bengal and the reasons for the delay, if any;
- (b) whether the Government has allocated funds and resources to expedite the construction process for the above campus and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether KV,  Tarakeswar  is currently operating from a temporary accommodation and meets the required standards for quality education; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure that KV, Tarakeswar receives adequate facilities to expand its educational offerings including introduction of Commerce and Humanities streams?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  6  RAISED  BY  SHRI  JAGANNATH SARKAR, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 03.02.2025 REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF PERMANENT CAMPUS FOR

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, TARAKESWAR.

- (a) Construction of permanent buildings for Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) is a continuous  process,  which  depends  upon  identification  of  suitable  land, completion  of  transfer  /  lease  formalities  in  favour  of  Kendriya  Vidyalaya Sangathan  (KVS)  by  the  sponsoring  authorities,  submission  of  drawings  / estimates by construction agency, availability of funds and requisite approvals etc. As per information received from KVS, KV Tarakeswar, West Bengal was opened  in  the  year  2010-11  in  Civil  Sector  under  sponsorship  of  State Government of West Bengal. Land measuring 7.39 acres has been transferred in  the  name  of  KVS  in  October  2017  for  construction  of  permanent  school building. The work was entrusted to CPWD in May, 2022 and the construction work of permanent school building including 09 staff quarter, boundary wall etc. for this KV has been commenced in October 2024.
- (b) KVS has accorded Administrative Approval and Expenditure Sanction of Rs. 3860.11 lakh and an amount of Rs. 220.00 lakh has already been released so far on the basis of progress of work.
- (c) & (d) As per information received from KVS, KV Tarakeswar is satisfactorily operating in temporary accommodation provided by the sponsoring authority with quality education, but having limited resources for further development/extension. This KV is presently functioning with one section each from class-I to X and one section each in class-XI and XII (Science Stream). At  present,  there  is  no  such  proposal  to  start  Commerce  and  Humanities streams  as  KV,  Tarakeswar  is  running  in  temporary  building  with  limited infrastructure.

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