Lok Sabha Question No. 976 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-02
Subject: Students Enrolled in Kendriya  Vidyalayas
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Basavaraj Bommai

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 976 ANSWERED ON 02.12.2024

## STUDENTS ENROLLED IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## 976. SHRI BASAVARAJ BOMMAI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  total  number  of  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  in  the  country  in  which students  were  enrolled  since  2004,  State  and  district-wise  especially  Haveri  in Karnataka;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to set up new KVs in Karnataka particularly in Gadag district, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor and time by which these KVs are likely to be set up?

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

(a) to (c) Opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (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 received from the sponsoring authorities for opening of new KVs are examined / processed at various levels and are subject to approval of the competent authority as per extant procedure. KVs are not opened on the criteria of State/UT/District.

As per information received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), no proposal for opening of a new KV at Gadag district of Karnataka has been received by KVS from the concerned State Government/district administration.

The State/UT-wise details of total number of KVs in the country to which students 25 (1253 KVs) are annexed. The district-wise details of these 1253 KVs across the country, website were enrolled in the academic year 2004-05 (930 KVs) and the current academic year 2024including Haveri district of Karnataka, are available at KVS's official i.e. https://kvsangathan.nic.in/en/directory-of-kvs/.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  976  RAISED  BY  SHRI  BASAVARAJ  BOMMAI,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 02.12.2024 REGARDING 'STUDENTS ENROLLED IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS'.

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF TOTAL NUMBER OF KVs IN THE COUNTRY TO WHICH STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2004-05 AND 2024-25

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/ UT                        | TOTAL NUMBER OF KVs TO WHICH STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2004-05   | TOTAL NUMBER OF KVs TO WHICH STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 04                                                                                 | 02                                                                                   |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                           | 41                                                                                 | 36                                                                                   |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 13                                                                                 | 20                                                                                   |
| 4         | Assam                                    | 49                                                                                 | 57                                                                                   |
| 5         | Bihar                                    | 41                                                                                 | 50                                                                                   |
| 6         | Chandigarh                               | 05                                                                                 | 05                                                                                   |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                             | 22                                                                                 | 36                                                                                   |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 02                                                                                 | 02                                                                                   |
| 9         | Delhi                                    | 40                                                                                 | 46                                                                                   |
| 10        | Goa                                      | 5                                                                                  | 05                                                                                   |
| 11        | Gujarat                                  | 42                                                                                 | 46                                                                                   |
| 12        | Haryana                                  | 28                                                                                 | 35                                                                                   |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                         | 20                                                                                 | 26                                                                                   |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir                          | 36                                                                                 | 35                                                                                   |
| 15        | Jharkhand                                | 25                                                                                 | 41                                                                                   |
| 16        | KARNATAKA                                | 32                                                                                 | 52                                                                                   |
| 17        | Kerala                                   | 27                                                                                 | 38                                                                                   |
| 18        | Lakshadweep                              | 01                                                                                 | 01                                                                                   |
| 19        | Ladakh                                   | -                                                                                  | 03                                                                                   |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                           | 74                                                                                 | 112                                                                                  |
| 21        | Maharashtra                              | 51                                                                                 | 59                                                                                   |
| 22        | Manipur                                  | 05                                                                                 | 09                                                                                   |
| 23        | Meghalaya                                | 07                                                                                 | 07                                                                                   |
| 24        | Mizoram                                  | 02                                                                                 | 04                                                                                   |
| 25        | Nagaland                                 | 06                                                                                 | 05                                                                                   |
| 26        | Odisha                                   | 29                                                                                 | 67                                                                                   |
| 27        | Puducherry                               | 02                                                                                 | 04                                                                                   |
| 28        | Punjab                                   | 39                                                                                 | 52                                                                                   |
| 29        | Rajasthan                                | 55                                                                                 | 77                                                                                   |
| 30        | Sikkim                                   | 02                                                                                 | 02                                                                                   |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                               | 31                                                                                 | 45                                                                                   |
| 32        | Telangana                                | -                                                                                  | 35                                                                                   |
| 33        | Tripura                                  | 05                                                                                 | 10                                                                                   |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                            | 97                                                                                 | 122                                                                                  |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                              | 43                                                                                 | 45                                                                                   |
| 36        | West Bengal                              | 49                                                                                 | 62                                                                                   |
| TOTAL     |                                          | 930                                                                                |                                                                                      |
|           |                                          |                                                                                    | 1253                                                                                 |