Lok Sabha Question No. 2645 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-17
Subject: Navodaya Vidyalayas Schemes in West Bengal
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2645 ANSWERED ON 17.03.2025

## Navodaya Vidyalayas Schemes in West Bengal

2645. Shri Raju Bista:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the projects sanctioned under the Navodaya Vidyalayas Scheme (NVS)  and  the  funds  allocated,  sanctioned,  disbursed  and  utilized  for  the aforementioned  projects  in  the  districts  of  Darjeeling,  Kalimpong  and  North Dinajpur in West Bengal;
- (b) the  details  of  the  timeline  fixed  by  the  Government  for  the  completion  of  the aforementioned projects under the NVS;
- (c) the  details  of  the  capacity-building  programs  which  have  been  conducted  for teachers and principals in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas align with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 goals; and
- (d) whether the Government  has data on the number  of beneficiaries and employment  generation  under  the  aforementioned  schemes,  if  so,  the  details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Scheme  envisages  opening  of  one  Jawahar Navodaya  Vidyalaya  in  each  district  of  the  country.  Opening  of  new  Navodaya Vidyalayas  (JNVs)  is  a  continuous  process  which  depends  on  the  willingness  of  the concerned  State  Government/UT  administration  to  make  available  requisite  suitable land,  free  of  cost,  for  construction  of  the  permanent  building  and  making  available required temporary building, free of rent, to run the Vidyalaya till the permanent building is constructed. Sanction and opening of new NVs depend on approval by the competent authority as per extant procedures.

Darjeeling  and  North  Dinapur  districts  of  West  Bengal  have  already  been covered under the scheme. Newly carved out Kalimpong district of West Bengal does not  have  a  Navodaya  Vidyalaya.  However,  the  candidates  from  the  newly  bifurcated district  in  which  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  is  not  sanctioned  are  permitted  to  appear  for admission  to  the  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  which  is  located  in  the  unified  undivided  old district. As  per  the  information  received  from  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Samiti  (NVS),  the details  of  the  budget  sanctioned,  disbursed  and  utilized  for  the  year  2024-25  in

Navodaya Vidyalayas at Darjeeling and North Dinapur, are as under:

(Amount Rs. in Lacs)

|   S.No | Navodaya Vidyalaya   |   Funds allocated / sanctioned |   Disbursed |   Utilized (upto 31.01.2025) |
|--------|----------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|------------------------------|
|      1 | Darjeeling           |                         323.79 |      284.24 |                        247   |
|      2 | North Dinajpur       |                         393.66 |      372.8  |                        285.2 |

(c)  &  (d):  A  total  223  training  sessions  aligned  with  National Education Policy  (NEP)2020 and National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023 (NCF-SE 2023) have been conducted in NVS, through which 17,628 teachers including Principals have been trained in the year 2024-25.

State-wise  number  of  beneficiaries  and  employment  generation  under  the

Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme, are annexed herewith.

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## Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  &  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2645  FOR  17.03.2025  RAISED  BY  SHRI  RAJU BISTA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS SCHEMES IN WEST BENGAL

## State-wise number of beneficiaries and employment generation under the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme

| S. No.   | State / UT                           | No. of Beneficieries (Students strength as on 31.12.2024)   | Total Employment Generation (Post sanctioned as on 31.12.2024)   | Total Employment Generation (Post sanctioned as on 31.12.2024)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State / UT                           | No. of Beneficieries (Students strength as on 31.12.2024)   | Teaching                                                         | Non- Teaching                                                    |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            | 864                                                         | 67                                                               | 49                                                               |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                       | 6594                                                        | 394                                                              | 251                                                              |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 5432                                                        | 393                                                              | 266                                                              |
| 4        | Assam                                | 12762                                                       | 756                                                              | 457                                                              |
| 5        | Bihar                                | 17233                                                       | 1017                                                             | 646                                                              |
| 6        | Chandigarh                           | 581                                                         | 30                                                               | 17                                                               |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                         | 12206                                                       | 710                                                              | 453                                                              |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 1270                                                        | 79                                                               | 50                                                               |
| 9        | Delhi                                | 749                                                         | 57                                                               | 34                                                               |
| 10       | Goa                                  | 765                                                         | 56                                                               | 33                                                               |
| 11       | Gujarat                              | 14654                                                       | 853                                                              | 551                                                              |
| 12       | Haryana                              | 10586                                                       | 595                                                              | 350                                                              |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                     | 5790                                                        | 325                                                              | 200                                                              |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 6782                                                        | 457                                                              | 328                                                              |
| 15       | Jharkhand                            | 12100                                                       | 673                                                              | 422                                                              |
| 16       | Karnataka                            | 13845                                                       | 794                                                              | 515                                                              |

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| 17    | Kerala         |   7013 |   392 |   230 |
|-------|----------------|--------|-------|-------|
| 18    | Ladakh         |    834 |    50 |    34 |
| 19    | Lakshadweep    |    192 |    22 |    17 |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh |  26838 |  1485 |   888 |
| 21    | Maharashtra    |  15443 |   889 |   565 |
| 22    | Manipur        |   5131 |   299 |   175 |
| 23    | Meghalaya      |   4351 |   273 |   188 |
| 24    | Mizoram        |   1582 |   178 |   125 |
| 25    | Nagaland       |   2368 |   234 |   173 |
| 26    | Odisha         |  15952 |   849 |   508 |
| 27    | Puducherry     |   1674 |   107 |    67 |
| 28    | Punjab         |  10784 |   639 |   379 |
| 29    | Rajasthan      |  17777 |   980 |   589 |
| 30    | Sikkim         |   1169 |   108 |    66 |
| 31    | Telangana      |   4090 |   240 |   153 |
| 32    | Tripura        |   3060 |   198 |   129 |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh  |  35266 |  2048 |  1248 |
| 34    | Uttarakhand    |   6160 |   358 |   214 |
| 35    | West Bengal    |   7258 |   422 |   279 |
| Total | Total          | 289155 | 17027 | 10649 |

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