Lok Sabha Question No. 2317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Establishment of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in each District of the Country
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Arun Kumar Sagar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2317 ANSWERED ON 18.12.2023

## Establishment of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in each District of the Country

2317.   SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY: SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  achieved  its  target  of  establishing  Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in all the districts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details of JNVs established across the country, State-wise;
- (c) if not, the districts where JNVs are yet to be established;
- (d) whether the Government has fixed any time frame to meet the intended targets;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether  the  Government  plans  to  set  up  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  also  in  the backward regions of the country especially in Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh in order to impart technical education to students belonging to poor families; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof especially in the backward and rural regions and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to (g) The  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Scheme  envisages  opening  of  one  Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in each district of the country. With sanctioning of 62 new JNVs in November 2016, all 638 districts (as on 31 st  May,  2014) of  the  States/UTs (including Uttar Pradesh) which have accepted the scheme, other than 6 districts with 100% urban population, have been covered under this scheme. State-wise details of sanctioned  JNVs,  as  on  date,  are  at  Annexure-I.  List  of  newly  created/carved out/uncovered districts, in which there are no JNVs, is at Annexure-II.

A JNV in Shahjahanpur District of Uttar Pradesh has been sanctioned in the year 1999-2000 and is presently functioning upto Class XII. Further, skill courses such as financial and market management, front office operation, hospitality & tourism, food production, information technology, library & information science, Yoga etc. have been introduced in JNVs.

Opening  of  new  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  JNVs  depend  on approval by the competent authority as per extant procedures.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (g)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2317  FOR  18.12.2023  RAISED  BY  SHRI  POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY AND SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  JAWAHAR  NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS IN EACH DISTRICT OF THE COUNTRY

## State-wise details of sanctioned JNVs, as on date, in the country

| S. No.   | State/UT                             |   No. of JNVs |
|----------|--------------------------------------|---------------|
| 1        | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS            |             3 |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH                       |            15 |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    |            18 |
| 4        | ASSAM                                |            28 |
| 5        | BIHAR                                |            39 |
| 6        | CHANDIGARH                           |             1 |
| 7        | CHHATTISGARH                         |            28 |
| 8        | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU |             3 |
| 9        | DELHI                                |             9 |
| 10       | GOA                                  |             2 |
| 11       | GUJARAT                              |            34 |
| 12       | HARYANA                              |            21 |
| 13       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                     |            12 |
| 14       | JAMMU & KASHMIR                      |            21 |
| 15       | JHARKHAND                            |            26 |
| 16       | KARNATAKA                            |            31 |
| 17       | KERALA                               |            14 |
| 18       | LADAKH                               |             2 |
| 19       | LAKSHADWEEP                          |             1 |
| 20       | MADHYA PRADESH                       |            54 |
| 21       | MAHARASHTRA                          |            34 |
| 22       | MANIPUR                              |            11 |
| 23       | MEGHALAYA                            |            12 |
| 24       | MIZORAM                              |             8 |
| 25       | NAGALAND                             |            11 |
| 26       | ODISHA                               |            31 |
| 27       | PUDUCHERRY                           |             4 |
| 28       | PUNJAB                               |            23 |
| 29       | RAJASTHAN                            |            35 |
| 30       | SIKKIM                               |             4 |
| 31       | TELANGANA                            |             9 |
| 32       | TRIPURA                              |             8 |
| 33       | UTTAR PRADESH                        |            76 |
| 34       | UTTARAKHAND                          |            13 |
| 35       | WEST BENGAL                          |            20 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                                |           661 |

The State of Tamil Nadu is yet to accept the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (g) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2317 FOR 18.12.2023 RAISED BY SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY AND SHRI  ARUN  KUMAR  SAGAR,  HON'BLE  MEMBERS OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS IN EACH DISTRICT OF THE COUNTRY

## List of newly created/carved out/uncovered districts where there are no JNVs

| S. No.   | State             |   No. of newly created/carved out/uncovered districts | Newly created/carved out/uncovered districts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                    14 | Alluriseetharama Raju, Anakapalli, Ananthapur, Bapatla, Chittoor, Dr. Ambedkar Konaseema, East Godavari, Guntur, Nandyal, NTR, Parvathipuram Manyam, Thirupathi, West Godavari, Y.S.R. (Kadappa)                                                                                                                |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                    08 | Upper Subansiri, Kradadi, Lepa Rada, Lower Siang, Lohit, Pakke-Kessang, Shi-Yomi, Siang                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 3.       | Assam             |                                                    07 | Bajali, Sonitpur, Charaideo, Hojai, Majuli, South Salmara Mankachar, West Karbianglong                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh      |                                                    06 | Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai, Mahendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB), Mohla-Manpur- Ambagarh-Chouki, Janjgir Champa, Sarangarh-Bilaigarh                                                                                                                                                |
| 5.       | Haryana           |                                                    01 | Charkhi Dadri                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 6.       | Karnataka         |                                                    01 | Bellary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 7.       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                    04 | Maihar, Mauganj, Niwari, Pandhurna                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 8.       | Maharashtra       |                                                    01 | Thane                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 9.       | Manipur           |                                                    07 | Jiribam, Thoubal, Kamjong, Kangpokpi, Noney, Pherzawl, Tengnoupal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 10.      | Meghalaya         |                                                    01 | Eastern West Khasi Hills                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 11.      | Mizoram           |                                                    03 | Hnahthial, Champhai, Saitual                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 12.      | Nagaland          |                                                    05 | Chumoukedima, Noklak, Dimapur, Shamator, Tseminyu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 13.      | Punjab            |                                                    01 | Malerkotla                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 14.      | Rajasthan         |                                                    17 | Alwar, Anupgarh, Barmer, Beawer, Deeg, Dudu, Jaipur, Jaipur Rural, Jodhpur Rural, Kekri, Nagaur, Phalodi, Salumbar, Sanchor, Sawai Madhopur, Shahpura, Sikar                                                                                                                                                    |
| 15.      | Sikkim            |                                                    02 | Gangtok (East Sikkim), Gyalshing (West Sikkim)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 16.      | Telangana         |                                                    23 | Jagityal, Jai Shankar Bhoopalapalli, Janagaon, Jogulamba Gadwal, Nizamabad, Kothagudem Bhadradri, Adilabad, Mahaboobabad, Mancherial, Medchal, Mulugu, Mahaboobnagar, Narayanpet, Nirmal, Peddapalli, Sanga Reddy, Medak, Ranjana Sirisilla, Suryapet, Vikarabad, Wanaparthy, Hanumankonda, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri |
| 17.      | West Bengal       |                                                    03 | Purba Bardhman, Jhargram, Kalimpong                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|          | TOTAL             |                                                   104 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

JNVs  have  not  been  sanctioned  in  Central  Delhi,  New  Delhi,  Mumbai,  Mumbai  Suburban, Hyderabad and Kolkata districts as these districts have 100% urban population. Further, the State of Tamil Nadu is yet to accept the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme.

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