Lok Sabha Question No. 102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Status of KGBVs in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri G Lakshminarayana, Dr. Byreddy Shabari

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No - 102 ANSWERED ON - 03/02/2025

## STATUS OF KGBVs IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 102 DR. BYREDDY SHABARI: SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas  (KGBVs)  approved  and  established  in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the operational status (fully operational, partially operational, or non-operational) of KGBVs in Andhra Pradesh and the reasons for non-operational KGBVs;
- (c) the student enrollment capacity vis-à-vis actual enrollment in each KGBV during the last five academic years, district-wise and category-wise for SC, ST, OBC and Minorities;
- (d) the  details  of  KGBVs  selected  for  upgradation  to  upper  secondary  classes  and  their  current status, district-wise;
- (e) the total funds allocated, released, and utilized by KGBVs in Andhra Pradesh during the last five years, district-wise and challenges faced in utilization of funds;
- (f) whether it is fact that the 2001 Census data for identifying economically backward blocks for KGBVs is outdated and the steps taken by the Government to upgrade the data; and
- (g) the  current  status  of  teacher  retention  and  shortage  of  staff  and  the  steps  being  taken  by  the Government to address the issue?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) & (b): Out of a total of 587 sanctioned KGBVs, a total of 499 KGBVs are fully operational, 63 KGBVs  are  partially  operational  and  25  KGBVs  are  non-operational  in  Andhra  Pradesh.  State Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  informed  that  out  of  these  25  non-operational  KGBVs, construction is under progress in 17 KGBVs while construction in 08 KGBVs is yet to start due to non-availability of suitable land.

(c): The student enrollment capacity along with district-wise & category-wise details of enrollment in KGBVs in Andhra Pradesh from 2020-21 to 2024-25 are enclosed at Annexure.

(d):  Out  of  587  KGBVs  sanctioned  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  352  KGBVs  across  21  districts  have  been upgraded to class XII. All these 352 KGBVs are fully functional.

- (e): Year wise funds allocated and utilized by KGBVs in Andhra Pradesh during the last five years are as under:
- (f): The KGBVs are set up in those identified Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs) where, as per census data of 2001, the rural female literacy is below the national average and which does not have residential  schools  under  any  other  scheme  of  the  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment, Tribal Affairs or the State Government.
- (g):  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  informed  that  there  is  94%  teacher  retention  and  zero  teacher's vacancy in KGBVs in Andhra Pradesh. Whenever shortage of staff occurs in KGBVs, recruitment process is conducted by the State Government to address the same.

|                                       | Funds (Rs. in lakhs)                  | Funds (Rs. in lakhs)                  |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|                                       | Allocated                             | Utilised                              |
| 36434.17                              | 22006.24                              | 2020-21                               |
| 32980.87                              | 31786.00                              | 2021-22                               |
| 65409.00                              | 45459.42                              | 2022-23                               |
| 74998.00                              | 48133.87                              | 2023-24                               |
| 43643.00                              | 28629.63                              | 2024-25                               |
| (Source: Inputs received from State ) | (Source: Inputs received from State ) | (Source: Inputs received from State ) |

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 102 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2025 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT DR. BYREDDY SHABARI AND SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA, REGARDING 'STATUS OF KGBVs IN ANDHRA PRADESH'.

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|---------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|         |                | Targeted Seats       | 2020-21                                            | 2020-21                                            | 2020-21                                            | 2020-21                                            |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |
| Sl. No. | District       | for the year 2024-25 | SC                                                 | ST                                                 | OBC                                                | MINORITY                                           | TOTAL                                              | SC                                                 | ST                                                 | OBC                                                | MINORITY                                           | TOTAL                                              | SC                                                 | ST                                                 | OBC                                                | MINORITY                                           | TOTAL                                              |
| 1       | Srikakulam     | 8900                 | 1157                                               | 751                                                | 5727                                               | 971                                                | 8605                                               | 1034                                               | 620                                                | 7098                                               | 170                                                | 8922                                               | 708                                                | 382                                                | 6240                                               | 80                                                 | 7410                                               |
| 2       | PVP Manyam     | 4820                 | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 821                                                | 1499                                               | 1397                                               | 125                                                | 3842                                               |
| 3       | Vizianagaram   | 9080                 | 1378                                               | 1994                                               | 5608                                               | 580                                                | 9561                                               | 1251                                               | 1874                                               | 6514                                               | 489                                                | 10128                                              | 1049                                               | 472                                                | 6361                                               | 184                                                | 8066                                               |
| 4       | Visakhapatnam  | 1140                 | 460                                                | 3014                                               | 4727                                               | 683                                                | 8885                                               | 440                                                | 3313                                               | 5210                                               | 574                                                | 9537                                               | 81                                                 | 14                                                 | 684                                                | 29                                                 | 808                                                |
| 5       | Anakapalli     | 6900                 | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 343                                                | 446                                                | 3852                                               | 422                                                | 5063                                               |
| 6       | ASR            | 5920                 | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 170                                                | 4317                                               | 679                                                | 19                                                 | 5185                                               |
| 7       | Kakinada       | 1420                 | 642                                                | 1436                                               | 807                                                | 121                                                | 3005                                               | 670                                                | 1428                                               | 889                                                | 80                                                 | 3067                                               | 564                                                | 23                                                 | 584                                                | 46                                                 | 1217                                               |
| 8       | Eluru          | 840                  | 197                                                | 232                                                | 222                                                | 0                                                  | 651                                                | 238                                                | 173                                                | 209                                                | 6                                                  | 626                                                | 236                                                | 213                                                | 201                                                | 5                                                  | 655                                                |
| 9       | NTR            | 1040                 | 501                                                | 181                                                | 203                                                | 60                                                 | 945                                                | 539                                                | 118                                                | 220                                                | 28                                                 | 905                                                | 577                                                | 91                                                 | 230                                                | 14                                                 | 912                                                |
| 10      | Palnadu        | 8020                 | 2579                                               | 1435                                               | 1539                                               | 737                                                | 6289                                               | 2678                                               | 1220                                               | 1688                                               | 653                                                | 6239                                               | 2937                                               | 1205                                               | 1747                                               | 670                                                | 6559                                               |
| 11      | Bapatla        | 1220                 | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 654                                                | 84                                                 | 203                                                | 64                                                 | 1005                                               |
| 12      | Prakasam       | 9140                 | 4204                                               | 532                                                | 2671                                               | 1301                                               | 8709                                               | 4204                                               | 397                                                | 2653                                               | 1296                                               | 8550                                               | 3141                                               | 228                                                | 2388                                               | 1076                                               | 6833                                               |
| 13      | Spsrnellore    | 4460                 | 1413                                               | 305                                                | 853                                                | 331                                                | 2902                                               | 1477                                               | 146                                                | 989                                                | 323                                                | 2935                                               | 1687                                               | 176                                                | 1226                                               | 237                                                | 3326                                               |
| 14      | Chittoor       | 2840                 | 1541                                               | 627                                                | 2660                                               | 907                                                | 5735                                               | 1539                                               | 419                                                | 3174                                               | 952                                                | 6084                                               | 583                                                | 259                                                | 1059                                               | 505                                                | 2406                                               |
| 15      | Tirupati       | 1900                 | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 913                                                | 93                                                 | 360                                                | 25                                                 | 1391                                               |
| 16      | YSR            | 5060                 | 2476                                               | 471                                                | 2927                                               | 1576                                               | 7449                                               | 2793                                               | 340                                                | 3394                                               | 1751                                               | 8278                                               | 1701                                               | 154                                                | 1729                                               | 855                                                | 4439                                               |
| 17      | Annamayya      | 7760                 | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 1795                                               | 368                                                | 2982                                               | 1335                                               | 6480                                               |
| 18      | Ananthapuramu  | 10660                | 4015                                               | 1617                                               | 7605                                               | 2507                                               | 15744                                              | 4045                                               | 1253                                               | 8057                                               | 2425                                               | 15780                                              | 2672                                               | 630                                                | 4221                                               | 1143                                               | 8666                                               |
| 19      | SRI Sathya SAI | 10000                | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 1729                                               | 604                                                | 4027                                               | 1253                                               | 7613                                               |
| 20      | Kurnool        | 8880                 | 4767                                               | 1310                                               | 6399                                               | 2431                                               | 14906                                              | 4897                                               | 518                                                | 7090                                               | 1908                                               | 14413                                              | 2568                                               | 135                                                | 4197                                               | 658                                                | 7558                                               |
| 21      | Nandyal        | 9560                 | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 2751                                               | 429                                                | 3473                                               | 1114                                               | 7767                                               |
|         |                | 119560               | 25330                                              | 13904                                              | 41947                                              | 12205                                              | 93386                                              | 25805                                              | 11819                                              | 47185                                              | 10655                                              | 95464                                              | 27680                                              | 11822                                              | 47840                                              | 9859                                               | 97201                                              |

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| Sl. No    |                | Targeted Seats for the |           |           | 2023-24   |           |           |           |           |           | 2024-25   |           |
|           | District       | year 2024-25           | SC        | ST        | OBC       | MINORITY  | TOTAL     | SC        | ST        | OBC       | MINORITY  | TOTAL     |
| 1         | SRIKAKULAM     | 8900                   | 713       | 438       | 6472      | 119       | 7742      | 799       | 438       | 6534      | 19        | 7790      |
| 2         | PVPMANYAM      | 4820                   | 502       | 1857      | 1347      | 267       | 3973      | 509       | 1942      | 1539      | 11        | 4001      |
| 3         | VIZIANAGARAM   | 9080                   | 1035      | 472       | 6102      | 218       | 7827      | 1070      | 491       | 6257      | 103       | 7921      |
| 4         | VISAKHAPATNAM  | 1140                   | 85        | 16        | 660       | 34        | 795       | 84        | 23        | 454       | 214       | 775       |
| 5         | ANAKAPALLI     | 6900                   | 401       | 433       | 3786      | 847       | 5467      | 386       | 424       | 4110      | 607       | 5527      |
| 6         | ASR            | 5920                   | 136       | 4387      | 314       | 26        | 4863      | 128       | 4450      | 296       | 106       | 4980      |
| 7         | KAKINADA       | 1420                   | 548       | 25        | 615       | 34        | 1222      | 552       | 34        | 626       | 43        | 1255      |
| 8         | ELURU          | 840                    | 234       | 211       | 231       | 0         | 676       | 324       | 136       | 219       | 7         | 686       |
| 9         | NTR            | 1040                   | 624       | 110       | 238       | 13        | 985       | 632       | 107       | 262       | 7         | 1008      |
| 10        | PALNADU        | 8020                   | 3262      | 1160      | 1732      | 790       | 6944      | 3358      | 1160      | 1917      | 585       | 7020      |
| 11        | BAPATLA        | 1220                   | 710       | 78        | 218       | 56        | 1062      | 706       | 72        | 233       | 66        | 1077      |
| 12        | PRAKASAM       | 9140                   | 3243      | 213       | 2598      | 888       | 6942      | 3353      | 292       | 2512      | 970       | 7127      |
| 13        | SPSRNELLORE    | 4460                   | 1823      | 156       | 1253      | 309       | 3541      | 1807      | 168       | 1369      | 306       | 3650      |
| 14        | CHITTOOR       | 2840                   | 664       | 187       | 1140      | 521       | 2512      | 691       | 198       | 1158      | 519       | 2566      |
| 15        | TIRUPATI       | 1900                   | 910       | 130       | 374       | 71        | 1485      | 934       | 100       | 424       | 33        | 1491      |
| 16        | YSR            | 5060                   | 1865      | 176       | 2194      | 1116      | 5351      | 1782      | 144       | 1698      | 863       | 4487      |
| 17        | ANNAMAYYA      | 7760                   | 1599      | 331       | 2617      | 1012      | 5559      | 1780      | 386       | 3042      | 1313      | 6521      |
| 18        | ANANTHAPURAMU  | 10660                  | 3183      | 595       | 5031      | 981       | 9790      | 3053      | 662       | 4947      | 1100      | 9762      |
| 19        | SRI SATHYA SAI | 10000                  | 2111      | 633       | 4048      | 1952      | 8744      | 2009      | 613       | 4429      | 1309      | 8360      |
| 20        | KURNOOL        | 8880                   | 2518      | 215       | 4368      | 670       | 7771      | 2652      | 143       | 4496      | 738       | 8029      |
| 21        | NANDYAL        | 9560                   | 2452      | 370       | 3329      | 1029      | 7180      | 2980      | 419       | 3832      | 1185      | 8416      |
|           |                | 119560                 | 28618     | 12193     | 48667     | 10953     | 100431    | 29589     | 12402     | 50354     | 10104     | 102449    |

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