Lok Sabha Question No. 211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Setting up of New Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and PM SHRI Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 211 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025

## SETTING UP OF NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS (KVs) AND PM SHRI SCHOOLS

## 211. SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE:

SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE: SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE: SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL: PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD: SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH: SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  from  the  State  Government  of Maharashtra for setting up new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) Schools and if so, the number of such proposals received, district-wise;
- (b) the present status of these proposals and timeline for their approval and implementation;
- (c) the number of Kendriya Vidyalayas and PM SHRI Schools currently operational in the State of Maharashtra;
- (d) the details of student enrolment, infrastructure availability, and faculty strength in these schools, district-wise;
- (e) whether there is a demand-supply gap in access to quality CBSE-affiliated central schools in rural and semi-urban areas of Maharashtra;
- (f) whether  the  Government  has  identified  any  new  locations  or  backward  districts  in Maharashtra, particularly aspirational districts, for the establishment of new KVs or PM SHRI Schools; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and the criteria used for such identification?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) 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 are subject  to  approval  of  the  competent  authority  as  per  extant  procedures.  As  per  information received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), no feasible proposal, as per norms of KVS, for opening of new KV has been received by KVS from State Government of Maharashtra/District Administrations.

The Government of India has launched an online PM SHRI portal for Selection process of PM  SHRI  School  through  challenge  mode.    The  portal  is  being  opened  phase  wise  by  the Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India for those benchmark schools which can self-apply on PM SHRI Portal under the PM SHRI scheme  in  accordance  with  the  prescribed  guidelines.  These  benchmark  schools  from Maharashtra independently submit applications through this PM SHRI portal, in accordance with the prescribed guidelines of Government of India.

Selection of PM SHRI schools is through Challenge Mode wherein Schools compete for support  to  become  exemplar  schools.  Selection  is  done  through  a  three-stage  process  with definite time lines. The district-wise details of proposal received and schools selected under PM SHRI are at Annexure-I.

(c) Out of 60 KVs in the State of Maharashtra as on date, 52 KVs have been designated as PM SHRI KVs. Apart from these, 860 PM SHRI Schools have been selected from the State of Maharashtra.

- (d) All KVs in the State of Maharashtra have sufficient infrastructure, basic amenities and ICT infrastructure,  including  smart  classrooms,  computer  labs  and  internet  connectivity,  achieving 100% ICT saturation . District-wise details of student enrolment and teaching staff strength in KVs situated in Maharashtra (as on 31.03.2025) are at Annexure - II and that of other 860 PM SHRI Schools is at Annexure - III .
- (e)  to  (g)  Central  Government  Schools  namely  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  and  Navodaya Vidyalayas  (NVs)  are  under  the  DoSE&L,  MoE.  These  vidyalayas  are  affiliated  to  CBSE.  In respect of KVS, KV Washim has been identified to be set up as PM SHRI KV school, which is located  in  Aspirational  District-Washim  in  Maharashtra.  The  schools  are  selected  through  an online  transparent  'Challenge  Method'. KVs  are  not  opened  on  the  criteria  of  backward districts/aspirational district/State/UT etc.

As regards NVs, the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme envisages opening of one NV in each rural district of the country. Opening of new NVs 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 depends on approval by the competent authority as per extant procedures. As per the information received from Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, there are 34 functional NVs in the State of Maharashtra out of which, 05 NVs are in 04 Aspirational Districts namely Gadchiroli, Nandurbar, Osmanabad and Washim including an additional second NV in Nandurbar district (ST concentrated). All these NVs are PM SHRI schools.

All rural blocks across the state of Maharashtra have been covered under the PM SHRI scheme.  Further, State has one PM SHRI school in each block of Aspirational District.

Selection of PM SHRI schools is through Challenge Mode wherein Schools compete for support  to  become  exemplar  schools.  Selection  is  done  through  a  three-stage  process  with definite time lines.

States/UTs are required to recommend the list of schools to the DoSE&L, MoE after district verification  and  an  Expert committee headed by Secretary, DoSE&L, has been constituted to make the final school selection through Challenge method.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a)  & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 211 ASKED BY SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE, SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE,  SHRI  BAJRANG  MANOHAR  SONWANE,  SHRI  SANJAY  DINA  PATIL,  PROF.  VARSHA EKNATH  GAIKWAD,  SHRI  MOHITE  PATIL  DHAIRYASHEEL  RAJSINH  &  SMT.  SUPRIYA  SULE, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025 REGARDING 'SETTING UP OF NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS (KVs) AND PM SHRI SCHOOLS'.

DISTRICT WISE PM SHRI SCHOOLS PROPOSAL (MAHARASHTRA)

| District name   |   Phase - 1 |   Phase-2 |   Phase- 7 |
|-----------------|-------------|-----------|------------|
| AHMEDNAGAR      |          35 |        24 |          3 |
| AKOLA           |          17 |        12 |          0 |
| AMRAVATI        |          27 |        30 |          6 |
| AURANGABAD      |          21 |        17 |          7 |
| BEED            |          22 |        19 |          6 |
| BHANDARA        |          15 |        14 |          0 |
| BULDHANA        |          34 |        26 |          6 |
| CHANDRAPUR      |          31 |        24 |          3 |
| DHULE           |          12 |         9 |          2 |
| GADCHIROLI      |          22 |        20 |          7 |
| GONDIA          |          16 |        13 |          2 |
| HINGOLI         |          10 |         9 |          2 |
| JALGAON         |          31 |        35 |          1 |
| JALNA           |          18 |        13 |          3 |
| KOLHAPUR        |          32 |        18 |          3 |
| LATUR           |          23 |        16 |          3 |
| MUMBAI SUBURBAN |           0 |         2 |          0 |
| NAGPUR          |          31 |        28 |          2 |
| NANDED          |          28 |        26 |          8 |
| NANDURBAR       |          13 |        16 |         11 |
| NASHIK          |          41 |        34 |          7 |
| OSMANABAD       |          16 |        18 |          2 |
| PALGHAR         |          21 |        17 |          2 |
| PARBHANI        |          17 |        20 |          2 |
| PUNE            |          36 |        28 |          1 |
| RAIGAD          |          34 |        22 |          1 |
| RATNAGIRI       |          25 |        11 |          0 |
| SANGLI          |          25 |        20 |          0 |
| SATARA          |          28 |        19 |          0 |
| SINDHUDURG      |          21 |        10 |          0 |
| SOLAPUR         |          41 |        29 |          1 |
| THANE           |          27 |        16 |          2 |
| WARDHA          |          21 |        16 |          2 |
| WASHIM          |          14 |        11 |          0 |
| YAVATMAL        |          41 |        35 |          6 |
| TOTAL           |         846 |       677 |        101 |

DISTRICT-WISE PM SHRI SCHOOLS SELECTED (MAHARASHTRA)

| District Name   |   Phase - 1 |   Phase-2 |   Phase-7 |
|-----------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
| AHMEDNAGAR      |          21 |         7 |         0 |
| AKOLA           |          11 |         7 |         0 |
| AMRAVATI        |          18 |        15 |         2 |
| AURANGABAD      |          11 |         6 |         2 |
| BEED            |          13 |         9 |         1 |
| BHANDARA        |          12 |         9 |         0 |
| BULDHANA        |          22 |        12 |         3 |

| CHANDRAPUR      |   18 |   12 |   0 |
|-----------------|------|------|-----|
| DHULE           |    7 |    2 |   1 |
| GADCHIROLI      |   16 |    6 |   2 |
| GONDIA          |   13 |    7 |   1 |
| HINGOLI         |    5 |    5 |   1 |
| JALGAON         |   18 |   17 |   1 |
| JALNA           |   12 |    6 |   2 |
| KOLHAPUR        |   18 |    9 |   2 |
| LATUR           |   13 |    5 |   0 |
| MUMBAI SUBURBAN |    0 |    2 |   0 |
| NAGPUR          |   21 |   13 |   0 |
| NANDED          |   18 |   17 |   4 |
| NANDURBAR       |    8 |    5 |   3 |
| NASHIK          |   26 |   18 |   3 |
| OSMANABAD       |    9 |   10 |   0 |
| PALGHAR         |   11 |   11 |   1 |
| PARBHANI        |   11 |    9 |   0 |
| PUNE            |   23 |   15 |   0 |
| RAIGAD          |   20 |    6 |   0 |
| RATNAGIRI       |   13 |    3 |   0 |
| SANGLI          |   14 |   10 |   0 |
| SATARA          |   18 |    6 |   0 |
| SINDHUDURG      |   13 |    3 |   0 |
| SOLAPUR         |   23 |   16 |   0 |
| THANE           |   14 |    6 |   1 |
| WARDHA          |   13 |    4 |   1 |
| WASHIM          |    7 |    9 |   0 |
| YAVATMAL        |   26 |   14 |   2 |
| Total           |  516 |  311 |  33 |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 211 ASKED BY SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE, SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE, SHRI  BAJRANG  MANOHAR  SONWANE,  SHRI  SANJAY  DINA  PATIL,  PROF.  VARSHA  EKNATH GAIKWAD,  SHRI  MOHITE  PATIL  DHAIRYASHEEL  RAJSINH  &  SMT.  SUPRIYA  SULE,  HON'BLE MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT  ANSWERED  ON  21.07.2025  REGARDING  'SETTING  UP  OF  NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS (KVs) AND PM SHRI SCHOOLS'.

## DISTRICT-WISE DETAILS OF STUDENT ENROLMENT AND FACULTY STRENGTH IN KVs SITUATED IN MAHARASHTRA STATE

|   S.N. | Name of KVs                                  | District        |   Student Enrolment as on 31.03.2025 |   Faculty Strength |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|      1 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 1 AHMEDNAGAR  | AHMEDNAGAR      |                                 1095 |                 38 |
|      2 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MIRC AHMEDNAGAR   | AHMEDNAGAR      |                                 1215 |                 49 |
|      3 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA VRDE AHMEDNAGAR   | AHMEDNAGAR      |                                  533 |                 25 |
|      4 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AURANGABAD        | AURANGABAD      |                                 2660 |                 88 |
|      5 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA OF BHANDARA       | BHANDARA        |                                 1212 |                 46 |
|      6 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA OF CHANDA         | CHANDRAPUR      |                                 1253 |                 46 |
|      7 | KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CHANDRAPUR                | CHANDRAPUR      |                                  456 |                 23 |
|      8 | KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA WCL NEW MAJRI             | CHANDRAPUR      |                                  837 |                 36 |
|      9 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA DHULE             | DHULE           |                                  954 |                 35 |
|     10 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA OF BHUSAWAL       | JALGAON         |                                  957 |                 36 |
|     11 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA OF VARANGAON      | JALGAON         |                                  879 |                 34 |
|     12 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NMU J[\]ALGAON    | JALGAON         |                                  505 |                 23 |
|     13 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BSF CHAKUR, LATUR | LATUR           |                                  816 |                 34 |
|     14 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 1 COLABA      | MUMBAI          |                                 1425 |                 50 |
|     15 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 2 COLABA      |                 |                                 1244 |                 51 |
|     16 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 3 COLABA      |                 |                                  927 |                 37 |
|     17 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA KOLIWADA          |                 |                                 1865 |                 64 |
|     18 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AFS THANE         |                 |                                 1408 |                 57 |
|     19 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BHANDUP           |                 |                                 2548 |                 82 |
|     20 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA IIT POWAI         |                 |                                 2111 |                 64 |
|     21 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA INS HAMLA         | MUMBAI SUBURBAN |                                 1320 |                 51 |
|     22 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MANKHURD          | MUMBAI SUBURBAN |                                 1499 |                 51 |
|     23 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA KAMPTEE           | NAGPUR          |                                 1353 |                 51 |
|     24 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CRPF NAGPUR       | NAGPUR          |                                 1257 |                 45 |
|     25 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA VSN NAGPUR        | NAGPUR          |                                 2680 |                 18 |
|     26 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AJNI NAGPUR       | NAGPUR          |                                 1874 |                 98 |
|     27 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AMBAJHARI NAGPUR  | NAGPUR          |                                 1419 |                 79 |
|     28 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CRPF MUDKHED      | NANDED          |                                  837 |                 34 |
|     29 | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SCR NANDED        | NANDED          |                                  928 |                 36 |

| 30    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 1 DEVLALI              | NASHIK   |   1424 |   50 |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------|--------|------|
| 31    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AFS DEVLALI                | NASHIK   |    855 |   34 |
| 32    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NRC NASIK                  | NASHIK   |   1584 |   50 |
| 33    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA ISP NASIK                  | NASHIK   |   1442 |   49 |
| 34    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AFS OJHAR                  | NASHIK   |   1932 |   63 |
| 35    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CR MANMAD                  | NASHIK   |    422 |   18 |
| 36    | KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA PARBHANI                           | PARBHANI |    396 |   18 |
| 37    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SC PUNE                    | PUNE     |   2021 |   65 |
| 38    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA ARMY AREA PUNE             | PUNE     |   2005 |   63 |
| 39    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BEG PUNE                   | PUNE     |   1522 |   53 |
| 40    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA RHE PUNE                   | PUNE     |   1358 |   48 |
| 41    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 1 AFS PUNE             | PUNE     |   1816 |   55 |
| 42    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 2 AFS PUNE             | PUNE     |   1577 |   51 |
| 43    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 3, 9BRD PUNE           | PUNE     |   1578 |   51 |
| 44    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CME PUNE                   | PUNE     |   1445 |   48 |
| 45    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GANESHKHIND PUNE           | PUNE     |   1505 |   51 |
| 46    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NDA KHADAKWASALA PUNE      | PUNE     |   1514 |   50 |
| 47    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA DIAT GIRINAGAR             | PUNE     |   1066 |   36 |
| 48    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 1 DEHU ROAD PUNE       | PUNE     |   1593 |   51 |
| 49    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 2, O.F. DEHU ROAD PUNE | PUNE     |   1430 |   50 |
| 50    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA LONAVLA                    | PUNE     |    748 |   36 |
| 51    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CRPF TALEGAON              | PUNE     |    419 |   18 |
| 52    | KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, NDRF SUDUMBARE                    | PUNE     |      0 |    8 |
| 53    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NAD KARANJA                | RAIGAD   |   1246 |   50 |
| 54    | KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA ONGC PANVEL                        | RAIGAD   |   2217 |   65 |
| 55    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CR SOLAPUR                 | SOLAPUR  |    922 |   34 |
| 56    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA OF AMBARNATH               | THANE    |   2543 |   84 |
| 57    | KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA PULGAON CAMP                       | WARDHA   |    845 |   34 |
| 58    | KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA WARDHA                             | WARDHA   |    410 |   18 |
| 59    | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA WASHIM                     | WASHIM   |    420 |   18 |
| 60    | KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA YAVATMAL                           | YAVATMAL |    468 |   23 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL                                                 | TOTAL    |  76790 | 2723 |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 211 ASKED BY SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE, SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE, SHRI  BAJRANG  MANOHAR  SONWANE,  SHRI  SANJAY  DINA  PATIL,  PROF.  VARSHA  EKNATH GAIKWAD,  SHRI  MOHITE  PATIL  DHAIRYASHEEL  RAJSINH  &  SMT.  SUPRIYA  SULE,  HON'BLE MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT  ANSWERED  ON  21.07.2025  REGARDING  'SETTING  UP  OF  NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS (KVs) AND PM SHRI SCHOOLS'.

## DISTRICT-WISE DETAILS OF STUDENT ENROLMENT, FACULTY STRENGTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABILITY IN 860 PM SHRI SCHOOLS IN MAHARASHTRA

| District Name                          |   Schools |   Enrolments |   Faculty |   Play Ground |
|----------------------------------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|---------------|
| AHMEDNAGAR                             |        28 |         7172 |       259 |             9 |
| AKOLA                                  |        18 |         4773 |       168 |             9 |
| AMRAVATI                               |        35 |        11443 |       324 |            19 |
| BHANDARA                               |        21 |        11562 |       264 |            16 |
| BEED                                   |        23 |         8200 |       278 |            12 |
| BULDANA                                |        37 |        17549 |       483 |            23 |
| CHANDRAPUR                             |        30 |         7122 |       217 |            15 |
| CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR (AURANGABAD) |        19 |         7798 |       246 |             9 |
| DHARASHIV (OSMANABAD)                  |        19 |         5401 |       193 |            13 |
| DHULE                                  |        10 |         5362 |       154 |             5 |
| GADCHIROLI                             |        24 |         5622 |       126 |             8 |
| GONDIYA                                |        21 |         7518 |       189 |            13 |
| HINGOLI                                |        11 |         3829 |       119 |             7 |
| JALGAON                                |        36 |        11240 |       359 |            21 |
| JALNA                                  |        20 |         8417 |       247 |            14 |
| KOLHAPUR                               |        29 |         9951 |       319 |            16 |
| LATUR                                  |        18 |         4360 |       163 |             8 |
| MUMBAI (SUBURBAN)                      |         2 |         4386 |        97 |             2 |
| NAGPUR                                 |        34 |        12107 |       398 |            17 |
| NANDED                                 |        39 |        19140 |       589 |            30 |
| NANDURBAR                              |        16 |         7108 |       180 |             8 |
| NASHIK                                 |        47 |        15456 |       448 |            24 |
| PALGHAR                                |        23 |        11423 |       251 |            15 |
| PARBHANI                               |        20 |         8205 |       245 |            16 |
| PUNE                                   |        38 |        19104 |       530 |            24 |
| RAIGARH (MAHARASHTRA)                  |        26 |         4652 |       159 |             7 |
| RATNAGIRI                              |        16 |         3195 |       122 |             3 |
| SANGLI                                 |        24 |         6518 |       234 |            10 |
| SATARA                                 |        24 |         8051 |       247 |             8 |
| SINDHUDURG                             |        16 |         2452 |       100 |             3 |
| SOLAPUR                                |        39 |        11577 |       414 |            20 |
| THANE                                  |        21 |         9619 |       293 |             8 |
| WARDHA                                 |        18 |         5464 |       170 |             6 |
| WASHIM                                 |        16 |         5158 |       159 |            11 |
| YAVATMAL                               |        42 |        14276 |       397 |            21 |
| Total                                  |       860 |       305210 |      9141 |           450 |

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