Lok Sabha Question No. 2271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools in Gujarat
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2271 ANSWERED ON 09.12.2024

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SCHOOLS IN GUJARAT

## † 2271. SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  intervention  of  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  (KVS)  for  the  capacity building of the teachers and the path followed by the Government in this regard;
- (b) the status of the future recruitment in KVS and the terms and conditions to be fulfilled by the sponsoring officers;
- (c) the number of KVS opened in various States/UTs in the country since 2014;
- (d) the necessary procedure and guidelines for opening a new KVS; and
- (e) any  new  initiatives  so  far  taken  by  the  Government  for  opening  KV  in Sabarkantha Parliamentary Constituency in Gujarat which is a predominantly tribal and dalit populated area along with the present status thereof?

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

(a) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has 05 Zonal Institutes of Education & Training  (ZIET)  that  provide  in-house  training  to  all  cadres  of  teachers  and  nonteaching staff as per their training calendar. KVS also collaborates with knowledge partners like CBSE, NCERT, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Shri Arvindo Society etc. for providing enriching training experience to teachers. Long-duration (05 days or more) and short-duration (01 to 04 days) workshops are conducted regularly by the Regional Offices of KVS and ZIETs for capacity building of teachers around the focal  themes  as  envisaged  in  NEP  2020.  Training  programmes  mainly  focus  on foundational literacy and numeracy, experiential learning, STEAM education, mental health and well-being, CBL-CBA, and inclusive education. Need-based workshops are conducted as per specific training needs of teachers.

(b) Filling up of vacancies is a continuous process and efforts are made to fill up the vacancies as per the provisions of the relevant recruitment rules. Teachers are also engaged on contractual basis for temporary duration by KVS to ensure that the teaching-learning process is not hampered.

(c) As per information received from KVS, 172 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) have been opened in various States/UTs throughout the country since 2014.

(d) & (e) Opening of new 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 procedure. KVs are not opened on the criteria of district/location/constituency/SC-ST population.

At present, 1253 KVs are functioning across the country including 46 KVs in the State of Gujarat. Out of 46 KVs in Gujarat, 01 KV namely Himmat Nagar, Distt. Sabarkantha is already functioning in Sabarkantha Parliamentary Constituency. As per information received from KVS, no proposal, has been received for opening of a new KV in Sabarkantha Parliamentary Constituency.

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