Lok Sabha Question No. 1372 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas in Kerala
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Hibi Eden

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1372 ANSWERED ON 11.12.2023 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN KERALA

## 1372. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the lack of basic amenities, vacant positions for  teachers  and  non-teaching  staff,  and  insufficient  infrastructure  in  Kendriya Vidyalayas as in K V NAD Aluva, K V Ernakulam, K V No. 1 Kochi, K V No. 2 Kochi, K V Port Trust Kochi, K V INS Dronacharya, under the Ernakulam Cluster;
- (b) whether the Government can provide information on the funds allocated or likely to  be  allocated,  Vidyalaya-wise,  for  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  in  Ernakulam  District, Kerala, for the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof including the data and statistics for the last five financial years?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a) As per information received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) NAD Aluva, KV Ernakulam, KV No.1 Kochi, KV No. 2 Kochi, KV Port Trust Kochi and KV INS Dronacharya in KVS Ernakulam Region have basic amenities such as permanent  school  building,  toilets,  drinking  water  facilities,  labs  and  playgrounds  in accordance  with  KVS  norms.  1936  number  of  teaching  and  non-teaching  staff  are  in position in KVs under KVS Ernakulam Region, including KV NAD Aluva, KV Ernakulam, KV No.1 Kochi, KV No.2 Kochi, KV Port Trust Kochi and KV INS Dronacharya.

The  vacancies  arise  due  to  retirement,  resignation,  promotion  and  additional requirement  on  account  of  up-gradation  /  sanctioning  of  new  streams  as  well  as enhancement of students' strength. 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.

(b)  &  (c)  The  budgetary  support  is  provided  every  year  as  Grants-in-aid  to  KVS  on  a consolidated basis and not State / UT / Vidyalaya-wise. The budgetary support is made to KVS under three distinct Heads of Account viz. Salaries, General and Creation of Capital Assets for opening and functioning of KVs. The funds released/allocated to KVS during the last five financial years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, and current year 2023-24 are as under: -

(Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | Financial Year   | Funds released / allocated   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | 2018-19          | 5006.75                      |
|         2 | 2019-20          | 6331.40                      |
|         3 | 2020-21          | 6437.68                      |
|         4 | 2021-22          | 6800.00                      |
|         5 | 2022-23          | 7512.00                      |
|         6 | 2023-24          | 8363.98 (Budget Estimate)    |

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