Lok Sabha Question No. 3321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas under PM SHRI Scheme
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar, Shri Praveen Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3321 ANSWERED ON 16.12.2024

## Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas under PM SHRI Scheme

†3321. Smt. Kamlesh Jangde:

Shri Praveen Patel:

Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar:

Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has proposed to bring Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) under PM SHRI Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the salient features of the scheme thereof;
- (c) the number of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas covered under PM SHRI scheme, State-wise especially in Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) the phase-wise budget sanctioned to JNVs under PM SHRI Scheme;
- (e) the improvements have taken place in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas after the launch of PM SHRI Scheme, State-wise, especially in Chhattisgarh;
- (f)  the extent to which the PM SHRI Scheme is likely to achieve its objectives and improve the standards of education in JNVs;
- (g)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  fill  the  vacancies  of  teaching  and non-teaching posts in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas;
- (h) if so, the details of total recruitments made during the last five years; and
- (i) the details of the schools identified by the Government under PM SHRI Scheme in Dadar and Nagar Haveli, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) As per information received from Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), a total  number  of    620  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (JNVs)  have  been  covered under PM SHRI Scheme. The number of JNVs covered under PM SHRI Scheme, State-wise, especially in Uttar Pradesh is at Annexure - I.

PM SHRI schools are set up in phased manner by strengthening the existing schools from amongst schools managed by Central Government/State/UT Government/local  bodies.  These  schools  are  to  showcase  all  the  initiatives  of National Education Policy 2020 and emerge as exemplar schools over a period of time, and also offer leadership to other schools in the neighbourhood. They provide leadership  in  their  respective  regions  in  providing  high-quality  education  in  an equitable,  inclusive  and  joyful  school  environment  that  takes  care  of  the  diverse background,  multilingual  needs,  and  different  academic  abilities  of  children  and makes them active  participants  in  their  own  learning  process  as  per  the  vision  of NEP 2020.

Under the scheme, there is a provision of setting up of more than 14500 PM SHRI Schools by strengthening the existing schools from amongst schools managed by Central government/State/UT Government/local bodies out of which 12,084 PM SHRI Schools have been selected up to 4th phase of selection.

The major features in the PM SHRI Scheme are as under :

1. Quality and Innovation (Learning Enhancement Programme, Holistic Progress Card, Innovative Pedagogies, Bagless days, Internships with Local artisans, Capacity building etc.).
2. Beneficiary oriented Entitlements under Right to Education (RTE) Act.
3. Annual School Grants (Composite School grants, Library grant, Sports grant).
4. Early  Childhood  Care  and  Education  including  Balvatika  and  Foundational Literacy and Numeracy.
5. Equity and Inclusion including provision of safe and appropriate infrastructure for girls and children with special needs (CwSN).
6. Encouraging flexibility in choice of subjects offered to students.
7. Encouraging  mother  tongue  as  medium  of  instruction  using  technological interventions to help bridge language barriers between teachers and students.
8. ICT, smart classrooms and digital libraries for using digital pedagogy.
9. Strengthening of existing infrastructure.
10. Vocational interventions & Enhancing internship/entrepreneurship opportunities especially with local industry. Mapping of skills with developmental projects/nearby industry and develop courses/curriculum accordingly.
11. (d) The  phase  wise  budget  sanctioned  to  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Samiti  (NVS) under PM SHRI Scheme is as follows:

Amount (Rs. in crore)

| Phase   |   Phase wise budget sanctioned to NVS |
|---------|---------------------------------------|
| I       |                                487.71 |
| II      |                                315.54 |
| III     |                                 24.73 |

(e) & (f) The objectives of PM SHRI scheme have been by and large achieved by the JNVs covered under the scheme. The improvements taken place in all PM SHRI JNVs, including the JNVs of Chhattisgarh, are as under:

- Smart Classes and upgradation of ICT infrastructure
- Development of Sports Facilities
- Availability  of  Experimental  Kits  (Science  &  Maths  Kits)  for  Experiential Learning
- Establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs in all JNVs
- Organization of Health Camps
- Vocational/ Skill Education
- Bagless Days activities
- Exposure visits
- Science / Math circle
- Capacity Building Training Programs for Principals and Teachers
- Self Defense training for girls
- Mentoring and Career Guidance sessions by experts
- Art & Education program in all JNVs with local artisan / expert artists.
- Engaging yoga / sports coaches
- (g) & (h) The  vacancies of teaching and  non-teaching staff arise due  to retirement,  resignation,  promotion  and  additional  requirement  on  account  of  upgradation  /  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  Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS)  to  ensure that the teaching-learning process is not hampered.  The  details  of  direct  recruitment  of  teaching  and  non-teaching  posts made during the last five years in NVS are as follows:
- (i) The detail of the PM SHRI schools in the UT of Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu are as follows:

| Year    | No. of Teaching posts directly recruited   | No. of Non-Teaching posts directly recruited   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 | 2653                                       | 259                                            |
| 2021-22 | --                                         | 1925                                           |
| 2022-23 | 2200                                       | --                                             |

|   S. No. | District Name          | Name of PM SHRI School                              |
|----------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Diu                    | Govt. Primary School (GPS), English Medium, Ghoghla |
|        2 | Diu                    | GPS No.4, Vanakbara                                 |
|        3 | Diu                    | JNV, Diu                                            |
|        4 | Daman                  | Govt. Upper Primary School (GUPS), Ringanwada E/M   |
|        5 | Daman                  | GPS, Khariwadi (GM/EM)                              |
|        6 | Daman                  | JNV, Daman                                          |
|        7 | Dadra And Nagar Haveli | C.P.S., Dapada                                      |
|        8 | Dadra And Nagar Haveli | JNV, Silvassa                                       |

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3321  FOR  16.12.2024  RAISED  BY  SMT.  KAMLESH  JANGDE,  SHRI PRAVEEN  PATEL,  SHRI  KANWAR  SINGH  TANWAR  AND  SMT.  DELKAR  KALABEN MOHANBHAI, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS UNDER PM SHRI SCHEME

## State-wise list of PM SHRI Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas

| S. No.   | STATE / UT                           |   No. of JNVs covered under PM SHRI |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Island             |                                   2 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                       |                                  15 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                                  14 |
| 4        | Assam                                |                                  27 |
| 5        | Bihar                                |                                  38 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                           |                                   1 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                         |                                  27 |
| 8        | Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                                   3 |
| 9        | Delhi                                |                                   2 |
| 10       | Goa                                  |                                   2 |
| 11       | Gujarat                              |                                  33 |
| 12       | Haryana                              |                                  21 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                     |                                  12 |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir                      |                                  15 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                            |                                  25 |
| 16       | Karnataka                            |                                  30 |
| 17       | Kerala                               |                                  14 |
| 18       | Ladakh                               |                                   2 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                          |                                   1 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                       |                                  53 |
| 21       | Maharashtra                          |                                  34 |
| 22       | Manipur                              |                                  10 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                            |                                   7 |
| 24       | Mizoram                              |                                   8 |
| 25       | Nagaland                             |                                  10 |
| 26       | Odisha                               |                                  31 |
| 27       | Puducherry                           |                                   4 |
| 28       | Punjab                               |                                  23 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                            |                                  35 |
| 30       | Sikkim                               |                                   4 |
| 31       | Telangana                            |                                   9 |
| 32       | Tripura                              |                                   6 |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh                        |                                  75 |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                          |                                  13 |
| 35       | West Bengal                          |                                  14 |
| Total    | Total                                |                                 620 |