Lok Sabha Question No. 953 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: Number of  Students in Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Ganesh Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 953 ANSWERED ON 29.07.2024

## NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## † 953   SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total number of Kendriya Vidyalayas opened across the country till now, State-wise;
- (b) the number of students studying in these Vidyalayas, State-wise;
- (c) whether  opening  of  a  new  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  in  newly  formed  Maihar  district  of Madhya  Pradesh  can  be  considered  where  large  number  of  Central  Government employees live; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b) At present, 1253 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are functioning across the country and as per information received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), 13,36,685 students (as on 30.06.2024) are studying in these Vidyalayas. State/UT-wise details are annexed. (c) & (d) 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  extant procedures. As per information received from KVS, a proposal for opening of a new KV at Maihar district of Madhya Pradesh has been received. The proposals received from the sponsoring authorities for opening of new KVs are examined and processed at various levels and are subject to approval of the competent authority, as per extant procedures.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 953 RAISED BY SHRI GANESH SINGH, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 29.07.2024 REGARDING 'NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS'.

## STATE/UT-WISE NUMBER OF KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND NUMBER OF STUDENTS STUDYING THEREIN

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/ UT                        |   Number of KVs |   Number of students studying |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar Island                 |              02 |                          2829 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                           |              36 |                         29590 |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh                        |              20 |                          9746 |
| 4.        | Assam                                    |              57 |                         53369 |
| 5.        | Bihar                                    |              50 |                         50694 |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                               |              05 |                          8149 |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh                             |              36 |                         36388 |
| 8.        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |              02 |                          1459 |
| 9.        | Delhi                                    |              46 |                        117834 |
| 10.       | Goa                                      |              05 |                          4429 |
| 11.       | Gujarat                                  |              46 |                         39303 |
| 12.       | Haryana                                  |              35 |                         33444 |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh                         |              26 |                         14727 |
| 14.       | Jammu & Kashmir                          |              35 |                         28977 |
| 15.       | Jharkhand                                |              41 |                         33627 |
| 16.       | Karnataka                                |              52 |                         58978 |
| 17.       | Kerala                                   |              38 |                         52417 |
| 18.       | Lakshadweep                              |              01 |                           339 |
| 19.       | Ladakh                                   |              03 |                           976 |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh                           |             112 |                        110532 |
| 21.       | Maharashtra                              |              59 |                         77145 |
| 22.       | Manipur                                  |              09 |                          5788 |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                                |              07 |                          4908 |
| 24.       | Mizoram                                  |              04 |                          1851 |
| 25.       | Nagaland                                 |              05 |                          1484 |
| 26.       | Odisha                                   |              67 |                         63003 |
| 27.       | Puducherry                               |              04 |                          4506 |
| 28.       | Punjab                                   |              52 |                         46224 |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                                |              77 |                         68709 |
| 30.       | Sikkim                                   |              02 |                           769 |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                               |              45 |                         59197 |
| 32.       | Telangana                                |              35 |                         35449 |
| 33.       | Tripura                                  |              10 |                          6715 |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh                            |             122 |                        164475 |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand                              |              45 |                         39417 |
| 36.       | West Bengal                              |              62 |                         69238 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                                    |            1253 |                       1336685 |

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