Lok Sabha Question No. 968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: Smart Classrooms in KVs and JNVs
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 968 ANSWERED ON 10.02.2025

## SMART CLASSROOMS IN KVs AND JNVs

## 968.   SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of smart classrooms established in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) in Jharkhand and Karnataka, districtwise;
- (b) the  number of  classrooms of  KVs  and  JNVs  equipped  with  the  smart  class system  in  these  States,  district-wise  especially  in  Godda  Constituency  in Jharkhand and Udupi and Chikmagalur districts in Karnataka;
- (c) the details of the land provided for setting up of these schools;
- (d) the details of funds disbursed for establishing smart classrooms in these States;
- (e) whether the Government has conducted any assessment to study the benefits of these tools on students and their retention in schools; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) As per information received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), at present, 318 smart classrooms (e-classrooms) established  in  38  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  and  206  smart  classrooms  (eclassrooms) established in 26 Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs) in the State of Jharkhand. Further, 815 smart classrooms (e-classrooms) established in 52 KVs and 199 smart classrooms (e-classrooms) established in 31 NVs in the State of Karnataka. Districtwise details of KVs and NVs having smart classrooms (e-classrooms) in the State of Jharkhand  including  Godda  Constituency  and  Udupi  and  Chikmagalur  districts  in Karnataka are at Annexure-I & II.

(c) For opening of KVs under Civil/Defence Sector, the sponsoring authority have to provide unencumbered and suitable extent of land, free of cost, as per the extant KVS norms, i.e, 5 to 10 acres (2.5 to 5 acres of land in case of Metropolitan cities and Hyderabad & Bangalore, Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts, UTs of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) & Ladakh and States of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and North Eastern Region States including the State of Sikkim) and the same is relax-able on case  to  case  basis.  For  opening  of  NVs,  the  concerned  State  Government  /  UT Administration has to provide 30 acres of land (relax-able on case-to-case basis) free of cost and free from all encumbrances.

(d) The budgetary support is provided to KVS and NVS every year as Grants-inaid  under  three  distinct  Heads  of  Account  viz.  Salaries,  General  and  Creation  of Capital Assets for opening and functioning of KVs and NVs. Funds are not allocated on  State  /  UT  /  Vidyalaya  /  component-wise.  Further,  PM  SHRI  Scheme  is  also providing  budgetary  support  with  the  focus  on  strengthening/improvement  to  the infrastructure  and  other  amenities  including  conversion  of  class-rooms  into  smart class-rooms in the existing schools including KVs and NVs covered under the scheme.

(e) &  (f) The  National  Education  Policy  2020  calls  for  investment  in digital infrastructure,  online  teaching  platforms  and  tools,  virtual  labs,  digital  repositories, online assessments, technology and pedagogy for online teaching-learning etc., for which  various  initiatives  have  been  taken.  For  school  education,  digital  literacy programs  to  students,  teachers  and  all  stakeholders  have  been  extended  with necessary funding mechanisms to KVS & NVS and under Samagra Shiksha for all States/UTs, in alignment with NEP 2020. The key challenges faced in implementing digital  interventions  such  as  Smart  Class  are  of  Capacity  Building  of  teachers, Infrastructure setup, Uninterrupted internet connectivity etc. A comprehensive initiative called PM e-VIDYA was initiated as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan on 17 th  May, 2020, which unifies all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to enable multimode access to education. The PM e-VIDYA initiative are available to all the students across all the States free of cost. The key components of PM e-VIDYA include DIKSHA for providing quality e-content, PM e-VIDYA DTH TV Channels for school education in States/UTs, extensive use of Radio, Community Radio and CBSE Podcast- Shiksha Vani, etc.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 968 RAISED BY SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY & DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY, HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT  ANSWERED  ON  10.02.2025  REGARDING  'SMART CLASSROOMS IN KVs AND JNVs.'

## DISTRICT-WISE DETAILS OF KVs HAVING SMART CLASSROOMS (E-CLASSROOMS) IN THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

| Sl. No   | District       | Name of KV            |   Number of e-classroom |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.       | BOKARO         | BOKARO-1              |                      14 |
| 2.       | BOKARO         | BOKARO-3              |                      11 |
| 3.       | BOKARO         | BOKARO THERMAL        |                       6 |
| 4.       | BOKARO         | CHANDRAPURA           |                       6 |
| 5.       | CHATRA         | CHATRA                |                       1 |
| 6.       | DEOGHAR        | MADHUPUR              |                      11 |
| 7.       | DHANBAD        | DHANBAD-1             |                      11 |
| 8.       | DHANBAD        | GOMOH                 |                      11 |
| 9.       | DHANBAD        | MAITHON DAM           |                      30 |
| 10.      | DUMKA          | DUMKA                 |                       2 |
| 11.      | EAST SINGHBHUM | SURDA                 |                      10 |
| 12.      | EAST SINGHBHUM | TATANAGAR             |                      11 |
| 13.      | GARHWA         | GARHWA                |                       8 |
| 14.      | GIRIDIH        | GIRIDIH               |                       4 |
| 15.      | GODDA          | GODDA                 |                       2 |
| 16.      | HAZARIBAGH     | HAZARIBAGH            |                      12 |
| 17.      | JAMTARA        | JAMTARA               |                       3 |
| 18.      | KHUNTI         | KHUNTI                |                       5 |
| 19.      | KODARMA        | KODERMA               |                       1 |
| 20.      | LATEHAR        | LATEHAR               |                      11 |
| 21.      | LOHARDAGA      | LOHARDAGA             |                       1 |
| 22.      | PAKUR          | SINGHARSI             |                      10 |
| 23.      | PALAMU         | PALAMU                |                       1 |
| 24.      | RAMGARH        | BARKAKANA             |                      12 |
| 25.      | RAMGARH        | BHURKUNDA             |                       1 |
| 26.      | RAMGARH        | PATRATU               |                      12 |
| 27.      | RAMGARH        | RAMGARH CANTT         |                      11 |
| 28.      | RANCHI         | RANCHI, CRPF          |                      11 |
| 29.      | RANCHI         | RANCHI, DIPATOLI      |                      13 |
| 30.      | RANCHI         | RANCHI, HEC           |                       1 |
| 31.      | RANCHI         | RANCHI, HINOO (1S+2S) |                      13 |
| 32.      | RANCHI         | RANCHI, NAMKUM        |                      14 |
| 33.      | RANCHI         | RANCHI CCL            |                       2 |
| 34.      | SAHIBGANJ      | SAHIBGANJ             |                       8 |
| 35.      | SIMDEGA        | SIMDEGA               |                      11 |
| 36.      | WEST SINGHBHUM | CHAKRADHARPUR         |                      11 |
| 37.      |                | MEGHAHATUBURU         |                      15 |
| 38.      |                | DANGOAPOSI            |                       1 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL          | TOTAL                 |                     318 |

## DISTRICT-WISE DETAILS OF NVs HAVING SMART CLASSROOMS (E-CLASSROOMS) IN THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

| Sl. No.   | Name of NV (District)   |   Number of e- classroom |
|-----------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | Bokaro                  |                        7 |
| 2         | Chatra                  |                        6 |
| 3         | Deoghar                 |                        6 |
| 4         | Dhanbad                 |                        8 |
| 5         | Dumka                   |                        7 |
| 6         | East Singhbhum          |                        6 |
| 7         | Garhwa                  |                       17 |
| 8         | Giridih                 |                       14 |
| 9         | Godda                   |                        6 |
| 10        | Gumla                   |                        6 |
| 11        | Hazaribagh              |                        6 |
| 12        | Jamtara                 |                        6 |
| 13        | Khunti                  |                        3 |
| 14        | Koderma                 |                        6 |
| 15        | Latehar                 |                        5 |
| 16        | Lohardaga               |                        6 |
| 17        | Pakur - I               |                       17 |
| 18        | Pakur - II              |                        3 |
| 19        | Palamu - I              |                        4 |
| 20        | Palamu - II             |                        2 |
| 21        | Ramgarh                 |                        3 |
| 22        | Ranchi                  |                       17 |
| 23        | Sahibganj               |                       16 |
| 24        | Saraikela               |                        6 |
| 25        | Simdega                 |                       17 |
| 26        | West Singhbhum          |                        6 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                   |                      206 |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 968 RAISED BY SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY & DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY, HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT  ANSWERED  ON  10.02.2025  REGARDING  'SMART CLASSROOMS IN KVs AND JNVs.'

## DISTRICT-WISE DETAILS OF KVs HAVING SMART CLASSROOMS (E-CLASSROOMS) IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

| Sl No   | District              | Name of KV                  |   Number of e-classroom |
|---------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | BAGALKOT              | BAGALKOT                    |                      13 |
| 2       | BELAGAVI              | BELAGAVI NO.3 (MACHCHE)     |                      23 |
| 3       |                       | SADALAGA                    |                       2 |
| 4       | BELGAUM               | BELAGAVI NO.1 (AFS SAMBRA)  |                      18 |
| 5       |                       | BELAGAVI NO.2 (CANTONMENT)  |                      19 |
| 6       |                       | CHIKKODI                    |                       5 |
| 7       | BELLARY               | BELLARI                     |                      22 |
| 8       |                       | DONIMALAI                   |                      22 |
| 9       |                       | ASC & CENTRE                |                      14 |
| 10      | BENGALURU URBAN       | DRDO                        |                      28 |
| 11      |                       | HEBBAL                      |                      21 |
| 12      |                       | IISC.                       |                      14 |
| 13      |                       | JALAHALLI (WEST) NO.1       |                      25 |
| 14      |                       | JALAHALLI NO.2              |                      21 |
| 15      |                       | K.R. PURAM                  |                       2 |
| 16      |                       | MALLESHWARAM (SHIFT-I + II) |                      39 |
| 17      |                       | MEG & CENTRE                |                      21 |
| 18      |                       | MG RLY.COLONY               |                      25 |
| 19      |                       | NAL                         |                      31 |
| 20      |                       | YELAHANKA-AFS               |                      30 |
| 21      |                       | YELAHANKA-CRPF              |                      21 |
| 22      |                       | YELAHANKA-RWF               |                       9 |
| 23      |                       | YESHWANTPUR                 |                      28 |
| 24      | BIDAR                 | BIDAR-AFS                   |                      27 |
| 25      | CHAMARAJANAGAR        | CHAMARAJANAGAR              |                       9 |
| 26      | CHIKKABALLAPUR        | GAURIBIDANUR                |                       3 |
| 27      | CHIKKAMAGALURU        | CHICKMAGALURU               |                       1 |
| 28      | DAKSHINA KANNADA      | MANGALORE NO.1              |                      16 |
| 29      |                       | MANGALORE NO.2              |                      16 |
| 30      | DAVANAGERE            | DAVANGERE                   |                       4 |
| 31      | DHARWAD               | DHARWAD                     |                      20 |
| 32      |                       | HUBLI NO.1                  |                      16 |
| 33      |                       | HUBLI NO.2                  |                       5 |
| 34      | HASSAN                | HASSAN                      |                      25 |
| 35      | HAVERI                | HAVERI                      |                       2 |
| 36      | KALABURAGI (GULBARGA) | KALABURAGI                  |                       2 |
| 37      | KODAGU                | KODAGU                      |                       3 |
| 38      | KOLAR                 | BEML NAGAR                  |                      30 |
| 39      | KOPPAL                | GANGAVATI                   |                       2 |
| 40      |                       | KOPPAL                      |                       2 |
| 41      | MANDYA                | MANDYA                      |                       2 |
| 42      | MYSURU                | MYSURU                      |                      17 |
| 43      |                       | MYSURU - BRBNMPL            |                       8 |
| 44      | RAICHUR               | HUTTI                       |                      22 |
| 45      |                       | RAICHUR                     |                      16 |
| 46      | RAMANAGARA            | CHENNAPATNA                 |                       4 |
| 47      | SHIVAMOGGA            | SHIVAMOGGA                  |                      11 |
| 48      | TUMAKURU              | TUMKUR                      |                      30 |
| 49      | UDUPI                 | UDUPI                       |                      23 |
| 50      | UTTARA KANNADA        | KARWAR                      |                      14 |
| 51      | VIJAYANAGAR           | HOSPETE                     |                      13 |
| 52      |                       | VIJAYAPURA                  |                      19 |
|         |                       | TOTAL                       |                     815 |

| S. No   | Name of NV (District)          |   Number of e-classroom |
|---------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | Bagalkot                       |                       7 |
| 2       | Vijayanagara (Earlier Bellary) |                       5 |
| 3       | Bangalore Rural                |                       4 |
| 4       | Bangalore Urban                |                       7 |
| 5       | Belagavi (Earlier Belgaum)     |                       4 |
| 6       | Bidar                          |                      12 |
| 7       | Bijapur                        |                       3 |
| 8       | Chamarajanagar                 |                       4 |
| 9       | Chikkaballapura                |                       6 |
| 10      | Chikkamagaluru                 |                       7 |
| 11      | Chitradurga                    |                       6 |
| 12      | Davanagere                     |                       7 |
| 13      | Dharwad                        |                       3 |
| 14      | Gadag                          |                       6 |
| 15      | Hassan                         |                       8 |
| 16      | Haveri                         |                       4 |
| 17      | Kalaburagi - I                 |                       3 |
| 18      | Kalaburagi - II                |                       3 |
| 19      | Kodagu                         |                       3 |
| 20      | Kolar                          |                       3 |
| 21      | Koppal                         |                       6 |
| 22      | Mandya                         |                       8 |
| 23      | Mysore                         |                       5 |
| 24      | Uttara Kannada                 |                      12 |
| 25      | Raichur                        |                       4 |
| 26      | Ramnagara                      |                       4 |
| 27      | Shimoga                        |                      16 |
| 28      | Dakshina Kannada               |                      16 |
| 29      | Tumkur                         |                      12 |
| 30      | Udupi                          |                       6 |
| 31      | Yadgiri                        |                       5 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                          |                     199 |

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