Lok Sabha Question No. 295 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Dharambir Singh, Shri Naba Charan Majhi

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 295 ANSWERED ON 16.12.2024

## JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA

- *295. Shri Naba Charan Majhi: Shri Dharambir Singh:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (JNVs)  sanctioned  and  made operational since 2014 and district-wise in Himachal Pradesh;
- (b) the number of JNVs constructed and shifted to their permanent sites, during the last five years including Maharashtra, year-wise;
- (c) the details of candidates registered, appeared and selected against total number of  seats  available  for  admission  to  Class-VI  in  JNVs  during  the  last  two  academic years, JNV-wise;
- (d) the details of the growth in students enrolment in JNVs and the performance of students in board examination, during the last five years, year-wise, State-wise and district-wise in Himachal Pradesh;
- (e) the achievements of JNV students in competitive examinations and the number of JNV students secured admissions in foreign university/colleges during the last five years, year-wise and district-wise in Himachal Pradesh;
- (f) the guidelines issued by the Government for establishment of JNV along with the steps being taken by the Government to address the infrastructure and demand gap in JNVs;
- (g) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  open  new  JNVs  in  the  Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri and Mahendergarh districts in Haryana and Thane in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof; and
- (h) the  details  of  the  problems  in  JNVs  regarding  construction  of  playground, availability of staff and other facilities in Himachal Pradesh, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (h) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (h) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 295 RAISED BY SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI AND SHRI

- (a) Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme envisages for opening of a JNV in each district of the  country.  Total  91  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (JNVs)  have  been  sanctioned  since 2014,  which  includes  28  JNVs  sanctioned  on  06.12.2024.  66  JNVs  have  been  made operational since the year 2014, which include 10 JNVs sanctioned before 2014. All the 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh State have been covered under the scheme are functioning smoothly.
- (b) During last 05 years and the current year, 54 JNVs have been constructed and shifted to their permanent site, including 02 JNVs in Maharashtra State. Year-wise numbers of such JNVs are as under:
- (c) JNV-wise  details  of  candidates  registered,  appeared  and  selected  against  total number of seats available in JNVs for admission to Class VI during the last two academic years  2022-23  and  2023-24  are  available  at  https://navodaya.gov.in/nvs/en/AdmissionJNVST/Admission-Notifications/ link of NVS official website.
- d) The State / UT-wise details in students enrolment in JNVs, during the last 05 years, are at Annexure - I. The district-wise such details in Himachal Pradesh, are as under:

| Year    |   N o. of J N Vs shifted to permanent site |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                         02 |
| 2020-21 |                                         07 |
| 2021-22 |                                         09 |
| 2022-23 |                                         16 |
| 2023-24 |                                         15 |
| 2024-25 |                                         05 |

| S. N o.   | J N V         |   Student Enrolment 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |   Student Enrolment 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |   Student Enrolment 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |   Student Enrolment 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |   Student Enrolment 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |
|-----------|---------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Bilaspur      |                                          540 |                                          541 |                                          547 |                                          534 |                                          531 |
| 2.        | Chamba        |                                          529 |                                          551 |                                          558 |                                          537 |                                          522 |
| 3.        | Hamirpur      |                                          511 |                                          540 |                                          560 |                                          557 |                                          542 |
| 4.        | Kangra        |                                          517 |                                          546 |                                          547 |                                          531 |                                          519 |
| 5.        | Kinnaur       |                                          253 |                                          253 |                                          285 |                                          290 |                                          311 |
| 6.        | Kullu         |                                          537 |                                          555 |                                          558 |                                          549 |                                          538 |
| 7.        | Lahaul &Spiti |                                          198 |                                          200 |                                          200 |                                          202 |                                          203 |
| 8.        | Mandi         |                                          546 |                                          551 |                                          557 |                                          534 |                                          537 |
| 9.        | Shimla        |                                          450 |                                          495 |                                          505 |                                          495 |                                          485 |
| 10.       | Sirmour       |                                          347 |                                          442 |                                          496 |                                          551 |                                          578 |
| 11.       | Solan         |                                          470 |                                          486 |                                          511 |                                          513 |                                          514 |
| 12.       | Una           |                                          517 |                                          545 |                                          557 |                                          541 |                                          525 |
|           | Total         |                                         5415 |                                         5705 |                                         5881 |                                         5834 |                                         5805 |

The State/UT-wise performance of JNV students in board examination during last 05 years,  are  at  Annexure  -  II.  The  district-wise  such  details  in  Himachal  Pradesh  are  as follows:-

| S. N o   | J N V    |   Pass %of Class X in Year |   Pass %of Class X in Year | Pass %of Class X in Year   | Pass %of Class X in Year   |   Pass %of Class XII in Year |   Pass %of Class XII in Year |   Pass %of Class XII in Year |   Pass %of Class XII in Year |   Pass %of Class XII in Year |
|----------|----------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|          |          |                    2020    |                       2021 | 2022 2023                  | 2024                       |                       2020   |                         2021 |                         2022 |                         2023 |                         2024 |
| 1        | Bilaspur |                     100    |                        100 | 100.00 100.00              | 100.00                     |                         98.6 |                          100 |                          100 |                          100 |                          100 |
| 2        | Chamba   |                      98.67 |                        100 | 100.00 100.00              | 100.00                     |                        100   |                          100 |                          100 |                          100 |                          100 |
| 3        | Hamirpur |                     100    |                        100 | 100.00                     | 100.00 100.00              |                        100   |                          100 |                          100 |                          100 |                          100 |

- 4 Kangra 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 98.68 100.00

- 5 Kinnaur 100.00 - 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

- 6 Kullu 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

- 7 Mandi 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

- 8 Shimla 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 98.63 100.00

- 9 Sirmour - 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

- 10 Lahaul & Spiti 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 - - - - -

- 11 Solan 100.00 100.00 98.8 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

- 12 Una 98.72 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 98.39 100.00 98.7 100.00 100.00

- e) As per information received from NVS, no student of JNVs of Himachal Pradesh has reportedly secured admission in foreign University / Colleges. The year-wise details of achievements  of  JNV  students  across  the  country,  including  Himachal  Pradesh,  in competitive examination during the last five years, are as follows:-
2. (f)  &  (g) The  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Scheme  envisages  opening  of  one  Jawahar Navodaya  Vidyalaya  (JNV)  in  each  district  of  the  country.  Opening  of  new  JNVs  is  a continuous process which depends on the willingness of the concerned State Government/UT administration to  make  available  requisite  suitable  land,  free  of  cost,  for construction of the permanent building and making available required temporary building, free  of  rent,  to  run  the  Vidyalaya  till  the  permanent  building  is  constructed.  Sanction  and opening  of  new  JNVs  depend  on  approval  by  the  competent  authority  as  per  extant procedures.

| Year   | JEE Mains   | JEE Mains   | JEE Mains   | JEE Advanced   | JEE Advanced   | JEE Advanced   | NEET     | NEET      | NEET   |
|--------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------|-----------|--------|
|        | Appeared    | Qualified   | %           | Appeared       | Qualified      | %              | Appeared | Qualified | %      |
| 2020   | 8237        | 3628        | 44.04       | 3628           | 1076           | 29.66          | 13332    | 11027     | 82.71  |
| 2021   | 10247       | 4292        | 41.89       | 2770           | 1121           | 40.47          | 17520    | 14025     | 80.05  |
| 2022   | 7585        | 4296        | 56.64       | 3000           | 1010           | 33.67          | 24807    | 19352     | 78.01  |
| 2023   | 11458       | 4726        | 41.25       | 3796           | 1228           | 32.30          | 23360    | 17809     | 76.24  |
| 2024   | 12071       | 4352        | 36.05       | 3126           | 1083           | 34.64          | 24529    | 19813     | 80.77  |

Bhiwani and Mahendragarh districts of Haryana and Thane district of Maharashtra have already been covered under the scheme. Newly carved out Charkhi Dadri district of Haryana does not have a JNV. However, the candidates from the newly bifurcated district in which  JNV  is  not  sanctioned  are  permitted  to  appear  for  admission  to  the  JNV  which  is located in the unified undivided old district.

A  total  number  of  620  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (JNVs)  have  been  covered under PM SHRI Scheme, which focus on further strengthening the infrastructure and other amenities of the existing schools.

- (h) All  the  JNVs  of  Himachal  Pradesh  are  functioning  at  their  permanent  sites  with requisite infrastructure / facilities and staff. To address the geographical constraints, sports infrastructure  suitable  for  hilly  terrain,  has  been  provided  in  all  the  12  JNVs  of  Himachal Pradesh.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 295 RAISED BY SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI AND SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 16.12.2024 REGARDING JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA

## State-wise details of students enrollment in JNVs during last 05 years

|   S. No. | State / UT                |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|----------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |       655 |       712 |       782 |       797 |       824 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh            |      6979 |      7168 |      7256 |      6841 |      6556 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh         |      4943 |      5286 |      5584 |      5557 |      5403 |
|        4 | Assam                     |     12172 |     12910 |     13416 |     13329 |     12897 |

| 5     | Bihar                                |   17618 |   18610 |   18869 |   18124 |   17302 |
|-------|--------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 6     | Chandigarh                           |     517 |     535 |     543 |     531 |     591 |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                         |    9645 |   10529 |   11475 |   11673 |   11841 |
| 8     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |    1191 |    1203 |    1239 |    1261 |    1247 |
| 9     | Delhi                                |     868 |     923 |     918 |     845 |     726 |
| 10    | Goa                                  |     759 |     751 |     782 |     767 |     775 |
| 11    | Gujarat                              |   11448 |   12854 |   13652 |   13783 |   14257 |
| 12    | Haryana                              |    9966 |   10712 |   11045 |   10709 |   10617 |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                     |    5415 |    5705 |    5881 |    5834 |    5805 |
| 14    | Jammu & Kashmir                      |    6062 |    6663 |    6907 |    7006 |    6699 |
| 15    | Jharkhand                            |   11339 |   11777 |   12044 |   11954 |   12008 |
| 16    | Karnataka                            |   13963 |   14539 |   15376 |   14882 |   14069 |
| 17    | Kerala                               |    6916 |    7227 |    7509 |    7285 |    7034 |
| 18    | Ladakh                               |     935 |     977 |     986 |     900 |     866 |
| 19    | Lakshadweep                          |     143 |     143 |     176 |     171 |     186 |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh                       |   25790 |   26831 |   27547 |   27217 |   26815 |
| 21    | Maharashtra                          |   15037 |   15827 |   16005 |   15592 |   15442 |
| 22    | Manipur                              |    4965 |    5171 |    5365 |    5279 |    5164 |
| 23    | Meghalaya                            |    3380 |    3677 |    4060 |    4193 |    4343 |
| 24    | Mizoram                              |    1552 |    1642 |    1831 |    1861 |    1700 |
| 25    | Nagaland                             |    2178 |    2363 |    2552 |    2579 |    2502 |
| 26    | Odisha                               |   14247 |   14905 |   15487 |   15743 |   15834 |
| 27    | Puducherry                           |    1600 |    1763 |    1932 |    1807 |    1695 |
| 28    | Punjab                               |   10282 |   11127 |   11497 |   11254 |   10850 |
| 29    | Rajasthan                            |   16965 |   18095 |   18752 |   18106 |   17732 |
| 30    | Sikkim                               |    1514 |    1620 |    1672 |    1548 |    1338 |
| 31    | Telangana                            |    4349 |    4415 |    4627 |    4287 |    4040 |
| 32    | Tripura                              |    2212 |    2520 |    2786 |    2923 |    3002 |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh                        |   34491 |   35820 |   36398 |   35612 |   35326 |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                          |    6075 |    6265 |    6406 |    6250 |    6185 |
| 35    | West Bengal                          |    6320 |    6702 |    7044 |    7088 |    6995 |
| Total | Total                                |  272491 |  287967 |  298401 |  293588 |  288666 |

Note: The state of Tamil Nadu has not yet accepted the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme.

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## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 295 RAISED BY SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI AND SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 16.12.2024 REGARDING JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA

State-wise performance of JNV students in board examination during the last 05 years

## Class X

| S. No.   | State / UT                |   Pass% |   Pass% |   Pass% |   Pass% |   Pass% |
|----------|---------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|          |                           | 2020    | 2021    | 2022    | 2023    | 2024    |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |  100    |  100    |  100    |  100    |  100    |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh            |   99.92 |  100    |   99.91 |  100    |   99.91 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh         |   99.13 |   99.79 |   99.04 |   96.12 |   93.1  |
| 4        | Assam                     |   98.72 |  100    |   99.8  |   98.25 |   97.12 |
| 5        | Bihar                     |   97.28 |   99.96 |   99.48 |   99    |   98.81 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                |  100    |  100    |  100    |  100    |  100    |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh              |   99.5  |   99.85 |   99.38 |   99.67 |   99.62 |

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## Class - XII

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|   20 | Madhya Pradesh   |   99.28 |   100.00 |   99.23 |   97.96 |   99.03 |
|------|------------------|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
|   21 | Maharashtra      |   98.93 |    99.66 |   99.59 |   99.35 |   99.7  |
|   22 | Manipur          |   99.35 |   100    |   99.74 |   99.44 |   99.86 |
|   23 | Meghalaya        |   94.08 |    99.66 |   98.86 |   97.96 |   94.57 |
|   24 | Mizoram          |   98.21 |   100    |   98.77 |   99.41 |   99.53 |
|   25 | Nagaland         |   97.52 |   100    |   98.91 |   93.04 |  100    |
|   26 | Odisha           |   99.24 |   100    |   99.58 |   95.84 |   98.46 |
|   27 | Puducherry       |   97.89 |   100    |   97.99 |   99.24 |  100    |
|   28 | Punjab           |   99.1  |    99.93 |   98.22 |   98.16 |   99.43 |
|   29 | Rajasthan        |   99.21 |   100    |   99.35 |   98.46 |   99.63 |
|   30 | Sikkim           |  100    |    99.64 |  100    |   98.55 |   99.02 |
|   31 | Telangana        |   98.96 |    99.68 |   99.05 |   99.26 |  100    |
|   32 | Tripura          |   92.79 |   100    |   98.91 |   99.22 |   95.89 |
|   33 | Uttar Pradesh    |   97.51 |    99.79 |   97.84 |   94.17 |   97.85 |
|   34 | Uttarakhand      |   98.74 |    99.78 |   99.73 |   98.98 |   99.54 |
|   35 | West Bengal      |   99.42 |    99.78 |   98.76 |   97    |   99.87 |

Note: The state of Tamil Nadu has not yet accepted the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme.

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