Lok Sabha Question No. 2556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-09
Subject: Completion of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath, Shri B K Parthasarathi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2556 ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026

## Completion of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in Andhra Pradesh

2556. Shri Kesineni Sivanath:

Shri B K Parthasarathi:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) in Andhra Pradesh, districtwise;
- (b) the status of KGBVs that are currently non-operational in the said State including stage-wise classification  such  as  tender  invited,  physical  construction  in  progress,  etc.,  along  with  the timeline for completion of each such non-operational KGBV;
- (c) the year in which these KGBVs were sanctioned for Andhra Pradesh, district-wise; and
- (d) the measures taken by the Government to expedite completion and operationalisation of nonoperational KGBVs in the said State including target timelines and monitoring mechanisms?

## A N S W E R

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

(a): The total number of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) in Andhra Pradesh is 587. District-wise details are at Annexure-I .

(b) to  (d):   Out of approved 587 KGBVs, 528 KGBVs are currently operational. Education is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India with majority of the schools under the domain of the States and UTs. As per information received from State Government of Andhra Pradesh, at present, out of 59 non-operational  KGBVs,  10  KGBVs  have  been  cancelled/surrendered.  Civil  works  in  remaining KGBVs are at various stages of work. District-wise and year wise details of sanctioned non-operational KGBVs are at Annexure-II.

The progress of the scheme is monitored through the Project Approval Board (PAB), as well as through monthly and half-yearly review meetings by the Department of School Education & Literacy. The matter is  regularly  taken  up  with  the  States  for  expediting  completion  and  making  the  KGBVs operational.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2556 ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH AND  SHRI  B  K  PARTHASARATHI,  HON'BLE  MPs  REGARDING  'COMPLETION  OF KASTURBA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYAS IN ANDHRA PRADESH'

District-wise details of the total number of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) in Andhra Pradesh

| S. No.   | Name of the District      |   Total KGBVs |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------|
| 1        | Srikakulam                |            44 |
| 2        | Parvathipuram Manyam      |            25 |
| 3        | Vizianagaram              |            47 |
| 4        | Visakhapatnam             |             6 |
| 5        | Anakapalli                |            39 |
| 6        | Alluri Sitharama Raju     |            32 |
| 7        | Kakinada                  |             7 |
| 8        | Eluru                     |             3 |
| 9        | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao |             5 |
| 10       | Palnadu                   |            38 |
| 11       | Bapatla                   |             5 |
| 12       | Prakasam                  |            44 |
| 13       | SPSR Nellore              |            23 |
| 14       | Chittoor                  |            14 |
| 15       | Tirupati                  |            10 |
| 16       | Annamayya                 |            39 |
| 17       | YSR Kadapa                |            20 |
| 18       | Nandyal                   |            47 |
| 19       | Kurnool                   |            42 |
| 20       | Ananthapuramu             |            50 |
| 21       | Sri Sathya Sai            |            47 |
| Total    | Total                     |           587 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2556  ANSWERED  ON  09.03.2026  ASKED  BY SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH AND SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI, HON'BLE MPs REGARDING 'COMPLETION OF KASTURBA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYAS IN ANDHRA PRADESH'

District-wise and year wise details of sanctioned non-operational KGBVs in Andhra Pradesh

| District              |   2011-12 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   Total |
|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Anakapalli            |         0 |         5 |         3 |       8 |
| Alluri Sitharama Raju |         0 |         3 |         7 |      10 |
| Anantapuramu          |         0 |         3 |         0 |       3 |
| Annamayya             |         1 |         0 |         0 |       1 |
| Chittoor              |         1 |         0 |         0 |       1 |
| Nandyal               |         1 |         0 |         0 |       1 |
| SPSR Nellore          |         1 |         0 |         0 |       1 |
| Prakasam              |         1 |         6 |         0 |       7 |
| Parvathipuram Manyam  |         0 |         1 |         0 |       1 |
| Palnadu               |         4 |         0 |         0 |       4 |
| Sri Sathya Sai        |         0 |         3 |         0 |       3 |
| Srikakulam            |         0 |         2 |         0 |       2 |
| Tirupati              |         3 |         0 |         0 |       3 |
| Visakhapatnam         |         0 |         1 |         1 |       2 |
| Vizianagaram          |         0 |         1 |         0 |       1 |
| Kakinada              |         0 |         1 |         0 |       1 |
| Total                 |        12 |        26 |        11 |      49 |

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