Lok Sabha Question No. 125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-01
Subject: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri G Lakshminarayana, Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 125 ANSWERED ON 01.12.2025

## Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas

125. Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar:

Shri G Lakshminarayana:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  State Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  for  the  establishment  of  eleven  new  Jawahar Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (JNVs)  in  the  uncovered  districts  of  the  State  following  the reorganization of districts;

(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the present status of the said proposal;

(c)  whether the Government has taken any steps to examine/process the proposal for sanction of new JNVs in these districts;

(d) if so, the time frame by which the Government proposes to sanction and establish these new JNVs to ensure equitable access to quality education in the newly formed districts of Andhra Pradesh;

(e)  the  number of  JNVs sanctioned in the country during the last five years, yearwise, State/UT wise, district-wise, particularly in Andhra Pradesh;

(f) the details of the number and names of districts in Andhra Pradesh that currently do not have a JNV;

(g)  the  total  number  of  JNVs  sanctioned,  operational,  and  under  construction  in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise and year-wise;

(h) the total number of teaching and non-teaching posts recently filled in each of the JNVs, and the number of posts lying vacant at present in the said State, categorywise; and

(i)  the  amount of funds allocated, released, and utilised for JNV's in the said State during the last five years, year-wise and district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme envisages for opening of one Navodaya Vidyalaya (NV) in each district of the country. Opening of new NVs 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 NVs depends on approval by the competent authority as per extant procedures.

(e) to (g): During the last five years, total 28 NVs have been sanctioned across the country. The list  of  NVs  sanctioned  in  the country  during  the  last  five  years,  yearwise, State/UT wise, district-wise is at Annexure - I.

As  per  information  received  from  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Samiti  (NVS),  at present,  13  districts  of  the  Andhra  Pradesh  State  have  been  covered  under  the scheme and total 15 NVs have been sanctioned so far including 02 additional NVs in Annamayya  and  Prakasam  districts.  The  District-wise  and  year-wise  list  of  NVs sanctioned  &  operational  in  Andhra  Pradesh  is  at Annexure-II .  List  of  districts  of Andhra Pradesh that do not have NVs is at Annexure-III .

- (h):  The  vacancies  of  teaching  and  non-teaching  staff  arise  due  to  retirement, resignation,  promotion  and  additional  requirement  on  account  of  up-gradation  / 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  total number  of  Teaching  and  Non-Teaching  staff  in  position  and  vacancies  in  NVs  in Andhra Pradesh, as on 30.09.2025, is as under:
- (i):  The  budgetary  support  is  provided  to  NVS  every  year  as  Grants-in-aid  under three distinct Heads of Account viz. Salaries, General and Creation of Capital Assets for opening and functioning of NVs. Funds are not allocated to NVS State/UT-wise. The funds allocated to NVS during the last five financial years are as under: -

| State          | Teaching Posts   | Teaching Posts   | Non-Teaching Post   | Non-Teaching Post   |
|----------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|                | In Position      | Vacancy          | In Position         | Vacancy             |
| Andhra Pradesh | 236              | 171              | 167                 | 155                 |

## (Amount in Crores)

| Year    |   Funds Allocated and released |
|---------|--------------------------------|
| 2020-21 |                         3480   |
| 2021-22 |                         3740   |
| 2022-23 |                         4920.3 |
| 2023-24 |                         5470   |
| 2024-25 |                         5800   |

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) to (g) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  125  FOR  01.12.2025  RAISED  BY  SHRI  PUTTA  MAHESH  KUMAR  AND SHRI  G  LAKSHMINARAYANA,  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS

## State and District-wise list of 28 NVs sanctioned during last 05 years

|   S. No. | State             | Name of the District    |   Year of Sanction |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|        1 | Arunachal Pradesh | Upper Subansiri         |               2024 |
|        1 | Arunachal Pradesh | Kra Daadi               |               2024 |
|        1 | Arunachal Pradesh | Lepa Rada               |               2024 |
|        1 | Arunachal Pradesh | Lower Siang             |               2024 |
|        1 | Arunachal Pradesh | Lohit                   |               2024 |
|        1 | Arunachal Pradesh | Pakke-Kessang           |               2024 |
|        1 | Arunachal Pradesh | Shi-Yomi                |               2024 |
|        1 | Arunachal Pradesh | Siang                   |               2024 |
|        2 | Assam             | Sonitpur                |               2024 |
|        2 | Assam             | Charaideo               |               2024 |
|        2 | Assam             | Hojai                   |               2024 |
|        2 | Assam             | Majuli                  |               2024 |
|        2 | Assam             | South Salmara-Mankachar |               2024 |
|        2 | Assam             | West Karbi Anglong      |               2024 |
|        3 | Karnataka         | Bellary                 |               2024 |
|        4 | Maharashtra       | Thane                   |               2024 |
|        5 | Manipur           | Thoubal                 |               2024 |
|        5 | Manipur           | Kangpoki                |               2024 |
|        5 | Manipur           | Noney                   |               2024 |
|        5 | Manipur           | Jagityal                |               2024 |
|        6 | Telangana         | Nizamabad               |               2024 |
|        6 | Telangana         | Bhadradri-Kothagudem    |               2024 |
|        6 | Telangana         | Medchal-Malkajgiri      |               2024 |
|        6 | Telangana         | Mahabubnagar            |               2024 |
|        6 | Telangana         | Sanga Reddy             |               2024 |
|        6 | Telangana         | Suryapet                |               2024 |
|        7 | West Bengal       | Purba Bardhaman         |               2024 |
|        7 | West Bengal       | Jhargram                |               2024 |

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Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) to (g) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  125  FOR  01.12.2025  RAISED  BY  SHRI  PUTTA  MAHESH  KUMAR  AND SHRI  G  LAKSHMINARAYANA,  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS

## District-wise and year-wise list of NVs sanctioned & operational in Andhra Pradesh

|   S. No. | NV [Districts]              | Sanction Year   |
|----------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Alluri Sitharamaraju        | 2009-10         |
|        2 | Annamayya (Old Chittoor)    | 1986-87         |
|        3 | Annamayya (Old Kadappa)     | 1987-88         |
|        4 | Eluru                       | 1988-89         |
|        5 | Kakinada                    | 1987-88         |
|        6 | Krishna                     | 1989-90         |
|        7 | Kurnool                     | 1987-88         |
|        8 | Palnadu                     | 1987-88         |
|        9 | Prakasam - I                | 1987-88         |
|       10 | Prakasam - II               | 2009-10         |
|       11 | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | 1986-87         |
|       12 | Sri Sathya Sai              | 1987-88         |
|       13 | Srikakulam                  | 1987-88         |
|       14 | Visakhapatnam               | 1987-88         |
|       15 | Vizianagaram                | 1988-89         |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) to (g) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  125  FOR  01.12.2025  RAISED  BY  SHRI  PUTTA  MAHESH  KUMAR  AND SHRI  G  LAKSHMINARAYANA,  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS

## List of districts of Andhra Pradesh which do not have NV

|   S. No | Uncovered District of Andhra Pradesh   |
|---------|----------------------------------------|
|       1 | Anakapalli                             |
|       2 | YSR (Kadappa) District                 |
|       3 | Chittoor                               |
|       4 | Bapatla                                |
|       5 | Dr. Ambedkar Konaseema                 |
|       6 | West Godavari                          |
|       7 | East Godavari                          |
|       8 | Nandyal                                |
|       9 | N.T.R. District                        |
|      10 | Guntur                                 |
|      11 | Parvathipuram Manyam                   |
|      12 | Ananthapur                             |
|      13 | Tirupati                               |

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