Lok Sabha Question No. 5927 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Establishment of New Central Educational Institutions in Hazaribagh
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Manish Jaiswal

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5927 ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026

## Establishment of New Central Educational Institutions in Hazaribagh

## 5927. Shri Manish Jaiswal:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to establish new central educational institutions  such  as  Kendriya  Vidyalayas,  Navodaya  Vidyalayas,  Central Universities, IITs/IIITs/Polytechnic or Skill Development Centres in the Hazaribagh Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the timeline for its implementation; and
- (c) if not, whether the Government proposes to consider such institutions in view of the growing population of students in the region, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (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 Administrations, with commitment to provide requisite extent of land, free of cost and suitable rent-free temporary accommodation for setting up a new KV, as per Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan  (KVS)  norms.  KVs  are  not  opened  on  the  criteria of State/UT/Parliamentary Constituency/District.

As per information received from KVS, presently, 41 KVs are functioning in the State of Jharkhand, out of which 05 KVs are functioning in the Hazaribagh Lok Sabha Constituency namely (i) KV, BSF Hazaribagh; (ii) KV, Barkakana; (iii) KV, Patratu; (iv) KV, Ramgarh Cantt.; and (v) KV, Bhurkunda.

The  Government  of  India  has  sanctioned  85  new  KVs  in  December  2024 across the country, including 02 KVs in the State of Jharkhand, namely (i) Barwadih, District Latehar (Railway) and (ii) Dhanwar Block, District Giridih. Further, 57 new KVs  were  sanctioned  in  October  2025  across  the  country,  including  02  KVs  in Jharkhand, namely (i) 106 Battalion RAF/CRPF Complex, District East Singhbhum and (ii) Barkatha, District Hazaribagh.

As per information received from KVS, proposal for opening of a new KV at Hazaribagh Lok Sabha Constituency of Jharkhand has not been received from the concerned State Government/District Administration.

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. At present, 26 NVs are functioning in the State, including 01 NV each in Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts under Hazaribagh Lok Sabha Constituency.

Central Universities are envisaged to function more as pace setter institutions to provide academic leadership to other institutions in the region. A Central University has been established in the State of Jharkhand i.e. Central University of Jharkhand. Besides Central University, there are several other higher educational institutions in Jharkhand such as Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad; Indian Institute  of  Information Technology,  Ranchi;  Indian Institute of  Management, Ranchi;  National  Institute  of  Technology,  Jamshedpur  and  National  Institute  of Advanced  Manufacturing  Technology  (NIAMT),  Ranchi  which  also  caters  to  the educational as well as the aspirational needs of the students.

At  present,  the  thrust  is  on  consolidation  of  the  higher  education  system. Expansion is to be mainly done by scaling up capacity of the existing institutions in place of setting up new institutions.  'Education' being a concurrent subject, the State Governments are also taking various initiatives to provide greater access to higher education in their respective states.

As  per  the  information  received  from  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the MSDE delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS)  scheme,  National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills. Further, the schemes of MSDE are demand driven and the Training Centres are set up or engaged on need basis. The University Grant Commission (UGC) had approved 06 Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), in the State of Jharkhand, including 01 in Hazaribagh Lok Sabha Constituency namely Annada College (Hazaribagh), to offer skill-based programmes under the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) during the academic year 2020-21.

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