Lok Sabha Question No. 160 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-01
Subject: Digital Audit in Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Manickam Tagore B

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 160 ANSWERED ON 01.12.2025

## Digital Audit in Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas

## 160.   Shri Manickam Tagore B:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that millions of students' schools remain unevaluated in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  time  by  which  the  nationwide digital  audit  of  Kendriya  Vidyalayas,  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  and  Sainik Schools are likely to actually commence;
- (b) whether the Government has data or the detailed expenditure breakup for drone mapping, Artificial Intelligence analysis, web platform creation and data  management  components  of  this  audit,  or  is  it  being  conducted without transparency, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  identified/selected  any  agency,  PSU  or consortium to implement this audit and whether the selection process was conducted to ensure fairness and competence, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if no agency has been selected, the reason due to which the Government delayed implementation, leaving Central schools without digital infrastructure assessment;
- (e) whether the Government has any plan to adopt uniform national standards for drone mapping, 360-degree imaging and AI-based analysis across all central schools or are regional discrepancies being ignored and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the manner in which the Government ensure alignment of audit parameters with  CBSE,  NDMA  or  global  safety  benchmarks  along  with  details  of existing penalties fixed for its non-compliance?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e)  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  (DoSE&L),  Ministry  of Education  (MoE)  has  on-boarded  PM  Gati  Shakti  National  Mission  Plan  Portal (PMGSNMPP).  It  has  identified  essential  and  desired  data  layers  along  with  the attributes for these layers which comprise various school types and categories that may be shared with other Ministries/Department and States for their respective projects or decision making on School Data layers available from NMP Portal for planning. The data layers mapped to PM Gati Shakti have 41 attributes including School GIS data viz., Latitude/Longitude, School-wise & Gender-wise enrolment, total number of teachers in schools, Infrastructure facilities etc.

Further, tools developed on the portal by the Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG-N) include features such as a query builder for school  data  layers, buffer creation,  navigation options,  route  and  distance measurement, and ground topography analysis.

Central  Government Schools namely Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs) are under the DoSE&L, MoE. 1,222 KVs and 634 NVs are mapped on PM Gati Shakti. Further, information regarding land and buildings of Government of India  are  being  maintained  in  Government  Land  Information  System  (GLIS).  All permanent buildings including 1201 land parcels of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and 8,105 buildings as well as 659 land parcels of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti have been mapped on the GLIS portal.

(f) DoSE&L has developed guidelines on School Safety and Security, which, interalia, contain provisions for fixing the accountability of the school management in the matter of safety and security of children studying in Government, Government-aided and Private Schools. These guidelines have been circulated to all States/UTs/Autonomous Bodies of DoSEL and Stakeholder Ministries. The guidelines detail the accountability of various stakeholders and different departments in ensuring the safety and security of children in schools. The guidelines are advisory in nature and States/UTs are expected to implement them and they may incorporate additions/modifications  to  them,  if  deemed  necessary,  according  to  their  specific requirements.  These guidelines are uploaded on the website of  DoSE&L  at https://dsel.education.gov.in/sites/default/files/2021-10/guidelines\_sss.pdf.

As  per  guidelines,  the  School/School  Management  shall  arrange  to  carry  out thorough inspection of the school at least once in a quarter, during school hours. The School Inspection Report prepared by this inspection team and duly signed by the team should be uploaded on the school website for transparency. This quarterly inspection of schools will look at the compliance of the School Safety and Security Plan, using the checklist  provided  in  NCPCR's  Manual  or  comprehensive  checklist  given  in  these guidelines.

These guidelines are to be read with National Disaster Management Authority's (NDMA)  National  Disaster  Management  Guidelines  on  School  Safety  Policy,  2016 which are statutory in nature and are required to be complied without any deviation. These include safety audits of schools and child-related facilities as per national safety codes. The Ministry has urged Education Departments, School Boards and affiliated authorities  to  act  without  delay  in  implementing  these  measures.  The  directives  are available on the link: https://dsel.education.gov.in/sites/default/files/update/ss2607.pdf.

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