Lok Sabha Question No. 235 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 235 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026

## Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in Andhra Pradesh

## 235. Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that there are 587 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof, district-wise;
- (b) whether it is true that only 490 are functional out of 587 schools and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of enrolment of girls, SC, ST, OBC and Physically Challenged in KGBVs in the said State during the last five years and the current year, year-wise; and
- (d) the details of dropout rate, retention rate, teacher-pupil ratio and vacancies in KGBVs in the said State, district-wise and efforts being made to fill the vacancies of teaching and non-teaching posts?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) to (d): As per information received from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, there are total 587 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in Andhra Pradesh out of which 546 are functional. State has informed that 31 non-functional KGBVs are under various stages of work. Teacher-pupil ratio of 1:21 is maintained in KGBVs in State of Andhra Pradesh.

The district-wise details of approved Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in Andhra Pradesh are at Annexure-I .

The details of category-wise enrolment of girls in KGBVs in Andhra Pradesh from the year 2021-22 to 2025-26 are as follows:-

| YEAR    | SC     | ST     | OBC    | OTHERS   | TOTAL    |
|---------|--------|--------|--------|----------|----------|
| 2021-22 | 25,805 | 11,819 | 47,185 | 10,655   | 95,464   |
| 2022-23 | 27,680 | 11,825 | 47,840 | 9,856    | 97,201   |
| 2023-24 | 28,618 | 12,193 | 48,667 | 10,953   | 1,00,431 |
| 2024-25 | 29,825 | 12,529 | 52,036 | 9,343    | 1,03,733 |
| 2025-26 | 30,470 | 13,068 | 56,059 | 7,983    | 1,07,580 |

For the year 2024-25, in Andhra Pradesh, the dropout rate of girls in KGBVs is 0.81 and the details of retention rate is tabulated below:

| Retention Rate of Girls in KGBVs   | Retention Rate of Girls in KGBVs   | Retention Rate of Girls in KGBVs   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| VI to VIII                         | VI to X                            | VI to XII                          |
| 98.85                              | 98.79                              | 92.17                              |

The details of district-wise vacancies of teaching and non-teaching posts in KGBVs in State of Andhra Pradesh are at Annexure-II .

Education being in the concurrent list of the Constitution of India with majority of the schools under the domain of the States and UTs. Therefore, the recruitment and other service matters of KGBV teachers are under the domain of State/UT Governments and filling up of vacancies is a continuing process.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 235 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY, HON'BLE MP REGARDING 'KASTURBA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYAS IN ANDHRA PRADESH'

The district-wise details of approved Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas 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     |            31 |
| 7        | Kakinada                  |             8 |
| 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                     |           587 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 235 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY, HON'BLE MP REGARDING 'KASTURBA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYAS IN ANDHRA PRADESH'

The district-wise details of vacancies of teaching and non-teaching posts in KGBVs in State of Andhra Pradesh:-

| S. No.   | Name of the District      |   Teaching posts Vacancies |   Non-teaching posts vacancies |   Total |
|----------|---------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|---------|
| 1        | Srikakulam                |                         10 |                             57 |      67 |
| 2        | Parvathipuram Manyam      |                         12 |                             34 |      46 |
| 3        | Vizianagaram              |                          9 |                             63 |      72 |
| 4        | Visakhapatnam             |                          2 |                             20 |      22 |
| 5        | Alluri Sitharama Raju     |                         17 |                            106 |     123 |
| 6        | Anakapalli                |                         24 |                             83 |     107 |
| 7        | Kakinada                  |                          3 |                             13 |      16 |
| 8        | Eluru                     |                          5 |                              2 |       7 |
| 9        | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao |                          2 |                              5 |       7 |
| 10       | Palnadu                   |                         22 |                            100 |     122 |
| 11       | Prakasam                  |                         26 |                            105 |     131 |
| 12       | Bapatla                   |                          2 |                              4 |       6 |
| 13       | SPSR Nellore              |                         10 |                             52 |      62 |
| 14       | Chittoor                  |                          6 |                             29 |      35 |
| 15       | Tirupati                  |                          7 |                             32 |      39 |
| 16       | YSR Kadapa                |                         13 |                             30 |      43 |
| 17       | Annamayya                 |                         23 |                             92 |     115 |
| 18       | Ananthapuramu             |                         27 |                             60 |      87 |
| 19       | Sri Sathya Sai            |                         24 |                             68 |      92 |
| 20       | Nandyal                   |                         17 |                             62 |      79 |
| 21       | Kurnool                   |                         16 |                             78 |      94 |
|          | Total                     |                        277 |                           1095 |    1372 |

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