Lok Sabha Question No. 3649 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Free Education for Disabled Children
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3649 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015

## FREE EDUCATION FOR DISABLED CHILDREN

## 3649. SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the norms/guidelines fixed for opening of Kendriya Vidyalaya have been followed in letter and spirit and if so, the details thereof; (b) if not, the details of the cases where deviations have taken place during the last three years and the current year alongwith the reasons thereof; (c) the remedial steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard; (d) whether the Government has any proposal to provide free education to physically disabled student in Kendriya Vidyalaya; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  &  (b):  The  prescribed  norms  and  guidelines  are  kept  in  view  while  processing proposals  for  opening  of  new  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs).  Any  deviation  from  the prescribed  norms  is  referred  to  the  Board  of  Governors  (BoG)  of  Kendriya  Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) for consideration. In the case of some KVs the land norms have been relaxed  by  KVS  with  the  approval  of  competent  authority  as  the  concerned  State Government  /  Sponsoring  Authority  could  not  provide  requisite  extent  of  land.    The details are annexed. During the academic year 2015-16, one KV has been opened at Raichur under the  sponsorship  of  a  State  Public  Sector  Undertaking  (PSU)  viz.  Hutti  Gold  Mines Company  Limited,  Karnataka.    The  sponsoring  authority  has  committed  to  bear  all recurring  and  non-recurring  expenditure  relating  to  this  KV  and  also  to  comply  with requisite terms and conditions. (c): Does not arise. (d) & (e): As per the existing guidelines of KVS, disabled students are fully exempt from

- the payment of tuition fees and Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi for all classes till Class VIII, except for computer fees which are charged from all students.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNTARRED QUESTION NO.  3649  RAISED  BY  SHRI  R.P.  MARUTHARAJAA,  HON'BLE  MP  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 21 ST  DECEMBER 2015 REGARDING FREE EDUCATION FOR DISABLED CHILDREN

## DETAILS OF KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS WHERE RELAXATION IN LAND NORMS HAS BEEN ACCEPTED  WITH THE APPROVAL OF COMPETENT AUTHORITY DURING THE LAST 3 YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR

| S. No.   | Name of Kendriya Vidyalaya and State     | Requirement of land as per norms of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan   | Extent of land accepted by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan   |
|----------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|          | 2015-16                                  | NIL                                                                | NIL                                                       |
|          | 2014-15                                  | 2014-15                                                            | 2014-15                                                   |
| 1.       | Shrawasti (Uttar Pradesh)                | 10.00 acres (Rural area)                                           | 7.79 acres                                                |
| 2.       | Chamarajanagar (Karnatka)                | 10.00 acres (Rural area)                                           | 7.15 acres                                                |
| 3        | Gangrani (Uttar Pradesh)                 | 10.00 acres (Rural area)                                           | 6.63 acres                                                |
| 4        | Tenali (Andhra Pradesh)                  | 8.00 acres (Urban area)                                            | 5.00 acres                                                |
| 5        | Kaduthuruthy, Kottayam (Kerala)          | 10.00 acres (Rural area)                                           | 8.00 acres                                                |
| 6.       | Akampet (Manipur)                        | 10.00 acres (Semi-Urban area)                                      | 6.00 acres                                                |
| 7.       | Golden Rock (Tamil Nadu)                 | 8.00 acres (Urban area)                                            | 6.40 acres                                                |
| 8.       | Harnaut (Bihar)                          | 5.00 acres (Rural area)                                            | 3.2 acres                                                 |
| 9.       | Gopeshwar (Uttarakhand)                  | 4.00 acres (Hilly area)                                            | 3.00 acres                                                |
| 10.      | Chero Salempur (Uttar Pradesh)           | 5.00 acres (Rural area)                                            | 4.75 acres                                                |
| 11.      | Recongpeo (Himachal Pradesh)             | 4.00 acres (Hilly area)                                            | 2.5 acres                                                 |
| 12.      | Bandel, Railway Colony (West Bengal)     | 8.00 acres (Urban area)                                            | 7.58 acres                                                |
| 13.      | Siddharthnagar (Uttar Pradesh)           | 8.00 acres (Urban area)                                            | 5.00 acres                                                |
|          | 2013-14                                  | 2013-14                                                            | 2013-14                                                   |
| 14.      | Kavaratti (Lakshdweep)                   | 4.00 acres (Urban area)                                            | 2.85 acres                                                |
| 15.      | Kakinada, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) | 8.00 acres (Urban area)                                            | 4.00 acres                                                |
|          | 2012-13 NIL                              | 2012-13 NIL                                                        | 2012-13 NIL                                               |