Lok Sabha Question No. 2413 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalaya
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2413 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA † 2413. SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL:

- Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state: (a) the  details  of  area/location  where  no  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  has  been  set  up, location-wise; (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  in  such areas; (c) if so, the details thereof; and whether any proposal in this regard has been received from various States
- (d) and if so, the follow-up action taken/being taken by the Government?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  to  (d):  The  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  are  opened  primarily  to  cater  to  the educational  needs  of  the  children  of  transferable  Central  Government  employees including defence and para-military personnel by providing a common programme of education.  As on date, 1129 KVs are functional including 3 abroad at Moscow, Kathmandu and Tehran.  The KVs at Tanmarg (J&K), Kudremukh (Karnataka) and Bandarsindri (Rajasthan) are not functional.  A State/UT-wise list of functional KVs in the country is annexed. Opening of KVs is a continuous process and proposals for opening of new KVs  are  considered  only  if sponsored  by  Ministries or  Departments  of  the Government of India  /  State  Governments  /  Union  Territories  Administrations  and Organization of employees belonging to the eligible categories thereby committing resources  for  setting  up  a  new  KV  as  well  as  on  the  availability  of  necessary sanction of the Government.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2413 RAISED BY SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL, HON'BLE MP TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  MAY 2016 REGARDING KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA

## STATE / UT-WISE NUMBER OF 1126 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS FUNCTIONING IN THE COUNTRY (AS ON 04.05.2016)

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT          |   Number of KVs |
|----------|---------------------------|-----------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |              02 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh            |              30 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh         |              15 |
| 4        | Assam                     |              55 |
| 5        | Bihar                     |              47 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                |              05 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh              |              28 |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |              01 |
| 9        | Daman & Diu               |              01 |
| 10       | Delhi                     |              44 |
| 11       | Goa                       |              05 |
| 12       | Gujarat                   |              44 |
| 13       | Haryana                   |              27 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh          |              24 |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir           |              37 |
| 16       | Jharkhand                 |              32 |
| 17       | Karnataka                 |              45 |
| 18       | Kerala                    |              36 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep               |              01 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh            |              96 |
| 21       | Maharashtra               |              57 |
| 22       | Manipur                   |              08 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                 |              07 |
| 24       | Mizoram                   |              04 |
| 25       | Nagaland                  |              05 |
| 26       | Odisha                    |              55 |
| 27       | Puducherry                |              04 |
| 28       | Punjab                    |              49 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                 |              68 |
| 30       | Sikkim                    |              02 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                |              42 |
| 32       | Telangana                 |              31 |
| 33       | Tripura                   |              09 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh             |             109 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand               |              43 |
| 36       | West Bengal               |              58 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                     |            1126 |

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