Lok Sabha Question No. 3891 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Uniting Schools under One Roof
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3891**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON  12.08.2015**

**UNITING SCHOOLS UNDER ONE ROOF**

**3891. SHRI HARISH MEENA:**

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a)	whether Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), Sainik Schools etc. are running through various Central Government Ministries and their PSUs;

(b)	if so, the details thereof along with number of schools running through various Central Government Ministries and PSUs in the country, State-wise;

(c)	whether the Government proposes to unite all these schools under one roof to avoid extra expenses and provide better infrastructure facilities; and

(d)	if so, the time by which a decision is likely to be taken in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  The Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) and Central Tibetan Schools are functioning under the administrative control of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) and Central Tibetan School Administration (CTSA) respectively which are autonomous organizations under the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD).  The Sainik Schools are a joint venture between the Ministry of Defence and the State Governments. Besides, there are also schools functioning under the Ministry of Railways. The State-wise details of these schools are annexed.

(c)	No such proposal is under consideration of the Government.

(d)	Does not arise.

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**ANNEXURE**

**ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3891 RAISED BY SHRI HARISH MEENA, HON’BLE MP TO BE ANSWERED ON 12** **th** **AUGUST 2015 REGARDING UNITING SCHOOLS UNDER ONE ROOF**

**STATE / UT- WISE NUMBER OF FUNCTIONAL KVs /JNVs / TIBETAN SCHOOLS / SAINIK SCHOOLS / RAILWAY SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY**

| **Sl. No.**   | **Name of State**         | **KVs**   | **JNVs**   | **Central Tibetan School**   | **Sainik School**   | **Railway Schools**   |
|---------------|---------------------------|-----------|------------|------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| 1             | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 02        | 02         | 0                            | 0                   | 0                     |
| 2             | Andhra Pradesh            | 29        | 14         | 0                            | 2                   | 8                     |
| 3             | Arunachal Pradesh         | 15        | 16         | 3                            | 0                   | 0                     |
| 4             | Assam                     | 55        | 27         | 0                            | 1                   | 10                    |
| 5             | Bihar                     | 47        | 39         | 0                            | 2                   | 12                    |
| 6             | Chandigarh                | 05        | 01         | 0                            | 0                   | 0                     |
| 7             | Chhattisgarh              | 27        | 17         | 1                            | 1                   | 7                     |
| 8             | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 01        | 01         | 0                            | 0                   | 0                     |
| 9             | Daman & Diu               | 01        | 02         | 0                            | 0                   | 0                     |
| 10            | Delhi                     | 44        | 02         | 0                            | 0                   | 0                     |
| 11            | Goa                       | 05        | 02         | 0                            | 0                   | 0                     |
| 12            | Gujarat                   | 44        | 23         | 0                            | 1                   | 7                     |
| 13            | Haryana                   | 27        | 20         | 0                            | 2                   | 0                     |
| 14            | Himachal Pradesh          | 24        | 12         | 3                            | 1                   | 0                     |
| 15            | Jammu & Kashmir           | 37        | 17         | 0                            | 1                   | 0                     |
| 16            | Jharkhand                 | 32        | 24         | 0                            | 1                   | 12                    |
| 17            | Karnataka                 | 44        | 28         | 7                            | 2                   | 3                     |
| 18            | Kerala                    | 36        | 14         | 0                            | 1                   | 1                     |
| 19            | Lakshdweep                | 01        | 01         | 0                            | 0                   | 0                     |
| 20            | Madhya Pradesh            | 94        | 50         | 0                            | 1                   | 5                     |
| 21            | Maharashtra               | 57        | 33         | 1                            | 1                   | 8                     |
| 22            | Manipur                   | 07        | 11         | 0                            | 1                   | 0                     |
| 23            | Meghalaya                 | 07        | 8          | 0                            | 0                   | 0                     |
| 24            | Mizoram                   | 04        | 7          | 0                            | 0                   | 0                     |
| 25            | Nagaland                  | 05        | 11         | 0                            | 1                   | 1                     |
| 26            | Odisha                    | 53        | 31         | 3                            | 1                   | 6                     |
| 27            | Pondichery                | 04        | 4          | 0                            | 0                   | 0                     |
| 28            | Punjab                    | 49        | 21         | 0                            | 1                   | 0                     |
| 29            | Rajasthan                 | 69        | 34         | 0                            | 1                   | 6                     |
| 30            | Sikkim                    | 02        | 4          | 1                            | 0                   | 0                     |
| 31            | Tamil Nadu                | 41        | 0          | 0                            | 1                   | 8                     |
| 32            | Telangana                 | 31        | 10         | 0                            | 0                   | 4                     |
| 33            | Tripura                   | 09        | 4          | 0                            | 0                   | 0                     |
| 34            | Uttar Pradesh             | 108       | 68         | 0                            | 0                   | 12                    |
| 35            | Uttarakhand               | 43        | 13         | 2                            | 1                   | 1                     |
| 36            | West Bengal               | 58        | 18         | 3                            | 1                   | 35                    |
| **TOTAL**     |                           | **1117**  | **589**    | **24**                       | **25**              | **146**               |

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