Lok Sabha Question No. 1219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Use of Mother Tongue
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1219 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015

## USE OF MOTHER TONGUE

## 1219. SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether  as  per  the  Article  112  of  Education  Code  for  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs) additional arrangement for teaching of the regional language/mother tongue is to be made, provided a minimum of 15 or more students are willing to opt for the same and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether  the  students  in  KVs  are  having  the  facility  to  study  their  mother  tongue  in respective States; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) the reasons for not providing such facility for KVs in Karnataka?

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

(a) to (d) Yes, Madam. Arrangement for teaching the regional language / mother tongue in the  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  is  made  by  engaging  part  time  contractual  teachers.  The teaching  of  regional  language  /  mother  tongue  is  done  from  classes  VI  to  VIII  and  where need be, in classes IX and X also. As  on  30-11-2015,  28,479  children  of  91  KVs  are  learning  their  mother  tongues (including 1272 children in 5 KVs in Karnataka).The region-wise details are annexed.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1219 ASKED BY SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI, HON'BLE MP TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  DECEMBER 2015 REGARDING USE OF MOTHER TONGUE

| S.No   | Region                                                                                                         | No. of Kendriya Vidyalayas having Regional Languages                                                           | Name of Regional Languages                                                                                     | No. of students studying Regional Language                                                                     | No. of teachers engaged on contractual basis.                                                                  |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | AGRA                                                                                                           | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            |
| 2      | AHEMDABAD                                                                                                      | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            |
| 3      | BANGALORE                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                              | Kannada                                                                                                        | 1272                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                              |
| 4      | BHOPAL                                                                                                         | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            |
| 5      | BHUBANESWAR                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                              | Odia                                                                                                           | 1361                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                              |
| 6      | CHANDIGARH                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                             | Punjabi                                                                                                        | 3426                                                                                                           | 8                                                                                                              |
| 7      | CHENNAI *                                                                                                      | 24                                                                                                             | Tamil                                                                                                          | 4615                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                              |
| 8      | DEHRADUN                                                                                                       | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            |
| 9      | DELHI                                                                                                          | 1 (both shift)                                                                                                 | Urdu                                                                                                           | 71                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                              |
| 10     | ERNAKULAM                                                                                                      | 21                                                                                                             | Malayalam                                                                                                      | 12161                                                                                                          | 20                                                                                                             |
| 11     | GURGAON                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                              | Punjabi                                                                                                        | 993                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                              |
| 12     | GUWAHATI                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                              | Assamese                                                                                                       | 785                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                              |
| 13     | HYDERABAD                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                              | Telugu                                                                                                         | 629                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                              |
| 14     | JABALPUR                                                                                                       | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            |
| 15     | JAIPUR                                                                                                         | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            |
| 16     | JAMMU                                                                                                          | 5                                                                                                              | Punjabi                                                                                                        | 1312                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                              |
| 17     | KOLKATA                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                              | Bengali                                                                                                        | 472                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                              |
| 18     | LUCKNOW                                                                                                        | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            |
| 19     | MUMBAI                                                                                                         | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            |
| 20     | PATNA                                                                                                          | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            |
| 21     | RAIPUR                                                                                                         | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            |
| 22     | RANCHI                                                                                                         | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            |
| 23     | SILCHAR                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                              | Bengali                                                                                                        | 100                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                              |
| 24     | TINSUKIA                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                              | Assamese                                                                                                       | 1282                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                              |
| 25     | VARANASI                                                                                                       | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                            |
|        | Total                                                                                                          | 91                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                              | 28479                                                                                                          | 59                                                                                                             |
|        | * due to natural calamity in Chennai, information could not be collected. Old data dt. 13.11.2014 is provided. | * due to natural calamity in Chennai, information could not be collected. Old data dt. 13.11.2014 is provided. | * due to natural calamity in Chennai, information could not be collected. Old data dt. 13.11.2014 is provided. | * due to natural calamity in Chennai, information could not be collected. Old data dt. 13.11.2014 is provided. | * due to natural calamity in Chennai, information could not be collected. Old data dt. 13.11.2014 is provided. |

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