States having no Kendriya Vidyalayas – Lok Sabha QA

States having no Kendriya Vidyalayas – No Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) in 99 Parliamentary Constituencies, including 22 Parliamentary Constituencies in Uttar Pradesh: Lok Sabha QA

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

LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.769
ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

STATES HAVING NO KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

†769. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether there are some Parliamentary constituencies in the country where there is no Kendriya Vidyalaya especially in Uttar Pradesh;

(b) if so, the names of such Parliamentary constituencies, State-wise especially in Uttar Pradesh;

(c) whether the Government has any proposal to set up at least one Kendriya Vidyalaya in all the Parliamentary constituencies;

(d) if so, the details in this regard; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) & (b) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has informed that there is no Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) in 99 Parliamentary Constituencies, including 22 Parliamentary Constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. State/UT-wise details are annexed.

(c) to (e) Opening of new KVs is a continuous process. KVs are opened primarily to cater to the educational needs of the wards of transferable Central Government Employees including Defence & Para-military personnel, Central Autonomous Bodies, Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Central Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) by providing a common programme of education throughout the country. KVs are not set-up Parliamentary Constituency wise. Proposals for opening of new KVs may be sponsored by Ministries or Departments of the Government of India / State Governments/ Union Territories (UTs) Administrations, committing resources for setting up a new KV. The proposals received from various sponsoring authorities found fulfilling the mandatory pre-requisites for opening of new KVs have to compete with other such proposals under the “Challenge Method” and also subject to approval of the competent authority.

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ANNEXURE

STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES, INCLUDING PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES IN UTTAR PRADESH, WHICH DO NOT HAVE KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA

Source: Lok Sabha