States having no Kendriya Vidyalayas

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

Sl. No.	NAME OF STATE/UT	NAME OF LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCY DO NOT HAVE KV(s).
1.	ANDHRA PRADESH	Chittoor, Amalapuram, Kurnool, Anakapalli, Araku and Narsapuram.
2.	BIHAR	Valmiki Nagar, Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Ujiarpur and Nawada.
3.	GUJRAT	Surat, Bardoli, Valsad, Amreli, Kheda and Chhota Udaipur.
4.	KARNATAKA	Chitradurga and Bengaluru South.
5.	KERALA	Ponnani, Chalakudy and Mavelikara.
6.	MAHARASHTRA	Akola, Amravati, Beed, Bhiwandi, Buldhana, Gadchiroli- chimur, Hatkanangle, Hingoli, Jalna, Kolhapur, Madha, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai North West, Nandurbar, Osmanabad, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri-sindhudurg, Sangli, Satara, Shirdi and Shirur.
7.	TAMILNADU	Chennai North, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Arani, Viluppuram, Kallakurich, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Karur, Chidambaram, Mayilduthurai, Theni, Thoothukkudi and Tenkasi.
8.	TELANGANA	Secunderabad and Nagarkurnool.
9.	UTTAR PRADESH	Ambedkar Nagar, Amroha, Badaun, Bansgaon, Bijnaur, Dhaurahra, Fatehpur Sikri, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Kaiserganj, Kannauj, Kaushambi, Lalganj, Machhlishahr, Maharajganj, Mainpuri, Misrikh, Nagina, Pratapgarh, Saharanpur, Sambhal and Sant Kabir Nagar.
10.	WEST BANGAL	Jangipur, Murshidabad, Bangaon, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbor, Jadavpur, Uluberia, Serampore, Kanthi, Ghatal, Bankura, Bishnunpur and Bardhaman Purba.