(a) whether there is any proposal to extend the Kendriya Vidyalaya quota for the
Members of Parliament;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether any proposal in being considered to open Kendriya Vidyalayas in
aspirational districts in States separately including Madhya Pradesh; and
(d) if so, the details of the places where Kendriya Vidyalayas are proposed to be set
up in Madhya Pradesh?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)
(a) & (b) No such proposal is under consideration of the Government at present.
(c) & (d) Opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (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. Proposals
for opening of new KVs are considered only if sponsored by Ministries or Departments
of the Government of India / State Governments / Union Territories (UTs)
Administrations and committing resources for setting up a new KV. The proposals
received from various sponsoring authorities found fulfilling the mandatory pre-requisite
for opening of new KVs have to compete with other such proposals under the
“Challenge Method” and subject to approval of the competent authority. At present 167
KVs (including 13 KVs in Madhya Pradesh) are functioning in 115 Aspirational Districts.
However, KVs are not opened on the criteria of aspirational district-wise / state-wise
etc.
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