Question : Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and Kendriya Vidyalayas

(a) the details of guidelines for sanctioning of new Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and Kendriya
Vidyalayas along with the number of Navodaya Vidyalayas in the country, State/UT-wise;
(b) whether any priority is given to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes areas of low literacy for
opening such Vidyalayas and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has announced to set up more number of such vidyalayas in the country
and if so, the number of vidyalayas likely to be opened in the current academic year, State/UT-wise,
particularly in Telangana;
(d) whether the Government proposes to relax the conditions for opening of new JNVs/ KVs in the
country and also to open such vidyalayas in each Development Block to improve quality of
education in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a): The Navodaya Vidyalaya scheme provides for opening of one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
(JNV) in each district of the country. Sanctioning of JNVs depends on the willingness of the
concerned State Government/UT Administration to make available requisite suitable land free of
cost and making available required temporary building, free of rent to run the Vidyalaya till the
permanent building is constructed. However, actual sanction and opening of new JNV depends on
availability of funds and approval by the competent authority. A statement showing the State/UTwise
number of sanctioned JNVs in the country at present is annexed.
Kendriya Vidyalayas are opened primarily to cater to the educational needs of the wards of
transferable Central Government Employees including Defence personnel on receipt of a proposal in
the prescribed proforma from a Ministry / Department of Government of India / State Governments /
Union Territory Administration and committing thereby availability of requisite resources for setting
up a new KV as well as on availability of necessary sanction of the Government. Final decision
regarding setting of the KV would depend upon the feasibility report, qualifying under the
‘Challenge Mode’ and approval of Competent Authority.
(b): Opening of KVs and JNVs in Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes areas of low literacy
depends on viability of the proposals, availability of resources and sanction of the competent
authority. Second JNVs have been sanctioned in 20 districts having high concentration of SC/ST
population.
(c): Opening of new JNVs & KVs is a continuous process and one JNV each has already been
sanctioned in all the districts of the country (as on 31st May, 2014), excluding Tamil Nadu which has
not yet accepted the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme. 62 new JNVs were sanctioned in November,
2016 in uncovered districts of the country (as on 31.05.2014) out of which 32 JNVs have been made
functional during 2017-18. 50 new KVs were also sanctioned in March, 2017 under ‘Challenge
Mode’ out of which 31 new KVs (including one KV at Bhongir in Telangana) have been made
functional during 2017-18.
(d) & (e): There is no decision to relax the existing norms for opening of new JNVs/KVs in the
country.
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