(a) whether the Government is contemplating to provide
reservations other than the existing reservations in Kendriya
Vidyalayas (KVs) for those students who belong to the
categories of Below Poverty Line, Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY),
handicapped or rural areas;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is
likely to be done; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(DR. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) & (b) The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has already
been providing reservation as per Right to Education Act 2009,
to the children belonging to disadvantaged group and the weaker
section of the society. These include the children belonging
to Scheduled Caste, the Scheduled Tribe, the social and
educationally backward class or such other group having
disadvantage owing to social, cultural, economical,
geographical, linguistic, gender or such other factors, as may
be specified by the appropriate Government by notification. The
Kendriya Vidyalayas are placed under specified category of
schools under Section 2(p). Such schools are obliged to grant
admission in Class I to the extent of 25% of class strength to
the children belonging to weaker section and disadvantaged
group in the neighborhood and provide free and compulsory
elementary education till its completion. This has been
implemented in KVS from the Academic Session 2010-11.
(c) Does not arise.