(a) whether the Government has not made any provision to grant reservation
to the Other Backward Class (OBC) students in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and
Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs) despite a strong demand for the same by the people and
their representatives;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the action taken/being taken by the Government to provide reservation for
the OBC students in the said schools on the lines of the reservation for scheduled
caste and scheduled tribe students?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. SHASHI THAROOR)
(a) to (c) Reservations in schools under the KVS and the NVS are subject to the
provisions of the Right to Education Act, 2009 as applicable to the specific mandate
of these two organizations. The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has already inter-alia
provided reservation for the Other Backward Class (OBC) students within the provision
of reservation of 25% of seats in Class-I admission for Schedule Caste / Schedule
Tribes / Economically Weaker Section / Below Poverty Line / OBC (Non-creamy layer)
applicants as per the provisions of the Right to Education Act, 2009 and as per its
admission guidelines. The admission in the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are district-
specific with a provision of atleast 75% seats for rural children. The JNVs do not take
admission in Class I hence the 25% clause is not applicable to them.