(a) whether Tamil Nadu has not been provided with the Navodaya Vidyalayas;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor;
(c) the number of more Navodaya Vidyalayas proposed to be
opened in the country during the Ninth Five Year Plan, State-
wise; and
(d) the amount earmarked for the purpose?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI JAYSINGRAO GAIKWAD PATIL)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The scheme of Navodaya
Vidyalayas has not yet been accepted by the Government
of Tamil Nadu.
(c) & (d): It is endeavoured to established 94 JNVs
during the 9th Plan period bringing the total coverage
to 482 districts by opening JNVs, one in each district
of the country, subject to receipt of suitable offers
of land and temporary accommodation as per norms, from
the concerned State Government. The State-wise detail
of uncovered districts, including newly created
districts, is given at Annexure. An amount of Rs.
243.15 Crores has been earmarked for this purpose
during the Ninth Five Year Plan.
ANNEXURE - I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS © & (d) OF LOK
SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2910 FOR 14.03.2000.
STATE-WISE DETAIL OF DISTRICTS INCLDUING THE NEWLY
CREATED DISTRICTS YET TO BE COVERED UNDER NAVODAYA
VIDYALAYA SCHEME.
S.NO NAME OF STATE NUMBER OF . DISTRICTS 01 ANDHRA PRADESH 01 02 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 05 03 ASSAM 03 04 BIHAR 07 05 DELHI 10 06 GUJARAT 09 07 HARYANA 04 08 HIMACHAL PRADESH 01 09 KARNATAKA 05 10 KERALA 02 11 MADHYA PRADESH 16 12 MAHARASHTRA 11 13 MANIPUR 01 14 MEGHALAYA 01 15 MIZORAM 04 16 NAGALAND 04 17 ORISSA 14 18 PUNJAB 05 19 RAJASTHAN 02 20 SIKKIM 01 21 TRIPURA 01 22 UTTAR PRADESH 28