Cabinet approves setting up of 50 new Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country under Civil / Defence Sector
Central Govt Press Release on setting up of 50 new Kendriya Vidyalayas
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Government of India
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
15-March-2017 19:56 IST
Boost to Education: Cabinet approves setting up of 50 new Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country under Civil / Defence Sector
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs,chaired by the Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for opening of 50
new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) under Civil / Defence Sector in the
country keeping in view the high demand for these schools for their
quality of education and excellent results.
The total project cost based on Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) norms for the proposed 50 new KVs is Rs.1160 crore.
New KVs will be opened from classes I to V for which 650 regular
posts shall be created in all 50 Kendriya Vidyalayas. The school grows
every year with addition of one more higher class and, when the school
grows upto class XII and becomes a full fledged school with two sections
in each class, there shall be a requirement of about 4000 regular posts
of various categories i.e., about 2900 teaching posts and about 1100
non-teaching posts. These new KVs when fully functional will provide
quality education to approximately 50,000 students in addition to the
approximately 12 lakh students already studying in present KVs.
The new KVs will address the educational needs of eligible students
with high quality standards and will play a role of pace-setting
educational institutions in the districts concerned.
Background:
The main objective of KVS is to cater to the educational needs of
children of transferable Central Government employees including Defence
and Para-military personnel by providing a common programme of
education. There are at present 1142 functional Kendriya Vidyalayas
under the KVS including three abroad at Moscow, Kathmandu and Tehran.
The Kendriya Vidyalayas are considered as model schools in the
country in terms of physical infrastructure, teaching resources,
curriculum and academic performance. Kendriya Vidyalayas as pace setting
schools have consistently turned out excellent academic performance as
is evident from the Board Results of Class X and XII exams conducted by
the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).