More Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools in Railway premises

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-92

ANSWERED ON-05.08.2013

Setting up of Kendriya Vidyalayas on railway premises

92 . SHRI SUKHDEV SINGH DHINDSA

(a) whether Government proposes to set up 50 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) on railway premises across the country;
(b) whether the sites of all the 50 KVs have been indentified; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. SHASHI THAROOR)

(a) Yes, Sir. The Ministry of Human Resource Development and the Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 16.02.2010 wherein it was agreed that around 50 Kendriya Vidyalayas in the Civil Sector will be opened on Railways-owned land identified by the Ministry of Railways.

(b) & (c) To execute the MoU, a High Powered Working Group consisting of senior officials and experts has been constituted. So far 43 locations for the new KVs, as per the details in Annexure, have been identified.

Annexure

DETAILS OF 43 LOCATIONS IDENTIFIED BY MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS FOR OPENING OF AROUND 50 NEW KVs UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

1. Ballarshah, Nagpur Division, Maharashtra.

2. Bhusaval, Bhusaval Division, Maharashtra

3. Daund, Sholapur Dvision, Maharashtra.

4. Bandel, Howarh Dvision, West Bengal.

5. New Jalpaigudi, Katihar Division, West Bengal.

6. New Coochbeehar, Alipurdar Division, West Bengal

7. Jhajha, Danapur Division, Bihar

8. Narkatiyaganj, Samastipur Division, Bihar.

9. Angul, Khurda Road Division, Odisha.

10. Titlagadh, Sambalpur Division, Odisha.

11. Dangoaposi, Chakradhar Division, Jharkhand

12. Hatia, Ranchi Division Jharkhand

13. Jammu Tavi, Firozpur Division, J&K

14. Kuldip Nagar, Ambala, Ambala Division, Haryana

15. Jagadhari, Jagadhari workshop, Haryana

16. Sultanpur, Lucknow Division, Uttar Pradesh

17. Pratapgarh, Lucknow Division, Uttar Pradesh

18. Lucknow, Lucknow Division, Uttar Pradesh

19. Tundla, Allahabad Division, Uttar Pradesh

20. Allahabad/Subedarganj, Allahabad Division, Uttar Pradesh

21. Jhansi, Jhansi Division, Uttar Pradesh

22. Agra Division, Uttar Pradesh

23. Mailani, Lucknow Division, Uttar Pradesh

24. Sitapur, Lucknow Division, Uttar Pradesh

25. Mau, Varanasi Division, Uttar Pradesh

26. Varanasi, Varanasi Division, Uttar Pradesh

27. Raebareilly Coach Factory, Uttar Pradesh

28. Fatehgarh, Izzatnagar Division, Uttar Pradesh

29. Sakurbasti, Delhi Division, Delhi

30. Rangapara,Rangia division, Assam`

31. North Lakhimpur, Rangiya Division, Assam

32. Lalgarh, Bikaner Division, Rajasthan

33. Bandikui, station, Jaipur Division, Rajasthan

34. Container Depot, Jodhpur Division, Rajasthan

35. Bhagat Ki Kothi Diesel Shed Jodhpur Division, Rajasthan

36. Goldenrock workshop, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu

37. Salem, Salem Division, T.N.

38. Trivendrum, Trivendrum Division, Kerala

39. Palghat, Palghat Division, Kerala

40. Castle Rock, Hubli Division, Karnatka

41. Arisekere, Mysore Division, Karnatka

42. Yesvantpur, Bangalore Division, Karnatka

43. Dharmapuri, Bangalore Division, Karnatka Bangalore Division, Karnatka

Source: Rajya Sabha Q&A