Cabinet approves 57 new Kendriya Vidyalayas, over 86,000 students to benefit nationwide

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved opening of 57 new Kendriya Vidyalayas KVs which would benefit over 86000 students Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw saidOut of the 57 new KVs seven will be sponsored by the Union Home Ministry and the rest by state governments Twenty of the newly approved KVs are proposed to be opened in districts where no KV presently exists despite a significant number of Central Government employeesThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved opening of 57 new Kendriya Vidyalayas under Civil sector across the country to facilitate the educational needs of the wards of increased number of central government employees Vaishnaw said at a press conferenceThe total estimated requirement of funds for establishment of the 57 new KVs is Rs 586255 crore spread over a period of nine years from 202627 This includes capital expenditure component of Rs 258552 crore and operational expenditure of Rs 327703 croreIt is worthwhile to note that as exemplar schools for National Education Policy NEP 2020 for the first time these 57 KVs have been sanctioned with Balvatikas three years of foundational stage preprimaryThe Centre had approved the Scheme of KVs in November 1962 to provide educational facilities of uniform standard throughout the country to cater to the educational needs of wards of transferable and nontransferable employees of Central Government including Defence and Paramilitary forcesConsequently Central Schools Organization was started as a unit of the Ministry of Education of the Government of IndiaOpening of new KVs is a continuous process The Ministry and KVs regularly receive proposals from various Sponsoring Authorities including Central Government Ministries departments states and UTs for opening of new KVsThese proposals are sponsored by the concerned sponsoring authoritystate UTs Ministries Departments of Central Government an official statement saidThere are 1288 functional KVs at present including three abroad Moscow Kathmandu and Tehran The total enrolment of students is around 1362 lakhTogether with the earlier sanctioning of 85 KVs the instant proposal responds to the high demand for KVs while balancing panIndia expansion The CCEA has approved 7 KVs sponsored by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the remaining 50 by State and UT authorities it saidThe 57 new proposals for Kendriya Vidyalayas reflect a strong commitment to reaching underserved and strategically important regions The proposal demonstrates an approach which anchors growth in the East while ensuring balanced representation across North South and West to strengthen inclusivity and national integration the statement saidContinuing with the 85 KVs sanctioned in December 2024 in this proposal 17 states and UTs are being coveredAmong these 57 KVs 20 are proposed to be opened in districts where no KV presently exists despite a significant number of Central Government employeesFurthermore 14 KVs are proposed in aspirational districts four KVs in LWE districts and five KVs in NER and hilly areasIn continuation of sanction of 85 KVs accorded in December 2024 further 57 new KVs have been approved by prioritising those states which had not been covered since March 2019The administrative structure for implementing the project will require creation of posts at par with the norms fixed by the Sangathan for running of one fullfledged KV with a capacity of approximately 1520 students Hence 86640 students would benefit it saidAs per norms in vogue a fullfledged KV from balvatika to class 12 provides employment to 81 persons and accordingly with the approval of 57 new KVs a total of 4617 direct permanent employment opportunities will be createdConstruction and allied activities associated with augmentation of various facilities in all KVs are likely to generate employment opportunities for many skilled and unskilled workersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever