No new KVs opened in Delhi in over 2 yrs

In the past over two and a half years, no new Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan school has been opened in the national capital territory (NCT) of Delhi. This was stated by Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary.

In a written response to Lok Sabha MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, who asked about the number of KVs opened in Delhi, Chaudhary said, “32 new KVs under Civil, Defence, Institute of Higher Learning have been opened throughout the country in the last two years and current year (2023-26). No new KV has been opened in the NCT of Delhi in the past two years and current year. However, at present, 46 KVs are functioning in the NCT of Delhi and one new KV (KV, Khajuri Khas) has been sanctioned in December by the Government of India.”

The minister said the opening of new KVs was a continuous process. “KVs are opened primarily to cater to the educational needs of the wards of transferable Central Government employees, including defence and para-military personnel, Central autonomous bodies, Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Central Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) by providing a common programme of education throughout the country,” Chaudhary said.

Over 12,000 teacher posts are lying vacant in KVs and Navodaya Vidyalayas across the country, according to the Ministry of Education. The statistics was shared by Union Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary in a written response in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. “Vacancies in teacher posts in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti arise due to various reasons such as opening of new KVs and Navodaya Vidyalayas, retirement, resignation, promotion, transfer, employees proceeding on lien to other departments and upgradation of schools,” Chaudhary said.