Setting up of Kendriya Vidyalayas on 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