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Open Kendriya Vidyalaya branches abroad for Indians there, parliamentary panel suggests

In a report tabled last week, a parliamentary standing committee on education discussed various aspects related to the functioning of KV schools.

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New Delhi: Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) should open their branches abroad, keeping in view the number of Indians settled in different parts of the world, and expand in India as well, a parliamentary standing committee on education has suggested.

KVs are Centre-run schools managed by the autonomous body — Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS). The schools were specifically meant for children of central government employees when they opened in the 1960s, but of late non-government employees are also enrolling their children in these institutions.

In its report tabled in the Parliament last week, the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, headed by BJP MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, discussed various aspects related to the functioning of KV schools and sangathan, among others.

The panel suggested that KVs should open their branches abroad, and have multi-storey buildings to accommodate more students.

“The Committee recommends that keeping in view the fact that a number of Indians today are settled in different parts of the world, hence KVS should undertake a feasibility study for opening KVs in these countries,” it suggested.

Currently, KVs have three branches abroad — in Moscow, Tehran and Kathmandu. According to officials in the KVS, all these schools are inside the embassy and the expenses are borne by the Ministry of External Affairs.

The parliamentary panel called for KVS to expand within the country, given that these schools have become a “brand” and are respected for the “quality of education” offered.

“The Committee would like to encourage the KVS to look into the possibility of opening more schools in different parts of the country and also adopt innovative strategies like construction of multi-storey buildings to increase the number of students who can benefit from these schools,” it said.


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The KVS response

Replying to these recommendations, the KVS in the same report said there are 1,235 KVs in operation currently, and opening of more branches abroad depends on a request from embassies.

“With regard to opening of new KVs abroad, the same are opened on receipt of a formal request from the Embassy of India in that particular country. Proposals thus received are examined in consultation with the Ministry of External affairs, Govt. of India. Such KVs are opened on self-financed basis,” KVS replied.

It further informed the committee that the government had sanctioned 50 new KVs in March 2019, of which 19 are yet to open. Moreover, 13 KVs were sanctioned in August 2018, of which four are still to open.

“However, these KVs are likely to be opened during the year 2020-21,” it added.

‘Not encouraging situation’

The parliamentary panel also took note of the fact that only six school buildings could be completed out of the 15 targeted and only Rs 137.88 crore out of Rs 1157.59 crore sanctioned for infrastructure work could be utilised.

It said this is not a very “encouraging situation” because the delay in completion of projections leads to cost over-runs and other projections tend to get affected.

The committee recommended that the department should look into the reasons for the delays and resolve them at the earliest.


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3 COMMENTS

  1. It will be a very great step to open up KV Schools all over the world.Bharat ka swarnim Gaurav Kendriya vidyalaya layega!!!!Jaihind

  2. Why can’t do all primary and secondary school to KV control as it’s controlled by state which running under worst situation. If all state run schools should be handed over to central control so that Decipline education with lower cost will be implemented with KV SYLLABUS

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