DA Arrears Calculator 1.7.2024 for 3 MonthsHas the pilot project for Bal Vatika/Kindergarten classes in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) been initiated by the Government in India?
As a matter of fact, the Balvatika classes for children aged 3+, 4+, and 5+ have been initiated on a trial basis, in a total of 49 KVs located all over the country, including 2 KVs in Rajasthan and 03 KVs in Bihar, and they are expected to commence from the academic year 2022-23.
Below you may find the detailed response provided by the minister in regard to the questions raised on March 13th, 2023, during the parliamentary session.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1983
ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023
BAL VATIKA/KINDERGARTEN IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS
†1983. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:
SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:
Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has started a pilot project of Bal Vatika/Kindergarten in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in the country, if so, the details thereof;
(b) the details and the age group of the students for whom the Bal Vatika Classes / Kindergarten in KVs have been started;
(c) the number of States where this project has been started;
(d) whether the Government has also started this project in the States of Rajasthan and Bihar; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by which it is likely to be started?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)
(a) to (e) The Balvatika classes for age group 3+, 4+ and 5+ have been started in 49 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) across the country, including 2 KVs in Rajasthan and 03 KVs in Bihar, on pilot basis, from the academic year 2022-23. State / UT-wise details are annexed.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1983 RAISED BY SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA AND SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL, HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 13/03/2023 REGARDING “BAL VATIKA / KINDERGARTEN IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS”
STATE / UT-WISE DETAILS OF KVs HAVING BALVATIKA CLASSES ON PILOT MODE
| S.
No |
Name of State/UT | No. of KV | Name of Kendriya Vidyalaya | Number of children enrolled in Balvatika classes |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 1. | KV NAD Vizag | 120 |
| 2 | Assam | 2. | KV Rangiya | 124 |
| 3. | KV Tezpur University | 53 | ||
|
3 |
BIHAR |
4. | KV Sasaram | 123 |
| 5. | KV Araria | 102 | ||
| 6. | KV Muzaffarpur | 117 | ||
| 4 | Chhattisgarh | 7. | KV Narayanpur | 120 |
| 8. | KV Rajnandgaon | 133 | ||
|
5 |
Delhi |
9. | KV AFS Arjangarh | 120 |
| 10. | KV Sector 28 Rohini | 117 | ||
| 11. | KV Narela | 121 | ||
| 6 | Gujarat | 12. | KV AFS Bhuj | 79 |
| 7 | Haryana | 13. | KV No.3 Faridabad | 120 |
| 14. | KV No.1 Ambala | 120 | ||
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | 15. | KV Palampur | 103 |
| 9 | Jammu & Kashmir | 16. | KV No. 1 Udhampur | 117 |
| 17. | KV No. 1 Srinagar | 54 | ||
| 10 | Jharkhand | 18. | KV CRPF Ranchi | 120 |
| 11 | Karnataka | 19. | KV AFS Yelahanka | 138 |
| 20. | KV MEG Centre | 104 | ||
|
12 |
Kerala |
21. | KV Kollam | 116 |
| 22. | KV Ramavarmapuram | 101 | ||
| 23. | KV No.2 Calicut | 112 | ||
|
13 |
Madhya Pradesh |
24. | KV Datia | 120 |
| 25. | KV IIT Indore | 124 | ||
| 26. | KV Barwani | 121 | ||
| 27. | KV No.1 GCF Jabalpur | 120 | ||
| 28. | KV OF Khamaria | 118 | ||
| 29. | KV Jayant Colliery | 104 | ||
| 14 | Maharashtra | 30. | KV No.1 Colaba | 110 |
| 31. | KV NDA Pune | 122 | ||
| 15 | Meghalaya | 32. | KV Laitkor Peak | 25 |
| 16 | Odisha | 33. | KV No. 2 Sambalpur | 123 |
| 34. | KV Nayagarh | 125 | ||
| 17 | Puducherry | 35. | KV No.1 Pondicherry | 122 |
| 18 | Punjab | 36. | KV Mohali | 120 |
| 37. | KV No. 1 Bathinda | 91 | ||
| 19 | RAJASTHAN | 38. | KV Hanumangarh | 117 |
| 39. | KV Sriganganagar Cantt. | 97 | ||
| 20 | Tamil Nadu | 40. | KV IIT Chennai | 118 |
| 21 | Telangana | 41. | KV No. 2 Golconda | 119 |
|
22 |
Uttar Pradesh |
42. | KV AFS Gorakhpur | 119 |
| 43. | KV Siddhrath Nagar | 113 | ||
| 44. | KV Lalitpur | 120 | ||
| 45. | KV Etawah | 116 | ||
| 46. | KV IIM Lucknow | 121 | ||
| 23 | Uttarakhand | 47. | KV IIP, Dehradun | 120 |
| 24 | West Bengal | 48. | KV Ballygunge | 120 |
| 49. | KV Cossipore | 118 | ||
| TOTAL | 5477 | |||
Source: Lok Sabha Q&A
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