Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' will inaugurate 15 newly constructed buildings of Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) tomorrow (on October 11). The minister will also 'lay foundation stones' of 6 KVs through Video Conferencing from New Delhi. The KVs which are mentioned above are located in 13 states and Union Territories.
According to a statement from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), the organisation which oversees the functioning of KVs, this is the first time that new buildings in such a large number are being inaugurated by the HRD Minister.
More than 22 thousand students will be benefitted with this huge completion of work having an approximate cost investment of 398 crores, a statement from the KVS said.
List of 15 KVs where new buildings are to be inaugurated:
S.No. | Kendriya Vidyalaya | District | State/UT |
KV Golaghat | Golaghat | Assam | |
KV Haflong | Dima Hasao | Assam | |
KV Tamulpur | Baksa | Assam | |
KV Araria | Araria | Bihar | |
KV Jaitpur | Rajkot | Gujarat | |
KV Viramgaon | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | |
KV Kargil | Kargil | Laddakh | |
KV Kodagu | Kodagu | Karnataka | |
KV No. 2 Satna | Satna | Madhya Pradesh | |
KV Sheopur | Sheopur | Madhya Pradesh | |
KV Baitul | Baitul | Madhya Pradesh | |
KV Sambalpur | Sambalpur | Odisha | |
KV Shivgarh | Raibareli | Uttar Pradesh | |
KV Perambalur | Perambalur | Tamil Nadu | |
KV Miryalguda | Nalgonda | Telangana |
List of 06 KVs where foundation is to be laid:
S.No. | Kendriya Vidyalaya | District | State |
KV Longding | Longding | Arunachal Pradesh | |
KV Kavardha | Kabirdham | Chhattisgarh | |
KV Girdih | Girdih | Jharkhand | |
KV Chennapatna | Ramnagar | Karnataka | |
KV Jagatsinghpur | Jagatsinghpur | Odisha | |
KV Nizamabad | Nizamabad | Telangana |
KVs have been established to cater to the educational needs of the children of transferable Central Government employees including Defence and Para-Military personnel by providing a common programme of education.
There are 1,225 KVs, which follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus, currently catering to the educational needs of 12,92,767 students across India.
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