Balvatika/ Kindergarten in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs)
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has started Balvathika classes Pre-KG, LKG, UKG for children aged 3+, 4+ and 5+ in selected 49 Kendriya Vidyalaya schools from the academic year 2022-23. State / UT wise list of KV schools having Balvathika classes (Kindergarten) is given in below table.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1983
ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023
BAL VATIKA/KINDERGARTEN IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS
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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 BalVatika/ 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 BalVatika Classes / Kindergarten in KVs have been started;
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(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?
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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
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
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