4 New Kendriya Vidyalayas Added,Total Number Increases

Kendriya Vidyalayas, or KVs, are one of the central government schools in India instituted under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Minister for Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, on June 14, announced the launch of four new Kendriya Vidyalayas, or KVs, in India.

New KV's:

The new KVs are set to be launched as KV SSB in Champawat, Uttarakhand; KV Railway in Dangoaposi in Jharkhand; KV Madhupuri in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh and KV Sumerpur in Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh. With the introduction of these four schools, the total number of Kendriya Vidyalayas has increased to 1,239. The admission process to these Kendriya Vidyalayas and their completion will be according to the schedule prescribed for the academic year 2020-21.

A statement issued by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan said: “The Vidyalayas will start functioning from Class 1 to Class 5 during the academic year 2020-2021 and thereafter will grow consequently based on feasibility." Each class will start with a single section now, it added.

He shared this information on Twitter:

A social media post of the HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said: “I am very happy to share this with everyone. KVS HQ (KVS Headquarters) has launched 4 new Kendriya Vidyalayas: 1. KV SSB, Champawat, Uttarakhand; 2. KV Railway, Dangovaposi, Jharkhand; 3. KV Madhupuri, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh; 4. KV Sumerpur, Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh.”

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“Now the total number of Kendriya Vidyalayas has increased to 1239”, the minister added.

https://twitter.com/DrRPNishank/status/1272046525334515713

Mr Pokhriyal further congratulated all students and parents who will be benefited from the newly launched Kendriya Vidyalayas. He added: “I heartily congratulate all the students and parents benefiting from the new Kendriya Vidyalayas and hope that our Kendriya Vidyalayas will continue to spread the light of education in every corner of the country.”

Kendriya Vidyalayas are much sought after schools for education. In 2019, about eight lakh registrations were received for admission to KVs as against one lakh seats available across the country.

After Four New Kendriya Vidyalayas Addition, the Total Number Increases To 1,239.

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