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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2556
ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026
Completion of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in Andhra Pradesh
2556. Shri Kesineni Sivanath:
Shri B K Parthasarathi:
Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) in Andhra Pradesh, district-
wise;
(b) the status of KGBVs that are currently non-operational in the said State including stage-wise
classification such as tender invited, physical construction in progress, etc., along with the
timeline for completion of each such non-operational KGBV;
(c) the year in which these KGBVs were sanctioned for Andhra Pradesh, district-wise; and
(d) the measures taken by the Government to expedite completion and operationalisation of non-
operational KGBVs in the said State including target timelines and monitoring mechanisms?
A N S W E R
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)
(a): The total number of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) in Andhra Pradesh is 587.
District-wise details are at Annexure-I.
(b) to (d): Out of approved 587 KGBVs, 528 KGBVs are currently operational. Education is in the
Concurrent List of the Constitution of India with majority of the schools under the domain of the States
and UTs. As per information received from State Government of Andhra Pradesh, at present, out of 59
non-operational KGBVs, 10 KGBVs have been cancelled/surrendered. Civil works in remaining
KGBVs are at various stages of work. District-wise and year wise details of sanctioned non-operational
KGBVs are at Annexure-II.
The progress of the scheme is monitored through the Project Approval Board (PAB), as well as
through monthly and half-yearly review meetings by the Department of School Education & Literacy.
The matter is regularly taken up with the States for expediting completion and making the KGBVs
operational.
*****Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2556 ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH
AND SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI, HON’BLE MPs REGARDING “COMPLETION OF
KASTURBA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYAS IN ANDHRA PRADESH”
District-wise details of the total number of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) in Andhra
Pradesh
S. No. Name of the District Total KGBVs
1 Srikakulam 44
2 Parvathipuram Manyam 25
3 Vizianagaram 47
4 Visakhapatnam 6
5 Anakapalli 39
6 Alluri Sitharama Raju 32
7 Kakinada 7
8 Eluru 3
9 Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao 5
10 Palnadu 38
11 Bapatla 5
12 Prakasam 44
13 SPSR Nellore 23
14 Chittoor 14
15 Tirupati 10
16 Annamayya 39
17 YSR Kadapa 20
18 Nandyal 47
19 Kurnool 42
20 Ananthapuramu 50
21 Sri Sathya Sai 47
Total 587
Source: State Govt. of Andhra PradeshAnnexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) to (d) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2556 ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI
KESINENI SIVANATH AND SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI, HON’BLE MPs REGARDING
“COMPLETION OF KASTURBA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYAS IN ANDHRA
PRADESH”
District-wise and year wise details of sanctioned non-operational KGBVs in Andhra Pradesh
District 2011-12 2016-17 2017-18 Total
Anakapalli 0 5 3 8
Alluri Sitharama Raju 0 3 7 10
Anantapuramu 0 3 0 3
Annamayya 1 0 0 1
Chittoor 1 0 0 1
Nandyal 1 0 0 1
SPSR Nellore 1 0 0 1
Prakasam 1 6 0 7
Parvathipuram Manyam 0 1 0 1
Palnadu 4 0 0 4
Sri Sathya Sai 0 3 0 3
Srikakulam 0 2 0 2
Tirupati 3 0 0 3
Visakhapatnam 0 1 1 2
Vizianagaram 0 1 0 1
Kakinada 0 1 0 1
Total 12 26 11 49
Source: State Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
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