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Date: 2026-07-20 Category: LOKSABHA_QNA State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: Infrastructure Gap in Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 69 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 Infrastructure Gap in Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas 69. Shri Pushpendra Saroj: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) the current student-to-computer ratio in Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in the country, classified State/UT-wise and district- wise for Uttar Pradesh; (b) the number of schools where computer laboratories are either non- functional or operating below prescribed digital infrastructure norms under Central guidelines, State/UT-wise and district-wise for Uttar Pradesh; (c) the total Central funds sanctioned, released and utilised during the last five years for ICT infrastructure and computer laboratory upgrades in these schools, State/UT-wise particularly for Uttar Pradesh; (d) the findings of any monitoring or audit conducted by the Ministry regarding gaps in digital access affecting computer-based learning and examinations; and (e) the time-bound plan adopted by the Central Government to reduce the digital infrastructure deficit in centrally administered schools in Uttar Pradesh? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY) (a) As per information received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), the current student-to-computer ratio at the national level is 15:1 in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and 10.8:1 in Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs). The State/UT-wise student-to-computer ratio in KVs and NVs is at Annexure-I, while the district-wise student-to-computer ratio for the State of Uttar Pradesh in respect of KVs and NVs is at Annexure-II & III, respectively.(b) The details of KVs, State/UT-wise and district-wise in the State of Uttar Pradesh that are operating below the prescribed digital infrastructure norms are at Annexure-IV and Annexure-V, respectively. The State/UT-wise details of NVs that are operating below the prescribed digital infrastructure norms are at Annexure-VI. There are 09 NVs in the districts of Uttar Pradesh namely Agra, Azamgarh, Banda, Jhansi, JP Nagar, Jaunpur, Faizabad, Deoria, Etawah and Hapur of that are operating below the prescribed digital infrastructure norms. (c) As per information received from KVS, ICT infrastructure is developed through the Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi (VVN) in KVs. Additionally, funds from Central Government have also been sanctioned under the PM SHRI Scheme for KVs for ICT infrastructure/computer laboratories. The State/UT-wise details (including the State of Uttar Pradesh) of Central funds sanctioned / utilized in last five years, in respect of KVs and NVs are at Annexure-VII. (d) & (e) Setting up of ICT / digital infrastructure in KVs and NVs is a continuous process which depends upon various factors such as opening of new schools, addition of higher classes, availability of funds, availability of Internet connectivity etc. ICT infrastructure is monitored by KVS and NVS on a regular basis through periodic reviews and reports received from their Regional Offices, and the respective schools. The identified gaps, wherever reported, are addressed, subject to availability of resources and operational requirements. KVS and NVS are continuously strengthening ICT infrastructure through the provision of computer laboratories, computers and furniture in computer labs, smart classrooms, internet connectivity, and other digital resources. ICT infrastructure in newly opened KVs and NVs is also being established. This also includes the schools located in the State of Uttar Pradesh. *****ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 69 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ, HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “INFRASTRUCTURE GAP IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS”. STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF THE STUDENT-TO-COMPUTER RATIO IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS SL. Name of State/UT No. KVs NVs 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 19:1 10.5:1 2 Andhra Pradesh 13:1 11.1:1 3 Arunachal Pradesh 12:1 8.7:1 4 Assam 14:1 12.4:1 5 Bihar 18:1 11.1:1 6 Chandigarh 21:1 7.6:1 7 Chhattisgarh 13:1 11.3:1 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 19:1 10.5:1 9 Delhi 26: 1 11.6:1 10 Goa 13: 1 17:1 11 Gujarat 13: 1 10.8:1 12 Haryana 15: 1 10.4:1 13 Himachal Pradesh 10: 1 7.4:1 14 Jammu and Kashmir 12: 1 8:1 15 Jharkhand 14: 1 12:1 16 Karnataka 13: 1 10.3:1 17 Kerala 13: 1 14.1:1 18 Ladakh 9: 1 7.4:1 19 Lakshadweep 9: 1 3.8:1 20 Madhya Pradesh 14: 1 12.7:1 21 Maharashtra 15: 1 11.7:1 22 Manipur 16: 1 11.4:1 23 Meghalaya 12: 1 7.6:1 24 Mizoram 11: 1 4.3:1 25 Nagaland 10: 1 4.9:1 26 Odisha 15: 1 13.3:1 27 Puducherry 15: 1 14:1 28 Punjab 13: 1 9.6:1 29 Rajasthan 18: 1 8.9:1 30 Sikkim 16: 1 6.3:1 31 Tamil Nadu 15: 1 (*) 32 Telangana 13: 1 10.9:1 33 Tripura 20: 1 11.2:1 34 Uttar Pradesh 16: 1 12.6:1 35 Uttarakhand 14: 1 10:1 16:1 36 West Bengal 12.8:1 (*) The State of Tamil Nadu is yet to accept the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme. *****ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 69 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ, HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “INFRASTRUCTURE GAP IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS”. DISTRICT-WISE DETAILS OF THE STUDENT-TO-COMPUTER RATIO IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Sl. Ratio in KV(s) Name of District No. 1. Agra 17:1 2. Aligar h 10:1 3. Amet hi 10:1 4. Aurai ya 7:1 5. Azam garh 17:1 6. Bagp at 13:1 7. Bahra ich 26:1 8. Ballia 31:1 9. Balra mpur 18:1 10. Barab anki 18:1 11. Barei lly 12:1 12. Basti 14:1 13. Bhad ohi 16:1 14. Bijnor 78:1 15. Buda un 8:1 16. Bulan dshahr 17:1 17. Chan dauli 31:1 18. Chitra koot 11:1 19. Deori a 10:1 20. Etah 12:1 21. Etawa h 11:1 22. Faiza bad 14:1 23. Farru khabad 23:1 24. Fateh pur 28:1 25. Firoza bad 16:1 26. Gauta m Buddha Nagar 19:1 27. Ghaz iabad 17:1 28. Ghaz ipur 20:1 29. Gond a 12:1 30. Gorak hpur 13:1 31. Hamm irpur 38:1 32. Hapu r 5:1 33. Hardo i 10:1 34. Hathr as 21:1 35. Jalau n (*) 36. Jaunp ur 40:1 37. Jhans i 9:138. Kanp ur Dehat 11:1 39. Kanp ur Nagar 17:1 40. Kushi nagar 21:1 41. Lakhi mpur Kheri 19:1 42. Lalitp ur 10:1 43. Luckn ow 17:1 44. Maha rajganj 14:1 45. Maho ba 12:1 46. Mathu ra 19:1 47. Mau 21:1 48. Meeru t 22:1 49. Mirza pur 10:1 50. Morad abad 16:1 51. Muza ffarnagar 29:1 52. Pilibh it 10:1 53. Praya graj 19:1 54. Raeb areli 25:1 55. Ramp ur 12:1 56. Saha ranpur 17:1 57. Shah jahanpur 22:1 58. Sham li (*) 59. Shraw asti 19:1 60. Siddh arth Nagar 6:1 61. Sitapu r 18:1 62. Sone bhadra 18:1 63. Sultan pur 19:1 64. Unna o 13:1 65. Varan asi 14:1 (*) KVs in Jalaun and Shamli districts have been made functional from the Academic Session 2026-27 in the temporary site. *****ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 69 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ, HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “INFRASTRUCTURE GAP IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS”. DISTRICT-WISE DETAILS OF THE STUDENT-TO-COMPUTER RATIO IN NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS IN THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Sl. No. Name of District Ratio in NVs 1. Agra 19.2:1 2. Aligarh 6.6:1 3. Ambedkar Nagar 15.3:1 4. Amethi 8.6:1 5. Auraiya 13.4:1 6. Azamgarh 21:1 7. Bagpat 9.7:1 8. Bahraich 13.4:1 9. Ballia 13.3:1 10. Balrampur 18:1 11. Banda 18.9:1 12. Barabanki 12.9:1 13. Bareilly 13.5:1 14. Basti 12.3:1 15. Bhadohi 17.9:1 16. Bijnor 15.8:1 17. Budaun 6.8:1 18. Bulandshahr 11.8:1 19. Chandauli 13.7:1 20. Chitrakoot 12.2:1 21. Deoria 30.1:1 22. Etah 16.5:1 23. Etawah 37.1:1 24. Faizabad 24.7:1 25. Farrukhabad 13.5:1 26. Fatehpur 14.8:1 27. Firozabad 8.2:1 28. Gautam Buddha Nagar 8:1 29. Ghaziabad 11.5:1 30. Ghazipur 17.8:1 31. Gonda 16.9:1 32. Gorakhpur 14.2:1 33. Hammirpur 16:1 34. Hapur 50.5:1 35. Hardoi 14.9:1 36. Hathras 6.9:1 37. J P Nagar 21.1:1 38. Jalaun 8.1:139. Jaunpur 24.5:1 40. Jhansi 20.1:1 41. Kannauj 9.7:1 42. Kanpur Dehat 8.8:1 43. Kanpur Nagar 11.5:1 44. Kasganj 12.6:1 45. Kaushambi 12.5:1 46. Kushinagar 11.8:1 47. Lakhimpur Kheri 12.2:1 48. Lalitpur 11.4:1 49. Lucknow 17.1:1 50. Maharajganj 12.9:1 51. Mahoba 9.6:1 52. Mainpuri 10.7:1 53. Mathura 18.6:1 54. Mau 14.3:1 55. Meerut 11.5:1 56. Mirzapur 13.3:1 57. Moradabad 7.9:1 58. Muzaffarnagar 12.3:1 59. Pilibhit 13.8:1 60. Pratapgarh 12.2:1 61. Prayagraj 9.6:1 62. Raebareli 16.5:1 63. Rampur 11.5:1 64. Saharanpur 8.4:1 65. Sambhal 13.1:1 66. Sant Kabir Nagar 9.3:1 67. Shahjahanpur 8.8:1 68. Shamli 13.5:1 69. Shrawasti 13.7:1 70. Siddharthnagar 16:1 71. Sitapur - I 16.9:1 Sitapur - II 10:1 72. Sonebhadra 11.2:1 73. Sultanpur 5.9:1 74. Unnao 12.8:1 75. Varanasi 13.6:1 *****ANNEXURE-IV ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 69 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ, HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “INFRASTRUCTURE GAP IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS”. STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS OPERATING BELOW PRESCRIBED NORMS KEEPING IN VIEW STUDENT TO COMPUTER RATIO OF 18:1 Number of KVs operating below Sl. State/UT prescribed norms keeping in view student No. to computer ratio of 18:1 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1 2 Andhra Pradesh 13 3 Arunachal Pradesh 6 4 Assam 14 5 Bihar 24 6 Chandigarh 3 7 Chhattisgarh 10 Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and 8 1 Diu 9 Delhi 33 10 Goa 1 11 Gujarat 9 12 Haryana 9 13 Himachal Pradesh 2 14 Jammu and Kashmir 9 15 Jharkhand 15 16 Karnataka 13 17 Kerala 7 18 Madhya Pradesh 34 19 Maharashtra 14 20 Manipur 2 21 Meghalaya 2 22 Mizoram 1 23 Odisha 27 24 Puducherry 1 25 Punjab 8 26 Rajasthan 42 27 Tamil Nadu 15 28 Telangana 7 29 Tripura 7 30 Uttar Pradesh 42 31 Uttarakhand 12 32 West Bengal 18 *****ANNEXURE-V ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 69 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ, HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “INFRASTRUCTURE GAP IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS”. DISTRICT-WISE DETAILS OF KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH OPERATING BELOW PRESCRIBED NORMS KEEPING IN VIEW STUDENT TO COMPUTER RATIO OF 18:1 Number of KVs operating below prescribed norms Sl. No. Name of District keeping in view student to computer ratio of 18:1 1 AGRA 1 2 BAHRAICH 1 3 BALLIA 1 4 BAREILLY 1 1 5 BIJNOR 6 CHANDAULI 2 7 FARRUKHABAD 1 8 FATEHPUR 1 9 GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR 1 10 GHAZIABAD 2 11 GHAZIPUR 1 1 12 GORAKHPUR 13 HAMIRPUR 1 14 HATHRAS 1 1 15 JALAUN 16 JAUNPUR 1 1 17 JHANSI 18 KANPUR NAGAR 2 19 KUSHI NAGAR 1 20 LAKHIMPUR KHERI 1 21 LUCKNOW 3 22 MATHURA 1 23 MAU 1 24 MEERUT 3 25 MUZAFFARNAGAR 1 26 PRAYAGRAJ 3 27 RAEBARELI 1 1 28 SHAMLI29 SHRAWASTI 1 30 SHAHJAHANPUR 2 31 SONBHADRA 1 32 SULTANPUR 1 *****ANNEXURE-VI ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 69 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ, HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “INFRASTRUCTURE GAP IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS”. STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS OPERATING BELOW PRESCRIBED NORMS KEEPING IN VIEW STUDENT TO COMPUTER RATIO OF 18:1 Sl. Number of NVs operating below prescribed norms State/UT No. keeping in view student to computer ratio of 18:1 1 Andhra Pradesh 02 2 Assam 03 3 Bihar 03 4 Chhattisgarh 02 5 Gujarat 04 6 Haryana 02 7 Jammu and Kashmir 01 8 Jharkhand 02 9 Karnataka 02 10 Kerala 02 11 Madhya Pradesh 03 12 Maharashtra 02 13 Manipur 03 14 Punjab 01 15 Rajasthan 01 16 Telangana 01 17 Uttar Pradesh 10 18 Uttarakhand 01 19 West Bengal 04 *****ANNEXURE-VII ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 69 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ, HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “INFRASTRUCTURE GAP IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS”. STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS (INCLUDING THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH) OF FUNDS SANCTIONED/ UTILIZED IN LAST FIVE YEARS, IN RESPECT OF KVs AND NVs (Rs. in Lakh) Fund Utilized by Fund sanctioned / S. Fund Sanctioned KVS Utilized by NVS No State to KVS 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 59.66 56.40 82.02 2 Andhra Pradesh 604.23 532.50 702.32 3 Arunachal Pradesh 226.80 185.00 663.14 4 Assam 861.03 778.77 1,151.27 5 Bihar 745.54 610.30 2,149.08 6 Chandigarh 89.49 89.04 58.77 7 Chhattisgarh 578.09 457.14 1,442.50 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and - - 126.17 8 Daman and Diu 128.03 9 Delhi 1210.17 1167.53 89.31 10 Goa 112.31 109.39 1,511.96 11 Gujarat 763.60 641.44 1,185.42 12 Haryana 637.71 595.03 661.71 13 Himachal Pradesh 306.46 286.80 875.42 14 Jammu and Kashmir 406.11 341.08 1,394.61 15 Jharkhand 501.91 427.93 1,527.21 16 Karnataka 834.51 792.36 17 Kerala 782.69 708.11 774.30 Ladakh 80.68 18 25.66 24.52 51.09 19 Lakshadweep 7.82 7.71 3,255.21 20 Madhya Pradesh 2049.83 1871.44 1,579.65 21 Maharashtra 1289.97 1132.51 540.40 22 Manipur 7.83 6.81 477.11 23 Meghalaya 155.66 113.06 318.52 24 Mizoram 38.00 35.73 471.30 25 Nagaland 23.83 23.45 1,745.67 26 Odisha 941.66 834.43 179.98 27 Puducherry 27.66 26.65 1,316.63 28 Punjab 916.83 836.93 1,986.97 29 Rajasthan 1333.23 1240.06 30 Sikkim - - 154.91 (*) 31 Tamil Nadu 959.89 816.06 519.60 32 Telangana 622.23 493.58 333.27 33 Tripura 82.49 65.53 4,202.05 34 Uttar Pradesh 2235.29 2094.63 675.79 35 Uttarakhand 475.06 416.31 769.86 36 West Bengal 1057.63 928.79 (*) The State of Tamil Nadu is yet to accept the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme. *****

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