Parliament Question: Kendriya Vidyalayas Functional in Delhi

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3822 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026 Kendriya Vidyalayas Functional in Delhi †3822. Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) functional in Delhi along with the number of students studying/enrolled therein at present;

(b) the total number of applications received every year for admission in the Kendriya Vidyalayas in Delhi, during the last three years;

(c) whether requests have been received by the Government for opening more KVs in Delhi;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether any proposal is under consideration of the Government to open more KVs in Delhi, if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) As per the information received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), 47 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are presently functioning in Delhi, with a total enrolment of 1,19,060 students.

(b) The year-wise number of applications received for admission in KVs in Delhi

during the last three years is as under:

Sl. No. Year Applications received

1. 2023-24 1,29,347

2. 2024-25 1,39,364

3. 2025-26 1,65,318

(c) to (e) Opening of new KVs is a continuous process. KVs are opened primarily to cater to the educational needs of the wards of transferable Central Government Employees including Defence & Para-Military personnel, Central Autonomous Bodies,Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Central Institute of Higher Learning

(IHL) by providing a common programme of education throughout the country.

Proposals for opening of new KVs may be sponsored by Ministries or Departments of the Government of India/State Governments/ Union Territories Administrations, with commitment to provide requisite extent of land, free of cost and suitable rent-free temporary accommodation for setting up a new KV, as per Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) norms. As per information received from KVS, no feasible proposal for opening of new KVs in Delhi has been received from the Government of NCT of Delhi.

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