**Executive Summary:**
This document is a response to questions raised in Lok Sabha concerning the establishment of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and PM SHRI Schools in Maharashtra. It outlines the current status of proposals, the number of operational schools, and relevant details regarding enrollment, infrastructure, and faculty. The information reflects the status as of July 21, 2025, and data on student enrollment and teaching staff strength in KVs is as of March 31, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **New Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs):**
* Opening new KVs is an ongoing process, primarily to serve the educational needs of children of transferable Central Government employees.
* Proposals for new KVs require sponsorship from government bodies with a commitment to provide land and temporary accommodation.
* As of the report date, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has not received any feasible proposals from the State Government of Maharashtra or District Administrations that meet KVS norms.
* **PM SHRI Schools:**
* Selection of PM SHRI Schools is conducted through an online portal via a challenge mode.
* Benchmark schools self-apply through the PM SHRI portal, following Government of India guidelines.
* The selection process occurs in three stages with specific timelines.
* **Operational Schools in Maharashtra:**
* There are 60 KVs in Maharashtra, with 52 designated as PM SHRI KVs.
* Additionally, 860 other PM SHRI Schools have been selected in the state.
* **Infrastructure and Resources:**
* All KVs in Maharashtra report 100% ICT saturation, including smart classrooms, computer labs, and internet connectivity.
* District-wise details of student enrollment and teaching staff in KVs (as of March 31, 2025) and other PM SHRI Schools are provided in Annexure II and III respectively.
* **Aspirational Districts and Rural Coverage:**
* KV Washim, located in the Aspirational District of Washim, has been identified to be set up as PM SHRI KV school.
* The Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme aims to establish one NV in each rural district.
* All rural blocks in Maharashtra are covered under the PM SHRI scheme, with one PM SHRI school in each block of an Aspirational District.
* There are 34 functional NVs in Maharashtra, including 5 NVs in 4 Aspirational Districts, all of which are PM SHRI schools.
* **Selection Criteria and Process:**
* Schools are selected for the PM SHRI scheme through an online transparent Challenge Method.
* States/UTs recommend school lists after district verification, and a committee headed by the Secretary, DoSEL, makes the final selection.
* **District-wise Proposals and Selections (Annexure I):**
* Annexure I contains district-wise details of PM SHRI school proposals and schools selected across different phases.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **State Government of Maharashtra:**
* *Impact:* Needs to sponsor feasible proposals for new KVs that meet KVS norms to address educational needs.
* *Action Required:* Ensure proposals for new KVs meet KVS norms, including providing land and temporary accommodation.
* **Schools in Maharashtra:**
* *Impact:* Benchmark schools are eligible to apply for the PM SHRI scheme through the online portal and participate in the challenge mode.
* *Action Required:* Self-apply through the PM SHRI portal, adhering to prescribed guidelines, and compete in the challenge mode for selection.
* **Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education (MoE):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for opening the PM SHRI portal phase-wise and overseeing the selection process through a challenge mode.
* *Action Required:* Open the PM SHRI portal phase-wise, conduct district verification of recommended schools, and finalize school selection through the Expert committee.
* **Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for reviewing and approving proposals for new KVs based on established norms.
* *Action Required:* Review proposals for new KVs based on established norms and approve those that meet the requirements.
Key Entities Referenced
Kendriya Vidyalayas: A system of central government schools in India.
Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India PM SHRI Schools: A Government of India scheme to develop exemplar schools.
Maharashtra: A state in India from which proposals have been received.
Ministry of Education MoE: The Indian government ministry responsible for education.
Department of School Education and Literacy DoSEL: A department within the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan KVS: The organization that manages the Kendriya Vidyalaya schools.
CBSE: Central Board of Secondary Education, a national level board of education in India for public and private schools.
Aspirational District Washim, Maharashtra: Identified district in Maharashtra to set up PM SHRI KV school.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 211
ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025
SETTING UP OF NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS (KVs)
AND PM SHRI SCHOOLS
211. SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE:
SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:
SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE:
SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL:
PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD:
SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH:
SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:
Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has received proposals from the State Government of
Maharashtra for setting up new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and Pradhan Mantri Schools
for Rising India (PM SHRI) Schools and if so, the number of such proposals received,
district-wise;
(b) the present status of these proposals and timeline for their approval and implementation;
(c) the number of Kendriya Vidyalayas and PM SHRI Schools currently operational in the
State of Maharashtra;
(d) the details of student enrolment, infrastructure availability, and faculty strength in these
schools, district-wise;
(e) whether there is a demand-supply gap in access to quality CBSE-affiliated central schools
in rural and semi-urban areas of Maharashtra;
(f) whether the Government has identified any new locations or backward districts in
Maharashtra, particularly aspirational districts, for the establishment of new KVs or PM
SHRI Schools; and
(g) if so, the details thereof and the criteria used for such identification?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b) Opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (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 acommon 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 (UTs) Administrations, with commitment to provide requisite resources including
land and temporary accommodation for setting up a new KV as per norms. The proposals are
subject to approval of the competent authority as per extant procedures. As per information
received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), no feasible proposal, as per norms of KVS,
for opening of new KV has been received by KVS from State Government of Maharashtra/District
Administrations.
The Government of India has launched an online PM SHRI portal for Selection process of
PM SHRI School through challenge mode. The portal is being opened phase wise by the
Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Education (MoE), Government
of India for those benchmark schools which can self-apply on PM SHRI Portal under the PM SHRI
scheme in accordance with the prescribed guidelines. These benchmark schools from
Maharashtra independently submit applications through this PM SHRI portal, in accordance with
the prescribed guidelines of Government of India.
Selection of PM SHRI schools is through Challenge Mode wherein Schools compete for
support to become exemplar schools. Selection is done through a three-stage process with
definite time lines. The district-wise details of proposal received and schools selected under PM
SHRI are at Annexure-I.
(c) Out of 60 KVs in the State of Maharashtra as on date, 52 KVs have been designated as
PM SHRI KVs. Apart from these, 860 PM SHRI Schools have been selected from the State of
Maharashtra.
(d) All KVs in the State of Maharashtra have sufficient infrastructure, basic amenities and ICT
infrastructure, including smart classrooms, computer labs and internet connectivity, achieving
100% ICT saturation. District-wise details of student enrolment and teaching staff strength in KVs
situated in Maharashtra (as on 31.03.2025) are at Annexure – II and that of other 860 PM SHRI
Schools is at Annexure – III.
(e) to (g) Central Government Schools namely Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and Navodaya
Vidyalayas (NVs) are under the DoSE&L, MoE. These vidyalayas are affiliated to CBSE. In
respect of KVS, KV Washim has been identified to be set up as PM SHRI KV school, which is
located in Aspirational District-Washim in Maharashtra. The schools are selected through an
online transparent ‘Challenge Method’. KVs are not opened on the criteria of backward
districts/aspirational district/State/UT etc.As regards NVs, the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme envisages opening of one NV in each
rural district of the country. Opening of new NVs is a continuous process, which depends on the
willingness of the concerned State Government / UT administration to make available requisite
suitable land, free of cost, for construction of the permanent building and making available
required temporary building, free of rent, to run the vidyalaya till the permanent building is
constructed. Sanction and opening of new NVs depends on approval by the competent authority
as per extant procedures. As per the information received from Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, there
are 34 functional NVs in the State of Maharashtra out of which, 05 NVs are in 04 Aspirational
Districts namely Gadchiroli, Nandurbar, Osmanabad and Washim including an additional second
NV in Nandurbar district (ST concentrated). All these NVs are PM SHRI schools.
All rural blocks across the state of Maharashtra have been covered under the PM SHRI
scheme. Further, State has one PM SHRI school in each block of Aspirational District.
Selection of PM SHRI schools is through Challenge Mode wherein Schools compete for
support to become exemplar schools. Selection is done through a three-stage process with
definite time lines.
States/UTs are required to recommend the list of schools to the DoSE&L, MoE after district
verification and an Expert committee headed by Secretary, DoSE&L, has been constituted to
make the final school selection through Challenge method.
*****ANNEXURE -I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 211 ASKED BY SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE, SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV
LANKE, SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE, SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL, PROF. VARSHA
EKNATH GAIKWAD, SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH & SMT. SUPRIYA SULE,
HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025 REGARDING “SETTING UP OF
NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS (KVs) AND PM SHRI SCHOOLS”.
DISTRICT WISE PM SHRI SCHOOLS PROPOSAL (MAHARASHTRA)
District name Phase - 1 Phase-2 Phase- 7
AHMEDNAGAR 35 24 3
AKOLA 17 12 0
AMRAVATI 27 30 6
AURANGABAD 21 17 7
BEED 22 19 6
BHANDARA 15 14 0
BULDHANA 34 26 6
CHANDRAPUR 31 24 3
DHULE 12 9 2
GADCHIROLI 22 20 7
GONDIA 16 13 2
HINGOLI 10 9 2
JALGAON 31 35 1
JALNA 18 13 3
KOLHAPUR 32 18 3
LATUR 23 16 3
MUMBAI SUBURBAN 0 2 0
NAGPUR 31 28 2
NANDED 28 26 8
NANDURBAR 13 16 11
NASHIK 41 34 7
OSMANABAD 16 18 2
PALGHAR 21 17 2
PARBHANI 17 20 2
PUNE 36 28 1
RAIGAD 34 22 1
RATNAGIRI 25 11 0
SANGLI 25 20 0
SATARA 28 19 0
SINDHUDURG 21 10 0
SOLAPUR 41 29 1
THANE 27 16 2
WARDHA 21 16 2
WASHIM 14 11 0
YAVATMAL 41 35 6
TOTAL 846 677 101
DISTRICT-WISE PM SHRI SCHOOLS SELECTED (MAHARASHTRA)
District Name Phase - 1 Phase-2 Phase-7
AHMEDNAGAR 21 7 0
AKOLA 11 7 0
AMRAVATI 18 15 2
AURANGABAD 11 6 2
BEED 13 9 1
BHANDARA 12 9 0
BULDHANA 22 12 3CHANDRAPUR 18 12 0
DHULE 7 2 1
GADCHIROLI 16 6 2
GONDIA 13 7 1
HINGOLI 5 5 1
JALGAON 18 17 1
JALNA 12 6 2
KOLHAPUR 18 9 2
LATUR 13 5 0
MUMBAI SUBURBAN 0 2 0
NAGPUR 21 13 0
NANDED 18 17 4
NANDURBAR 8 5 3
NASHIK 26 18 3
OSMANABAD 9 10 0
PALGHAR 11 11 1
PARBHANI 11 9 0
PUNE 23 15 0
RAIGAD 20 6 0
RATNAGIRI 13 3 0
SANGLI 14 10 0
SATARA 18 6 0
SINDHUDURG 13 3 0
SOLAPUR 23 16 0
THANE 14 6 1
WARDHA 13 4 1
WASHIM 7 9 0
YAVATMAL 26 14 2
Total 516 311 33
*****ANNEXURE -II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 211 ASKED BY SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE, SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE,
SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE, SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL, PROF. VARSHA EKNATH
GAIKWAD, SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH & SMT. SUPRIYA SULE, HON’BLE
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025 REGARDING “SETTING UP OF NEW
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS (KVs) AND PM SHRI SCHOOLS”.
DISTRICT-WISE DETAILS OF STUDENT ENROLMENT AND FACULTY
STRENGTH IN KVs SITUATED IN MAHARASHTRA STATE
S.N. Name of KVs District Student Faculty
Enrolment as on Strength
31.03.2025
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 1 AHMEDNAGAR
1 1095 38
AHMEDNAGAR
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MIRC
2 1215 49
AHMEDNAGAR
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA VRDE
3 533 25
AHMEDNAGAR
4 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AURANGABAD AURANGABAD 2660 88
5 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA OF BHANDARA BHANDARA 1212 46
6 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA OF CHANDA CHANDRAPUR 1253 46
7 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CHANDRAPUR 456 23
8 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA WCL NEW MAJRI 837 36
9 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA DHULE DHULE 954 35
10 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA OF BHUSAWAL JALGAON 957 36
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA OF
11 879 34
VARANGAON
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NMU
12 505 23
J[\]ALGAON
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BSF CHAKUR, LATUR
13 816 34
LATUR
14 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 1 COLABA MUMBAI 1425 50
15 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 2 COLABA 1244 51
16 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 3 COLABA 927 37
17 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA KOLIWADA 1865 64
18 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AFS THANE 1408 57
19 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BHANDUP 2548 82
20 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA IIT POWAI 2111 64
21 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA INS HAMLA MUMBAI 1320 51
SUBURBAN
22 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MANKHURD 1499 51
23 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA KAMPTEE NAGPUR 1353 51
24 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CRPF NAGPUR 1257 45
25 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA VSN NAGPUR 2680 18
26 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AJNI NAGPUR 1874 98
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AMBAJHARI
27 1419 79
NAGPUR
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CRPF NANDED
28 837 34
MUDKHED
29 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SCR NANDED 928 3630 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 1 DEVLALI NASHIK 1424 50
31 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AFS DEVLALI 855 34
32 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NRC NASIK 1584 50
33 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA ISP NASIK 1442 49
34 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AFS OJHAR 1932 63
35 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CR MANMAD 422 18
36 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA PARBHANI PARBHANI 396 18
37 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SC PUNE 2021 65
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA ARMY AREA PUNE
38 2005 63
PUNE
39 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BEG PUNE 1522 53
40 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA RHE PUNE 1358 48
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 1 AFS
41 1816 55
PUNE
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 2 AFS
42 1577 51
PUNE
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 3, 9BRD
43 1578 51
PUNE
44 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CME PUNE 1445 48
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA
45 1505 51
GANESHKHIND PUNE
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NDA 1514 50
46
KHADAKWASALA PUNE
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA DIAT
47 1066 36
GIRINAGAR
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 1 DEHU
48 1593 51
ROAD PUNE
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 2, O.F. 1430 50
49
DEHU ROAD PUNE
50 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA LONAVLA 748 36
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CRPF
51 419 18
TALEGAON
52 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, NDRF SUDUMBARE 0 8
53 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NAD KARANJA RAIGAD 1246 50
54 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA ONGC PANVEL 2217 65
55 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CR SOLAPUR SOLAPUR 922 34
PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA OF THANE
56 2543 84
AMBARNATH
57 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA PULGAON CAMP WARDHA 845 34
58 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA WARDHA 410 18
59 PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA WASHIM WASHIM 420 18
60 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA YAVATMAL YAVATMAL 468 23
TOTAL 76790 2723
*****ANNEXURE -III
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 211 ASKED BY SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE, SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE,
SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE, SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL, PROF. VARSHA EKNATH
GAIKWAD, SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH & SMT. SUPRIYA SULE, HON’BLE
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025 REGARDING “SETTING UP OF NEW
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS (KVs) AND PM SHRI SCHOOLS”.
DISTRICT-WISE DETAILS OF STUDENT ENROLMENT, FACULTY STRENGTH AND
INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABILITY IN 860 PM SHRI SCHOOLS IN MAHARASHTRA
District Name Schools Enrolments Faculty Play Ground
AHMEDNAGAR 28 7172 259 9
AKOLA 18 4773 168 9
AMRAVATI 35 11443 324 19
BHANDARA 21 11562 264 16
BEED 23 8200 278 12
BULDANA 37 17549 483 23
CHANDRAPUR 30 7122 217 15
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR
19 7798 246 9
(AURANGABAD)
DHARASHIV (OSMANABAD) 19 5401 193 13
DHULE 10 5362 154 5
GADCHIROLI 24 5622 126 8
GONDIYA 21 7518 189 13
HINGOLI 11 3829 119 7
JALGAON 36 11240 359 21
JALNA 20 8417 247 14
KOLHAPUR 29 9951 319 16
LATUR 18 4360 163 8
MUMBAI (SUBURBAN) 2 4386 97 2
NAGPUR 34 12107 398 17
NANDED 39 19140 589 30
NANDURBAR 16 7108 180 8
NASHIK 47 15456 448 24
PALGHAR 23 11423 251 15
PARBHANI 20 8205 245 16
PUNE 38 19104 530 24
RAIGARH (MAHARASHTRA) 26 4652 159 7
RATNAGIRI 16 3195 122 3
SANGLI 24 6518 234 10
SATARA 24 8051 247 8
SINDHUDURG 16 2452 100 3
SOLAPUR 39 11577 414 20
THANE 21 9619 293 8
WARDHA 18 5464 170 6
WASHIM 16 5158 159 11
YAVATMAL 42 14276 397 21
Total 860 305210 9141 450
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