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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | From next year, KVs will reserve 25% seats for poor children by Akshaya Mukul

From next year, KVs will reserve 25% seats for poor children by Akshaya Mukul

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published Published on Aug 19, 2010   modified Modified on Aug 19, 2010


Kendriya Vidyalayas will no longer be the sole preserve of children of government employees. From the next academic year, 981 KVs will start implementing the Right to Education Act and give 25% reservation to poor children in the neighbourhood.

Highly placed sources in the HRD ministry said, "RTE will be implemented in KVs. We are working out the details. We have enough time before the next session begins."

To ensure that children of government officials do not suffer, the ministry is planning to increase seats by 25%. "Increase of seats will not be done throughout the country. It will be done mostly in cities like Delhi where there is huge pressure on Kendriya Vidyalayas to accommodate children of government employees. In many cities where there are not too many government offices, admission in KVs is open to all. Therefore, the problem of increasing seats will only be in a few cities," a source said.

The government has also cleared the proposal for 107 additional KVs out of which nearly 80 will start from the next academic session. "They will also implement RTE Act. State governments have given land for them and temporary buildings have also been provided," the source said.

However, KVs will not be compensated for giving admission to 25% poor children since the RTE Act says only unaided schools will be compensated for giving admission to poor children in the neighbourhood. "Giving reservation to 25% poor children will definitely affect KVs budget and put pressure on school infrastructure. But we are working it out," the source said. The annual non-plan budget for KVs is Rs 1,650 crore while the plan budget is Rs 350 crore.

Sources also said giving 25% reservation to poor children was much better than the demand by MPs that they be allowed to nominate five children in KVs. "For nearly 800 MPs, every year 4,000 poor children would have got admission. But 25% reservation to poor children will mean 25,000 children -- roughly 10 lakh students go to KVs -- get quality education every year. It's much better than MP quota," a source said.


The Times of India, 18 August, 2010, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/From-next-year-KVs-will-reserve-25-seats-for-poor-children/articleshow/6326393.cms


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