Total number of Kendriya Vidyalayas has increased to 1239 by launching four new: HRD Minister

Minister for Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, on May 14, announced the launch of four new Kendriya Vidyalayas, or KVs, in India. 

The new KVs are set to be launched as KV SSB in Champawat, Uttarakhand; KV Railway in Dangoaposi in Jharkhand; KV Madhupuri in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh and KV Sumerpur in Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh. With the introduction of these four schools, the total number of Kendriya VIdyalayas has



increased to 1,239. The admission process to these Kendriya Vidyalayas and their completion will be according to the schedule prescribed for the academic year 2020-21.

A statement issued by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan said: “The Vidyalayas will start functioning from Class 1 to Class 5 during the academic year 2020-2021 and thereafter will grow consequently based on feasibility. Each class will start with a single section now, it added.