Increase in Kendriya Vidyalaya Fees

Increase in Kendriya Vidyalaya Fees

A proposal to increase Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan fees is sent to Board of Governors for approval

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 5013
ANSWERED ON: 26.03.2018

Increase in KV Fee

UDIT RAJ
KRISHN PRATAP SINGH

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government is considering to increase fee in Kendriya Vidyalayas;
(b) if so, whether the Government has taken any decision so far in this regard;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(e) whether fee in some KVs under projects sector has been increased three to four
folds recently and if so, the names of such KVs along with the reasons for such
increase?

ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a)to (d) A proposal for enhancement of tuition fees was moved by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to its Board of Governors for approval. However no decision is taken on the matter.

(e) As per the codal provisions contained in the Accounts Code for the Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), the Sponsoring Project Authorities are at liberty to apply a differential fee structure in their sponsored KVs, if they so decide.

Three KVs viz Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam, Panchgram and BHEL Jagdishpur have enhanced the fees to augment their internal receipts for meeting the committed expenditure. Details are as follows:-

1. KV Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam:An increase of Rs.100 per month in the form of Project fees for Project students and Rs.350 per month (average) for non-Project students has been introduced by the project authority.

2. KV,Panchgram:An increase of Rs.500 per month in the form of development fees/Project Fees for both Project students and non-Project students has been introduced.

3. KV, BHEL Jagdishpur:An increase of Rs.927 per month (average) for BHEL students and Rs.1617 per month (average) for non BHEL students has been introduced by the Project Authority.

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