57 new KVs get Cabinet nod: 86,000 pupils to benefit; to cost Rs 5k crore

NEW DELHI: Govt Wednesday approved the opening of 57 caller Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) crossed 17 states and UTs, a determination that volition payment implicit 86,000 students and make much than 4,600 teaching posts.I&B curate Ashwini Vaishnaw said the proposal, cleared by the Cabinet Committee connected Economic Affairs (CCEA), entails an outlay of astir Rs 5,863 crore implicit 9 years. Of this, Rs 2,586 crore volition beryllium spent connected superior expenditure, portion Rs 3,277 crore volition screen operational costs. This is simply a landmark measurement successful expanding entree to prime education, PM Modi said connected X.“The constitution of 57 caller KVs has been approved by the cabinet. It is gladdening that the KVs volition see Balvatikas, nurturing children from the foundational stage. Several students volition benefit, alongside the instauration of galore jobs. This is successful enactment with our committedness to inclusive growth, peculiarly successful aspirational districts, the northeast and different distant areas,” helium added.