Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas to be opened in 62 uncovered districts of the country

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas to be opened in 62 uncovered districts of the country

Question: How many functional Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are there in the country presently?
a) 591
b) 600
c) 579
d) 800
Ans: (a)
Reletad facts:

  • On 23rd November, 2016 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi approved opening of one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in each of the 62 uncovered districts with an outlay of Rs.2,871 crore..
  • The expenditure for this purpose during the 12th Plan will be Rs.109.53 crore with a spill over amount of Rs.2,761.56 crore from 2017-18 to 2024-25.
  • A full fledged Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya provide employment to 47 persons and accordingly 62 JNVs will provide direct permanent employment to 2914 individuals.
  • These JNVs will provide good quality modern education to the talented children prominently from rural areas. It is expected that nearly 35,000 students will be benefitted from these JNVs.
    About Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
  • The National Policy on Education- 1986 envisaged setting up of residential schools that would bring out the best of the rural talent. Navodaya Vidyalayas are run by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti an autonomous organisation under the ministry of Human Resource Development. As on date, there are 598 sanctioned JNVs in 576 districts spread across 35 States / Union Territories. Out of these, 591 are functional. Each JNV has classes from VI to XII with a sanctioned strength of 80 students per class and total strength of 560 students. At least 75% of the seats in a district are filled by candidates selected from rural areas of the district. JNVs are residential and co-educational in nature, it is compulsory for all the staff and students to reside in the Vidyalaya campus.

Reference:
http://nvshq.org/news_home.php
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=154199