Parliament Parliament Q&A
No new KV proposed for Murshidabad despite 62 already in West Bengal
The question asked whether the government had received a proposal for setting up a Kendriya Vidyalaya in Murshidabad, West Bengal, and sought details on the status and land allocation.
The Ministry of Education provided the answer.
Asked and answered by: Md Abu Taher Khan (asked), Ministry of Education (answered)
What the government said
- KVs are opened primarily to cater to the educational needs of the wards of transferable Central Government Employees including Defence & Para-Military personnel, Central Autonomous Bodies, Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Central Institute of Higher Learning (IHL)
- KVs are not opened on the criteria of population/ area/ Parliamentary Constituency /District or State/UT
- At present, a total of 62 KVs, including one KV at Berhampore, District Murshidabad, are functioning in the State of West Bengal
- No feasible proposal for opening of a new KV in Murshidabad Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency of West Bengal has been received by KVS from the concerned State Government / district administration.
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Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred)
Question to govt · Ref. LS Q115 (Session 8) · 27 Jul 2026
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