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.
Md Abu Taher Khan (asked), Ministry of Education (answered)
- 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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Parliamentary Q&A
27.07.2026
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Document details
| Official title | Setting up of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Murshidabad |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred) |
| Reference number | LS Q115 (Session 8) |
| Status | closed (question) |
| Year | 27.0 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |