Construction of Hostels in Navodaya Vidyalayas
Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary informed the Lok Sabha about hostel/dormitory bed construction in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVS), including state-wise numbers for 2023-24 to 2025-26.
- NV expansion includes hostel/dormitory construction for student accommodation, alongside other permanent campus buildings.
- Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) gets land through lease formalities, which is a key step before hostel construction can proceed.
- NV construction is split into Phase-A, Phase-B, and Phase-B (balance) based on student growth and on-site infrastructure needs.
What happened: Lok Sabha reply on Navodaya hostel/dormitory beds
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Shri Jayant Chaudhary, reported in a written Lok Sabha reply that construction of permanent Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (NV) buildings—including hostels/dormitories—is ongoing and proceeds in phases based on multiple implementation prerequisites. The reply also provides Uttar Pradesh examples and an Annexure table of hostel/dormitory bed numbers started/completed across States and Union Territories for 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26.
Background and earlier position: hostel construction depends on phased growth of the Vidyalaya
UPSC can use this Lok Sabha disclosure to ask how school infrastructure (Navodaya hostel capacity measured in beds) is planned and delivered over multiple years through phased construction, and how implementation depends on land and approvals.
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