New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) With land scarcity becoming anissue, the Union HRD ministry is considering relaxing thenorms for opening new Kendriya Vidyalaya schools. According to sources, as per the present norms forstarting a new Kendriya Vidyalaya school, 10 acres of land isneeded in rural areas while 8 acre land is required if theschool is to come up in an urban area. For Metros, 4 acres of land is required. "There are sometimes issues related to availability ofthe land. So it is being considered that the present norms maybe relaxed," a source said. Officials said that the issue has been discussed at thehighest level in the HRD ministry including minister PrakashJavadekar and a decision in this regard may be taken in thecoming days. There are over a thousand Kendriya Vidyalayas in thecountry which are run by the HRD ministry. Often these schoolsare opened up by the ministry at requests of the stategovernments. PTI ADSRG
HRD Ministry may relax norms for opening new KVs
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