Admission of disabled children in KVs

Admission of disabled children in KVs

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-672
ANSWERED ON-12.08.2013

Admission of disabled children in KVs

672 . SHRI OM PRAKASH MATHUR

(a) whether Government proposes to fix some quota for the admission of disabled children in Kendriya Vidyalayas;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. SHASHI THAROOR)

(a) & (b): As per the reservation policy of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, a total of 3% seats are already reserved across the board for physically challenged children – the visually, the orthopaedically and the aurally impaired. Horizontal reservation means that 3% of 15% is reserved for handicapped children of SC, 3% of 7.5% is reserved for handicapped children of ST and 3% of 77.5% is reserved for the physically challenged children of the General Categories.

(c): Does not arise.

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