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COMMITTEE ON WELFARE OF OTHER 2 BACKWARD CLASSES (2019-20) (SEVENTEENTH LOK SABHA) MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ‘Measures undertaken to secure representation of OBCs in admissions and employment in Kendriya Vidyalayas/Navodaya Vidyalayas and Sainik Schools/Rashtriya Military Schools' SECOND REPORT LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI December, 2019/ Agrahayana 1941 (Saka) SECOND REPORT COMMITTEE ON WELFARE OF OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES (2019-20) (SEVENTEENTH LOK SABHA) MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ‘Measures undertaken to secure representation of OBCs in admissions and employment in Kendriya Vidyalayas/Navodaya Vidyalayas and Sainik Schools/Rashtriya Military Schools' Presented to Lok Sabha on 13 December, 2019 Laid in Rajya Sabha on 13 December, 2019 LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI December, 2019/ Agrahayana 1941 (Saka) C.O.OBC No. 34 Price : Rs @2014 BY LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT Published under Rule 382 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha (Fifteenth Edition) and printed by the General Manager, Government of India Press, Minto Road, New Delhi-110002. CONTENTS PAGE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (2019-20)..............................................................(i) INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………………………(iii) PART-I Narration Analysis CHAPTER I Introductory....................................................................................................1 CHAPTER II Constitutional and Legal Provisions for reservation of OBC Students in admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas/ Navodaya Vidyalayas and Sainik Schools/ Rashtriya Military Schools ................................................................4 CHAPTER III Representation of OBCs in Employment of Teachers and Staff under Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan/ Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti and Sainik Schools/ Rashtriya Military Schools...............................................................17 PART-II Observations/Recommendations..................................................................22 ANNEXURES ANNEXURE-I The Constitution (Ninety-Third Amendment) Act, 2005 …………….………28 ANNEXURE-II Guidelines for admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas………………..……....….30 ANNEXURE-III Navodaya Vidyalayas Scheme ……………………………………..…………47 ANNEXURE-IV Extracts of Sainik School Admission Rules as approved by the Board of Governors ……………………………………………………………………….55 APPENDICES I. Minutes of the Sitting of the Committee held on 25.10.2019.....................56 II. Minutes of the Sitting of the Committee held on 19.11.2019.....................59 III. Minutes of the Sitting of the Committee held on 12.12.2019.....................62 COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ON WELFARE OF OBCs (2019-20) SHRI GANESH SINGH- CHAIRPERSON MEMBERS LOK SABHA 2. Shri Ramesh Bidhuri 3. Shri S. Jagathrakshakan 4. Smt S. Jothimani 5. Shri Dileshwar Kamait 6. Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse 7. Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar 8. Shri Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande 9. Dr. (Smt.) Pritam Gopinathrao Munde 10. Shri Balak Nath 11. Shri Ajay Nishad 12. Dr. Sanghamitra Maurya 13. Shri Parbhatbhai Savabhai Patel 14. Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil 15. Shri Mahesh Sahoo 16. Shri Sanjay Seth 17. Shri Ram Shiromani 18. Shri K. Sudhakaran 19. Shri Rajesh Verma 20. Shri Ashok Kumar Yadav RAJYA SABHA 21. Shri Ram Narain Dudi 22. Shri T.K.S. Elangovan 23. Shri B.K. Hariprasad 24. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 25. Dr. Banda Prakash 26. Shri K.K Ragesh 27. Smt. Vijila Sathyananth 28. Shri Ram Nath Thakur 29. Smt. Chhaya Verma 30. Shri Harnath Singh Yadav i SECRETARIAT 1. Smt Anita B. Panda - Joint Secretary 2. Shri N.K. Pandey - Director 3. Shri Md. Aftab Alam - Additional Director 4. Shri Janmesh Singh - Deputy Secretary ii INTRODUCTION I, the Chairperson, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (2019-20) having been authorised by the Committee to present the Report on their behalf, present this Second Report on ‘Measures undertaken to secure representation of OBCs in admissions and employment in Kendriya Vidyalayas/Navodaya Vidyalayas and Sainik Schools/Rashtriya Military Schools' pertaining to the Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2. The Committee had taken evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of School Education and Literacy) and Ministry of Defence on 25.10.2019 and 19.11.2019 in connection with examination of the subject. The Committee wish to express their gratitude to the representatives of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of School Education and Literacy) and Ministry of Defence for appearing before the Committee for evidence and furnishing the information desired by the Committee in connection with the examination of the subject. 3. The Report was considered and adopted by the Committee at their sitting held on 12.12.2019. 4. The Committee place on record their appreciation for the valuable assistance rendered to them by the officials of the Lok Sabha Secretariat attached to the Committee. 5. For facility of reference and convenience, the observations and recommendations of the Committee have been printed in bold letters in Part-II of the Report. NEW DELHI; GANESH SINGH, 12 December, 2019 Chairperson, 21 Agrahayana, 1941 (Saka) Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes iii PART-I NARRATION ANALYSIS CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY The Constitution of India is committed towards ensuring social justice to the socially, economically and educationally backward sections of the society in various forms. Provision of reservation in employment in the public sector is a form of affirmative action which is aimed at ameliorating the socio-economic condition of the under-represented communities in public employment. However, to realize this objective, it is imperative that proper education at Primary and Secondary level is provided to the children belonging to the backward sections of the society in order to enhance their participation at various levels. Education has been seen as a powerful tool for emancipation, participation and social equality of all. For ensuring the same, the Government had opened, in addition to the already existing schools, some new categories of schools under its aegis under various schemes and programmes while increasing the outreach of education. The Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas, Sainik Schools and Rashtriya Military Schools are such categories of schools having been set up by the Government to fulfill educational needs of a specific segment of population or for achieving well laid-out purposes. About these schools, the following information was furnished to the Committee: Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) 1.2 The Committee were informed that the Government of India had approved the Scheme of Kendriya Vidyalayas in November 1962 to provide educational facilities for the children of transferable Central Government/Defense employees. Initially, 20 Regimental Schools in Defence Stations were taken over as Central Schools during the Academic Year 1963-64 and functioned as a unit (Central School Unit) of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. On 15.12.1965, it was registered as “Central Schools Organisation” as a Society and became an autonomous organisation. On 03.07.1967, the name was changed to ‘Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan’ which took over the task of opening and managing the Central Schools, henceforth 1 called Kendriya Vidyalayas. As on 22.10.2019, there are 1227 Kendriya Vidyalayas including three functioning abroad at Kathmandu, Moscow and Tehran. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) 1.3 In pursuance of the recommendations of the National Policy of Education (NPE), 1986 for setting up of residential schools where good quality education could be imparted to the talented children from rural areas, a Central Sector Scheme was launched by the Government of India in 1986 envisaging setting up of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) in each district of country. These JNVs are run by an autonomous organisation, the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) established in 1986 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. JNVs are co-educational residential schools having classes from VI to XII. Admission to the JNVs is done on the basis of a selection test designed and conducted by the CBSE. So far 661 JNVs have been sanctioned in the country, out of which 637 are functional. KVS and NVS are under the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development Sainik Schools 1.4 The aim behind establishing Sainik Schools (introduced in 1961) was of preparing boys academically, physically and mentally for entry into the National Defence Academy. The other objectives of the scheme are:- a) To remove regional imbalance in the officer cadre of the defence services. b) To develop qualities of body, mind and character to enable the young boys of today to become good and useful citizens of tomorrow. c) To bring public school education within the reach of the common man. Sainik Schools are managed by Sainik Schools Society which is registered under the Societies Registration Act. The overall administration, supervision and control of the Sainik Schools vests with a body called the Board of Governors, Sainik Schools under the Chairmanship of Raksha Mantri. For close control and supervision over the affairs of Sainik Schools, there is an Executive Committee under the Chairmanship of Defence Secretary. At present there are 31 Sainik Schools functioning in the country under the Ministry of Defence. Rashtriya Military Schools 2 1.5 The Rashtriya Military Schools were established as King George’s Royal Indian Military