Union Cupboard Approves Rs 5,872 Crore Plan for Opening of 85 New Kendriya Vidyalayas and 28 Navodaya Vidyalayas

NEW DELHI, The Union Cupboard accepted on Friday the opening of 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas and 28 new Navodaya Vidyalayas, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw mentioned. It additionally gave its nod to increasing one Kendriya Vidyalaya.
The opening of those new Kendriya Vidyalayas will present a possibility for over 82,000 college students to obtain inexpensive and high-quality training throughout the nation.
The overall estimated requirement of funds for the institution of the 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas and the enlargement of 1 current Kendriya Vidyalaya is Rs 5,872.08 crore unfold over a interval of eight years from 2025-26.
As of date, there are 1,256 purposeful Kendriya Vidyalayas, together with three overseas — Moscow, Kathmandu and Tehran — and 13.56 lakh college students are learning in these colleges, an official assertion mentioned.