Central Government plans to set up more Kendriya Vidalayas in naxal affected areas

Govt plans to set up more KVs in naxal affected areas



New Delhi, Sep 4 (PTI) Giving a thrust to children's education in the naxal-affected areas, Government today said it is planning to set up more kendriya vidyalayas in those regions.



"We will try to set up more kendriya vidyalays (KVs) in naxal affected areas," HRD Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters here on the eve of Teacher's Day celebration.



The Minister's statement assumes significance in the light of apprehensions raised by this year's some of the national award winning teachers of the affected district about the fate of students.



Hosting a lunch for the teachers, who would be felicitated by President Pratibha Patil tomorrow, Sibal said the decision on setting up the KVs will be taken in the next couple of months.



Sibal, however, sought not to comment when asked for his reaction about the compliment bestowed on him by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh early today.



Source: PTI