The Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) of Yavatmal Lack of school facilities puts students in jeopardy

The Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) of Yavatmal Lack of school facilities puts students in jeopardy

The Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) of Yavatmal bears the marks of indifferent attitude of the principals of the school in form of over 500 students deprived of basic educational facilities. Sitting Lok Sabha member Bhavan Gawali held a meeting with the ministers and revenue officials at the mantralaya on Wednesday and briefed them of the students' hardship.

The sad state of the school, run by the central government, came to fore when a group of parents approached Gawali and narrated their woes over the children's academics. Gawali assured them that she would take up the issue with the concerned department of the state. Talking to TOI from Mumbai, Gawali informed the minister and secretary has assured her to look into the matter.

According to sources, KV was launched in Yavatmal in 2007. The school is controlled by a district level committee headed by the district collector. However, despite its existence since five years, the school does not have its own premises. The school is housed at present in a dilapidated building which is shared by the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Centre on the Yavatmal - Godhani Road.

As per laws, a school must have its own premises within two years from its inception. But due to the indifferent attitude of the principals of the school, it could not have its own premises. The school has over 500 students studying in Std I to X, who were selected after a centralized entrance exam. But, there is no proper boarding facility, play ground, library or laboratory for the students.

The students are being taught as per CBSE syllabus. The students of the Class X will have to appear for board exams for which they need adequate practical facilities for science subjects. Since the school does not have a laboratory, the students are deprived of regular practical, sources said.

One of the parents' representatives Pravin Pande alleged that the proposal for getting suitable premises owned by revenue department was submitted to the mantralaya through the district collector three years ago. "However, the file was returned on some lame excuses. Once the file was found missing from the mantralaya itself and we were asked to resubmitting a fresh proposal. That is now complied with," he added.