Navodaya Vidyalayas are affiliated to CBSE and offer free education to talented children from Class-VI to XII. Each Navodaya Vidyalaya is a co-educational residential institution providing free boarding and lodging, free school uniforms, text books, stationery, and to and fro rail and bus fare to students. However, a nominal fee @ Rs. 600/- per month is charged from students of Classes- IX to XII as Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi. The students belonging to SC/ST categories, girls and children of the families Below Poverty Line (BPL) are exempted from payment of this fee. VVN is collected @ Rs. 1500/- per student per month from the students whose parents are Govt. Employees
Direct expenditure per student | ||
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With effect from 1st April 2024 | ||
S. No. | Item | Rates |
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Mess Expenditure |
For JNVs located at other than hard and difficult areas Rs.16497/-Per student per year (Rs.1833/- per student per month for 9 months) In addition, for miscellaneous mess expenditure including fuel for cooking, cleaning/ washing and wages for casual workers engaged for cooking, an additional amount of Rs. 407/- per child per month (for 9 months) is also approved. |
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For JNVs located at hard and difficult areas @ Rs.19251/-Per student per year (Rs.2139/- per student per month for 9 months) In addition, for miscellaneous mess expenditure including fuel for cooking, cleaning/ washing and wages for casual workers engaged for cooking, an additional amount of Rs. 407/- per child per month (for 9 months) is also approved |
Extreme hard and difficult station JNVs – 11 JNVs – Kargil, Leh, Lahaul Spiti, Car Nicobar, North & Middle Andman, Mincoy (Lakshdweep), Tawang, Anjaw, Dibang Valley, Jaislmer & Kutch @ Rs.20,205/- Per student per year (Rs.2245/- per student per month for 9 months) In addition, for miscellaneous mess expenditure including fuel for cooking, cleaning/ washing and wages for casual workers engaged for cooking, an additional amount of Rs. 427/- per child per month (for 9 months) is also approved |
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2. |
Uniforms |
(i) Rs. 2772/- per student per annum for JNVs located in temperate climate/costal areas. – Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Odisha, Karnataka, West Bengal, Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Andman Nicobar, Puducherry and Lakshadweep.
(ii) Rs. 3465/- per student per annum for JNVs located in extreme summer and normal winter areas – Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Chandigarh.
(iii)Rs. 3881/- per student per annum for JNVs located in extreme winter areas. UTs of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, States of Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh and North Eastern States. |
Text books |
No change. Expenditure of text books will be on actual basis as per text books rates of NCERT. |
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3. |
Daily Use Toilet Items |
Rs. 1386/- per student per year |
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School Bag for class VI, IX & XI students only |
Rs. 416/- per student / per year |
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Student Misc. expenditure i.e. direct expenditure on student related to stationary, travel, medical, CBSE fees, Daily allowance during journey, Honorarium to part time Doctor etc. |
Consolidated amount @ Rs. 1940/- per student / per year for all Misc. Expenditure on students will be disbursed. However, indicative amount for different items will be as under (i) Medical Expenses @ Rs. 42/- per child per month for 09 months = Rs. 378/- (ii) Stationery – Rs. 118/- per student per month for 09 months = 1062 (iii) Appointment of part time Medical Officer/Doctor
(iv) CBSE fees – Actual (v) Travel Expenses –@ Rs. 27/- per child per month for 09 months = Rs. 243/- for local journey. Actual III AC class in rail/ AC bus fare for outstation official journey. (vi) Daily allowance to student during journey only for participating in various events/activities outside the JNV. - Rs. 347/- per day per student. |
JNVs are also allowed to utilise VVN w.e.f. 1.1.2018 for following types of expenditures:
NVS has adopted “zero tolerance policy’ as regard safety and security of students. Comprehensive guidelines have been issued in this regard time to time. Principals and Teachers have been educated about the importance of safety and security of children through various induction courses and the outcome has been found to be good.
Instructions have been issued to JNVs for a strict ban on corporal punishments.
Instructions have been issued to JNVs for a strict ban on Bullying and Ragging.