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Kendriya Vidyalaya, (Hindi: केन्द्रीय विद्यालय) (Hindi for Central School) is a system of central government schools under the Ministry of Human Resource, Government of India. The system came into being in 1965, named "Central Schools", and has been affiliated with CBSE since then. It serves the children of people in the defence services who are often posted to remote places. With the army starting its own Army Public Schools, the service was extended (but not restricted to) to all central government employees. The uniform curriculum followed by these schools all over India ensures that the children of government employees do not face educational difficulties when their parents are transferred. The name was later changed from "Central School" to "Kendriya Vidyalaya". There are 981 schools known as Kendriya Vidyalayas, from which 977 are in India and 4 are abroad. A total of 10,33,516 students (as on 30.09.2009) and 49,276 employees (including outsoursed) are on rolls (as on 01.11.2009). These have been divided amongst 21 regions each headed by an Assistant Commissioner. A body known as the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (Central School Organization) oversees the functioning of these schools. The objective is to cater to the educational needs of the children of transferable Central Government employees including Defence and Para-Military personnel by providing a common syllabus and system of education.
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[edit] Schools outside IndiaThere are four KV schools outside India: in Kathmandu, Moscow, Tehran and Kuwait. These are intended for children of Indian Embassy staff and other expatriate Indian central government employees. One KV in Tshimalakha, Bhutan, was transferred to the Bhutanese government, thus ceasing to be a Kendriya Vidyalaya (then known as Indo-Bhutan Central School (IBCS)) in 1989, after one of the major Indo-Bhutan projects (The Chukhha Hydal power project) was near completion and Indian government employees were gradually transferred back to their home country. [edit] Lessons against corruption and terrorismKendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan has directed all the 931 Kendriya Vidyalayas in 18 districts across the country to introduce the Integrity Club, which was first introduced on a pilot basis in New Delhi in October 2008. Some values highlighted are love, compassion, respect and non-violence. [edit] See also[edit] External links
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