India is a pluralistic society with diverse cultures and multiplicity of languages. There are 28 States and 7 Union Territories and education being State subject, each one of them follows its own pattern and medium of instruction. It really becomes difficult for the children migrating from one
state to the other to continue their studies. In most of the cases they have to start a fresh.
It is in this context that the idea of encouraging the growth of secondary schools with a common syllabus and medium of instruction for the benefit of the children of Central Government employees liable to frequent transfers was mooted by the Second Central Pay Commission, which, inter - alia recommended provision of this facility by the Government for its employees so that the education of their children may not be disrupted due to their frequent and sudden transfers.
Accordingly, in November, 1962, the Government of India approved the scheme of Kendriya Vidyalayas to cater to the educational needs of the children of the Central Government employees, including Defence personnel, who due to the exigency of their'services are frequently transferred from one language area to the other.
The Kendriya Vidyalayas have a four- fold mission, viz.,
To cater to the educational needs of children of transferable Central
Government employees, including Defence and Para-military civil personnel, by providing a common programme of education;
- To pursue excellence and set the pace in the field of school
education;
- To initiate and promote experimentation and innovations in education in collaboration with other bodies like the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) etc. and
- To develop the spirit of national integration and create a sense of "Indianness" among children.
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