Agartala, Dec 06: The central government on Friday approved two more Kendriya Vidyalayas for Tripura.
As decided by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two new Kendriya Vidyalayas would be established at Dharmanagar in North Tripura district and Udaipur in Gomati district.
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha hailed the decision and termed it a big boost to Education.
"Big boost to education! Under Hon'ble PM Narendra Modi Ji's leadership, 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas, including 2 in Tripura (Dharmanagar, North Tripura & Udaipur, Gomati District), will provide quality education to 82,560 students & create 5,388 jobs at the estimated expenditure of ₹5872.08 Crores", Dr. Saha wrote on social media.
He also mentioned that the move would strengthen the government's commitment towards building Unnata Tripura.
According to PIB, the central government approved opening of 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) under Civil/Defence sector across the country and expansion of one existing KV i.e. KV Shivamogga, District Shivamogga, Karnataka to facilitate increased number of Central Government employees by adding two additional Sections in all the classes under the Kendriya Vidyalaya Scheme (Central Sector Scheme).
In the list of these 86 KVs, two new KVs would be set up at Udaipur and Dharmanagar in Tripura.
The total estimated requirement of funds for establishment of the 85 new KVs and expansion of 01 existing nearby KV is Rs. 5872.08 crore (approx.) spread over a period of eight years from 2025-26. This includes capital expenditure component of Rs. 2862.71 crore (approx.) and operational expenditure of Rs. 3009.37 crore (approx.).           
As on date, there are 1256 functional KVs, including 03 abroad viz. Moscow, Kathmandu and Tehran and a total number of 13.56 lakh (approx.) students are studying in these KVs.