New Delhi, July 29 -- New enrolments in the Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) have fallen from a level of 195,081 students in 2020-21 to 139,660 in 2024-25, according to the data shared by Union education ministry with Lok Sabha on Monday.

This fall has been accompanied by an overall reduction in the total number of students in these 1,280 central-government run schools from 1,387,763 in 2020-21 to 1,350,518 in 2024-25 , a 2.68% drop. In the same period, funds allocated to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) for managing and operating these schools have increased by 35.67%, the data showed.

Principals and teachers said the reduction in class strength and the removal of several admission quotas contributed in part to lower enrolments.

The data c...