MIGRATION
: An Experiment In National Integration
One of the important features of
the Navodya Vidyalaya Scheme is a scheme of exchange of students from one Navodaya
Vidyalaya in a particular linguistic region to another Vidyalaya in a different
linguistic region to promote understanding of the diversity and plurality of
India's. cultures and people. According to the Scheme 30% of children from one
Navodaya Vidyalaya are migrated to another Vidyalaya at Class IX level. The
migration lakes place generally speaking, between Hindi and Non-Hindi speaking
districts. As per this policy during the academic year 2000-2001, migration
of 30% of students from 371 Vidyalayas has taken place. The students to be migrated
are selected by the district magistrates who are ex-officio Chairmen of the
Vidyalayas, on the basis of students' voluntary willingness and by a lottery,
where sufficient number is not forthcoming on voluntary basis.
The students of Jawahar Navodaya Tuljapur are migrated to
JNV Sardhana Dist. Meerut (U.P.) And students from JNV Sardhana came to JNV Tuljapur
The Migration Scheme had a modest
beginning during 1988-89 with only two JNVs and 31 migrated children. In a span
of ten years, migration is taking place on a large scale. 5015 students were
on migration during 2000-2001. Due precautions are taken in transporting the
children from the remotest parts of the country between JNVs located in North,
South, East or West India. The officers from the Headquarters as well as Regional
Offices of the NVS during their visits to JNVs make it a point to see that the
migrated children are happily adjusted in the Vidyalayas they have migrated
to . By and large, migrated children are well adjusted but for a few exceptions.
The Principals have been instructed to ensure that the children under migration
are made to feel at home to the extent possible by giving them special care
and attention.