With members of Parliament divided on the issue of scrapping quota system in admission to the Kendriya Vidyalayas(KV), the Government on Wednesday said  it will take a call on the issue after discussing it with the MPs.

This assurance came in the Rajya Sabha after some MPs favorued the scrapping of MPs' quota in the admissions, while others wanted the quota system to be retained.

Under KVS Special Dispensation Admission Scheme (MP Quota),a Member of Parliament (MP) from  both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha can recommend a maximum of 10 students every academic year for admission in Kendriya Vidyalaya. A District Collector also has the power to recommend 17 sponsoring authority quota in KVs.

Replying to several queries on this issue during the Question Hour in the Upper House, Minister of State for Education AnnpurnaDevi said the Government is looking into concerns raised by all MPs on the quota system in KVs.

During the Question Hour, several members cutting across the political parties touched this issue. Sushil Kumar Modi (BJP) wanted to know if the Government will do away with sponsoring authority quota in KVs. But Sanjay Singh (AAP) urged the Government to increase the number of KVs across the country and enhance the MP quota in the central schools.Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education, oversees the 1,248 KVs that are spread across 25 regions in India. There are over 14,35,562 students studying in these centralGovernment schools.Among other issues to figure in the Upper House on Wednesday, Deepender Singh Hooda(Congress)sought a uniform financial assistance policy across states for displaced Kashmiri Pandits.

Sanjay Singh (AAP) said the Union Government's announcement to implement central service rules in Chandigarh is an infringement of the rights of the Punjab Government.