Kendriya Vidyalayas are among one of the best schools in India and their branches abroad have also brought laurels to the country. Iran’s capital Teheran has one of the Kendriya Vidyalayas since 1952. The school came once again in to the focus today as Prime Minister’s wife Gurusharan Kaur visited the school today. She presented a cheque of Rs. 2 crore to the school for the welfare of the children. The star attraction was a cultural program by the school kids .The school has at present 190 children out of which 50 are foreign nationals from Bangladesh, Korea etc. The School Principal told AIR that the performance of students has seen a quantum jump over the past two years. The Prime Minister’s wife also visited the Sikh Gurudwara in Teheran.

On the 50th anniversary of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, KVS, a new uniform was released on Wednesday for the students.

The uniform has been designed in collaboration with ministry of Textiles and National Institute of Fashion Technology. The current design has been in use since since KVS's inception in 1963.

AIR correspondent reports, that 92nd governing body meeting held on 18th May approved of the adoption of a new uniform pattern for the KVS.

The KVS caters to the educational needs of about 10.7 lakh boys and girls studying in various classes from classes I to XII across the country and abroad.