Lok Sabha Question No. 480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Sainik Schools
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH, HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.480

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## SAINIK  SCHOOLS

480. SHRI  RAVNEET SINGH:

SHRI  HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up more Rashtriya Military Schools and Sainik Schools in the country including Punjab and Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State / UT-wise;
- (c) the criteria / guidelines laid down for opening of Military and Sainik Schools in the country; and
- (d) the details of financial assistance provided to Military and Sainik Schools during each of the last three years and the current year, year-wise?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) & (b): There is no proposal to set up more Rashtriya Military Schools in the Country.  In-Principle approval has been accorded / Memorandum of Agreement  signed  with  the  State  Governments  for  setting  up  of  13  new Sainik  Schools  as  per  details  given  in  Annexure-I,  which  also  includes details  in  respect  of  Uttar  Pradesh.    As  regard  Punjab,  no  proposal  for opening of new Sainik School in the State is under consideration.
- (c) There are no laid down criteria / guidelines for opening of Rashtriya Military Schools in  the  Country.    Establishment  of  new  Sainik  Schools  is considered  on  receipt  of  a  specific  request  from  the  State  Government, which is required to provide infrastructure in the form of land, educational and residential buildings, sports field etc.
- (d) The  year-wise  details  of  financial  assistance  provided  to  Rashtriya Military  Schools  and  Sainik  Schools  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, year-wise are given in Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I    REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 480 FOR ANSWER ON 18.11.2016

## DETAILS  OF  NEW  SAINIK  SCHOOLS  FOR  WHICH  IN-PRINCIPLE  APPROVAL ACCORDED / MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT SIGNED

|   S. No. | State             | Districts                          | Remarks                           |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|        1 | Mizoram           | Chhingchhip                        | Memorandum of Agreement signed.   |
|        2 | Rajasthan         | Alwar                              | Memorandum of Agreement signed.   |
|        3 | Rajasthan         | Jhunjhunu                          | Memorandum of Agreement signed.   |
|        4 | Uttar Pradesh     | Jhansi                             | Memorandum of Agreement signed.   |
|        5 | Uttar Pradesh     | Mainpuri                           | Memorandum of Agreement signed.   |
|        6 | Uttar Pradesh     | Amethi                             | Memorandum of Agreement signed.   |
|        7 | Uttarakhand       | Rudraprayag                        | Memorandum of Agreement signed.   |
|        8 | Maharashtra       | Chandrapur                         | Memorandum of Agreement signed.   |
|        9 | Odisha            | Sambalpur                          | Memorandum of Agreement signed.   |
|       10 | West Bengal       | Darjeeling                         | 'In-principle' approval accorded. |
|       11 | Telangana         | Warangal                           | 'In-principle' approval accorded. |
|       12 | Assam             | Golaghat                           | 'In-principle' approval accorded. |
|       13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Niglok Village District East Siang | 'In-principle' approval accorded. |

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ANNEXURE-II    REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 480 FOR ANSWER ON 18.11.2016

Details of Financial Assistance provided to Rashtriya Military Schools & Sainik Schools during last 03 years & current year (Rs. in Lakhs)

|                            |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17(BE) |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------|
| Rashtriya Military Schools |    305    |    285.45 |     402.5 |        390.93 |
| Sainik Schools             |   6420.62 |   6684.95 |    5125   |       5484.4  |

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