Lok Sabha Question No. 5368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Sainik Schools
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL, AJAY NISHAD, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, CHANDU LAL SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5368

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2018

## SAINIK  SCHOOLS

5368. SHRI  DEVJI  M. PATEL:

SHRI  AJAY  NISHAD:

SHRI  SUNIL  KUMAR  SINGH:

SHRI  CHANDU  LAL  SAHU:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  gives  preference  to  any  special  region  for  opening  of  Sainik schools and if so, the details thereof along with the criteria / norms for opening of sainik schools;
- (b) whether the Government provides preference in armed forces to the students passing out from these schools and if so, the details and the provisions / criteria in this regard;
- (c) the status of proposals received from various States for establishing Sainik schools and the time by which these proposals are likely to be cleared;
- (d) whether the Union Government  has earmarked /  released funds for establishing Sainik schools  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  along  with  the  details  of  funds  utilised  and works undertaken under the said funds; and
- (e) whether any fund is lying pending and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the action taken / being taken in this regard?
- (c) Status of proposals for opening of Sainik Schools is given at Annexure-I.

## 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):

No, Madam.

(d) & (e): Sainik Schools are established 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. Government of India funds are due for release only after establishment of the Sainik Schools.

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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5368 FOR ANSWER ON 28.3.2018

## STATUS OF PENDING PROPOSALS FOR OPENING OF NEW SAINIK SCHOOLS:

|   S. No. | State / UT                | District                           | Remarks                                                        |
|----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Diglipur, North Andaman            | Site survey completed                                          |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh         | Niglok Village District East Siang | 'In-principle' approval accorded.                              |
|        3 | Assam                     | Golaghat                           | 'In-principle' approval accorded.                              |
|        4 | Haryana                   | Jhajjar                            | State Government to indicate date for site inspection          |
|        5 | Jharkhand                 | Godda                              | State Government to indicate site and date for site inspection |
|        6 | Madhya Pradesh            | Muraina                            | Proposal Stage                                                 |
|        7 | Madhya Pradesh            | Sagar                              | Site survey completed                                          |
|        8 | Maharashtra               | Chandrapur                         | Memorandum of Agreement signed                                 |
|        9 | Odisha                    | Sambalpur                          | Memorandum of Agreement signed                                 |
|       10 | Punjab                    | Gurdaspur                          | Site Survey completed                                          |
|       11 | Rajasthan                 | Alwar                              | Memorandum of Agreement signed                                 |
|       12 | Rajasthan                 | Jhunjhunu                          | Memorandum of Agreement signed                                 |
|       13 | Sikkim                    | West Sikkim                        | State Government to indicate date for site inspection          |
|       14 | Telangana                 | Warangal                           | Memorandum of Agreement signed                                 |
|       15 | Tripura                   | West Tripura                       | State Government to indicate date for site inspection          |
|       16 | Uttar Pradesh             | Jhansi                             | Memorandum of Agreement signed                                 |
|       17 | Uttar Pradesh             | Mainpuri                           | Memorandum of Agreement signed                                 |
|       18 | Uttar Pradesh             | Amethi                             | Memorandum of Agreement signed                                 |
|       19 | Uttar Pradesh             | Bagpat                             | Formal proposal is awaited from State Government               |
|       20 | Uttarakhand               | Rudraprayag                        | Memorandum of Agreement signed                                 |
|       21 | West Bengal               | Darjeeling                         | 'In-principle' approval accorded.                              |

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