Lok Sabha Question No. 1881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Sainik Schools
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK, BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1881

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  MARCH, 2018

## SAINIK  SCHOOLS

## 1881.  DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK': SHRI  BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

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

- (a) the details of total number of the Sainik Schools in the country at present, Statewise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  scheme  to  establish  Sainik  Schools  and  Rashtriya  Military Schools in the country including the aims and objectives thereof;
- (c) whether the  Government has  any  proposal  to  establish Sainik  Schools  in  all  the States and provide certain percentage of defence budget for this purpose, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the number of proposals for establishment of Sainik School from various States / UTs pending at present, State / UT-wise including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana;
- (e) whether the  Government has  assessed  the performance  / utility  of  these  schools and if so, the details and the outcome thereof along with the shortcomings noticed and the steps taken to address these shortcomings;
- (f) the  percentage  of  students  passing  out  of  these  Sainik  Schools  selected  in  the Army; and
- (g) whether the formation of Army Units is still in the name of castes and races and if so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to address regional imbalances in the officer cadre of defence services?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) At present, 26 Sainik Schools are functioning in the country.  State wise list of the Sainik Schools is given in Annexure-I.

(b) Sainik  Schools  were  introduced  in  1961  with  the  primary  aim  of preparing  boys  academically,  physically  and  mentally  for  entry  into  the National  Defence  Academy.    The  objectives  behind  opening  of  Sainik Schools are:-

- (i) To remove regional imbalance in the officer cadre of the defence services.
- (ii) To  develop  qualities  of  body,  mind  and  character  which  will enable  the  young  boys  of  today  to  become  good  and  useful citizens of tomorrow.
- (iii)  To  bring  public  school  education  within  reach  of  the  common man.

The  first  Rashtriya  Military  School  was  set  up  in  1925.    There  are presently 5 Rashtriya Military Schools.  The aim of the  Rashtriya Military Schools is to impart quality education and to prepare the cadets to join the Defence Services.

(c) There  are  26  Sainik  Schools  covering  22  States.  As  per  procedure, Sainik Schools are opened on the specific request of the State Government.  Out of the remaining 7 States, five States namely Arunachal Pradesh, Telangana, U.P., Tripura and Sikkim have requested for establishing  Sainik  Schools  in  their  States.    Allocation  made  for  Sainik Schools from the defence budget is as follows:-

| Year    |   Budget Allocated (Rs. in crores) |
|---------|------------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                              74.84 |
| 2016-17 |                              81.38 |
| 2017-18 |                              80    |

(d) At  present  there  are  21  proposals  for  establishing  Sainik  Schools from various States / UTs  including Sainik School at Warangal  in Telangana.  Details are given in Annexure-II.

(e) Yes,  Madam.    Sainik  Schools  and  Rashtriya  Military  Schools  have proved  their  utility  by  providing  adequate  number  of  officers  to  NDA. Review of performance of these Schools is an ongoing process which is done  by  Director  General Military Training  in  case of  Rashtriya  Military

:  3  :

Schools and by two Inspecting Officers, Sainik Schools Society in case of Sainik Schools by way of inspections.  The performance of these schools are monitored on different parameters like Class X and XII results, number of  cadets  selected  in  NDA  and  training  of  faculty  members.    Towards improving performance and addressing shortcomings, there are in-service training programmes for teachers, workshops / conferences for Principals and other administrative staff, special coaching for NDA  entrance examination, etc.

Year  wise  number  of  cadets  joining  NDA  from  Sainik  Schools  & Rashtriya Military Schools for the last three years is as follows:-

|   Year |   Sainik Schools |   Rashtriya Military Schools |
|--------|------------------|------------------------------|
|   2015 |              144 |                           23 |
|   2016 |              159 |                           31 |
|   2017 |              173 |                           29 |

In  addition  number  of  Sainik  School  Students  have  joined  Defence Services through Officers Training Academy, Indian Military Academy and Indian Naval Academy.

- (f) Year wise percentage of cadets in NDA from Sainik Schools for last three years is as follows:-
- (g) There  have  been  no  new  Regiments  raised  since  Independence. However,  the  Sub  unit  / units which  are  raised  as  part  of  existing Regiments are as per the existing nomenclature and numerical seniority of the  units in that Regiment.   As per Government policy on the subject, all citizens irrespective of their class, creed, region or religion are eligible for enrolment in the Indian Army.  After Independence, it has been the policy of the  Government  of  India  not  to  raise  any  new  Regiment  for  a  particular class / community / religion or region.  Presently, adequate and equitable opportunities  are  being  provided  to  all  citizens  for  recruitment  into  the Army.

2015 :

- 23.92%

2016 :

-

29.33%

2017 :

- 26.15%

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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (a)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1881 FOR ANSWER ON 7.3.2018

## STATE WISE LIST OF SAINIK SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY

|   S. No. | Name of School                 | State            |
|----------|--------------------------------|------------------|
|        1 | Sainik School Korukonda        | Andhra Pradesh   |
|        2 | Sainik School Kalikiri         | Andhra Pradesh   |
|        3 | Sainik School Goalpara         | Assam            |
|        4 | Sainik School Nalanda          | Bihar            |
|        5 | Sainik School Gopalganj        | Bihar            |
|        6 | Sainik School Ambikapur        | Chhattisgarh     |
|        7 | Sainik School Balachadi        | Gujarat          |
|        8 | Sainik School Kunjpura         | Haryana          |
|        9 | Sainik School Rewari           | Haryana          |
|       10 | Sainik School Sujanpur Tira    | Himachal Pradesh |
|       11 | Sainik School Nagrota          | Jammu & Kashmir  |
|       12 | Sainik School Tilaiya          | Jharkhand        |
|       13 | Sainik School Bijapur          | Karnataka        |
|       14 | Sainik School Kodagu           | Karnataka        |
|       15 | Sainik School Kazhakootam      | Kerala           |
|       16 | Sainik School Rewa             | Madhya Pradesh   |
|       17 | Sainik Shool Satara            | Maharashtra      |
|       18 | Sainik School Imphal           | Manipur          |
|       19 | Sainik School Chhingchhip      | Mizoram          |
|       20 | Sainik Shool Punglwa           | Nagaland         |
|       21 | Sainik School Bhubaneswar      | Odisha           |
|       22 | Sainik School Kapurthala       | Punjab           |
|       23 | Sainik School Chittorgarh      | Rajasthan        |
|       24 | Sainik School Amaravathi Nagar | Tamil Nadu       |
|       25 | Sainik School Ghorakhal        | Uttarakhand      |
|       26 | Sainik School Purulia          | West Bengal      |

## ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1881 FOR ANSWER ON 7.3.2018

## PROPOSALS FOR OPENING OF NEW SAINIK SCHOOLS

|   S. No. | State / UT                | District                           |
|----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Diglipur, North Andaman            |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh         | Niglok Village District East Siang |
|        3 | Assam                     | Golaghat                           |
|        4 | Haryana                   | Jhajjar                            |
|        5 | Jharkhand                 | Godda                              |
|        6 | Madhya Pradesh            | Muraina                            |
|        7 | Madhya Pradesh            | Sagar                              |
|        8 | Maharashtra               | Chandrapur                         |
|        9 | Odisha                    | Sambalpur                          |
|       10 | Punjab                    | Gurdaspur                          |
|       11 | Rajasthan                 | Alwar                              |
|       12 | Rajasthan                 | Jhunjhunu                          |
|       13 | Sikkim                    | West Sikkim                        |
|       14 | Telangana                 | Warangal                           |
|       15 | Tripura                   | West Tripura                       |
|       16 | Uttar Pradesh             | Jhansi                             |
|       17 | Uttar Pradesh             | Mainpuri                           |
|       18 | Uttar Pradesh             | Amethi                             |
|       19 | Uttar Pradesh             | Bagpat                             |
|       20 | Uttarakhand               | Rudraprayag                        |
|       21 | West Bengal               | Darjeeling                         |

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