Lok Sabha Question No. 237 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Sainik Schools
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, Pratima Bhoumik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 237

TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 th  December, 2019

## SAINIK SCHOOLS

## *237. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:

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

- (a)  whether the Ministry runs/operates Sainik Schools and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b)  whether  a  number  of  requests  from  different  States  including  Jharkhand  and Tripura for opening of Sainik Schools are pending with the Government and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for delay in sanctioning of Sainik Schools;
- (c) whether it is a fact that girls are not allowed to take admission in Sainik Schools; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)

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(a) to (d):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  237  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.12.2019 REGARDING 'SAINIK SCHOOLS'.

- (a)  There  are  31  Sainik  Schools  functioning  in  the  country.  State-wise  details  of Sainik Schools in the country is placed at Annexure-I .
- (b) Status of proposals for opening of new Sainik Schools, including Jharkhand and Tripura, requested by different States is placed at Annexure-II .

Sainik Schools are established after approval by the Ministry of Defence and signing of agreement between  State Government and Ministry of Defence. As per scheme the State Government has to provide land along with funds for creation and maintenance  of  basic  infrastructure,  purchase  of  equipment  and  other  facilities besides scholarships for the cadets belonging to the State.

(c)  &  (d):  The  Pilot  Project  for  admission  of  girl  children  in  Sainik  School, Chhingchhip  (Mizoram)  was  started  in  the  academic  session  2018-19.  After  its success,  the  Government  has  decided  to  implement  admission  of  girl  children  in other  Sainik  Schools.  The  admission  of  girl  children  in  05  Sainik  Schools  viz. Kalikiri (Andhra Pradesh), Kodagu (Karnataka), Ghorakhal (Uttarakhand), Chandrapur (Maharashtra) and Bijapur (Karnataka) has been approved for admission for the academic session 2020-21.

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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 237 FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2019 REGARDING 'SAINIK SCHOOLS'.

## LIST OF SAINIK SCHOOLS (STATE WISE) IN THE COUNTRY

|   S. No. | Name of School              | State/UT          |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Sainik School Korukonda     | Andhra Pradesh    |
|        2 | Sainik School Kalikiri      | Andhra Pradesh    |
|        3 | Sainik School East Siang    | Arunachal Pradesh |
|        4 | Sainik School Goalpara      | Assam             |
|        5 | Sainik School Nalanda       | Bihar             |
|        6 | Sainik School Gopalganj     | Bihar             |
|        7 | Sainik School Ambikapur     | Chhattisgarh      |
|        8 | Sainik School Balachadi     | Gujarat           |
|        9 | Sainik School Kunjpura      | Haryana           |
|       10 | Sainik School Rewari        | Haryana           |
|       11 | Sainik School Sujanpur Tira | Himachal Pradesh  |
|       12 | Sainik School Nagrota       | Jammu &Kashmir    |
|       13 | Sainik School Tilaiya       | Jharkhand         |
|       14 | Sainik School Bijapur       | Karnataka         |
|       15 | Sainik School Kodagu        | Karnataka         |
|       16 | Sainik School Kazhakootam   | Kerala            |
|       17 | Sainik School Rewa          | Madhya Pradesh    |
|       18 | Sainik School Satara        | Maharashtra       |
|       19 | Sainik School Chandrapur    | Maharashtra       |
|       20 | Sainik School Imphal        | Manipur           |
|       21 | Sainik School Chhingchhip   | Mizoram           |
|       22 | Sainik School Punglwa       | Nagaland          |
|       23 | Sainik School Bhubaneswar   | Odisha            |

|   24. | Sainik School Kapurthala       | Punjab        |
|-------|--------------------------------|---------------|
|    25 | Sainik School Chittorgarh      | Rajasthan     |
|    26 | Sainik School Jhunjhunu        | Rajasthan     |
|    27 | Sainik School Amaravathi Nagar | Tamil Nadu    |
|    28 | Sainik School Ghorakhal        | Uttarakhand   |
|    29 | Sainik School Mainpuri         | Uttar Pradesh |
|    30 | Sainik School Jhansi           | Uttar Pradesh |
|    31 | Sainik School Purulia          | West Bengal   |

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## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 237 FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2019 REGARDING 'SAINIK SCHOOLS'.

## STATUS OF PROPOSALS FOR OPENING OF NEW SAINIK SCHOOLS

|   S.No. | State         | Location     | Status                         |
|---------|---------------|--------------|--------------------------------|
|       1 | Uttar Pradesh | Amethi       | Will commence w.e.f 01.04.2020 |
|       2 | Odisha        | Sambalpur    | - Do-                          |
|       3 | Rajasthan     | Alwar        | MoA Signed                     |
|       4 | Uttarakhand   | Rudraprayag  | - Do-                          |
|       5 | Telangana     | Warangal     | - Do-                          |
|       6 | West Bengal   | Darjeeling   | In-principle Approval given    |
|       7 | Assam         | Golaghat     | - Do-                          |
|       8 | Jharkhand     | Godda        | - Do-                          |
|       9 | MP            | Bhind        | - Do-                          |
|      10 | Assam         | Kokrajhar    | - Do-                          |
|      11 | MP            | Sagar        | Site Survey completed          |
|      12 | Punjab        | Gurdaspur    | - Do-                          |
|      13 | Sikkim        | Boom         | - Do-                          |
|      14 | Tripura       | West Tripura | - Do-                          |
|      15 | Haryana       | Matenhail    | - Do-                          |
|      16 | Uttar Pradesh | Mirzapur     | - Do-                          |
|      17 | Uttar Pradesh | Baghpat      | Formal proposal awaited        |

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