Lok Sabha Question No. 3808 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Military and Sainik Schools
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3808

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  December, 2019

## MILITARY AND SAINIK SCHOOLS

3808. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

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

- (a) the aims and objectives of Rashtriya Military Schools and Sainik Schools along with the details of such schools;
- (b) the criteria laid down to set up such new schools in various States;
- (c)  whether  the  students  studying  in  these  schools  are  being  provided  with  all  the facilities by the Government;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the steps taken/being taken by the Government to overcome the shortcomings?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

- (a) There are 05 Rashtriya Military Schools in the country.  The aim of the Rashtriya Military Schools is to impart quality education and to prepare the cadets to join the Defence Services.

There are 31 Sainik Schools in the country 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:-

: 2 :

(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 the reach of the common man.

Details of Rashtriya Military Schools and Sainik Schools is placed at Annexure .

(b) There is no proposal with regard to opening of new Rashtriya Military Schools.

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.

(c) & (d): The cadets studying in Rashtriya Military Schools and Sainik Schools are provided with the following facilities viz. training, Classrooms and allied infrastructure,  Messing,  Lodging  &  Boarding  facilities,  Sports  facilities  ,Curricular and Co-Curricular activities, Merit-cum-means scholarship to eligible cadets, Medical facilities etc.

(e) Does not arise.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3808  FOR  ANSWER  ON  11.12.2019  REGARDING  'MILITARY AND SAINIK SCHOOLS'.

## LIST OF MILITARY SCHOOLS STATE/UT WISE IN THE COUNTRY

|   S. No. | Name of School   | State            |   Date of establishment |
|----------|------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|        1 | Chail            | Himachal Pradesh |                    1925 |
|        2 | Ajmer            | Rajasthan        |                    1930 |
|        3 | Dholpur          | Rajasthan        |                    1962 |
|        4 | Belgaum          | Karnataka        |                    1945 |
|        5 | Bangalore        | Karnataka        |                    1946 |

## LIST OF SAINIK SCHOOLS STATE/UT WISE IN THE COUNTRY

|   S.No. | State             | Location          | Date of commencement   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|       1 | Maharashtra       | Satara            | 23.06.1961             |
|       2 | Haryana           | Kunjpura          | 03.07.1961             |
|       3 | Punjab            | Kapurthala        | 08.07.1961             |
|       4 | Gujarat           | Balachadi         | 08.07.1961             |
|       5 | Rajasthan         | Chittorgarh       | 07.08.1961             |
|       6 | Andhra Pradesh    | Korukonda         | 18.01.1962             |
|       7 | Kerala            | Kazhakootam       | 26.01.1962             |
|       8 | West Bengal       | Purulia           | 29.01.1962             |
|       9 | Orissa            | Bhubaneswar       | 01.02.1962             |
|      10 | Tamil Nadu        | Amaravathinagar   | 16.07.1962             |
|      11 | Madhya Pradesh    | Rewa              | 20.07.1962             |
|      12 | Jharkhand         | Tilaiya           | 16.09.1963             |
|      13 | Karnataka         | Bijapur           | 16.09.1963             |
|      14 | Assam             | Goalpara          | 12.11.1964             |
|      15 | Uttar Pradesh     | Ghorakhal         | 21.03.1966             |
|      16 | Jammu &Kashmir    | Nagrota           | 22.08.1970             |
|      17 | Manipur           | Imphal            | 07.10.1971             |
|      18 | Himachal Pradesh  | SujanpurTira      | 02.07.1978             |
|      19 | Bihar             | Nalanda           | 12.10.2003             |
|      20 | Bihar             | Gopalganj         | 12.10.2003             |
|      21 | Nagaland          | Punglwa           | 01.04.2007             |
|      22 | Karnataka         | Kodagu            | 18.10.2007             |
|      23 | Chhattisgarh      | Ambikapur         | 01.09.2008             |
|      24 | Haryana           | Rewari            | 01.05.2009             |
|      25 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kalikiri-Chittoor | 20.08.2014             |
|      26 | Mizoram           | Chhingchhip       | 03.05.2017             |
|      27 | Rajasthan         | Jhunjhunu         | 01.05.2018             |
|      28 | Arunachal Pradesh | East Siang        | 27.08.2018             |
|      29 | Maharashtra       | Chandrapur        | 01.07.2019             |
|      30 | Uttar Pradesh     | Mainpuri          | 01.07.2019             |
|      31 | Uttar Pradesh     | Jhansi            | 01.07.2019             |

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