Lok Sabha Question No. 368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Sainik Schools
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 368

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd  February, 2023

## SAINIK SCHOOLS

## 368. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE: SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the number of Sainik Schools established since 2016, year-wise and State/UT-wise;
- (b)  the reason for not opening any new Sainik School in Karnataka;
- (c)  whether any communication has been sent tothe Government of Karnataka regarding opening of the Sainik School in the State; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof alongwith the response received in this regard?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a):  A total of 08 Sainik Schools have been established since 2016 on erstwhile pattern. The details of these schools year-wise and State/UT-wise is at Annexure-A. Under the new  initiative  of  setting  up  of  100  New  Sainik  Schools  in  partnership  mode  with Private/NGOs/State  Governments,  Sainik  Schools  Society  have  signed  Memorandum of Agreement with 18 New Sainik Schools. The details of these New Sainik Schools is at Annexure-B.
- (b)  to  (d):    Two  Sainik  Schools  namely  Sainik  School  Bijapur  and  Sainik  School Kodagu under erstwhile pattern of Sainik Schools are already functioning in the State of Karnataka. Further, under the new initiative of setting up of 100 New Sainik Schools in  partnership  mode  with  NGOs/Private/State  Government  Schools,  two  new  Sainik Schools have been opened in the State of Karnataka namely Sangolli Rayanna Sainik School, Belagavi and Viveka School of Excellence, Mysuru.

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## ANNEXURE-A  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 368 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2023 REGARDING 'SAINIK SCHOOLS'.

|   S. No. |   Year | State             | Name of School            |
|----------|--------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 |   2017 | Mizoram           | Sainik School Chhingchhip |
|        2 |   2018 | Rajasthan         | Sainik School Jhunjhunu   |
|        3 |   2018 | Arunachal Pradesh | Sainik School East Siang  |
|        4 |   2019 | Maharashtra       | Sainik School Chandrapur  |
|        5 |   2019 | Uttar Pradesh     | Sainik School Jhansi      |
|        6 |   2019 | Uttar Pradesh     | Sainik School Mainpuri    |
|        7 |   2020 | Uttar Pradesh     | Sainik School Amethi      |
|        8 |   2020 | Odisha            | Sainik School Sambalpur   |

Sainik Schools opened since 2016 on erstwhile pattern.

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## ANNEXURE-B  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 368 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2023 REGARDING 'SAINIK SCHOOLS'.

DETAILS OF 18 NEW SAINIK SCHOOLS (IN PARTNERSHIP MODE)

|   S.No | State/UT               |   Number of approved New Sainik Schools with whom Sainik Schools Society signed Memorandum of Agreement |
|--------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Maharashtra            |                                                                                                       2 |
|      2 | Karnataka              |                                                                                                       2 |
|      3 | Himachal Pradesh       |                                                                                                       1 |
|      4 | Gujarat                |                                                                                                       2 |
|      5 | Haryana                |                                                                                                       2 |
|      6 | Bihar                  |                                                                                                       2 |
|      7 | Andhra Pradesh         |                                                                                                       1 |
|      8 | Punjab                 |                                                                                                       1 |
|      9 | Arunachal Pradesh      |                                                                                                       1 |
|     10 | Kerala                 |                                                                                                       1 |
|     11 | Tamil Nadu             |                                                                                                       1 |
|     12 | Madhya Pradesh         |                                                                                                       1 |
|     13 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |                                                                                                       1 |

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