Lok Sabha Question No. 2297 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Sainik Schools
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Diya Kumari, Chandra Prakash Joshi, Arun Sao, Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Rodmal Nagar, Arun Kumar Sagar, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Hemant Patil, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2297

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## SAINIK SCHOOLS

2297. MS. DIYA KUMARI:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI ARUN SAO:

SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  Sainik/Rashtriya  Military  schools  functioning  in  the  country  and  the  funds allocated to each school at present along with the number of such schools set up during the last three years;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to open hundred new Sainik schools;
- (c) if so, the criteria for setting up of such schools and budget outlay, locations identified along with  the  timeframe  for  their  completion,  State/UT-wise  including  Uttar  Pradesh,  Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra;
- (d) whether the Government has received proposals from State Governments, private schools and NGOs for establishing  Sainik  Schools,  if  so,  the  details  of  proposals  received  along  with  the number of proposals accepted, rejected and under-review at present, State/ UT-wise;
- (e) the manner in which these new schools will function as an exclusive vertical as against the existing Sainik schools; and
- (f) whether the Government intends to place an upper limit on the total number of Sainik schools functioning within a State, if so, the reasons therefor?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## (SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a) The details of Sainik Schools functioning in the Country and funds released during the current Financial Year along with the number of such schools set up during the last three years is at Annexure- 'A'. Further, in the current financial year the total funds earmarked to  Sainik  Schools  Society  is  Rs.300  crore.  The  details  of  Rashtriya  Military  Schools functioning in the country and the funds released to each school in the current  financial year  along  with  the  number  of  such  schools  set  up  during  the  last  three  years  is  at Annexure  'B' .  Further,  in  the  current  Financial  Year  the  total  funds  earmarked  to Rashtriya Military Schools is Rs. 6.174 crore.

(b) & (c ): The Government has approved a scheme for setting up of 100 Sainik Schools in partnership  with  NGO's/Private  schools/  State  Governments,  etc  on  affiliation  basis. Interested  parties  in  any  State/Union  Territory,  can  apply  for  affiliation  to  the  Sainik Schools Society subject to their fulfilling of the qualifying requirements and adherence to affiliation  bye-laws.  The  affiliated  school  is  expected  to  bring  infrastructure,  facilities, teachers and fulfill all requirements as laid down under the affiliation criteria. No financial assistance for the purpose is proposed by Ministry of Defence. Government of India will provide, through Sainik Schools Society, an Annual Fee Support of 50% of fee (subject to an upper limit of Rs.40,000/- per annum) for 50% of the class strength (subject to an upper limit of 50 students) per year from Class 6 onwards till class 12, on Merit-cum-Means basis.

(d)  Applications  for  registration  through  online  mode  is  being  sought  from  NGO/Private Schools/State  Governments  owned  schools  for  affiliating  in  100  new  Sainik  Schools through Web Portal sainikschool.ncog.gov.in. Till date 110 applications have been received from  interested  schools/institutions.  The  details  of  proposals  received  State-wise  is  at Annexure-'C' .

(e) & (f): In the first phase, it is proposed to have 100 Sainik Schools with 2-3 Schools from each State/UT, in a graded manner class-wise, starting from Class 6 onwards, with an effort to cover as many States and UTs as possible. These schools will be affiliated to partner with Sainik Schools Society of Ministry of Defence to create a system that combines academic rigour  with  a  degree  of  discipline  and  regimentation.  As  envisioned  in  the  National Education Policy these schools will also provide increasing focus on value-based education like our teaching of ancient times which will enable the children develop pride in its rich culture and heritage.

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## ANNEXURE-A  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2297  FOR  ANSWER  ON  10.12.2021  REGARDING 'SAINIK SCHOOLS'.

DETAILS OF SAINIK SCHOOLS FUNCTIONING IN THE COUNTRY AND THE FUNDS ALLOCATED TO EACH SCHOOL AT PRESENT ALONG WITH THE NUMBER OF SUCH SCHOOLS SET UP DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS

|   Serial No. | Name of Sainik School          | State             |   Year |   Funds released during FY 2021-22 (Rs in Crore) |
|--------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------|
|            1 | Sainik School, Satara          | Maharashtra       |   1961 |                                             0    |
|            2 | Sainik School, Kunjpura        | Haryana           |   1961 |                                             2.85 |
|            3 | Sainik School, Kapurthala      | Punjab            |   1961 |                                             3.01 |
|            4 | Sainik School, Balachadi       | Gujarat           |   1961 |                                             2.94 |
|            5 | Sainik School, Chittorgarh     | Rajasthan         |   1961 |                                             0    |
|            6 | Sainik School, Korukonda       | Andhra Pradesh    |   1962 |                                             2.93 |
|            7 | Sainik School, Kazhakootam     | Kerala            |   1962 |                                             0    |
|            8 | Sainik School, Purulia         | West Bengal       |   1962 |                                             0    |
|            9 | Sainik School, Bhubaneswar     | Odisha            |   1962 |                                             3.09 |
|           10 | Sainik School, Amaravathinagar | Tamil Nadu        |   1962 |                                             3.7  |
|           11 | Sainik School, Rewa            | Madhya Pradesh    |   1962 |                                             3.12 |
|           12 | Sainik School, Tilaiya         | Jharkhand         |   1963 |                                             3.92 |
|           13 | Sainik School, Bijapur         | Karnataka         |   1963 |                                             4.33 |
|           14 | Sainik School, Goalpara        | Assam             |   1964 |                                             2.5  |
|           15 | Sainik School, Ghorakhal       | Uttarakhand       |   1966 |                                             2.89 |
|           16 | Sainik School, Nagrota         | Jammu             |   1970 |                                             0    |
|           17 | Sainik School, Imphal          | Manipur           |   1971 |                                             3.18 |
|           18 | Sainik School, Sujanpur Tira   | Himachal Pradesh  |   1978 |                                             2.84 |
|           19 | Sainik School, Nalanda         | Bihar             |   2003 |                                             0    |
|           20 | Sainik School, Gopalganj       | Bihar             |   2003 |                                             0    |
|           21 | Sainik School, Punglwa         | Nagaland          |   2007 |                                             2.18 |
|           22 | Sainik School, Kodagu          | Karnataka         |   2007 |                                             1.77 |
|           23 | Sainik School, Ambikapur       | Chhattisgarh      |   2008 |                                             0    |
|           24 | Sainik School Rewari           | Haryana           |   2009 |                                             1.79 |
|           25 | Sainik School Kalikiri         | Andhra Pradesh    |   2014 |                                             1.12 |
|           26 | Sainik School Chhingchhip      | Mizoram           |   2017 |                                             0    |
|           27 | Sainik School Jhunjhunu        | Rajasthan         |   2018 |                                             0.53 |
|           28 | Sainik School East Siang       | Arunachal Pradesh |   2018 |                                             0    |
|           29 | Sainik School Chandrapur       | Maharashtra       |   2019 |                                             0.49 |
|           30 | Sainik School Jhansi           | Uttar Pradesh     |   2019 |                                             0    |
|           31 | Sainik School Mainpuri         | Uttar Pradesh     |   2019 |                                             0    |
|           32 | Sainik School Amethi           | Uttar Pradesh     |   2020 |                                             0    |
|           33 | Sainik School Sambalpur        | Odisha            |   2020 |                                             0    |

## Details of Sainik Schools set up during the last three years is indicated at Serial Number 29 to 33

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ANNEXURE-B  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO PART (a) OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2297  FOR  ANSWER  ON  10.12.2021  REGARDING 'SAINIK SCHOOLS'.

DETAILS OF RASHTRIYA MILITARY SCHOOLS FUNCTIONING IN THE COUNTRY AND THE FUNDS ALLOCATED TO EACH SCHOOL AT PRESENT ALONG WITH THE NUMBER OF SUCH SCHOOLS SET UP DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS;

|   Serial No. | Name of Rashtriya Military School   | State            |   Year |   Fund released during FY 2021-22 (Rs in Crore) |
|--------------|-------------------------------------|------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------|
|            1 | RMS, Chail                          | Himachal Pradesh |   1925 |                                           0.429 |
|            2 | RMS,Ajmer                           | Rajasthan        |   1930 |                                           0.539 |
|            3 | RMS, Belgaum                        | Karnataka        |   1946 |                                           0.629 |
|            4 | RMS, Bengaluru                      | Karnataka        |   1946 |                                           0.466 |
|            5 | RMS, Dholpur                        | Rajasthan        |   1962 |                                           0.519 |

Details of  Rashtriya Military Schools set up during the last three years is Nil

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ANNEXURE-C  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2297  FOR  ANSWER  ON  10.12.2021  REGARDING 'SAINIK SCHOOLS'.

DETAILS OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED STATE/UT-WISE

|   SERIAL NUMBER | STATE                  |   NUMBER OF SCHOOLS REGISTERED |
|-----------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|               1 | ANDHRA PRADESH         |                              5 |
|               2 | ASSAM                  |                              5 |
|               3 | BIHAR                  |                              1 |
|               4 | CHHATTISGARH           |                              1 |
|               5 | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI |                              1 |
|               6 | GUJARAT                |                              9 |
|               7 | HARYANA                |                              5 |
|               8 | HIMACHAL PRADESH       |                              2 |
|               9 | JHARKHAND              |                              1 |
|              10 | KARNATAKA              |                              1 |
|              11 | KERELA                 |                             28 |
|              12 | MADHYA PRADESH         |                              1 |
|              13 | MAHARASHTRA            |                             20 |
|              14 | MIZORAM                |                              1 |
|              15 | ODISHA                 |                              1 |
|              16 | RAJASTHAN              |                              9 |
|              17 | TAMILNADU              |                             11 |
|              18 | TELENGANA              |                              3 |
|              19 | UTTAR PRADESH          |                              5 |

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