Lok Sabha Question No. 1828 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Funds Allocated to Sainik Schools
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Chandra Prakash Choudhary, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Ravindra Kushawaha, Suresh Kodikunnil, Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1828

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## FUNDS ALLOCATED TO SAINIK SCHOOLS

## 1828. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

## Will the Minister of DEFENCE

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  funds  allocated  to  each  Sainik/Rashtriya  Military  schools  at  present  along  with  the number of such schools set up during the last three years;
- (b) whether the Government had approved a proposal to set up 100 Sainik schools in partnership with States, NGOs, and private entities/institutions;
- (c)  if  so,  the  location  and  State/UT-wise  details  thereof  along  with  the  total  number  of applications  received  and  approved  by  the  Government/Sainik  school  society  for  desired affiliation;
- (d) the total number of proposals received from State Governments, Private schools and NGOs for establishing Sainik schools along with the number of proposals accepted, rejected and underreview at present, State/UT-wise;
- (e) whether the Sainik school Authority has submitted its appraisal report to the Government and if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by when it is likely to be submitted; and
- (f) whether the Government intends to place an upper limit on the total number of Sainik schools functioning within the State and if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(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 is placed at Annexure- 'A' and Annexure 'B', respectively.

(b) to (f) The Government has approved the initiative of setting up of 100 new Sainik Schools in a  graded  manner  class-wise,  starting  from  Class  6  onwards,  with  an  effort  to  cover  as  many States  and  UTs  as  possible  in  partnership  with  NGOs/private  schools  and  States  to  be  set  up under  the  aegis  of  Sainik  Schools  Society,  Ministry  of  Defence.  Based  upon  the  approval, applications  have  been  invited  by  Sainik  Schools  Society,  Ministry  of  Defence  through  web portal  http://sainikschool.ncog.gov.in  from  all  willing  partners.  379  applications  have  been received so far which  are subject to short-listing for approval based on meeting of qualifying requirements  framed  for  the  purpose  and  agreeing  to  the  approval  by-laws  and  signing  of  the Memorandum of Agreement with the Sainik Schools Society.

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## ANNEXURE-A  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1828  FOR  ANSWER  ON  11.02.2022  REGARDING 'FUNDS ALLOCATED TO 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

|   S. No. | Name of Sainik School          | State             |   Year |   Funds allocated 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 |                                               2.66 |
|        6 | Sainik School, Korukonda       | Andhra Pradesh    |   1962 |                                               2.93 |
|        7 | Sainik School, Kazhakootam     | Kerala            |   1962 |                                               2.77 |
|        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 |                                               1.83 |
|       20 | Sainik School, Gopalganj       | Bihar             |   2003 |                                               1.97 |
|       21 | Sainik School, Punglwa         | Nagaland          |   2007 |                                               2.18 |
|       22 | Sainik School, Kodagu          | Karnataka         |   2007 |                                               1.77 |
|       23 | Sainik School, Ambikapur       | Chhattisgarh      |   2008 |                                               1.63 |
|       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 |                                               0.47 |
|       32 | Sainik School Amethi           | Uttar Pradesh     |   2020 |                                               0    |
|       33 | Sainik School Sambalpur        | Odisha            |   2020 |                                               0    |

05 Sainik Schools have been set up during the last three years.

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ANNEXURE-B  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO PART (a) OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1828  FOR  ANSWER  ON  11.02.2022  REGARDING 'FUNDS ALLOCATED TO 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;

|   S. No. | Name of Rashtriya Military School   | State            |   Year |   Funds allocated during FY 2021-22 (Rs in Crore) |
|----------|-------------------------------------|------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | RMS, Chail                          | Himachal Pradesh |   1925 |                                              0.72 |
|        2 | RMS, Ajmer                          | Rajasthan        |   1930 |                                              1.21 |
|        3 | RMS, Belgaum                        | Karnataka        |   1946 |                                              1.3  |
|        4 | RMS, Bengaluru                      | Karnataka        |   1946 |                                              1.31 |
|        5 | RMS, Dholpur                        | Rajasthan        |   1962 |                                              1.63 |

No Rashtriya Military School has been set up during the last three years.

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