Lok Sabha Question No. 2892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Establishment of Sainik School and Defence School
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2892

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  March, 2023

## ESTABLISHMENT OF SAINIK SCHOOL AND DEFENCE SCHOOL

2892.  SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has achieved its target of establishing a Sainik School (SS) and Defence School in each State/UT of the country;
- (b)  if so, the details of Sainik Schools established in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  whether the Government has fixed anytime frame to meet the intended targets, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  the details of the States where more than one Sainik School has been established; and
- (e)  whether the Government proposes to establish more Sainik Schools in larger States in the country and if so, the time by which these are proposed to be set up?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(a)  to  (e):    Across  the  country,  there  are  33  Sainik  schools  established  under  the  erstwhile pattern. There are no schools by the name of Defence Schools functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Defence. Further, the Government has approved and initiated a scheme of setting up  of  100  new  Sainik  schools  in  partnership  mode  with  NGOs/Private/State  Government schools  in  all  States/UTs,  for  which  pro-rata  allocation  for  each  State/UT  has  been  made based on the number of districts. The scheme envisages to open 100 New Sainik Schools in first  phase  subject  to  receiving  of eligible  applications  from  entities and their  fulfilling  the qualifying  requirements  framed  for  the  purpose,  compliance  of  the  approved  by-laws  and signing  of  Memorandum of  Agreement  with the  Sainik  Schools  Society.  The  scheme  also envisages  the  review  of  first  phase  after  two  years  from  the  date  of  approval  of  the  first school  and  based  on  such  outcomes,  second  phase  will  be  implemented  after  taking  due approval of Cabinet. As on date, Sainik Schools Society has already signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with 18 new Sainik schools in partnership mode with NGOs/Private/State Government  schools.  The  details  of  all  Sainik  schools,  State/UT-wise  (under  erstwhile pattern and New Sainik schools) is at Annexure.

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2892 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2023 REGARDING 'ESTABLISHMENT OF SAINIK SCHOOL AND DEFENCE SCHOOL'.

## Details of all Sainik schools across the country

| Sl. No.   | State/UT            |   Number of Sainik Schools (under Erstwhile pattern) |   Number of New Sainik Schools (under partnership mode) |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |                                                    2 |                                                       1 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                                    1 |                                                       1 |
| 3         | Assam               |                                                    1 |                                                       0 |
| 4         | Bihar               |                                                    2 |                                                       2 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        |                                                    1 |                                                       0 |
| 6         | Dadar &Nagar Haveli |                                                    0 |                                                       1 |
| 7         | Gujarat             |                                                    1 |                                                       2 |
| 8         | Haryana             |                                                    2 |                                                       2 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh    |                                                    1 |                                                       1 |
| 10        | Jammu               |                                                    1 |                                                       0 |
| 11        | Jharkhand           |                                                    1 |                                                       0 |
| 12        | Karnataka           |                                                    2 |                                                       2 |
| 13        | Kerala              |                                                    1 |                                                       1 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh      |                                                    1 |                                                       1 |
| 15        | Maharashtra         |                                                    2 |                                                       2 |
| 16        | Manipur             |                                                    1 |                                                       0 |
| 17        | Mizoram             |                                                    1 |                                                       0 |
| 18        | Nagaland            |                                                    1 |                                                       0 |
| 19        | Orissa              |                                                    2 |                                                       0 |
| 20        | Punjab              |                                                    1 |                                                       1 |
| 21        | Rajasthan           |                                                    2 |                                                       0 |
| 22        | Tamil Nadu          |                                                    1 |                                                       1 |
| 23        | Uttarakhand         |                                                    1 |                                                       0 |
| 24        | Uttar Pradesh       |                                                    3 |                                                       0 |
| 25        | West Bengal         |                                                    1 |                                                       0 |
| Total     | Total               |                                                   33 |                                                      18 |

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