Lok Sabha Question No. 2637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-10
Subject: Sainik School in Telangana
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2637

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  March, 2021

## SAINIK SCHOOL IN TELANGANA

## 2637. SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA: DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

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

- (a)  the  total  number  of  Sainik  schools  in  the  country,  their  locations    and  the  total  number  of students studying in them;
- (b) the details of proposals for new Sainik schools, including proposed locations in the country and the likely date of commencement;
- (c) whether there are any Sainik schools functioning in Telangana and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether there is any proposal under consideration for a new Sainik school in Telangana and if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) There are 33 Sainik Schools in the Country. Details of location of Sainik Schools and number of students studying in these schools is at Annexure- 'A' .
- (b)    The  details  of  proposal  for  new  Sainik  Schools  including  proposed  locations  is  at Annexure-  'B' . Likely  date  of  commencement  can  be  ascertained  only  after  fulfillment  of requirements by the State Govt.
- (c)  No, Sir.
- (d)    Ministry  of  Defence  has  accorded  'in-principle'  approval  and  signed  Memorandum  of Agreement on 02 nd March 2017 for opening of Sainik School at Warangal District. Thereafter, there has been no response from State Government of Telangana, till date.

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## ANNEXURE-A  REFERRED  TO  IN  THE  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2637  FOR  ANSWER  ON  10.03.2021  REGARDING 'SAINIK SCHOOL IN TELANGANA'

|   Sr. No. | Name of Sainik School   | Location          |   Cadets' Strength |
|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|         1 | Korukonda               | Andhra Pradesh    |                564 |
|         2 | Kalikiri-Chittoor       | Andhra Pradesh    |                622 |
|         3 | East Siang              | Arunachal Pradesh |                175 |
|         4 | Goalpara                | Assam             |                648 |
|         5 | Nalanda                 | Bihar             |                472 |
|         6 | Gopalganj               | Bihar             |                433 |
|         7 | Ambikapur               | Chhattisgarh      |                595 |
|         8 | Balachadi               | Gujarat           |                571 |
|         9 | Kunjpura                | Haryana           |                621 |
|        10 | Rewari                  | Haryana           |                551 |
|        11 | Sujanpur Tira           | Himachal Pradesh  |                523 |
|        12 | Nagrota                 | Jammu             |                464 |
|        13 | Tilaiya                 | Jharkhand         |                836 |
|        14 | Bijapur                 | Karnataka         |                650 |
|        15 | Kodagu                  | Karnataka         |                616 |
|        16 | Kazhakootam             | Kerala            |                605 |
|        17 | Rewa                    | Madhya Pradesh    |                542 |
|        18 | Satara                  | Maharashtra       |                620 |
|        19 | Chandrapur              | Maharashtra       |                265 |
|        20 | Imphal                  | Manipur           |                558 |
|        21 | Chhingchhip             | Mizoram           |                222 |
|        22 | Punglwa                 | Nagaland          |                617 |
|        23 | Sambalpur               | Odisha            |                100 |
|        24 | Bhubaneswar             | Odisha            |                600 |
|        25 | Kapurthala              | Punjab            |                630 |
|        26 | Chittorgarh             | Rajasthan         |                622 |
|        27 | Jhunjhunu               | Rajasthan         |                277 |
|        28 | Amaravathinagar         | Tamil Nadu        |                655 |
|        29 | Mainpuri                | Uttar Pradesh     |                182 |
|        30 | Jhansi                  | Uttar Pradesh     |                172 |
|        31 | Amethi                  | Uttar Pradesh     |                 88 |
|        32 | Ghorakhal               | Uttarakhand       |                525 |
|        33 | Purulia                 | West Bengal       |                555 |

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ANNEXURE-B  REFERRED  TO  IN  THE  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2637  FOR  ANSWER  ON  10.03.2021  REGARDING 'SAINIK SCHOOL IN TELANGANA' DETAILS OF NEW SAINIK SCHOOLS PROPOSED TO BE SET UP IN THE

## COUNTRY

|   S.No. | State          | Location    |
|---------|----------------|-------------|
|       1 | Rajasthan      | Alwar       |
|       2 | Uttarakhand    | Rudraprayag |
|       3 | Telangana      | Warangal    |
|       4 | West Bengal    | Darjeeling  |
|       5 | Assam          | Golaghat    |
|       6 | Jharkhand      | Godda       |
|       7 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhind       |
|       8 | Assam          | Kokrajhar   |

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