Lok Sabha Question No. 2281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Sainik Schools
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA, RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE, UDIT RAJ, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2281

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## SAINIK  SCHOOLS

2281.

SHRI  GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

DR. UDIT RAJ:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a)  the details of Sainik schools functioning in the country at present, State / UT-wise;
- (b)  whether the Government has received proposals from various States for opening of Sainik schools in their States;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof, State / UT-wise and the action taken by the Government thereon;
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  remove  regional  imbalance  in  the  officer cadre of Defence Services by bringing public schools / education within the reach of common man; and
- (e)  the steps being taken by the Government to improve the educational standard and make improvement in the functioning of the said schools?
- (a)   Presently, there are 25 Sainik Schools in the Country.  The details of Sainik Schools are at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): Status of the proposals received from the State / UTs for setting up of Sainik Schools is at Annexure-II.

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MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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(d)  At  present  25  Sainik  Schools  are  functioning  in  21  States.    Eight States viz Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Telegana and Uttar Pradesh do not have any Sainik School as on date. Out of these eight States 'in principle' approval of setting up of Sainik School  in  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Mizoram  has  already been  accorded.    To  ensure  at  least  one  Sainik  School  in  every  State across  the  nation,  suo-motu  letters  have  been  sent  to  remaining  five States to examine the feasibility  of setting up of Sainik  School in their respective States. (e)  Saink  Schools  are  a  joint  venture  between  the  Central  Government and  State  Government.    In  the  case  of  Sainik  Schools,  the  Central Government  provides  Scholarships,  Training  Grant,  Grant-in-Aid  for Infrastructure  Development,  NDA  incentive  to  the  Cadets.    In  order  to improve  performance  academically,  there  are  in-service  training  for teachers, workshops / conferences for Principals and other administrative staff, special coaching for NDA entrance examination, etc. The results both in the board examinations and NDA  entrance examination have been satisfactory.

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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2281 FOR ANSWER ON 11.12.2015

## STATE WISE LIST OF SAINIK SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY

|   S. No. | Name of School                 | State            |
|----------|--------------------------------|------------------|
|        1 | Sainik School Korukonda        | Andhra Pradesh   |
|        2 | Sainik School Kalikiri         | Andhra Pradesh   |
|        3 | Sainik School Goalpara         | Assam            |
|        4 | Sainik School Nalanda          | Bihar            |
|        5 | Sainik School Gopalganj        | Bihar            |
|        6 | Sainik School Ambikapur        | Chhattisgarh     |
|        7 | Sainik School Balachadi        | Gujarat          |
|        8 | Sainik School Kunjpura         | Haryana          |
|        9 | Sainik School Rewari           | Haryana          |
|       10 | Sainik School Sujanpur Tira    | Himachal Pradesh |
|       11 | Sainik School Nagrota          | Jammu & Kashmir  |
|       12 | Sainik School Tilaiya          | Jharkhand        |
|       13 | Sainik School Bijapur          | Karnataka        |
|       14 | Sainik School Kodagu           | Karnataka        |
|       15 | Sainik School Kazhakootam      | Kerala           |
|       16 | Sainik School Rewa             | Madhya Pradesh   |
|       17 | Sainik School Satara           | Maharashtra      |
|       18 | Sainik School Imphal           | Manipur          |
|       19 | Sainik School Punglwa          | Nagaland         |
|       20 | Sainik School Bhubaneswar      | Odisha           |
|       21 | Sainik School Kapurthala       | Punjab           |
|       22 | Sainik School Chittorgarh      | Rajasthan        |
|       23 | Sainik School Amaravathi Nagar | Tamil Nadu       |
|       24 | Sainik School Ghorakhal        | Uttarakhand      |
|       25 | Sainik School Purulia          | West Bengal      |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2281 FOR ANSWER ON 11.12.2015

DETAILS  OF  PROPOSALS  RECEIVED  FROM  VARIOUS  STATE  GOVERNMENTS  FOR OPENING OF NEW SAINIK SCHOOLS ALONG WITH ACTION TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT:

|   S.No. | State         | Action taken by the Government                                                                                                        |
|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Sikkim        | Site survey carried out and the site found not suitable. State Govt. to indicate another site.                                        |
|       2 | Mizoram       | Memorandum of Agreement signed with the State Government on 13.04.2015 for Sainik School at Chhingchhip .                             |
|       3 | Punjab        | State Government has not yet intimated any site for the School.                                                                       |
|       4 | Jharkhand     | MoD has requested to the State Government for facilitate the site survey for opening of Sainik School at Dumka District of Jharkhand. |
|       5 | Odisha        | Site survey completed and in-principle approval accorded for Sainik School at Sambalpur .                                             |
|       6 | M.P.          | Site survey completed for Sainik School at Sagar .                                                                                    |
|       7 | West Bengal   | In-principle approval accorded for Sainik School at Darjeeling .                                                                      |
|       8 | Rajasthan     | Memorandum of Agreement signed with the State Government on 01.10.2013 for Sainik School at Jhunjhunu .                               |
|       9 | Rajasthan     | Memorandum of Agreement signed with the State Government on 01.10.2013 for Sainik School at Alwar .                                   |
|      10 | Uttar Pradesh | Memorandum of Agreement signed on 30.4.2015 with the State Government for Sainik School at Mainpuri .                                 |
|      11 | Uttar Pradesh | Memorandum of Agreement signed on 30.4.2015 with the State Government for Sainik School at Jhansi .                                   |
|      12 | Uttar Pradesh | Memorandum of Agreement signed on 30.4.2015 with the State Government for Sainik School at Amethi .                                   |

|   13. | Uttarakhand               | Memorandum of Agreement signed on 11.11.2015 with the State Government for Sainik School at Rudraprayag.                                                      |
|-------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    14 | Arunachal Pradesh         | In-principle approval accorded for Sainik School at Village Niglok District EastSiang.                                                                        |
|    15 | Assam                     | State Government has been asked to intimate the date for site survey for proposed Sainik School at Golaghat.                                                  |
|    16 | Maharashtra               | State Government to intimate the date for site survey for proposed Sainik School at Chandrapur in Vidharbha Region of Maharashtra.                            |
|    17 | Telangana                 | The State Government to intimate specific details of land earmarked for the proposed Sainik School in Warangal District of Telangana.                         |
|    18 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | The Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) Administration is yet to submit a formal proposal for establishment of Sainik School in A&N Islands as per the extant guidelines. |
|    19 | Meghalaya                 | State Govt has been requested to convey their willingness to accept the responsibility for opening of Sainik School in the State.                             |

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