Lok Sabha Question No. 2211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Sainik Schools
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY, UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2211

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  JULY, 2016

## SAINIK SCHOOLS

2211.  SHRI  J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY:

DR. UDIT RAJ:

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- (a) the aims and objectives of Rashtriya Military Schools and Sainik Schools;
- (b) whether  in 1961,  the  Government  had  decided  to  open  Sainik  Schools  in  all States of the country and if so, the reasons for delay in implementation of the decision;
- (c) the number of proposals for setting up of Sainik Schools from various States / UTs including National Capital Territory of Delhi pending at present, State / UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has reviewed the performance of these schools, if so, the details thereof along with the shortcomings noticed and the steps taken to address these shortcomings; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to remove regional imbalance in the officer cadre of defence services by bringing such schools within the reach of common man?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                      (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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- (a) The aim and objective of Rashtriya Military Schools (RMSs) is to impart  quality  education  and  prepare  the  cadets  to  join  the  Defence Services.  The  scheme  to  establish  Sainik  Schools  was  introduced  in 1961  with    the    primary    aim    of    preparing    boys    academically, physically    and  mentally  for  entry  into  the  National  Defence  Academy. The objectives of the scheme are:-
- (i) To  remove  regional  imbalance  in  the  officer  cadre  of  the defence services.
- (ii) To develop qualities of body, mind and character to enable the young  boys  of  today  to  become  good  and  useful  citizens  of tomorrow.
- (iii) To  bring  public  school  education  within  the  reach  of  the common man.

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(b) In the year 1961, a decision was taken to establish Sainik Schools in various parts of India.  Sainik Schools are established on receipt of a specific  request  from  the  State  Government,  which  is  also  required  to provide  infrastructure  in  the  form  of  land,  educational  and  residential buildings, games fields and other equipments.  Presently, there are 25 Sainik Schools in the Country covering 21 States (Annexure-I). (c) List  of  proposals  received  from  the  State  /  UTs  for  setting  up  of Sainik Schools is placed at Annexure-II. (d) Review  of  performance  of  these  Schools  is  an  ongoing  process which is done by Director General Military Training in case of Rashtriya Military  Schools  and  by  Inspecting  Officers,  Sainik  Schools  Society  in case of Sainik Schools by way of carrying out inspections.  Further, in order to improve performance, there are in-service trainings programmes for teachers, workshops  / conferences  for Principals  and other administrative staff, special coaching for NDA entrance examination, etc. (e) As indicated in reply to part (a), the Government has set up Sainik Schools inter-alia to  remove  regional  imbalance in  the  officer cadre of Defence Services.  These Sainik Schools provide quality education at an affordable  price  so  that  candidates  get  opportunity  to  be  trained  for joining  defence  services  as  Officers.    In  addition,  Memorandum  of Agreement  has  been  signed  or  'In principle' approval has  been accorded for setting up of 13 more Sainik Schools (Annexure-III).

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## ANNEXURE-I   REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY GIVEN  IN PART  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2211 FOR ANSWER ON 29.7.2016

## STATE WISE LIST OF SAINIK SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY

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

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## ANNEXURE-III  REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2211 FOR ANSWER ON 29.7.2016

## DETAILS  OF  NEW  SAINIK  SCHOOLS  FOR  WHICH  IN-PRINCIPLE APPROVAL ACCORDED / MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT SIGNED:

|   S. No. | State             | Districts                          | Remarks                          |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | Mizoram           | Chhingchhip                        | Memorandum of Agreement signed   |
|        2 | Rajasthan         | Alwar                              | Memorandum of Agreement signed   |
|        3 | Rajasthan         | Jhunjhunu                          | Memorandum of Agreement signed   |
|        4 | Uttar Pradesh     | Jhansi                             | Memorandum of Agreement signed   |
|        5 | Uttar Pradesh     | Mainpuri                           | Memorandum of Agreement signed   |
|        6 | Uttar Pradesh     | Amethi                             | Memorandum of Agreement signed   |
|        7 | Uttarakhand       | Rudraprayag                        | Memorandum of Agreement signed   |
|        8 | Maharashtra       | Chandrapur                         | Memorandum of Agreement signed   |
|        9 | Arunachal Pradesh | Niglok Village District East Siang | 'In-principle' approval accorded |
|       10 | Odisha            | Sambalpur                          | 'In-principle' approval accorded |
|       11 | West Bengal       | Darjeeling                         | 'In-principle' approval accorded |
|       12 | Telangana         | Warangal                           | 'In-principle' approval accorded |
|       13 | Assam             | Golaghat                           | 'In-principle' approval accorded |

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ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2211 FOR ANSWER ON 29.7.2016 LIST OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED FROM STATES GOVERNMENTS/  UNION  TERRITORIES  FOR  OPENING  OF  NEW SAINIK SCHOOLS.

|   S. No. | STATE                            |
|----------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | Sikkim                           |
|        2 | Punjab                           |
|        3 | Jharkhand                        |
|        4 | M.P.                             |
|        5 | Delhi                            |
|        6 | Tripura                          |
|        7 | Andaman & Nicobar Administration |

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