Lok Sabha Question No. 557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-26
Subject: Sainik Schools
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: GANESH SINGH, RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR, JOSE K. MANI, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL, ANBUMANI RAMADOSS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.557

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  FEBRUARY, 2016

## SAINIK  SCHOOLS

557. SHRI  GANESH  SINGH:

SHRI  RAJESH  KUMAR  DIWAKER:

SHRI  JOSE  K. MANI:

SHRI  KAPIL  MORESHWAR  PATIL:

DR. ANBUMANI  RAMADOSS:

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- (a) whether the Government had taken a decision to set up Sainik school in each State of the country during the year 1961;
- (b) if  so,  the  reasons  for  the  delay  in  the  implementation  of  this  decision  and  the number of Sainik Schools currently functioning in the States;
- (c) the  details  of  the  number  of  proposals  received  for  setting  up  of  such  schools currently pending in the country, State-wise; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government for early disposal of such proposals?

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- (a)  As per the Memorandum of Association of the Sainik Schools Society, 1961 the objects of the society include establishment of Sainik Schools in various  parts  of  India  to  provide  special  School  education  of  a  high standard  with  the  aim  of  preparing  boys  academically  and  physically  for entry into the National Defence Academy and other walks of life.

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(b)  Sainik Schools are established on receipt of a specific request from the State  Government.  The  State  Government  is  also  required  to  provide infrastructure  in  the  form  of  land,  educational  and  residential  buildings, games  fields  and  other  equipments.  Once  a  proposal  to  the  effect  is received from the State Government, in-principle approval is accorded after assessing  the  suitability  of  the  proposal.  Thereafter,  a  Memorandum  of Agreement  is  signed  between  the  Ministry  of  Defence  and  the  State Government before Sainik Schools are established. Presently, there are 25 Sainik Schools in the Country (Annexure-I) covering 21 States. (c)  &  (d):  'In-principle'  approval  has  been  accorded/memorandum  of

Agreement signed for setting up of 11 more Sainik Schools (Annexure-II). Status of the other proposals received from the State/UTs for setting up of Sainik Schools is at Annexure-III.

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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN THE STATEMENT IN PART (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.557 FOR ANSWER ON 26.2.2016.

## 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      |

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ANNEXURE-II REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN THE STATEMENT IN PARTS (C)  &  (D)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 557 FOR ANSWER ON 26.02.2016.

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

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

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ANNEXURE-III REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN THE STATEMENT IN PARTS  (C)  &  (D)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.557  FOR ANSWER ON 26.2.2016. STATE GOVERNMENTS FOR OPENING OF NEW SAINIK SCHOOLS ALONG WITH

DETAILS OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS 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 | Punjab    | State Govt to indicate site for the School.                                                    |
|        3 | Jharkhand | State Govt to indicate site for the School.                                                    |
|        4 | M.P.      | Site survey completed for Sainik School at Sagar.                                              |
|        5 | Assam     | Site Survey completed for Sainik School Golaghat.                                              |
|        6 | Telangana | State Government to intimate time schedule for site survey for Sainik School at Warangal City. |

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