Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik on Wednesday said in Lok Sabha that the government is planning to bring a new scheme for setting up new Sainik Schools across the country in partnership with NGOs, private schools, and state governments.
“After the success of the pilot project for admission of girl cadets in Sainik School Chhingchhip, Mizoram in the academic session 2018-19, the government has decided to admit girl cadets along with boys in all Sainik Schools from the academic session 2021-22,” Naik said.
Sainik Schools are run by the Sainik Schools Society which is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence. The purpose of Sainik Schools all over the country is to prepare students for the Indian Armed Forces from an early age.
