New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday cleared a proposal for the admission of girl students in Sainik Schools across the country from the 2021-22 academic session.
The decision was taken following the success of a pilot project for admission of girl students in Chhingchhip Sainik School in Mizoram.
“The Raksha Mantri has directed concerned authorities to ensure availability of necessary infrastructure and sufficient female staff in Sainik schools for smooth implementation of the directive,” a Ministry of Defence statement said.
The statement added that the admission will be carried out in a phased manner.
As reported earlier by Education Bytes, 10 per cent of the seats will be reserved for the girls in the first year, which would then be raised to 20 per cent in the next two years.
Several state governments and citizens from various walks of life have for long been demanding enrolment of girl students in Sainik Schools.
“While the number of women in the Army, Navy and Air Force has multiplied over the years, there was no reason why girls should be kept away from these schools. These realisation has thankfully transformed into a policy to enrol girls,” one of the Sainik School teacher in Mizoram was quoted as saying.
Currently, Sainik schools induct girls who are the children of the school staff. The curriculum followed is almost identical to other schools, except that the schools focus more on physical and military-like training activities.
The schools run under the aegis of the Defence Ministry and funded by the respective state governments.
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