India to get more Sainik schools

There is no proposal to set up more Rashtriya Military Schools in the Country. Also, there is no proposal at present to set up any new Sainik School in Tamil Nadu.

There are no laid down criteria / guidelines for opening of Rashtriya Military Schools in the Country.

Establishment of new Sainik Schools is considered on receipt of a specific request from the State Government, which is required to provide infrastructure in the form of land, educational and residential buildings, games fields etc. The year-wise details of financial assistance provided to Military Schools during the last three years is as under:-

Funds	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16
Annual Training Grant	43,60,000	49,40,000	69,65,000
Annual Library Grant	10,35,000	11,20,000	12,05,000
Sports Activity Grant	15,00,000	0	56,68,000
Incidental & Misc. (I&M) Grant	1,81,97,000	1,94,10,000	2,09,65,000
Information Technology Grant	54,08,000	30,75,000	54,47,000
Total	3,05,00,000	2,85,45,000	4,02,50,000

The year-wise details of financial assistance provided to Sainik Schools during the last three years is as under:-

Funds	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16
Defence Scholarships	5,06,56,000	5,32,64,000	5,66,40,000
Central Assistance	1,14,39,949	1,14,67,674	1,14,21,201
NDA Incentive	57,45,451	66,42,260	46,07,880
Sharing the Burden	20,10,52,926	20,89,89,478	20,21,90,038
Training Grant	2,40,00,000	2,50,00,000	2,50,00,000
Infrastructure Grant	17,79,20,000	18,63,41,562	0
100% Additionality of Pay & Allowances	17,12,47,829	17,67,89,923	21,26,41,135
Total	64,20,62,155	66,84,94,897	51,25,00,254

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri R. Vaithilingam in Rajya Sabha today.