Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that all Sainik Schools in the country will now be open for girls also. This follows the Defence Minister’s announcement that 100 new co-educational Sainik Schools will be set up.
During his Independence Day speech Sunday, the prime minister said that two-and-a-half years ago, the maiden experiment of admitting girls in Sainik schools was carried out in Mizoram.
The Sainik School Chhingchhip in Mizoram was established on April 21, 2017, and was inaugurated on May 17, 2017, by the Chief Minister of Mizoram and has started with its first batch of 60 cadets for Class 6.
“Now, the government has decided that all the Sainik schools in the country will also be open for the daughters of the country,” he said.
“India’s daughters are eager to take their place,” Mr. Modi said, making the announcement as part of a pitch for gender equality.
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Taking to Twitter handle, PM Modi wrote, “Today I am sharing happiness with the countrymen. I used to get messages from lakhs of daughters that they also want to study in Sainik School. The doors of Sanik Schools should be opened for them too. From education to sports, from board results to Olympics, our daughters are giving phenomenal performances. Our girls are taking their space.”
“Ministry of Defence has decided to set up 100 new Sainik Schools to prepare future generations of versatile brave warriors,” said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, during his customary address to the Armed Forces on August 14.
For unversed, Sainik schools are run by the Sainik Schools Society which is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence.
The aim of establishing Sainik schools was to prepare the students from an early age for their entry into the Indian armed forces. Currently, 33 Sainik schools are operating in India.
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