Government is proposing to bring a new scheme for setting up Sainik Schools in the country in partnership with NGOs/Private Schools/States etc. The endeavor is to provide schooling opportunities in “CBSE Plus” type of educational environment by involving desirous Government/Private Schools/NGOs to partner in establishing/aligning their system with Sainik Schools ethos, value system and national pride.  It envisages enrolling existing/upcoming schools to be run on the lines of Sainik Schools curriculum.  The schools are proposed to be affiliated to Sainik Schools Society.  Detailed guidelines and requisite approval are at an advance stage.

This information was tabled in a written reply by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik to a question asked by Shri Kripanath Mallah and others in Lok Sabha today.

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