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Sainik School in Warangal is just a pen stroke away
The demand for establishing a Sainik School in Telangana came to fore immediately after the state bifurcation as both the existing schools in the undivided state went to Andhra Pradesh.
Warangal: It seems that decks have been cleared for setting up of a Sainik School in Warangal. The state government which has been sitting on the file for the last few months after the Centre had reportedly agreed to set up a Sainik School in Telangana is finally making a move.
The demand for establishing a Sainik School in Telangana came to fore immediately after the state bifurcation as both the existing schools in the undivided state went to Andhra Pradesh.
The Centre, which identified the regional imbalance among officers of the armed forces and the trend that most officers were either from elite schools or belonged to certain regions, has been positive in establishing one Sainik School in each state. As of now, there are 25 Sainik Schools in the country and a school each to come up in Jhansi, Amethi and Mainpuri in UP and one each for Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand states.
Though the Ministry of Defence (MoD) had expressed its readiness to locate one in Telangana and written a letter to the State Government, the sources say that the file for allotting land and other administrative sanctions is awaiting Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s signature.
Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari said: “Having cleared all the decks, a Sainik School in Warangal will be a reality soon. The CM is expected to set the foundation stone for the school in the near future.” Stating that there is no room for doubt, Warangal West MLA Vinay Bhaskar said it’s a matter of time before everything falls in place.
Senior BJP leader and former Mayor T Rajeshwar Rao said: “Though the Centre was ready to establish a Sainik School in Telangana, the state government hasn’t initiated any proactive measures. Moreover, the TRS government is accusing the Centre of being biased towards the state.”
Some features of Sainik Schools:
These schools are supported by Central and State funding with an aim to bring public school education (CBSE curriculum) to the common man and to function as feeder institutions to the National Defence Academy. These are fully residential schools run on public school lines. NCC is compulsory up to Class-XII. English is not a pre-requisite for admission.
So far these schools have contributed around 7,000 officers to the three services – Army, Navy and Air Force. It may be noted here while 67 per cent seats are reserved for the boys of the respective state, the other seats are for the wards of defence personnel and ex-servicemen.
