Assam Govt to Set Up More Sainik Schools In State

Guwahati: More Sainik schools will be established by the Assam government.

This was informed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday.

CM Sarma met with the education minister Ranoj Pegu and other officials and resolved to open more Sainik Schools in the state to create a dynamic environment for luring the greatest talent into our Armed Forces.

In the meeting with the education department, he further discussed the following issues:

  • Operationalization of Adarsh Vidyalayas
  • Establishing more B.Ed colleges and Teaching posts
  • Special Quota in professional colleges for six communities

Taking to twitter, CM Sarma wrote, “To facilitate a vibrant ecosystem for attracting the best talent into our Armed Forces, we’ve decided to open more Sainik Schools in Assam.”

Ranoj Pegu added to a process that had already been started in August 2022 when he declared that at least five Sainik Schools would be opened in Assam under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.

Addressing the media, the Minister said, “A total of 33 Sainik Schools are there across India. The Union Ministry of Defence is planning to set up Sainik Schools in PPP mode. With this, we have decided to set up five Sainik Schools in our state.”

“Till now the land has been allotted for the establishment of the schools and others formalities are in process,” he added.

The five places where the schools were going to be set up are, Silchar, Kokrajhar, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Dhemaji.

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