Sainik Schools for female students
August 18 , 2021
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- Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Sainik Schools across India will now be open for female students as well.
- Girls were first allowed in Sainik schools of Mizoram about 2.5 years ago.
- Sainik Schools are system of schools that was established and managed by Sainik Schools Society.
- It comes under the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
- Establishment of Sainik schools was led by V. K. Krishna Menon in 1961, who was the then Defence Minister of India.
- As of now, there were 33 Sainik Schools.
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