Sainik schools will encourage girls to join forces: Rajnath

New Delhi, January 8

The government’s decision to set up 100 new Sainik schools will provide an opportunity for girl students to join the armed forces and contribute to national security, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday.

In an address at an online conference, Singh said, “The government is for increasing the role of women in the armed forces and a series of steps have been taken in that direction, including clearing the way for their admission in Sainik schools and providing permanent commission to women officers.”

The Defence Minister exuded confidence that the decision to establish new Sainik schools would encourage girls to realise their dreams of serving the country.

Singh suggested that the Department of Defence and Sainik School Society should devise a mechanism for ranking all Sainik schools on the basis of their performance and audit.

This, he said, would lead to healthy competition among the schools, besides providing encouragement to introduce innovative steps.

The minister said, along with the curriculum, children should be exposed to patriotism and loyalty towards the nation as it would help in building their character and benefit the country. — PTI