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Defence Ministry Opens Doors For Girls' Admission In Sainik Schools From 2021 Academic Session
Gone
are
the
days
when
women
were
supposed
to
confide
within
the
four
walls
of
their
houses
and
take
care
of
the
household
chores.
These
days
women
are
breaking
the
glass
ceiling
by
excelling
in
almost
every
field.
In
order
to
encourage
women
for
being
a
part
of
the
armed
forces
of
the
country,
Union
Defence
Minister,
Honourable
Rajnath
Singh
has
approved
the
proposal
of
girls'
admission
in
Sainik
School
from
the
2021
academic
session.
According
to
a
press
release,
the
Defence
Minister
has
asked
the
authorities
to
ensure
the
availability
of
necessary
infrastructure
and
the
sufficient
number
of
women
staff
for
running
the
educational
institutes
in
a
smooth
way.
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The decision comes two years after the success of the Pilot Project launched by the defence ministry in Mizoram. It was in the year 2017 when six girls were given admission in the Sainik School under the influence of the Pilot Project initiated by the Central Government.
First opened in 1961, there are now a total of 31 Sainik Schools in India (according to the Times Of India), that till now allowed only male candidates to study in it. The schools are run by the Sainik School Society which comes under the Defence Ministry. V.K Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India led the initiative of rectifying the class and regional imbalance among the Officer Cadre in the Indian Military. The schools are intended to allow boys to prepare themselves for being a part of the National Defence Academy (NDA).
Since the mid-1990s, the armed forces started to recruit women but they were limited to the education, engineering and medicals sector. It was in the year 2016, that three women fighter jets were launched. Opening the doors for girls' admission in the Sainik Schools will encourage women to be a part of the armed forces.
"This historic decision is said to be in line with the objective of the Government towards greater inclusiveness, gender equality, enabling greater participation of women in Armed Forces and strengthening the motto of 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao', propagated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi," as mentioned in the statement.
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We hope this praiseworthy action of the Defence Ministry brings a positive change in society and uplifts the girl child education in India.
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