Copy Sainik School model in all schools: PMO to HRD
According to sources, the ministry is of the view that it would be easier to replicate such elements in JNVs, which are also residential schools. These schools, run by the Centre, provide quality education to talented students from rural areas, selected through an entrance test.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has advised
the HRD Ministry to include elements of military schools (Sainik Schools) —
aimed at promoting discipline, physical fitness and a patriotic outlook — in
regular schools too. Senior HRD officials on Tuesday attended a meeting called
by the PMO to discuss this proposal.
The Prakash Javadekar-led ministry is learnt
to be exploring ways to introduce Sainik School-like features in Kendriya
Vidyalayas (KVs) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). It has also
discussed the PMO’s suggestion with the Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE), to which about 20,000 private schools across the country are
affiliated.
According to sources, the ministry is of the
view that it would be easier to replicate such elements in JNVs, which are also
residential schools. These schools, run by the Centre, provide quality
education to talented students from rural areas, selected through an entrance
test.
Sainik Schools were conceived in 1961 by the
then Defence Minister V K Krishna Menon, and set up with the objective of
preparing youngsters for the defence services. So, in addition to academics,
students at these residential schools have to join the National Cadet Corps
(NCC), undergo rigorous physical training, lead disciplined lives and are
encouraged to adopt patriotic values. Currently, there are about 25 such
schools, managed by a society under the Ministry of Defence.
The PMO has proposed inclusion of such
elements in all schools for “holistic development” of students. This idea was
first mooted under the NDA-II government at the 64th meeting of the Central
Advisory Board of Education (CABE) held in October last year. CABE is the
highest advisory body that guides the central government and states on matters
pertaining to education.
As first reported by The Indian Express on
October 26, at the CABE meeting, Minister of State for HRD Dr Mahendra Nath
Pandey emphasised the importance of military education for students to promote
the idea of patriotism and nationalism. He also claimed that if 2,000 of the
10,000 students at Nalanda University were trained in military education, they
would have foiled Bakhtiyar Khilji’s plan to plunder and raze the institute.
According to the minutes of the CABE meeting,
Madhya Pradesh’s education minister also suggested that more Sainik Schools
should be set up by the government as “nationalism and patriotism is the need
of the hour”.
Source | http://indianexpress.com/article/india/copy-sainik-school-model-in-all-schools-pmo-to-hrd-4760397/
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