Achuthanandan turns down request for second Sainik School
Mar 26, 2007 - 2:01:56 PM
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Sainik Schools came into being in 1962 after former defence minister V.K. Krishna Menon, who hailed from Kerala, established an institution of this kind, which was basically meant to supply cadets to become officers in the Indian Armed Forces.
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By IANS,
[RxPG] Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 - Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Monday said his government did not have the funds to establish a second Sainik School.
The chief minister told the state assembly: 'According to the requirements, the infrastructure for the school has to be provided entirely by the state government. The minimum requirement is 38 acres of land for a Sainik School with a strength of 300 students or 49 acres for 600 students. The minimum funds required for this would be Rs.250 million.'
He said his government could not afford another such school.
The chief minister was replying to a submission raised by former minister and Congress leader A.P. Anilkumar.
'I had put up a request to Defence Minister A.K. Antony asking him for a second Sainik School for the state to be set up in north Kerala. He wrote to me saying the request would certainly be considered if it is put up by the state government,' Anilkumar told IANS.
Uttar Pradesh is currently the only state with two Sainik Schools.
Sainik Schools came into being in 1962 after former defence minister V.K. Krishna Menon, who hailed from Kerala, established an institution of this kind, which was basically meant to supply cadets to become officers in the Indian Armed Forces.
The Sainik School in Kerala is on the outskirts of the capital district.
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