Government Announces Reimbursement, Financial Assistance for Sainik School Cadets

The government has taken a significant step to reduce the financial burden on cadets at Sainik Schools.

Government announces reimbursement, financial assistance for Sainik School cadets ( Image Source :getty )

The government has made provisions to reduce the financial burden on cadets at Sainik Schools. The budgetary provisions have been made for providing National Defence Academy (NDA) incentives to all the cadets joining NDA/Technical Entry Scheme/Naval Academy in the form of reimbursement of the entire tuition fee paid by these cadets for classes 11 and 12. 

This decision comes after two Sainik Schools functioning under the erstwhile pattern of Sainik Schools have reported that representations have been received related to the fee structure prevailing in these schools.

"The remaining students are also given some assistance to the extent of availability of funds The Government awards Defence Scholarships to wards of Defence personnel including ex-servicemen, and Central assistance to those cadets who are awarded State Government scholarships which further reduces the burden on the parents of these cadets. Further, in response to the representations received from parents of cadets, the Sainik Schools Society instructed the Sainik Schools not to hike the tuition fee for the academic session 2020-21, during the Covid Pandemic," said Minister of State for Defence, Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Gnanathiraviam S in Lok Sabha.

"In so far as New Sainik Schools approved under partnership mode are concerned, these New Schools are required to have a transparent process of charging fees in accordance with prevailing provisions for fees regulations by the respective State/UTs. Under this new initiative, the Ministry will provide annual fees assistance of 50% of the fee (subject to an upper limit of Rs. 40,000/- per annum) for 50% of the class strength (subject to an upper limit of 50 students) per annum to class 6th to 12thstudents on merit-cum-means basis," Ajay Bhatt added.

About Sainik Schools

The Sainik Schools are a system of schools in India established and managed by the Sainik Schools Society under the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The primary objective of Sainik Schools is to prepare students for entry into the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Naval Academy (INA). The schools aim to develop the students both mentally and physically to meet the demands of military service.