In a move towards fostering girl child education, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that all Sainiki Schools will now be for girls as well.
“Today, the government has decided that doors of every Sainik School will now be open for its girl child.”, PM Modi announced from the ramparts of the Red Fort.
The Prime Minister said that he used to get messages from lakhs of girl children to open Sainik Schools for girls. The Modi government piloted the initiative in Mizoram 2.5 years ago where girl children were admitted to a Sainik school. The Central Government had approved the admissions of girl children from class (VI) at Sainik School, Niglok in East Siang district.
Sainik schools are well known and stand apart because of its unique vision of making and reshaping of young minds to join premier National Defence Academy.
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