Question : MILITARY SCHOOLS

(a) the number of Military Schools recognised by his Ministry;

(b) the number of Military Schools not receiving grant and the conditions on which they have been granted recognition;

(c) the quantum of grant provided to the schools for their expenses and salaries and whether full salaries are paid to the staff, officials and teaching staff employed in Military Schools;

(d) whether there are any rules for hostels and food arrangement in the Military Schools; and

(e) if so, the authority/person responsible for checking them and the provision for redressal in case of objectionable report against them?

MINISTER OF DEFENCE(SHRI A.K. ANTONY)

(a) & (b): There are five Rashtriya Military Schools (earlier known as Military Schools) under the Ministry of Defence located at Ajmer & Dholpur (Rajasthan), Bangalore & Belgaum (Karnataka) and Chail (Himachal Pradesh). These schools are fully funded by the Ministry of Defence. Apart from that, the Ministry does not have any scheme/programme for recognising or providing grants-in-aid to any other Military School.

(c) The pay and allowances of officers and staff of the five Rashtriya Military Schools stated above are paid out of the Defence budget. In addition, the following grants are allotted to each school every year for day to day functioning:-

(i) Incidental and Miscellaneous (I&M) Grant - - Rs.20 lakhs

(ii) Annual Training Grant (ATG) - - Rs.2.75 lakhs

(iii) Annual Library Grant (ALG) - Rs.11.96 lakhs

(iv) Information Technology (IT) Grant - Rs.1.39 lakhs.

(d) There are comprehensive Army orders and instructions on the running of hostels and provisioning of messing facilities in hostels.

(e) The Principal of the school is responsible for the administration of the hostels. The Principal functions under the overall supervision and control of the Local Board of Administration (LBA), which is chaired by the Commander of the Sub Area in which the school is located.