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Buoyed by the successful experimentation of admitting girl cadets in the Mizoram Sainik School since 2018-19 and the tentative steps taken subsequently by more schools to follow suit, the government earlier this year, finally, decided to allow all 33 Sainik Schools in the country to take in girls and even reserved 10 per cent seats for them. In the region, the schools of Kapurthala (Punjab), Kunjpura (Haryana), Sujanpur Tihra (Himachal Pradesh) and Nagrota (J&K) have opened the doors to girl cadets in Class VI from the current academic session. The initial admission trends are encouraging: while a tribal girl from Lahaul has cracked the tough competitive entrance test to secure a seat in Sujanpur Tihra, 10 girls of Haryana known for producing gritty sportswomen have entered the portals of the Kunjpura school.
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Sainik School, Sujanpur Tihra, that has been the source of 500 commissioned officers in different branches of the Indian armed forces defence services is struggling to survive as it has no funds renovate its four-decade-old buildings. Significantly, the school had ranked second in the country among 33 sainik schools, on the basis of the number of cadets joining as commissioned officers, after Sainik School, Ghorakhal, in Uttarakhand.
The school authorities have been running from pillar to post to get the minimum required funds from the Ministry of Defence and the state government but all in vain. The condition of the school buildings especially hostels, mess and staff quarters, is deplorable. The condition of toilets, too, is pathetic as the sewer often remains blocked and needs reconstruction. Fungus thriving on walls and dampness has added to the unhealthy living conditions at the hostel.