Sainik School

Subject – Governance

Context – The announcement was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on the occasion of 75th Independence Day.

Concept –

Sainik Schools are the brainchild of VK Krishna Menon, who was the Union defence minister from April 1957 to October 1962. Menon conceived this idea in 1961.
These schools are run by the Sainik Schools Society under the Union ministry of defence (MoD).
It prepares students mentally and physically for entry into the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Naval Academy (INA).
MoD run Sainik Schools as joint venture with the respective state governments.