Chandigarh, Feb. 16 -- Punjab governor and Chandigarh administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Sunday paid a visit to Union defence minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi, where he discussed the establishment of a Sainik School in Chandigarh.

The governor stated that establishing a Sainik School would significantly contribute to strengthening discipline, leadership qualities and the spirit of national service among the youth. The defence minister assured Kataria of all support in this regard, an official release said.

Currently, the country has a total of 33 Sainik Schools, which are managed by the Sainik School Society (SSS) under the defence ministry.

Last year, the UT education department had submitted an online application to the SSS with...