Uttar Pradesh -  LUcknow : The Government of   Uttar Pradesh has renamed a Sainik School in Mainpuri district after General Bipin Rawat, the country's first chief of defence staff , who died in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu last December.

"As a tribute to General Bipin Rawat, who sacrificed his life in the service of the nation, Uttar Prapdesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has took a decision that Sainik School, Mainpuri, will be, henceforth, known as General Bipin Rawat Sainik School," the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a statement.

Notably, the Mainpuri-based Sainik School, which became functional on April 1, 2019, is among 33 such educational institutes in the country, of which there are three in Uttar Pradesh.

The other two prominent schools in the state are in Jhansi and Amethi. It also has one more Sainik School, in Lucknow. While the others are administered by the Sainik Schools Society under defense  ministry, the one in Lucknow is operated by the UP Sainik Schools Society.

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