The Union Government has accorded approval for the establishment of Haryana’s third Sainik School at village Matenhail in district Jhajjar.
A Memorandum of Agreement would soon be signed between the State Government and Ministry of Defence (MOD), Government of India for setting up of this school, said an official spokesman.
He said that State Government would provide Rs 50 crore for the construction of Sainik School on a piece of land measuring 38 acres that has been provided by Gram Panchayat, Matenhail and which Rs 1.5 crore per annum towards the cost of resuming of the deed.
Notably, Chief Minister Manohar Lal in a letter to the then Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had requested for the setting up of a Sainik School at village Matenhail so as to enable the youth of the state to pursue their desire to join the Defence Forces and serve the nation. A large number of youth, about 10 per cent, from Haryana joined the Armed Forces on regular basis, the letter stated.
The foundation stone of the school was laid by George Fernandes, the then Union Defence Minister on September 7, 2003. However, it could not fructify despite one attempt by the then Chief Minister in 2009 also, the spokesman said.
He further said that the State Government would provide the entire capital expenditure on land, building, furniture, transport and educational equipment required by Sainik School and a major portion of the running expenditure.
He said that the existing land provided for the school would be handed over to the Sainik Schools Society on land lease and to be renewed from time to time as per instructions of Union Ministry of Defence. The State Government would also grant scholarships to all the boys (only students of Haryana) belonging to the economically weaker sections of society on the basis of rates and income slabs decided by the Board of Governors from time to time, the spokesman said.
He also said that the Union Ministry of Defence would provide Service Officers for the posts of Principal, Headmaster and Registrar. It would also provide National Cadet Corps (NCC) staff and Army Physical Training Corp Non Commissioned Officers. MOD would also provide centre share of scholarship as per existing norms. Besides, it would also provide supervision and control over the school, he added.