Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Friday said that the State Government is actively considering to provide land to Army in the National Capital Region (NCR) for setting up an institute of higher education with a view to provide quality education to the children of serving defence personnel and ex-servicemen.
Manohar lal while addressing the ‘Veterans’ rally’ at Bahadurgarh in Jhajjar also announced that third Sainik School of the state would be opened in village Matanhail of Jhajjar.
Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh was also present on this occasion.
The Chief Minister also announced that after Bahadurgarh, the second residential colony under “Jai Jawan Awas Yojna” would be established at Karnal.
Earlier, both the Chief Minister and Chief of Army Staff performed bhoomi pujan in sector -7 in Rajiv Vihar and also went round an exhibition put up in Sector-2.
While announcing bonanza for the ex-servicemen, the Chief Minister said that 3000 posts in Police Department would be filled up under the category of ex-servicemen whereas the recruitment process for 1000 posts is already in progress.
He said that apart from this, with a view to bring about a qualitative improvement in the education system in the state, there is a plan to constitute a committee of ex-servicemen at school level.
He hoped that involvement of ex-servicemen in education sector would supplement the State Government’s efforts in developing model schools. There are about 2.82 lakh ex-servicemen in the state and the State Government is committed to make the most of their experiences for the betterment of the State, added Manohar lal.
He said that the Central Government has fulfilled its promise of ‘One Rank One Pension’ and added that if there is any scope of further improvement in the scheme, he would make all out efforts in their support.
While responding to the demand made by the Army, the Chief Minister gave in principle approval for the construction of 500 flats under the Jai Jawan Awas Yojna. Earlier, the Army had planned to construct 400 flats on about five acres of land under the first Bahadurgarh Rajiv Vihar Jai Jawan Awas Yojna.
Addressing the Veterans’ Rally, Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh thanked the Chief Minister for providing land on concessional rates for the Jai Jawan Awas Yojna.
He said that Army has made a scheme to open institutes of higher education to provide quality education to the children of servicing defence personnel and ex-servicemen.
He added that an educational campus would soon be opened in NCR area in which education in the field of law, IT and Management would be imparted. This institute would be affiliated with Delhi University, he added.
During the bhoomi poojan ceremony, the Chief Minister honoured Paramjeet Joon, brother of Martyr Major Rajiv Joon. The Rajiv Vihar Jai Jawan Awas Yojna has been set up in the name of Major Rajiv Joon, the recipient of Ashok Chakra and Shaurya Chakra. Major Rajiv Joon laid down his life fighting with terrorists in an encounter in district Anantnag of Jammu and Kashmir on September 16, 1994.