Haryana Government has decided to allocate 10 acres of land in Bataur village of Panchkula district to the Western Command, Chandimandir, for the construction of Sainik Education Centre.
The Centre would train children of brave soldiers serving our country and it would be managed by the Western Command, Finance Minister, Capt Abhimanyu said on Monday.
He said a letter to this effect was received from the Western Command Headquarters on June 29. Taking expeditious action, the State Government decided in less than a month to allocate land to the Western Command, the Minister said.
The land would be allocated to the Western Command for free. The construction, maintenance and other expenses would be borne by the Army from the Army Welfare Fund, he said.
Since October 2014, the present government has given jobs to 195 dependents of martyrs on compassionate grounds, he added.