Question : ALLOTMENT OF LAND TO SCHOOL



(a) whether the Railways have received any request from Sankardev Sishu Niketan, a high school located in Rangia, Assam for allotment of land for the school;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the action taken by the Railways thereon?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU )

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b): The application of the School was received through Shri lndramoni Bora, MP (Rajya Sabha) vide his letter nil dated 8.4.03 requesting to license out a plot of railway land measuring 1782 square metres (sqm) in favour of Sankardev Sishu Niketan at Rangiya adjacent to Railway colony. The school vide application dated 17.11.03 has further applied for licensing out a plot of railway land measuring 4749 sqm in railway colony through Shri Indramoni Bora, MP, State PresidentIB1P/ Assam Pradesh vide his letter No.BJPA/SC/2003-06/CB/30 dated 7.1.2004.

(c): There are 6 number of schools in the locality and there is hardly any need to establish another school on railway land at Rangiya. Moreover the available land will be required to meet development of Railway infrastructure at Rangiya for the new division headquarter. The request of allotment of Railway land was not acceded to.