(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?
(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?
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.