Antony to lay foundation stone of Sainik School today
August 29th, 2008 - 9:28 am ICT by ANINew Delhi, Aug 29 (ANI): Defence Minister AK Antony will lay the foundation stone of a Sainik School in Rewari district of Haryana today.
Minister of State for Defence Production Rao Inderjit Singh and Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam Raju will also be present on the occasion.
Rao Inderjit Singh, who has worked painstakingly towards realizing this goal, said the Sainik School being set up at Tappa Gothra Khori village would be the second Sainik School in the state. The Government of Haryana had recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Defence in this regard.
The Gram Panchayat played a vital role by donating about 50 acres of land for the Sainik School. Till the time the school building is constructed, temporary accommodation for the functioning of the school would be made available in the Primary School Building, Community Hall and Youth Hostel in Rewari town, he added.
He further said that the setting up of the Sainik School in Rewari district would fulfill a long pending demand of the inhabitants of this region. It would also enable the youth of the region to avail of the excellent educational facilities and discipline inculcated in Sainik Schools.
The first Sainik School in Haryana was set up at Kunjpura in Karnal district in 1961. The present state Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and the Chief of the Army Staff General Deepak Kapoor are its most distinguished alumni. (ANI)
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