Lok Sabha Question No. 1430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Land to Schools
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1430**

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 29, 2015

**LAND TO SCHOOLS**

No. 1430	  	SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a)	the details of allotment of land by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to private agencies and Government bodies, separately for construction of schools during each of the last three years and the current year, organisation-wise;

(b)	whether preferential allotments have been made to the private agencies and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;

(c)	the details of allotments still pending for construction of Government schools; and

(d)	the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide land for setting up new schools/construction of pucca buildings for those schools running from tents or kuchcha buildings?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

( **SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO** )

(a): 	Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has informed that it has allotted land for 06 schools to North Delhi Municipal Corporation (North DMC) and Directorate of Education, Government of National

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Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) during last three years and current year as per the following details :

|   Sl.No. | Purpose                 | Date of Allotment   | Name of Department              | Area in Sq. mtrs   | Location                                   |
|----------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Primary School          | 21.09.2012          | North DMC                       | 4,000              | Sector-18, Block-E, Site No.2, Rohini      |
|        2 | Primary School          | 27.09.2012          | North DMC                       | 1,500              | Bawana JJ Colony, Block-F & H              |
|        3 | Senior Secondary School | 13.02.2013          | Directorate of Education, GNCTD | 8,035              | Sector-27, Rohini                          |
|        4 | Senior Secondary School | 21.08.2013          | Directorate of Education, GNCTD | 6,000              | Pocket 17, Block-C, Sector-27, PSP, Rohini |
|        5 | Senior Secondary School | 30.12.2014          | Directorate of Education, GNCTD | 8,000              | Sector-24, Rohini, Near Budh Vihar         |
|        6 | Senior Secondary School | 03.07.2015          | Directorate of Education, GNCTD | 4,050              | Geeta Colony                               |

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(b) : 		No, Madam.

(c) : 	 	DDA has informed that at present the following 07 requests are pending with them for allotment of land for construction of Government schools:

|   Sl.No. | Purpose                 | Name of Department              | Request for Location                       |
|----------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Senior Secondary School | Directorate of Education, GNCTD | In the area of Village Khizarabad, H-Block |
|        2 | Senior Secondary School | Directorate of Education, GNCTD | D-7/8, Vasant Kunj                         |
|        3 | Senior Secondary School | Directorate of Education, GNCTD | Prem Nagar-1 & 2                           |
|        4 | Senior Secondary School | Directorate of Education, GNCTD | Sita Puri                                  |
|        5 | Senior Secondary School | Directorate of Education, GNCTD | Seema Puri                                 |
|        6 | Senior Secondary School | Directorate of Education, GNCTD | Okhla Vihar and Jasola Village             |
|        7 | Senior Secondary School | Directorate of Education, GNCTD | Panvati Park, Ghonda Chowk                 |

(d): 		DDA provides land for setting up schools on the requests received from GNCTD, Municipal Corporations of Delhi and New Delhi Municipal Corporation, subject to availability of land.

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