DEFENCE ACADEMY

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LOK SABHA

In 1999, Government had agreed to establish a Junior Leaders Academy (JLA) at Anandpur Sahib, Punjab to impart developmental training for Junior Commissioned Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the army.

The delay in setting up of the Academy is due to the non-completion of the process of negotiations with the State Government of Punjab for the transfer of land. In the meantime, Government have approved. Raising of a JLA at Ramgarh as an ‘interim measure’, which will be shifted to Anandpur Sahib as soon as land and facilities for the Academy are made available by the State Government of Punjab.

This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written reply to Shri JS Brar in Lok Sabha today.