The decision in this regard was taken by the state Cabinet which met here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah last evening, he said.
The Cabinet also accorded sanction to the transfer of state land measuring 240 kanals and 9 marlas (over 30 acres) situated in village Nardi in Akhnoor area here on lease basis to the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti to establish a Navodaya school, the spokesman said.