Lok Sabha Question No. 3208 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Monetisation of Land Owned by AAI
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, DHARMENDRA YADAV, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR, T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3208 (To be answered on the August 2017) 3rd

## LOK SABHA

## MONETISATION OF LAND OWNED BY AAI

3208\_

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE SHRI DHARMENIDRA YADAV SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT SHRI ANANDRA0 ADSUL DR SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR SHRI VENKATESH BABU TG.

## 'Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Airports Authority of India (AAD) has large chunk of land across the country and is ranked as the third highest in terms of the land it owns probably after Railways and Defence;
- whether currently, the AAI Act limits AAI to use its land for only airport related purposes and if s0, the details thereof;
- (b) if s0, the total acres of land owned by the AAI and land it has as surplus;
- (d) whether the Union Government has not been able to monetise its huge chunk of land of the city side, if s0, the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether the Union Government has identified land for monetisation, if s0, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Union Government proposes to amend the AAI Act to monetise its surplus land for commercial purpose and if s0, the details thereof;
- (g) the total area of land of Airport Authority of India (AAI) under encroachment in the country, State/UT-wise and the steps taken the Government t0 retrieve the same? by

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

acres of land all over India, which is under use for safe and secure airport vperations and there is no surplus land

- (c): As per the provisions of AAI Act; use of land by Authority is restricted to discharge of its functions reiated to airports:
- (d) to (f): The National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016 envisages to unlock the potential of land liberalising the end-use restrictions for existing and future airports. In compliance with the provisions of NCAP Ministry of Civil Aviation has already initiated amendment to the AAI Act to enable AAI for earrying Out any activity at AAI airports in its best interests: Further AAI has also identified land for side development of airports at Lucknow, Raipur, Tirupati, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Varanasi; Kolkata and Amritsar in phased manner and has commenced construction Of multi level car park with commercial facilities at Chennai; Ahmedabad, Pune, Calicut, Jaipur and Amritsar\_ AAI has also published request for proposal for construction of hotels at Amritsar; Bhubaneswar and Kolkata Airports on 07.07.2017. by\_ city
- (g): Out of the overall land belonging to AAI in the country; around 1.4%, which is approximately 798 acres 0f land area is under encroachment by slum dwellers and other habitants\_ The details of encroachment of land at various area under encroachment is around Mumbai and Juhu Airports which is inhabited by slum dwellers Further, around 127 acres of land area at Bhopal Airport and 119,82 acres of land area at Hyderabad Airport is also under encroachment M/s Mumbai International Airport Ltd. (MIAL) has entered into a State Government Support Agreement with the Government of Maharashtra in order t0 remove the encroachment from airport land in ordination with Airports Authority of India (AAI) In case of Bhopal Airport; Govt: of Madhya Pradesh has agreed to exchange 96 acres of land with AAI and provide an alternate site for the remaining land area\_ In case 0f Hyderabad Airport, the land matters are sub-judice. The process of rehabilitation of illegal occupants is a subject matter of the concerned State Govt. and the role 0f AAI and other private operators is limited to assistance and persuasion: Nonetheless; AAI has undertaken all efforts in active manner the concerned State Governments to remove such encroachments.

| S.No.   | STATEIUT                    | AIRPORT            | ENCROACHMENT (WNACRES)   |
|---------|-----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | PORT BBLAIR        | 0.14                     |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH              | VIZAG              | 2.30                     |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           | TEZU               | 4.29                     |
| 4       | ASSAM                       | DIBRUGARH          | 0.256                    |
| 5       | ASSAM                       | GUWAHATI           | 0.033                    |
| 6       | BIHAR                       | GAYA               | 30.23                    |
| 7       | GUJARAT                     | AHMEDABAD          | 11.66                    |
| 8       | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | SHIMLA             | 0,005                    |
| 9       | TELANGANA                   | HYDERABAD          | 119.82                   |
| 10_     | MADHYA PRADESH              | KHAJURAHO          | 0.247                    |
| 11      | MADHYA PRADESH              | SATNA              | 40.00                    |
| 12      | MADHYA PRADESH              | BHOPAL             | 127.37                   |
| 13.     | MAHARASHTRA                 | JUHU               | 38.15                    |
| 14_     | MAHARASHTRA                 | DEHISAR (MUMBAI)   | 12.00                    |
| 15.     | MAHARASHTRA                 | MUMBAI             | 308.00                   |
| 16.     | PUDUCHERRY                  | PUDUCHERRY         | 2.04                     |
| 17 .    | RAJASTHAN                   | KOTA               | 47.073                   |
|         | RAJASTHAN                   | REENGUSQJAIPUR)    | 0.44                     |
| 19      | TAMIL NADU                  | TRICHY             | 1.53                     |
| 20_     | TELANGANA                   | NADIRGUL           | 2.68                     |
| 21 . 22 | TELANGANA                   | WARANGAL ALLAHABAD | 11.00 3.69               |
|         | UTTAR PRADESH               |                    |                          |
| 23      | UTTAR PRADESH               | LUCKNOW            | 1.71                     |
| 24.     | WEST BENGAL                 | BAGDOGRA           | 12.91                    |
| 25_     | WEST BENGAL                 | KOLKATA            | 11.073                   |
| 26      | WEST BENGAL                 | MALDA              | 1.33                     |
| 27.     | WEST BENGAL TOTAL AREA      | NEELCANJ           | 8.50 798.477             |

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