Lok Sabha Question No. 5921 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-03
Subject: Land Pooling Policy
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5921

TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 3, 2018

## LAND POOLING POLICY

No. 5921       SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL: SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of land pooling policy in Delhi;
- (b) whether the Land Pooling Policy in Delhi is likely to be implemented in Zones  J  to  L,  P1  and  P2  of  Master  Plan  Delhi  2021  as  notified  on  5th September, 2013 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether DDA has finalised the areas in which the Land Pooling Policy will  be  implemented in P1 Zone and if so, the details thereof along with the names of villages/locations covered therein;
- (d) whether representations have been received from the public opposing the modified version of the Land Pooling Policy notified on 11th January, 2018 and if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon;
- (e)  whether  DDA  proposes  to  upload  the  representations  received  for revised Land Pooling Policy along with the regulations on its website for transparency and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  the  time  by  which  the  said  policy  is  likely  to  be  finalised  and implemented?

Contd.

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (f) The Land Policy was notified by the Government of India vide notification  dated  5  September  2013.  The  policy  is  applicable  in  95 urbanizable areas in Delhi spread across Zone J to L, N and P(II).

Further,  Delhi  Development  Authority  (DDA)  has  initiated  the process to include the following villages in Zone P1 under the Land Policy, in addition to the areas already included earlier:

| i. Mamoorpur (Part)                 | viii. Khera Kalan (Part)   |
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| ii. Narela (Part)                   | ix. Jind Pur (Part)        |
| iii. Bankner (Part)                 | x. Budhpur Bijapur (Part)  |
| iv. Alipur (Part)                   | xi. Nangli Puna (Part)     |
| v. Holambi Kalan (Part)             | xii. Siraspur (Part)       |
| vi. Iradat Nagar (Naya Bans) (Part) | xiii. Kureni (Part)        |
| vii. Khera Khurd (Part)             | xiv. Bhorgarh (Part)       |

At  present,  the  modifications  to  Land  Policy  and  preparation  of regulations  for  opertionalization  of  the  same  are  under  consideration  in DDA.    These  proposals  were  put  up  in  public  domain  and  various objections/ suggestions have been received in DDA. DDA has informed that they  have  no  proposal  to  upload  the  representations  on  DDA  website. However, as per procedure and to keep transparency, all the objections/ suggestions will processed as per Section 11(A) of Delhi Development Act, 1957 and will be placed before the Board of Enquiry and Hearing (BoE&H). The persons who have filed the objections/ suggestions will also be called for oral submission before the BoE&H.

It is not possible to fix a timeframe by which the modifications to Land Policy will be finalized and implemented.

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