Lok Sabha Question No. 2300 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Encroachment on DDA Land
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

No. 2300

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO: DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2300

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 15, 2017

## 'ENCROACHMENT ON DDA LAND'

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) land which is under encroachment, location-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  land  leased  out  by  the  DDA  to  Government agencies/departments, location-wise;
- (c) whether DDA does not have their complete land details/records;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether DDA land is still being encroached in connivance with the
- DDA officials;
- (f) if so, the investigation made by the Government in this regard and the outcome thereof; and
- (g) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  digitalise  the  DDA  land record and make it encroachment free?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

( RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a): Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has informed that approximately 1,451.3 acres of DDA land falling in various zones of DDA i.e. North, East, West, Rohini, South East and South West zones, is under encroachment.

(b): DDA has informed that it has leased out land at various parts of Delhi to Government Agencies / Departments, as per following details:

|   Sl No. | Government Agencies/Departments                                                      | Purpose                                |   Number of Allotment |   Total area in Acres (Approx.) |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|        1 | Municipal Corporation of Delhi                                                       | Primary School                         |                    75 |                            83   |
|        2 | Directorate of Education,, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) | Senior Secondary School                |                   146 |                           465   |
|        3 | Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan                                                         | Senior Secondary School                |                    17 |                            68   |
|        4 | Delhi Police                                                                         | Various purpose                        |                   124 |                           435   |
|        5 | Delhi Fire Service                                                                   | Fire Station / Fire post               |                    33 |                            42   |
|        6 | Directorate of Higher Education, GNCTD                                               | College/Higher Education               |                    40 |                           362   |
|        7 | Municipal Corporation of Delhi                                                       | Community Hall                         |                    66 |                            27   |
|        8 | Central & State Government / Local Bodies                                            | Various purposes                       |                   175 |                           360   |
|        9 | Directorate of Health Department, GNCTD / Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS)    | Hospital / Dispensaries                |                    98 |                           205   |
|       10 | Power Department, GNCTD                                                              | Power Sub Station / ESS                |                   130 |                            63   |
|       11 | Transport Department, GNCTD                                                          | Bus Depot/ Terminal                    |                    64 |                           346   |
|       12 | Postal Department                                                                    | Post Office                            |                    48 |                            36   |
|       13 | Para Military Forces                                                                 | Various purpose                        |                    21 |                           261   |
|       14 | Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited                                                    | Telephone Exchange / Staff Quarters    |                    33 |                            47   |
|       15 | Government Department                                                                | Library                                |                     6 |                             7.5 |
|       16 | Municipal Corporation of Delhi                                                       | Cremation / Buriyal Ground / Graveyard |                     9 |                            17   |
|       17 | Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for Phase - I, II & III                                 | Station / Viaduct, Terminal etc.       |                   123 |                           580   |

- (c) & (d): DDA has informed that they have complete land records.
- (e) & (f): No, Madam.
- (g): DDA has taken the following steps:
- i. The  record  of  acquired  land  of  240  villages  of  Delhi  is available  in  the  form  of  Digitalised  Syzra  Maps/  Massavies and Khasras.
- ii. ''Bhumi  Software'  of  DDA  contains  land  records  in  digital form.
- iii. DDA has launched mobile app through which photographs of vacant  land  are  taken  periodically  and  uploaded  on  DDA server.  The encroachment if any, detected through uploaded photographs  or  through  physical  verification  of  site,  are removed immediately.
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