Lok Sabha Question No. 1199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Disputed Defence Land
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1199

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2018

## DISPUTED DEFENCE LAND

## 1199.  DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

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- (a) the disputed defence land in the country, location-wise;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to end the dispute;
- (c) whether  the  army  proposes  to  use  the  unused  defence  land  for  some  special purpose;
- (d) the details of the scheme formulated to clearly demarcate the scholarships by the Ministry; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  get  the  illegally  occupied defence land vacated at various places?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) & (b): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
- (c) No defence land is unused / surplus.  All open spaces / defence lands are utilised / earmarked for defence purposes.
- (d) The  following  schemes  /  steps  have  been  formulated  for  clear demarcation of defence land boundaries:
- (i) The  Government  sanctioned  a  project  in  February  2011  for survey,  demarcation  and  verification  of  Defence  lands.    About 98.62% and 100% survey work has been completed for defence land outside and inside Cantonments respectively.

- (ii) The  maps  of  defence  land  pockets  generated  in  the  recently carried out land surveys (2012-13 to 2016-17) are being integrated  with  satellite  maps  of  National  Remote  Sensing Centre  under  ISRO  (NRSC)  i.e.  BHUVAN  for  assigning  geocoordinates.  These will be integrated with Raksha Bhoomi 5.0 database (land record system).
- (iii) Defence lands located in isolated locations are being fenced and regular patrolling is being carried out to safeguard the lands.
- (e) Detection, prevention and removal of encroachment / illegal occupation is a continuous exercise.  Action for removal of encroachments on  defence  land  are  taken  under  the  provisions  of  Public  Premises (Eviction  of  Unauthorised  Occupants)  Act,  1971  as  well  as  under  the Cantonment  Act, 2006.    Cases  are  also  taken  up  with  State  or  Municipal authorities for resolution of the problem.  The Government has undertaken the following steps to check encroachment / illegal occupation;
- (i) Strengthening of defence land management by way of digitisation of land records, survey, demarcation and verification of defence lands and land Audit.
- (ii) Issue  of  detailed  instructions  by  the  Government  emphasizing the need for ensuring vigilance, detection and prevention of new encroachments.
- (iii) The  process  of  defence  land  audit  has  been  institutionalised from 2011-12 as continuing process.
- (iv) Court cases are being pursued to evict encroachers.
- (v) Close liaison is being maintained with revenue and civil police authorities to detect attempt to encroach upon the defence land by encroachers.
- (vi) Defence lands located in isolated locations are being fenced and regular  patrolling  is  being  carried  out  to  safeguard  the  lands from encroachers and unauthorized construction.

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