Lok Sabha Question No. 5116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Construction of Houses Adjacent to Railway Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kunhalikutty P.K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5116 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES ADJACENT TO RAILWAY LINES

5116.   SHRI P.K. KUNHALIKUTTY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any criteria (distance-wise) fixed for issuance of NOC  to  land  holders  for  construction  of  houses  adjacent  to  railway premises/railway lines;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  there  are  a  number  of  applications received from small land holders who are staying for decades adjacent to  railway  premises/railway  tracks  for  NOC  to  construct/reconstruct/ renovate houses; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5116 BY SHRI P. K. KUNHALIKUTTY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2019 REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES ADJACENT TO RAILWAY LINES

(a) to (d): As per extant instructions, No Objection Certificate (NOC) is required  from  Railway  for  construction  of  building  within  30  meters from  railway  boundary  and  proposed  construction,  for  which  local administration are approached to incorporate the condition of obtaining  NOC  from  Railway  in  their  local  building  bye  laws  or development control norms.

Railways  keep  receiving  applications  from  land  holders  for  No Objection Certificate to construct/re-construct/renovate houses. Railways  do  not  maintain  State-wise  details.  However,  zone  wise details of applications received are as under:-

| Zonal Railway      | No. of applications received(during last 2 years)   |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Central            | 172                                                 |
| Eastern            | 2                                                   |
| East Central       | Nil                                                 |
| East Coast         | 7                                                   |
| Northern           | 23                                                  |
| North Central      | 2                                                   |
| North Eastern      | Nil                                                 |
| Northeast Frontier | Nil                                                 |
| North Western      | Nil                                                 |
| Southern           | 336                                                 |
| South Central      | 66                                                  |
| South Eastern      | Nil                                                 |
| South East Central | 7                                                   |
| South Western      | 14                                                  |
| Western            | 36                                                  |
| West Central       | Nil                                                 |

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