Lok Sabha Question No. 530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Encroachment on Defence Land
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.530

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  November, 2019

## ENCROACHMENT ON DEFENCE LAND

## 530. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether cases related to unauthorised construction/encroachment and poor management  of  lease  of  the  land  falling  under  the  Defence  Estate  Organization Management have come to the notice of the Government during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the number of such cases that came to light during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise  along  with  the  area  of  defence  land  encroached  upon  in  the  country  in such cases;
- (c) the State/UT-wise number of such cases in which the unauthorised construction/encroachment has been removed during the said period;
- (d) the number of encroachers penalised; and
- (e) the mechanism set up by the Government to save the defence land of the country from such unauthorised construction/encroachment along with the steps taken/being taken in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of Defence is managing its land as per existing land policy and related guidelines/ rules.   There is   strict   vigil   to   prevent   unauthorised construction/

encroachment of defence land. The State/UT-wise details of such unauthorised constructions/  encroachments  during  the  last  three  years  alongwith  current  year  (upto 30.09.2019) are enclosed as Annexure-A .

(c)  &  (d):  The  State/UT-wise  number  of  such  cases  in  which  the  unauthorised construction/ encroachment has been removed and the number of encroachers penalised during  the  last  three  years  alongwith  current  year  (upto  30.09.2019)  are  enclosed  as Annexure-B .

(e) There is a mechanism in place to check the unauthorised occupation/ encroachment on defence land and following steps are taken in this regard:

(i)  Respective  user  Services  who  manage  defence  land  are  responsible  for  its protection, removal of encroachments and planning for its land use.

(ii)  Strengthening  of  Defence  land  management  by  way  of  computerisation  and digitisation  of  land  records;  Survey,  demarcation  and  verification  of  defence  lands and land Audit.

(iii) Regular inspection of sites under respective jurisdiction is conducted by the CEO /DEO / Station Commander as the case may be.

(iv)  Issue  of  detailed  instructions  by  the  Government  emphasising  the  need  for ensuring vigilance, detection and prevention of new encroachments.

(v)  Removal  of  encroachments  on  defence  land  under  the  provisions  of  Public Premises  (Eviction  of  Unauthorised  Occupants)  Act,  1971  as  well  as  under  the Cantonment Act, 2006.

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## ANNEXURE-A REFERRED IN THE REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED     QUESTION NO.530 FOR ANSWER ON 20.11.2019

State/UT-wise  details  of  Unauthorised  Construction/Encroachment  detected  on  Defence  Land  under  the mmanagement of Defence Estates Organisation during the period 2016 to 30.09.2019

| S. No.   | Name of State-UT   | Unauthorised Construction/Encroachments detected on defence land during the year   | Unauthorised Construction/Encroachments detected on defence land during the year   | Unauthorised Construction/Encroachments detected on defence land during the year   | Unauthorised Construction/Encroachments detected on defence land during the year   | Unauthorised Construction/Encroachments detected on defence land during the year   | Unauthorised Construction/Encroachments detected on defence land during the year   | Unauthorised Construction/Encroachments detected on defence land during the year   | Unauthorised Construction/Encroachments detected on defence land during the year   | Unauthorised Construction/Encroachments detected on defence land during the year   | Unauthorised Construction/Encroachments detected on defence land during the year   |
|----------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                    | 2016                                                                               | 2016                                                                               | 2017                                                                               | 2017                                                                               | 2018                                                                               | 2018                                                                               | Current year upto 30.09.2019                                                       | Current year upto 30.09.2019                                                       | Total                                                                              | Total                                                                              |
|          |                    | Nos.                                                                               | Area (in acres)                                                                    | Nos.                                                                               | Area (in acres)                                                                    | Nos.                                                                               | Area (in acres)                                                                    | Nos.                                                                               | Area (in acres)                                                                    | Nos. (col. 3+5+7+9)                                                                | Area (in acres) (col. 4+6+8 +10)                                                   |
| 1        | 2                  | 3                                                                                  | 4                                                                                  | 5                                                                                  | 6                                                                                  | 7                                                                                  | 8                                                                                  | 9                                                                                  | 10                                                                                 | 11                                                                                 | 12                                                                                 |
| 1        | A&N Island (UT)    | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh     | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 4        | Assam              | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 5        | Bihar              | 97                                                                                 | 2.765                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                              | 97                                                                                 | 2.765                                                                              |
| 6        | Chhatisgarh        | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 7        | Delhi              | 0                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                              | 117                                                                                | 1.508                                                                              | 117                                                                                | 1.508                                                                              |
| 8        | Goa                | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 9        | Gujarat            | 0                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                              | 1                                                                                  | 0.002                                                                              | 1                                                                                  | 0.003                                                                              | 1                                                                                  | 0.005                                                                              | 3                                                                                  | 0.009                                                                              |
| 10       | Haryana            | 1                                                                                  | 0.003                                                                              | 20                                                                                 | 7.556                                                                              | 2                                                                                  | 9.680                                                                              | 19                                                                                 | 0.392                                                                              | 42                                                                                 | 17.631                                                                             |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh   | 5                                                                                  | 0.253                                                                              | 2                                                                                  | 0.014                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                              | 7                                                                                  | 0.266                                                                              |
| 12       | Jammu & Kashmir    | 1                                                                                  | 0.005                                                                              | 1                                                                                  | 0.291                                                                              | 1                                                                                  | 0.060                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                              | 3                                                                                  | 0.356                                                                              |
| 13       | Jharkhand          | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 14       | Karnataka          | 0                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                              | 2                                                                                  | 0.020                                                                              | 5                                                                                  | 0.012                                                                              | 13                                                                                 | 0.278                                                                              | 20                                                                                 | 0.310                                                                              |
| 15       | Kerala             | 1                                                                                  | 0.104                                                                              | 3                                                                                  | 0.063                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0.000                                                                              | 4                                                                                  | 0.167                                                                              |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh     | 388                                                                                | 4.851                                                                              | 49                                                                                 | 1.232                                                                              | 29                                                                                 | 0.295                                                                              | 49                                                                                 | 0.587                                                                              | 515                                                                                | 6.966                                                                              |
| 17       | Maharashtra        | 28                                                                                 | 3.181                                                                              | 38                                                                                 | 2.975                                                                              | 34                                                                                 | 0.438                                                                              | 80                                                                                 | 2.000                                                                              | 180                                                                                | 8.594                                                                              |
| 18       | Manipur            | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 19       | Meghalaya          | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |

: 2 :

| 20    | Nagaland      |   0 |      0 |   0 |      0 |   0 |      0 |   0 |     0 |    0 | 0         |
|-------|---------------|-----|--------|-----|--------|-----|--------|-----|-------|------|-----------|
| 21    | Odisha        |   0 |  0     |   0 |  0     |   0 |  0     |   0 | 0     |    0 | 0         |
| 22    | Punjab        |  13 | 49.139 |  26 |  0.258 |   0 |  0     |   2 | 0.035 |   41 | 49.432    |
| 23    | Rajasthan     |  64 |  1.951 |  10 |  0.099 |  14 |  0.524 |   9 | 0.208 |   97 | 2.782     |
| 24    | Sikkim        |   0 |  0     |   0 |  0     |   0 |  0     |   0 | 0     |    0 | 0         |
| 25    | Tamil Nadu    |   0 |  0     |   3 |  0.03  |  92 |  1.17  |   1 | 0.014 |   96 | 1.213     |
| 26    | Telangana     |   6 |  1.625 |  14 |  0.279 |   0 |  0     |   0 | 0     |   20 | 1.904     |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh |  58 |  1.04  |  55 |  3.973 |   0 |  0     | 129 | 1.895 |  242 | 6.908     |
| 28    | Uttarakhand   |   9 |  1.125 |   4 |  0.003 |   0 |  0     |  15 | 0.432 |   28 | 1.560     |
| 29    | West Bengal   |   0 |  0     |   1 |  2     |   0 |  0     |   1 | 0.01  |    2 | 2.010     |
| Total | Total         | 671 | 66.042 | 229 | 18.794 | 178 | 12.181 | 436 | 7.365 | 1514 | 104.38 15 |

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## ANNEXURE-B REFERRED IN THE REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.530 FOR ANSWER ON 20.11.2019

| State/UT-wise area/extent of Defence land under the management of Defence Estates Organisation from which unauthorised construction/ encroachment have been removed from 2016 to 30.09.2019   | State/UT-wise area/extent of Defence land under the management of Defence Estates Organisation from which unauthorised construction/ encroachment have been removed from 2016 to 30.09.2019   | State/UT-wise area/extent of Defence land under the management of Defence Estates Organisation from which unauthorised construction/ encroachment have been removed from 2016 to 30.09.2019   | State/UT-wise area/extent of Defence land under the management of Defence Estates Organisation from which unauthorised construction/ encroachment have been removed from 2016 to 30.09.2019   | State/UT-wise area/extent of Defence land under the management of Defence Estates Organisation from which unauthorised construction/ encroachment have been removed from 2016 to 30.09.2019   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.N.                                                                                                                                                                                          | State                                                                                                                                                                                         | Area/extent from where been removed from                                                                                                                                                      | Area/extent from where been removed from                                                                                                                                                      | No. of persons against which action taken under Cantt Act, 2006                                                                                                                               |
| S.N.                                                                                                                                                                                          | State                                                                                                                                                                                         | Number                                                                                                                                                                                        | Area (in acres)                                                                                                                                                                               | No. of persons against which action taken under Cantt Act, 2006                                                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                             | A&N Island (UT)                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                         | 116                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                             | Chhatisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                             | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.732                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                       | 15                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0.0512                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                            | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                       | 17                                                                                                                                                                                            | 34.9853                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                              | 49                                                                                                                                                                                            | 40.4860                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                            | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.1503                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                            | Kerala &Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                | 656                                                                                                                                                                                           | 19.0541                                                                                                                                                                                       | 13                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                   | 120                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1.5799                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                     | 20                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0.3577                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                            | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                            | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                        | 136                                                                                                                                                                                           | 50.1073                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.77                                                                                                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                            | Tamilnadu                                                                                                                                                                                     | 50                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2.19                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                            | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                     | 34                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1.2918                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                 | 768                                                                                                                                                                                           | 91.0785                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                   | 26                                                                                                                                                                                            | 9.5619                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.045                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                                         | Total                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2023                                                                                                                                                                                          | 253.481                                                                                                                                                                                       | 17                                                                                                                                                                                            |