Lok Sabha Question No. 425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Area of Defence Land
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 425

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd  February, 2023

## AREA OF DEFENCE LAND

## 425. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

(a)  the estimated area of defence land under his Ministry, State-wise and region-wise;

(b)  the total area of defence land acquired by the Ministry after independence of the country;

(c)  the estimated area of available defence land, institution/organisation-wise and the estimated area of defence land which has been transferred to other agencies/institutions till date;

(d)  whether the Government has transferred or accorded approval for the transfer of defence land  to  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  for  the  construction  of  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  in  some parts of the country; and

(e)  if so, the details thereof alongwith the terms and conditions laid down in this regard?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a):  The estimated area of defence land under Ministry of Defence is 18.11 lakh acres. State/UT wise details of the same are given as Annexure-I.

(b):    The  total  area  of  defence  land  acquired  by  the  Ministry  after  Independence  including transfer of land from State Governments and other Central Government Ministries/Departments etc. is 13.85 lakh acres .

(c):    The  Service-wise  details  of  estimated  area  of  defence  land  is  given  as  Annexure-II.  The estimated area of defence land which has been transferred to other agencies/ institutions, by way of permanent transfer, lease or on license basis during the last 03 financial years i.e. w.e.f.  201920 till 31.12.2022, is approximately 2100 acres.

(d)  &  (e):  The  Government  has  approved  transfer  of  defence  land  to  Kendriya  Vidyalaya Sangathan in 02 cases for construction of Kendriya Vidyalayas during the last 03 financial years (including the current financial year up to 31.12.2022). These transfers are on terms of long term lease, without any premium and rent of Re. 1/- per annum. Leases to KV Sangathan are given as per terms and conditions contained in MoD  policy letter No. PC(2) to MF. No. 125/25/ADM/L&C/888-C/D(GS.II)  dated  24.05.1976  and  policy  letter No. 3(4)/85/1900B/D(GS-II)/85 dated 15.07.1985.

In  addition,  Government has  also accorded working permission for transfer of  land  on payment  of  market  value  to  State  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  for  construction  of  Kendriya Vidyalaya  in  terms  of  guidelines  stipulated  in  MoD  letters  No.  11015/2/2012/D(Lands)  dated 02.02.2016, 21.10.2020 & 03.03.2022.  The details are at Annexure-III.

Copies  of  above-mentioned  policy  guidelines  are  available  on  DGDE  official  website www.dgde.gov.in.

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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 425 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2023 REGARDING 'AREA OF DEFENCE LAND'.

State UT-wise details of total defence land in the Country

| Sl.No.   | Name of State/UT            | Total area of Defence Land (in acres)   |
|----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 8,172                                   |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh              | 16,739                                  |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh           | 8,342                                   |
| 4        | Assam                       | 26,547                                  |
| 5        | Bihar                       | 12,275                                  |
| 6        | Chandigarh                  | 417                                     |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                | 3,023                                   |
| 8        | Daman And Diu               | 301                                     |
| 9        | Delhi                       | 11,698                                  |
| 10       | Goa                         | 3,091                                   |
| 11       | Gujarat                     | 25,086                                  |
| 12       | Haryana                     | 37,026                                  |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh            | 8,671                                   |
| 14       | Jammu And Kashmir           | 20,965                                  |
| 15       | Jharkhand                   | 7,366                                   |
| 16       | Karnataka                   | 33,376                                  |
| 17       | Kerala                      | 5,374                                   |
| 18       | Ladakh                      | 1,333                                   |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                 | 44                                      |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh              | 2,36,468                                |
| 21       | Maharashtra                 | 1,56,546                                |
| 22       | Manipur                     | 1,321                                   |
| 23       | Meghalaya                   | 5,436                                   |
| 24       | Mizoram                     | 0                                       |
| 25       | Nagaland                    | 551                                     |
| 26       | Odisha                      | 23,341                                  |
| 27       | Puducherry                  | 22                                      |
| 28       | Punjab                      | 77,572                                  |
| 29       | Rajasthan                   | 8,27,062                                |
| 30       | Sikkim                      | 3,082                                   |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                  | 20,471                                  |
| 32       | Telangana                   | 28,480                                  |
| 33       | Tripura                     | 2,680                                   |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                 | 29,089                                  |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh               | 1,25,662                                |
| 36       | West Bengal                 | 43,482                                  |
| Total    | Total                       | 18,11,113                               |

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## ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 425 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2023 REGARDING 'AREA OF DEFENCE LAND'.

Service wise details of total estimated defence land in the Country

| Sl.No.   | Name of Defence Service                                                   | Total area (in lakh acres)   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Army                                                                      | 13,96,267                    |
| 2        | Air Force                                                                 | 1,46,672                     |
| 3        | Navy                                                                      | 41,877                       |
| 4        | Directorate of Ordnance (DOO)& Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) | 68,783                       |
| 5        | Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO)                          | 29,360                       |
| 6        | Directorate General Quality Assurance (DGQA)                              | 26,167                       |
| 7        | Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE)                                | 75,938                       |
| 8        | Others                                                                    | 26,049                       |
| Total    | Total                                                                     | 18,11,113                    |

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## ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d)& (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 425 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2023 REGARDING 'AREA OF DEFENCE LAND'.

Details of transfer of defence land to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and State Government of Uttar Pradesh for construction of Kendriya Vidyalayas from the period 01.04.2019 to 31.12.2022

| Sl. No.   | State/UT      | Date of approval issued by MoD   | Details of transferred defence land   | Details of transferred defence land                                                       |
|-----------|---------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |               | (Month &year)                    | Area (in acres)                       | Location including, Distt. / Town / Cantt. / etc.                                         |
| 1         | Uttar Pradesh | 28.07.2020                       | 8.00                                  | Old Cantonment, Allahabad to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan                                 |
| 2         | Uttar Pradesh | 28.07.2020                       | 5.00                                  | Raksha Vihar Colony, Shyam Nagar, District - Kanpur Nagar to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan |
| 3         | Uttar Pradesh | 04.07.2022                       | 9.48                                  | Rajwari AAF, Varanasi (Out side Cantt.) to State Govt. of Uttar Pradesh                   |
| Total     | Total         | Total                            | 22.48                                 |                                                                                           |

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