Lok Sabha Question No. 2159 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Use of Defence Land for Public Purposes
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2159

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th   DECEMBER, 2021

## USE OF DEFENCE LAND FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES

## 2159. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has issued guidelines to the Central Ministries/Departments, Chief Secretaries of States and local bodies relating to the process of transfer of Defence land for public utility and Infrastructural projects and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of Defence land transferred to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation particularly in Mumbai Metropolitan City for the said purpose as on date, date-wise and place-wise;
- (c) whether the Defence land transferred to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation till date has been utilized for public use and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the details of such Defence land which has not been utilized along with the reasons for the same?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a) Yes, Sir.  Ministry of Defence has issued guidelines vide letters dated 11.03.2015, 02.02.2016 and  21.10.2020  for  transfer  of  Defence  land  for  public  infrastructure  projects  to  Central Government Departments, State Governments and Organisations under their control as also local bodies.
- (b) & (c): The details of Defence land transferred to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for public infrastructure projects, date-wise and place-wise, are given at Annexure . The transferred defence land reportedly is being utilised for public use.
- (d) Does not arise in view of reply to part (b) & (c) above.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2159 FOR ANSWER ON 10.12.2021 REGARDING 'USE OF DEFENCE LAND FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES'.

## Details of defence land transferred to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

|   Sl.No. | Name of defence land transferred                   | Indenting Authority/ purpose       |   Area (in acres) | Place                                 | Date of transfer                    |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|        1 | Sewerage Pumping station near Afghan Church Colaba | MCGM/ Sewerage System              |            0.256  | C.S. No.4, Colaba Promontory, Mumbai  | 17.04.1958                          |
|        2 | Part of Naval Civilian Housing Colony, Powai       | MCGM/ for BMC School               |            0.7413 | Sy. No.47, Powai, Mumbai              | 01.06.1966                          |
|        3 | Sewerage Pumping station near Afghan Church Colaba | MCGM/ Sewerage System              |            0.508  | Block-VIII, Colaba Promontory, Mumbai | 16.03.1970                          |
|        4 | Part of Naval Civilian Housing Colony, Powai       | MCGM/ for construction of flyover  |            3.29   | Powai, Mumbai                         | 19.10.2006                          |
|        5 | Defence land at Cuffe Parade                       | MCGM/ for laying of water pipeline |            0.064  | Colaba, Mumbai                        | License deed executed on 24.06.2019 |

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