Lok Sabha Question No. 3743 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Development of Defence Land
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Pallab Lochan Das

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3743

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF DEFENCE LAND

## 3743. SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government had surveyed defence land across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government proposes to develop unused defence land for security purpose; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The Government has surveyed defence land located  outside Cantonments across the country. The State/ UT-wise details of the same is enclosed herewith as Annexure-A . In addition, demarcation of boundaries of 62 Cantonments  has  also been carried out. Cantonment-wise details of defence land (Inside Cantonment) is enclosed as Annexure-B .

(c)&(d):  The  unutilized  land  is  primarily  used  to  cater  for  the  future  needs  of  the  Forces. Requests for transfer of defence land received from Central Govt. Departments, State Governments and organisations  controlled  by  it  and  also  local  bodies  for  execution  of  public infrastructure / utility projects are considered on merits, if it is felt that the land can be alienated without  compromising  the  essential  functions  of  the  user  service  as  per  terms  and  conditions contained in Ministry of Defence letters dated 02.02.2016 & 21.10.2020.

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## ANNEXURE-A  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO  3743  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.03.2022  REGARDING 'DEVELOPMENT OF DEFENCE LAND'.

State-wise details of defence land surveyed in the country (Outside Cantonment)

| State                 | Total Defence land surveyed in Phase-II (in acres)   |
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar (UT) | 8,359.17                                             |
| Andhra Pradesh        | 13,357.84                                            |
| Arunachal Pradesh     | 8,027.91                                             |
| Assam                 | 24,287.50                                            |
| Bihar                 | 10,701.62                                            |
| Chandigarh (U.T. )    | 416.49                                               |
| Chhatisgarh           | 1,678.45                                             |
| Daman and Diu (UT)    | 300.52                                               |
| Delhi                 | 3,031.05                                             |
| Goa                   | 3,091.01                                             |
| Gujarat               | 23,924.30                                            |
| Himachal Pradesh      | 4,685.33                                             |
| Haryana               | 29,523.19                                            |
| J&K(UT)               | 18,341.04                                            |
| Jharkhand             | 6,178.52                                             |
| Karnataka             | 31,764.34                                            |
| Kerala                | 5,039.86                                             |
| Lakshadweep (UT)      | 44.19                                                |
| Madhya Pradesh        | 208,628.99                                           |
| Maharashtra           | 121,942.18                                           |
| Manipur               | 1,052.23                                             |
| Meghalaya             | 4,955.48                                             |
| Mizoram               | 0.15                                                 |
| Nagaland              | 291.92                                               |
| Odisha                | 23,283.23                                            |
| Puducherry            | 21.87                                                |

: 2 :

| Punjab        | 68,430.36    |
|---------------|--------------|
| Rajasthan     | 821,235.54   |
| Sikkim        | 3,078.97     |
| Tamil Nadu    | 18,625.01    |
| Telangana     | 21,704.53    |
| Tripura       | 1,782.14     |
| Uttar Pradesh | 71,095.06    |
| Uttarakhand   | 13,002.35    |
| West Bengal   | 41,728.64    |
| Grand Total   | 1,613,610.97 |

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## ANNEXURE-B  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO  3743  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.03.2022  REGARDING 'DEVELOPMENT OF DEFENCE LAND'.

Cantonment wise details of Defence land (Inside Cantt)

|   SR.NO | Name of Cantonment   | Total Land (in acres)   |
|---------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|       1 | Agra                 | 2,383.64                |
|       2 | Ahmedabad            | 1,152.74                |
|       3 | Ahmednagar           | 3,023.07                |
|       4 | Ajmer                | 396.34                  |
|       5 | Allahabad            | 4,122.57                |
|       6 | Almora               | 156.25                  |
|       7 | Ambala               | 7,520.78                |
|       8 | Amritsar             | 709.09                  |
|       9 | Aurangabad           | 2,443.94                |
|      10 | Babina               | 3,065.90                |
|      11 | Badamibagh           | 1,114.94                |
|      12 | Bakloh               | 564.68                  |
|      13 | Bareilly             | 4,199.70                |
|      14 | Barrackpore          | 915.26                  |
|      15 | Belgaum              | 1,604.68                |
|      16 | Cannanore            | 334.25                  |
|      17 | Chakrata             | 3,782.76                |
|      18 | Clement Town         | 766.00                  |
|      19 | Dagshai              | 814.70                  |
|      20 | Dalhousie            | 1,005.24                |
|      21 | Danapur              | 925.26                  |
|      22 | Dehradun             | 3,029.77                |
|      23 | Dehuroad             | 6,558.60                |
|      24 | Delhi                | 8,666.58                |
|      25 | Deolali              | 6,598.62                |
|      26 | Faizabad             | 4,739.25                |
|      27 | Fatehgarh            | 899.98                  |
|      28 | Ferozepur            | 4,753.70                |

| 29    | Jabalpur                        | 4,428.57   |
|-------|---------------------------------|------------|
| 30    | Jalapahar                       | 307.11     |
| 31    | Jallandhur                      | 3,661.07   |
| 32    | Jammu                           | 1,686.94   |
| 33    | Jhansi                          | 4,385.94   |
| 34    | Jutogh                          | 346.59     |
| 35    | Kamptee                         | 2,934.00   |
| 36    | Kanpur                          | 3,770.19   |
| 37    | Kasauli                         | 636.37     |
| 38    | Khasyol                         | 742.78     |
| 39    | Kirkee                          | 3,018.69   |
| 40    | Landour                         | 713.73     |
| 41    | Lansdowne                       | 1,382.08   |
| 42    | Lebong                          | 171.60     |
| 43    | Lucknow                         | 8,194.65   |
| 44    | Mathura                         | 1,689.89   |
| 45    | Meerut                          | 8,284.74   |
| 46    | Mhow                            | 3,909.86   |
| 47    | Morar                           | 2,164.30   |
| 48    | Nainital                        | 590.77     |
| 49    | Nasirabad                       | 5,429.91   |
| 50    | Pachmarhi                       | 2,139.76   |
| 51    | Pune                            | 2,476.13   |
| 52    | Ramgarh                         | 1,535.10   |
| 53    | Ranikhet                        | 4,074.88   |
| 54    | Roorkee                         | 1,163.88   |
| 55    | Saugor                          | 3,893.38   |
| 56    | Secunderabad                    | 6,775.67   |
| 57    | Shahjahanpur                    | 2,257.32   |
| 58    | Shillong                        | 448.18     |
| 59    | St. Thomas Mount Cum Pallavaram | 1,593.74   |
| 60    | Subathu                         | 598.91     |
| 61    | Varanasi                        | 994.47     |
| 62    | Wellington                      | 1,134.98   |
| Total | Total                           | 163,784.47 |

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