Lok Sabha Question No. 437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Enemy Property
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.437

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  JULY, 2022/ ASHADHA 28, 1944 (SAKA)

ENEMY PROPERTY

437. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has details of enemy property in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of the utilisation made/being made of enemy property by the Government so far;

(c) whether the leasing or sale of enemy property is legitimate;

(d)  if  not,  whether  the  Government  is  in  receipt  of  complaints  regarding leasing or sale of enemy property;

(e)  if  so,  the  number  of  complaints  received  by  the  Government  so  far regarding leasing/sale of enemy property; and

(f) the details of the action taken by the Government against the accused for leasing/selling enemy properties illegally?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a) The  State/UT-wise  details  of  enemy  property  in  the  country  are  at Annexure-I

(b) As per information received from Custodian of Enemy Property for India (CEPI), no enemy property is being utilized by the Govt. for any purpose.

(c)  to  (f)  The  leasing  or  sale  of  enemy  property  is  provided  under  the Enemy  Property  Rules,  2015  and  the  Enemy  Property  (Amendment  & Validation) Act, 2017. Complaints are received from time-to-time which are addressed  as  per  existing  procedure.  Based  on  examination  of  cases, Goverment has initiated departmental enquiry/CBI enquiry against officials of  State  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  CEPI  and  MHA  and  other  private persons.

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State/UT-wise details of the Enemy Property in India.

|   Sl.No. | State/UT       | Enemy Properties   |   Sl.No. | State/UT          | Properties   |
|----------|----------------|--------------------|----------|-------------------|--------------|
|        1 | Uttar Pradesh  | 6,255              |       13 | Kerala            | 71           |
|        2 | West Bengal    | 4,088              |       14 | Uttarakhand       | 69           |
|        3 | Delhi          | 659                |       15 | Tamil Nadu        | 67           |
|        4 | Goa            | 295                |       16 | Meghalaya         | 57           |
|        5 | Maharashtra    | 208                |       17 | Assam             | 29           |
|        6 | Telangana      | 158                |       18 | Karnataka         | 24           |
|        7 | Gujarat        | 151                |       19 | Rajasthan         | 22           |
|        8 | Tripura        | 105                |       20 | Jharkhand         | 10           |
|        9 | Bihar          | 94                 |       21 | Daman & Diu       | 4            |
|       10 | Madhya Pradesh | 94                 |       22 | Andhra Pradesh    | 1            |
|       11 | Chhattisgarh   | 78                 |       23 | Andaman & Nicobar | 1            |
|       12 | Haryana        | 71                 |       24 | Total             | 12,611*      |

*(Out of 12,611 properties vested in the Custodian of Enemy Property for India(CEPI),  12,485  relate  to  Pakistani  Nationals  &  126  to  Chinese Nationals)

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## Annexure-I