Lok Sabha Question No. 4498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Digital Data of Land
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait, Geeta Kora, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Riti Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4498 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## DIGITAL DATA OF LAND

†4498.    SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  the  exact  data  in  digital  format regarding  the  ownership  of  all  pieces  of  land  in  its  possession across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if  not,  whether  the  Railways  proposes  to  prepare digital  data  to protect land under encroachment from further encroachment, to free  encroached land and for better management of land owned by it;
- (c) if  so,  whether  the  Railways  has  any  plans  to  free  the  land  from encroachment and use it for commercial purpose; and
- (d) if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4498  BY  SHRI  DILESHWAR  KAMAIT, SHRIMATI  GEETA  KORA,  SHRI  JUGAL  KISHORE  SHARMA  AND SHRIMATI  RITI  PATHAK  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 30.03.2022 REGARDING DIGITAL DATA OF LAND (a) to (d):   Railway has developed Land Management Module under Track Management System (TMS) Portal having centralized database for land records of Railways i.e. area details, usage details and  authenticated  land  plan.  About  95%  of  total  land  plans  have been uploaded on TMS portal and digitization of land record in Land Management module is a continuous process as railways continues to acquire land for its various projects. Also, Railway has planned to make its entire asset including land & buildings including encroachment details available on IR-Geo Portal. Railways carry out regular surveys for identifying encroachments and take action for their removal. If the encroachments are of temporary nature (soft encroachments) in the shape of jhuggies, jhopris and squatters, the same are got removed in consultation and with the assistance of Railway Protection Force and local civil authorities.  For old encroachments, where party is not amenable to persuasion, action is taken under Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971 (PPE Act, 1971), as amended  from  time  to  time.    Actual  eviction  of  unauthorized occupants is carried out with the assistance of State Government and  police.  The  vacant  land  including  the  land  retrieved  from encroachment  is  utilized  for  execution  of  various  infrastructural projects  of  Railways.  The  vacant  land,  which  is  not  required  by Railways  for  its  immediate  operational  needs,  is  utilized  in  the interim  period  for  commercial  development  through  Rail  Land Development  Authority  (RLDA), wherever  feasible, in order to mobilize additional financial resources.

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