Lok Sabha Question No. 184 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Encroachment on Defence Land
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.184

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## ENCROACHMENT ON DEFENCE LAND

*184. SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of encroachment on defence land in various States including Bihar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken to free such land from encroachers, State-wise including Bihar?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)

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

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 184 FOR ANSWER ON 10.12.2021 REGARDING 'ENCROACHMENT ON DEFENCE LAND'.

(a)  &  (b):  Yes,  Sir.  The  State-wise  details  of  encroachments  on  defence  land  is  enclosed  as Annexure-A .

(c)  Necessary  action  as  per  law  is  initiated  against  the  encroachers  under  Public  Premises (Eviction)  Act,  1971.  A  total  of  1027.9369  acres  of  defence  land  has  been  freed  from encroachments during last 05 years. The State-wise details are at Annexure-B .

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## ANNEXURE-A  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 184 FOR ANSWER ON 10.12.2021 REGARDING 'ENCROACHMENT ON DEFENCE LAND'.

## Total Defence land under encroachment (as on 30.09.2021)

| Sl.No.   | State             |   Area (in acres) |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |          107.412  |
| 2.       | A&N               |           23.98   |
| 3.       | Assam             |          460.54   |
| 4.       | Arunachal Pradesh |           87.8141 |
| 5.       | Bihar             |          477.072  |
| 6.       | Chattisgarh       |          165.768  |
| 7.       | Delhi             |          147.451  |
| 8.       | Goa               |            5.1166 |
| 9.       | Gujarat           |          274.797  |
| 10.      | Haryana           |          504.469  |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  |           42.7618 |
| 12.      | J&K               |          339.784  |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         |          304.912  |
| 14.      | Karnataka         |          131.792  |
| 15.      | Kerala            |            2.6739 |
| 16.      | Lakshadweep       |            0.08   |
| 17.      | Maharashtra       |          985.129  |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh    |         1660.02   |
| 19.      | Manipur           |            6.1308 |
| 20.      | Meghalaya         |           11.0855 |
| 21.      | Nagaland          |          357.53   |
| 22.      | Punjab            |          239.482  |
| 23.      | Rajasthan         |          476.452  |
| 24.      | Sikkim            |            0.2903 |
| 25.      | Telangana         |           60.4318 |
| 26.      | Tamilnadu         |           92.8186 |
| 27.      | Tripura           |            1      |
| 28.      | U.P.              |         1927.07   |
| 29.      | Uttrakhand        |           51.7232 |
| 30.      | West Bengal       |          559.555  |
|          | Total             |         9505.14   |

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ANNEXURE-B REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 184 FOR ANSWER ON 10.12.2021 REGARDING 'ENCROACHMENT ON DEFENCE LAND'.

## Total encroachment removed during the last 05 years

| Sl.No.   | State                |   Area (in acres) |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       |            0.0037 |
| 2        | Bihar                |            6.0323 |
| 3        | Chandigarh           |            0.0258 |
| 4        | Chattisgarh          |            0.056  |
| 5        | Goa                  |            1.44   |
| 6        | Gujarat              |            1.3786 |
| 7        | Haryana              |          236.404  |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh     |           67.5645 |
| 9        | J&K                  |            2.1373 |
| 10       | Jharkhand            |            0.02   |
| 11       | Karnataka            |            0.083  |
| 12       | Kerala & Lakshadweep |            0.038  |
| 13       | Maharashtra          |           36.1883 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh       |           43.0591 |
| 15       | Manipur              |            0.0131 |
| 16       | Meghalaya            |            0.3471 |
| 17       | Punjab               |           93.6641 |
| 18       | Rajasthan            |            2.8162 |
| 19       | Telangana            |            2.76   |
| 20       | Tamilnadu            |           49.5206 |
| 21       | U.P.                 |          435.372  |
| 22       | Uttrakhand           |           14.0346 |
| 23       | West Bengal          |           34.9784 |
|          | Total                |         1027.94   |

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