Lok Sabha Question No. 143 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: Ownership Rights to Landless People
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Yogender Chandolia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 143

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 05, 2024

## OWNERSHIP RIGHTS TO LANDLESS PEOPLE

- NO. 143 SHRI YOGENDER CHANDOLIA:

Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has allotted agriculture land and 120 gaj plots to the landless people under the '20 point programme' in Delhi State during the tenure of former Prime Minister in 1975-76;
- (b) if so,  the  number  and  details  of  agriculture  land  and  plots allotted  by  the  Government  along  with  the  reasons  for  not giving ownership rights to the landless people;
- (c) whether  the  Delhi  Development  Authority  (DDA)   under  the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has notified any ownership rights for the landless people and villages of Delhi during the last ten years, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the DDA has taken ownership rights and possession of villages of Delhi and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI MANOHAR LAL)

(a) to (d): The statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO. 143* FOR 5.12.2024  REGARDING  OWNERSHIP RIGHTS TO LANDLESS PEOPLE

(a) Yes.

(b) The details of beneficiary allottees of agriculture land and of the 120 gaj plots allotted by the Delhi Government, district wise, during 1975-76 under the '20 point programme' is given at Annexure. Delhi Government has informed that the ownership rights have been granted to those allottees who have fulfilled all the terms and conditions of the lease, on application basis. (c) & (d)    DDA has informed that after urbanization of villages by way of notification under Section 507 of Delhi Municipal Act, 1957, the Gram Sabha stands dissolved.  By virtue of Section 150 (3) of Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, all assets vested in Gram Sabha is vested in Central Government.  The said Gram Sabha land so vested with  the  Central  Government  has  further  been  placed  at  the disposal  of  DDA  under  section  22  (1)  of  Delhi  Development  Act, 1957. Till  date,  Gram  Sabha  Land  of  252  villages  admeasuring approximately  16,000  acres  have  been  placed  at  the  disposal  of DDA by Central Government. DDA  has  informed  that  no  ownership  rights  for  the  landless people and villages of Delhi specifically, have been notified by DDA in the past 10 years.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  Reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question  No.  143  for  answer  on  05.12.2024  regarding  Ownership Rights to Landless People.

Details  of  agriculture  land  and  120  gaj  plots  allotted  by  Delhi Government under '20 point programme' during 1975-76:

| District   | Number of beneficiary allottees of Agricultural Land   | Number of beneficiary allottees of 120 gaj plots   |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| North      | 389                                                    | 144                                                |
| North-West | 99                                                     | Nil                                                |
| East       | Nil                                                    | Nil                                                |
| South      | Nil                                                    | Nil                                                |
| South-East | Nil                                                    | Nil                                                |
| South-West | 2706                                                   | 1076                                               |
| New Delhi  | 10                                                     | Nil                                                |
| West       | Nil                                                    | Nil                                                |
| Central    | Nil                                                    | 69                                                 |
| North-East | Nil                                                    | Nil                                                |
| Shahdara   | Nil                                                    | Nil                                                |
| Total      | 3204                                                   | 1289                                               |