Lok Sabha Question No. 4557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Encroachment on Defence Land
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, ASADUDDIN OWAISI, DHARMENDRA YADAV, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4557

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## ENCROACHMENT OF DEFENCE LAND

## 4557.  DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of encroachment / illegal occupancy on defence land in various States during the last three years and the current year and if so, the details thereof, State / UT-wise;
- (b) whether the  Government has  set up  an Independent  Defence  Land  Management Authority and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether    the  Government  has  investigated  into  the  matter  of  encroachment  of defence land by private players in connivance with the defence officials, if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (d) whether there have been several controversies arising out due to encroachments, land-grab  bids,  mismanagement  of  leases  and  grant  of  No  Objection  Certificates  to private  builders  to  construct  buildings  on  military  land  /  plots  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (e) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                      (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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- (a) Yes,  Madam.  Encroachment/illegal  occupancy  on  defence  land  is strictly monitored and remedial actions are taken. State/UT-wise details of encroachments on defence land as on date are given in Annexure-A.

:  2  :

(b) The  Government  has  not  set  up  any  Independent  Defence  Land Management Authority (IDLMA) since as per Cantonment Land Administration Rules, 1937 (CLAR), Acquisition, Custody and Relinquishment Rules, 1944 (ACR Rules) and executive instructions issued by  the  Ministry  from  time  to  time,  the  responsibility  of  management  and protection of defence land and for removal of encroachments is entrusted to  various  land  management  agencies  in  the  Ministry.    Monitoring  and supervision of respective field offices  is  undertaken  by the  Service HQrs and by DGDE as the case may be and overall control is exercised by the Ministry.  A  Committee  under  the  chairmanship  of  Additional  Secretary, Ministry of Defence with Joint Secretaries dealing with the land matters and representative of DGDE periodically monitors the action taken on removal of encroachment by all concerned.

- (c) No  matter  of  encroachment  of  defence  land  has  been  reported involving connivance of the private players with defence officials.
- (d) In past, controversies arose on following defence land matters:
- (i)  Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society, Mumbai.
- (ii) Lohegaon land title case, Pune.
- (iii) Bungalow No. 8-A, Lothian Road, Pune Cantonment.
- (iv) No objection certificate granted in Srinagar.
- (v)  Land  transfer  to  Major  Maharaja  Hari  Singh  Cheritable  Trust Jodhpur.

(vi) No objection certificate granted in Sukna.

(e)  Detection,  prevention  and  removal  of  encroachments  is  an  ongoing process.  While  old  encroachments  are  being  removed  gradually,  due efforts are being made to take up the new cases of encroachment.

:  3  :

- Following steps have been taken to remove encroachments from Defence land : (i)  Defence land records management system has been strengthened by  computerization  of  defence  land  records  held  by  Defence Estates Officers and Cantonment Boards. (ii) Court cases are being pursued to evict encroachers. (iii)  Close  liaison  is  being  maintained  with  revenue  and  civil  police authorities to detect attempt to encroach upon the defence land by encroachers. (iv)  State authorities are approached for removal of encroachers. (v) Defence  lands  located  in  isolated  locations  are  fenced  and regular patrolling is being carried out to safeguard the land from encroachers and unauthorised construction. (vi) Verification  of  Defence  land  is  being  carried  out  regularly through Board of Officers, with the representatives of Defence Estate Officers and Land Revenue Authorities. Eviction  notices  are  issued  from  time  to  time  as  per  existing
- (vii) policy of Government of India.

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## ANNEXURE-A    REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN    IN  PART  (a)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4557 FOR ANSWER ON 12.8.2016

| Name of State/UT   |   Area under Encroachment as on date (In acres) |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh     |                                         68.15   |
| A&N                |                                         25.72   |
| Assam              |                                        382.73   |
| Arunachal Pradesh  |                                         36.3    |
| Bihar              |                                        483.11   |
| Chattisgarh        |                                        165.768  |
| Delhi              |                                        113.6    |
| Goa                |                                          4.05   |
| Gujarat            |                                        300.928  |
| Haryana            |                                        751.102  |
| Himachal Pradesh   |                                        114.001  |
| J&K                |                                        731.044  |
| Jharkhand          |                                        136.83   |
| Karnataka          |                                         26.4274 |
| Kerala             |                                          1.8195 |
| Maharashtra        |                                       1012.92   |
| Madhya Pradesh     |                                       1514.78   |
| Meghalaya          |                                         15.3125 |
| Odisha             |                                         45.572  |
| Punjab             |                                        403.245  |
| Rajasthan          |                                        358.623  |
| Telangana          |                                         61.3978 |
| Tamilnadu          |                                        107.316  |
| U.P.               |                                       2879.37   |
| Uttrakhand         |                                         35.3617 |
| West Bengal        |                                        341.519  |
| Total              |                                      10117      |

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