Lok Sabha Question No. 489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-26
Subject: Encroachment on defence land
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.489

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  FEBRUARY, 2016

## ENCROACHMENT ON DEFENCE LAND

489. SHRI  VISHNU  DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a) whether encroachment on defence land has taken place in certain States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether appropriate measures have been taken to remove encroachment from the said land; and
- (d) if  so,  the details of the area of defence land freed from encroachment during the last three years?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                            (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) The State wise details are enclosed as Annexure-'A'.
- (c) 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. 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.

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(iv) State authorities are approached for removal of encroachers. (v) Defence  land  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. (vii) Eviction  notices  are  issued  from  time  to  time  as  per  existing policy of Govt. of India. (d) During  the  last  three  years,  extent  of  defence  land,  recorded  as encroached has been reduced by approximately 2512.83 acres.

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## ANNEXURE-'A'  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 489 FOR ANSWER ON 26.2.2016

| State               |   Area under encroachment (In acre) |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      |                               66.71 |
| A&N                 |                               25.72 |
| Assam               |                              382.08 |
| Arunachal Pradesh   |                               36.3  |
| Bihar               |                              483.11 |
| Chandigarh          |                                0    |
| Chattisgarh         |                              165.79 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                                0    |
| Daman& Diu          |                                0    |
| Delhi               |                              113.6  |
| Goa                 |                                4.05 |
| Gujarat             |                              300.89 |
| Haryana             |                              751.22 |
| Himachal Pradesh    |                              120.88 |
| J&K                 |                              730.93 |
| Jharkhand           |                              136.83 |
| Karnataka           |                               26.43 |
| Kerala              |                                1.82 |
| Lakshadweep         |                                0    |
| Maharashtra         |                             1009.85 |
| Madhya Pradesh      |                             1515.82 |
| Manipur             |                                0    |
| Meghalaya           |                               15.47 |
| Mizoram             |                                0    |
| Nagaland            |                                0    |
| Odisha              |                               45.57 |
| Pudducherry         |                                0    |
| Punjab              |                              403.49 |
| Rajasthan           |                              356.91 |
| Sikkim              |                                0    |
| Telangana           |                               61.37 |
| Tamilnadu           |                              108.99 |
| Tripura             |                                0    |
| U.P.                |                             2882.89 |
| Uttrakhand          |                               35.38 |
| West Bengal         |                              343.52 |
| Total               |                            10125.6  |

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