Lok Sabha Question No. 481 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Land to Political Parties
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY

No.481

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.481

TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 27, 2016

## LAND TO POLITICAL PARTIES

SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) the  criteria  of  allotment  of  land  to  political  parties  for  building party office in Delhi;
- (b) the names of political parties who have been allotted lands in Delhi and the strength of the party in Parliament at the time of allotment;
- (c) the names of political parties on the waiting list for allotment with their strength in Parliament; and
- (d) the names of parties which have not occupied the allotted land along with reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)

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- (a) :  The criteria of allotment of land to political parties for building party office in Delhi is as per the guidelines placed at annexure-A. (earlier guidelines of 2006 & amended one of 2012) .
- (b) :  the  names of political parties who have been allotted lands in Delhi and the strength of the party in Parliament at the time of allotment is annexed at B.

- (c) :  No  such  waiting  list  is  prepared  as  this  decision  involves
- consultation with different organizations, willingness of the political  party  with  respect  to  the  available  land  etc.  However, Political parties whose requests for allotment of plots are pending are as under :
- I.  Nationalist Congress Party, present strength is 12.
- II. Shiromani Akali Dal, present strength in Parliament is 7.
- III.   All  India  Trinamool  Congress,  present  strength  in  Parliament is 46.
- IV.  Bahujan Samaj Party, present strength in Parliament is 10.
- V.  Shiv Sena, present strength in Parliament is 21.
- (d):  (i)  All India Trinamool Congress : AITC was allotted a plot of land measuring about 1008 sq. mtr at DDU Marg, New Delhi but the party refused to take the possession of the plot and requested for a bigger plot of land on the basis of their present eligibility ( i.e. their  strength in the Parliament).
- (ii) Shiv  Sena  Parliamentary  Party  :  The  Land  Allotment  Screening Committee(LASC)  recommended  for  allotment  of  a  plot  of  land measuring 1008 sq. mtr at M.B. Road, Saket, New Delhi. However, under intimation of this recommendation, the Party refused to accept this plot and requested for allotment of land only at DDU Marg.
- (iii) Bahujan  Samaj  Party:  BSP  was  allotted  a  plot  of  land measuring  2002  sq.  mtr.  at  Pocket  IV,  DDU  Marg,  New  Delhi. However, the party did not deposit the land cost.

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## LIST OF POLITICAL PARTIES WHICH HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED LAND BY LAND & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE FOR THEIR OFFICE BUILDING

|   S. No. | Name of Party                                            | Date of allotment                                                                     | Strength of Parliament on date of allotment                |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Communist Party of India                                 | 02.12.1967                                                                            | Strength not available                                     |
|        2 | All India Congress Committee of Indian National Congress | (i) 08.09.1975 (ii) 21.12.1976                                                        | Strength not available Strength not available              |
|        2 | AICC                                                     | (iii) 19.11.2007                                                                      | 218 MPs in both the houses                                 |
|        3 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)                       | (i) 22.11.1983                                                                        | Strength not available                                     |
|        3 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)                       | (ii) 11.12.2008 -------------- (iii) 04.03.2014 (in lieu of plot 13 allotted in 2008) | 56 in both houses                                          |
|        4 | Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee                         | 15.05.1987                                                                            | Representation in Legislative assembly, as per guidelines. |
|        5 | Rashtriya Janata Dal                                     | 03.07.2007                                                                            | 24 in Lok Sabha                                            |
|        6 | Samajwadi Party                                          | 21.01.2009                                                                            | 55 in both houses                                          |
|        7 | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Level)                  | (i) 14.08.2014 (ii) 14.05.2015                                                        | 328 in both houses                                         |
|        8 | Janata Dal (United)                                      | 27.04.2010                                                                            | 27 in both houses                                          |
|        9 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)        | 30.07.2010                                                                            | 16 in both houses                                          |
|       10 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)                          | 01.08.2013                                                                            | 25 in both houses                                          |
|       11 | All India Trinamool Congress                             | 20.12.2013 (possession refused by the party)                                          | 46 in both houses                                          |
|       12 | Bharatiya Janata Patry (Delhi State)                     | 27.11.2014                                                                            | Representation in Legislative assembly, as per guidelines. |

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