Lok Sabha Question No. 78 (STARRED), answered on 2015-07-24
Subject: Encroachment on Defence Land
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, MEENAKASHI LEKHI

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF DEFENCE**

**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE**

**LOK  SABHA**

**STARRED QUESTION NO.78**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24** **TH** **JULY, 2015**

**ENCROACHMENT ON DEFENCE LAND**

*78.	SHRI  SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE    j{kk ea=h

be pleased to state:

(a)	whether the cases of unauthorised construction / encroachment on the land under the management of Defence Estate Organisation and poor management of leases have come to the notice of the Government during each of the last three years and the current year;

(b)	if so, the number of such cases reported during the said period, State / UT-wise and the reasons therefor along with the defence land encroached in such cases across the country;

(c)	the number of cases in which the Government has removed the unauthorised construction / encroachment and punished the illegal occupants during the said period, State / UT-wise; and

(d)	the mechanism put in place and the steps taken / being taken by the Government to protect defence land from such unauthorised construction / encroachment in the country?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                              	        (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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**(a) to (d):** **A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.**

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**STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 78 FOR ANSWER ON 24.7.2015**

**(a) & (b):** **Instances of unauthorized constructions and encroachments on defence land under the management of Defence Estate Organisation have been reported from time to time.  State / UT-wise details of encroachments and unauthorized constructions on defence land under management of Defence Estate Organisation reported during the period 2012 to 2014 and upto 31.03.2015, are given in Annexure-A.  The reasons for encroachment / unauthorised constructions taking place include vast spread of Defence land, increased pressure on land, title disputes and continued occupation of land by ex-agricultural lessees.  Defence land has been given on lease to various entities under Cantonment Codes and Rules.  A number of these leases have expired and difficulties have been faced in their timely renewal on account of absence of renewal application with full documents, violation of lease terms, non-mutation due to disputes etc.**

**(c)	State / UT-wise details of unauthorised constructions and encroachment removed from land under the management of Defence Estates Organisation during the period 2012 to 2014 and upto 31.03.2015 is given in Annexure-B.  Action against encroachment and unauthorised construction is taken in terms of the Cantonment Act 2006 and Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971 and include actions such as eviction, demolition, sealing and prosecution.**

**(d)	The Government has undertaken the following steps to check encroachment:**

| **(i)**   | **Strengthening of Defence land management by way of digitization of land records; Survey, demarcation and verification of Defence lands and land Audit.**                     |
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| **(ii)**  | **Issue of detailed instructions by the Government emphasizing the need for ensuring vigilance, detection and prevention of new encroachments.**                               |
| **(iii)** | **Removal of encroachments on defence land under the provisions of Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971 as well as under the Cantonment Act, 2006.** |

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| **ANNEXURE-‘A’ REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN THE STATEMENT IN PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 78 FOR ANSWER ON 24.7.2015**  **State/UT-wise details of encroachments/Un-authorized constructions reported from 01.01.2012 to 31.03.2015**   |                    |                                                                                                      |                     |    |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|----|
| **S. N.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | **State/UT**       | **No. and area of encroachments/un-authorized constructions reported from 01.01.2012 to 31.03.2015** |                     |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                    |                                                                                                      |                     |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                    | **No.**                                                                                              | **Area (in acres)** |    |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh     | **0**                                                                                                | **0**               |    |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh  | **0**                                                                                                | **0**               |    |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Assam              | **0**                                                                                                | **0**               |    |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | A & Nicobar Island | **0**                                                                                                | **0**               |    |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Bihar              | **81**                                                                                               | **0.4311**          |    |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Chhatisgarh        | **0**                                                                                                | **0**               |    |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Delhi              | **1**                                                                                                | **1.0000**          |    |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Goa                | **0**                                                                                                | **0**               |    |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Gujarat            | **5**                                                                                                | **0.1132**          |    |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Haryana            | **1**                                                                                                | **0.0350**          |    |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh   | **7**                                                                                                | **0.0327**          |    |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir    | **15**                                                                                               | **0.8265**          |    |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand          | **0**                                                                                                | **0**               |    |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Kerala             | **1**                                                                                                | **0.0420**          |    |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka          | **1**                                                                                                | **0.0035**          |    |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh     | **209**                                                                                              | **19.8824**         |    |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra        | **1192**                                                                                             | **27.0995**         |    |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Manipur            | **0**                                                                                                | **0**               |    |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Meghalaya          | **2**                                                                                                | **0.1170**          |    |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Nagaland           | **0**                                                                                                | **0**               |    |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Odisha             | **0**                                                                                                | **0**               |    |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Punjab             | **5**                                                                                                | **0.0879**          |    |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Rajasthan          | **64**                                                                                               | **0.7943**          |    |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Sikkim             | **0**                                                                                                | **0**               |    |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Tamilnadu          | **27**                                                                                               | **1.1544**          |    |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Telangana          | **10**                                                                                               | **9.4470**          |    |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh      | **1,132**                                                                                            | **123.2729**        |    |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Uttarakhand        | **27**                                                                                               | **0.3044**          |    |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | West Bengal        | **4**                                                                                                | **0.0562**          |    |
| **Total**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                    | **2,784**                                                                                            | **184.7001**        |    |

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| **ANNEXURE-‘B’ REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN THE STATEMENT IN PART (c)  OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 78 FOR ANSWER ON 24.7.2015**  **State/UT-wise details of encroachments/Un-authorized constructions removed from 01.01.2012 to 31.03.2015**   |                    |                                                                                                     |       |                     |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|---------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                    |                                                                                                     |       |                     |
| **S. N.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | **State/UT**       | **No. and area of encroachments/un-authorized constructions removed from 01.01.2012 to 31.03.2015** |       |                     |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                    |                                                                                                     |       |                     |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                    | **No.**                                                                                             |       | **Area (in acres)** |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh     | 0                                                                                                   | 0     | 0                   |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh  | 0                                                                                                   | 0     | 0                   |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Assam              | 0                                                                                                   | 0     | 0                   |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | A & Nicobar Island | 0                                                                                                   | 0     | 0                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Bihar              | 78                                                                                                  | 78    | 0.2300              |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Chhatisgarh        | 0                                                                                                   | 0     | 0                   |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Delhi              | 1                                                                                                   | 1     | 1.0000              |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Goa                | 0                                                                                                   | 0     | 0                   |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Gujarat            | 1                                                                                                   | 1     | 0.0055              |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Haryana            | 1                                                                                                   | 1     | 8.5904              |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh   | 2                                                                                                   | 2     | 34.3670             |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Jammu & Kashmir    | 4                                                                                                   | 4     | 1.0490              |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand          | 0                                                                                                   | 0     | 0                   |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Kerala             | 0                                                                                                   | 0     | 0                   |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Karnataka          | 16                                                                                                  | 16    | 0.0191              |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh     | 577                                                                                                 | 577   | 20.1808             |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Maharashtra        | 598                                                                                                 | 598   | 116.6815            |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Manipur            | 0                                                                                                   | 0     | 0                   |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Meghalaya          | 0                                                                                                   | 0     | 0.0781              |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Nagaland           | 0                                                                                                   | 0     | 0                   |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Odisha             | 0                                                                                                   | 0     | 0                   |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Punjab             | 58                                                                                                  | 58    | 57.7236             |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Rajasthan          | 8                                                                                                   | 8     | 0.2711              |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Sikkim             | 0                                                                                                   | 0     | 0                   |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Tamilnadu          | 21                                                                                                  | 21    | 1.1127              |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Telangana          | 5                                                                                                   | 5     | 9.3670              |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh      | 1,240                                                                                               | 1,240 | 142.9471            |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Uttarakhand        | 24                                                                                                  | 24    | 0.0911              |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | West Bengal        | 0                                                                                                   | 0     | 0.0130              |
| **Total**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                    | **2634**                                                                                            |       | **393.72708**       |

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