Lok Sabha Question No. 1639 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Enemy Property
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1639

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 th  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 18, 1937 (SAKA)

ENEMY PROPERTY

1639. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of  enemy  properties  located  in  the  country  and  its estimated value thereof, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of guidelines presently in vogue in regard to enemy property in the country; and

(c)  the  revenue  earned from enemy  property  by  the Government and the funds spent on the maintenance of such properties during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a): The requisite information is placed at Annexure-I.

(b): The  matters  relating  to  the  enemy  property  are  dealt  under  the Enemy Property Act enacted in the year 1968 by the Government of India. The enemy properties matters are further dealt under the Enemy Property

Rules, 2015 dated 19/03/2015.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.1639 FOR 8.3.2016

At present all the Enemy Property matters are being dealt in terms of the  Enemy  Property  (Amendment  and  validation)  Ordinance  promulgated by the President of India on 7 th  January, 2016.

(c): The total revenue received from enemy properties by the Custodian of Enemy Property for India, which includes dividend on shares/stocks and income on investments made in Government Securities and Treasury Bills during  2012-13,  2013-14,2014-15  and  2015-16  (up  to  December,2015)  is Rs.18.51crore,  Rs. 24.18  crore, Rs.28.28  crore and  Rs.  21.28  crore respectively.

State-wise details of  revenue received  by  CEP  from  immovable properties  vested  in  him  during  these  years  are  at  Annexure-II.  The district authorities are entitled to retain 1/12 th  share of the income derived from  each  immovable  enemy  property  for  the  purpose  of  incurring expenditure  in  connection  with  management  and  maintenance  of  the enemy  property.  The  expenditure  incurred  by  the  district  authorities  on management and maintenance of enemy properties are not maintained in the office of the Custodian of Enemy Property for India.

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## Page 1 of  1 Annexure-I L.S.US.Q. No.1639 FOR 8.3.2016

- (a) The details of immovable enemy properties and its estimated value, State/UT-wise is as under:

| S.No .   | State/UT       | No. of immovable   | No. of immovable   | Estimated value ( Rupees in crores)   |
|----------|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
| S.No .   | State/UT       | Pakistani National | Chinese National*  | Estimated value ( Rupees in crores)   |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh | 159                | -                  | 11,641.20                             |
| 2.       | Assam          | 6                  | 64                 | 41.26                                 |
| 3.       | Andaman        | 1                  | -                  | 5.29                                  |
| 4.       | Bihar          | 79                 | -                  | 101.22                                |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh   | 78                 | -                  | 54.62                                 |
| 6.       | Delhi          | 487                | 2                  | 816.90                                |
| 7.       | Diu            | 4                  | -                  | 2.99                                  |
| 8.       | Goa            | 263                | -                  | 100.10                                |
| 9.       | Gujarat        | 146                | -                  | 844.52                                |
| 10.      | Haryana        | 9                  | -                  | 791.50                                |
| 11.      | Karnataka      | 20                 | 1                  | 151.81                                |
| 12.      | Kerala         | 60                 | -                  | 1,375.22                              |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh | 88                 | 1                  | 1,796.71                              |
| 14.      | Maharashtra    | 48                 | -                  | 571.30                                |
| 15.      | Meghalaya      | -                  | 19                 | Nil                                   |
| 16.      | Rajasthan      | 22                 | 1                  | 23.25                                 |
| 17.      | Tamilnadu      | 34                 | 2                  | 1,773.93                              |
| 18.      | Uttar Pradesh  | 4991               | -                  | 82,441.23                             |
| 19.      | Uttaranchal    | 50                 | -                  | 927.69                                |
| 20.      | West Bengal    | 2735               | 59                 | 878.26                                |
| Total    | Total          | 9280               | 149*               | 1,04,339.00                           |

*Valuation of vested properties of Chinese National/ companies are yet to be assessed.

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Page 1 of  1 Annexure-II L.S.US.Q. No.1639 FOR 8.3.2016

(c) Statement  giving  details  of  revenue  received  by  the  Custodian  of Enemy Property for India from immovable properties vested in him.

| S.No.   | State/UT      | 2012-2013   | 2013-2014   | 2014-2015   | 2015-2016 (up to December,2015)   |
|---------|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1.      | Assam         | 0           | 5,392       | 0           | 9,576                             |
| 2.      | Andaman       | 6,600       | 1,200       | 1,200       | 0                                 |
| 3.      | Bihar         | 0           | 0           | 16,886      | 2,112                             |
| 4.      | Delhi         | 1,60,800    | 4,92,910    | 5,17,881    | 27,49,354                         |
| 5.      | Goa           | 0           | 2,040       | 0           | 2,040                             |
| 6.      | Gujarat       | 27,769      | 51,781      | 56,230      | 1,82,774                          |
| 7.      | Haryana       | 0           | 0           | 0           | 1,61,000                          |
| 8.      | Maharashtra   | 8,15,652    | 7,62,287    | 9,04,916    | 9,14,640                          |
| 9.      | Rajasthan     | 0           | 1,52,945    | 0           | 14,472                            |
| 10.     | Tamilnadu     | 11,66,678   | 7,86,109    | 11,60,061   | 12,75,518                         |
| 11.     | Uttar Pradesh | 17,51,427   | 86,57,869   | 16,75,347   | 30,96,366                         |
| 12.     | Uttaranchal   | 12,000      | 12,000      | 0           | 10,00,000                         |
| 13.     | West Bengal   | 74,08,474   | 70,72,100   | 67,06,672   | 52,73,494                         |
| Total   | Total         | 1,13,49,400 | 1,79,96,633 | 1,10,39,193 | 1,46,81,346                       |

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