Question : Land Holdings and Assets

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to State:

(a) the steps taken by the Government for better utilization and planning for Government owned land and other assets in public interest like providing housing for poor, green zones, etc,:
(b) whether the Government has any Centralized data of all the land holdings and assets by each department of the Government and if so, the details thereof: and
(c) the details of the land holdings leased or rented to private/public organizations and the total revenue earned therefrom, State-wise?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a)&(b) Yes, Sir, the Government with a view to better utilize the Government land has set up a centralized and transparent data bank of all the land available with various Union
Government Departments/ Organizations. The data includes ownership details, permissible land use, etc.

( C) The Union Government has leased out land to thousands of organization mainly Government, in Delhi, at pre-determined rates prevailing at the time of allotment. The revenue earned by the Government during Financial Year 2016-17 & 2017-18 was Rs.167 crore and Rs.424 crore respectively.

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