Question : COMMERCIAL USE OF DEFENCE LAND



(a) whether shopping complexes and golf courses have come up on Defence land in recent years;

(b) if so, the details thereof including the number of such complexes / establishments and the total Defence area covered therein;

(c) whether appropriate rent (comparable to the overall market) is being collected from such establishments using Defence land;

(d) if so, the details thereof including the rent collected and the central fund to which this revenue goes; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI A.K. ANTONY)

(a) to (e): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.