Question : Lease Agreement of Defence Land

(a) the total land area held by the Defence Forces all over India indicating the extent of land held but not covered by lease agreements and land under litigation, State / UT-wise;

(b) the detailed reasons for the defence authorities concerned not entering into a lease agreement for the 1235 acres of land being physically held by the Army since 1965 in Dimapur-Rangapahar, despite State Government of Nagaland agreeing on 16th January, 2014 to a 99 years lease at Rs.1/- per acre per annum;

(c) whether Principal Director of Defence Estates, EC Kolkata had referred in a communication to their local authorities at Jorhat regarding the Army holding 1433.611 acres of land in the area as per a survey in 2013 and if so, the action taken to regularise the surplus holding;

(d) the action taken by the Government to regularise the excess holding and pay rental of the excess land and also return the excess land to the owners; and

(e) the other steps taken for preventing lapses in executing timely leases?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE (DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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(a) to (e): A Statement is attached.

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