Will the Minister of Urban
Development & Poverty Alleviation be pleased to
state :
Whether in a meeting of Committee
of Secretaries in 1985 a decision was taken to
transfer the salt Pan Land, Mumbai to his Ministry
from the Industry Ministry :
If so, the details thereof;
Whether his Ministry has taken
possession of this land;
if so, the purpose for which the
land has been used and the earnings therefrom
;
if not, the reasons therefor
;
whether the said land has been
encroached by the slum dwellers;
if so, the steps being taken by
the Government to get the land free from the encroachers
and develop the same; and
the time by which the transfer
decision is likely to be implemented by his Ministry?
Answer
Minister of Urban Development
& poverty alleviation (Shri Jagmohan)
Yes, Sir. The Committee of Secretaries
in its meeting held on 24th December, 1985 decided
that the lands having become unsuitable for salt
manufacture should be transferred to the Ministry
of Urban Development for being allotted to different
Ministries/Departments. Accordingly, Ministry
of Industry, Department of Industrial Development
issued orders dated 9th January, 1986, 30-12-1987
and 22-2-1990, transferring 5378 acres (approximately)
of lands in Greater Bombay, on "as is where
is" basis with all the assets and liabilities,
to the Ministry of Urban Development, for use
as considered appropriate.
No, Sir. Appropriate strategies
to take over these lands are in the advanced stage
of finalisation.
Yes, Sir. An area of about 60
to 80 acres has been encroached upon by slum dwellers.
The Salt Department has been taking measures from
time to time for removal of encroachments. The
issue relating to taking over and development
of salt pan lands is under process and all out
efforts are being made to take over the lands
at the earliest.
