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http://www.indiatimes.com/news/indi...e-now-govt-wants-their-possession-263812.html
Not many of us know that India has a total of 9,547 big and small 'enemy properties' worth a mammoth Rs 1.1 lakh crore. The Central Government has tasked the Custodian of Enemy Property (CEP) of India to prepare a status list of all such properties, following which the Centre plans to take possession of all such properties
Enemy property refers to the abandoned properties, which the government took over when their owners chose to leave India and move to Pakistan and China after Partition and the 1965 and 1971 wars.
And a top government source revealed to DNA newspaper that there are 9,547 such enemy properties, having estimated worth of more than Rs. 1.1 lakh crore, scattered in important cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bhopal, Hyderabad and Lucknow and many others.
There are court cases pending against 1,215 properties. Most of the other properties are under illegal possession and occupation at prime locations in key cities, and can be used to serve government needs that is falling short of space in premium locations," the top government source was quoted in DNA.
"It is better if the government takes possession of all such enemy properties before they also get mired in court cases that linger on for years," said the source.
31 of such properties have been taken over by government recently and have been handed over their possession to the CRPF and BSF which were facing space crunch for their offices.
CEP was created by government in 1968 soon after 1965 war under Enemy Property Act, to tackle to growing list of abandoned buildings and their encroachment.
The new move comes after the government failed to pass an amendment in law governing enemy property.
The bill failed to pass in the Rajya Sabha because of protests by the opposition parties following which an ordinance was promulgated to keep the amendment in force.
Not many of us know that India has a total of 9,547 big and small 'enemy properties' worth a mammoth Rs 1.1 lakh crore. The Central Government has tasked the Custodian of Enemy Property (CEP) of India to prepare a status list of all such properties, following which the Centre plans to take possession of all such properties
Enemy property refers to the abandoned properties, which the government took over when their owners chose to leave India and move to Pakistan and China after Partition and the 1965 and 1971 wars.
And a top government source revealed to DNA newspaper that there are 9,547 such enemy properties, having estimated worth of more than Rs. 1.1 lakh crore, scattered in important cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bhopal, Hyderabad and Lucknow and many others.
There are court cases pending against 1,215 properties. Most of the other properties are under illegal possession and occupation at prime locations in key cities, and can be used to serve government needs that is falling short of space in premium locations," the top government source was quoted in DNA.
"It is better if the government takes possession of all such enemy properties before they also get mired in court cases that linger on for years," said the source.
31 of such properties have been taken over by government recently and have been handed over their possession to the CRPF and BSF which were facing space crunch for their offices.
CEP was created by government in 1968 soon after 1965 war under Enemy Property Act, to tackle to growing list of abandoned buildings and their encroachment.
The new move comes after the government failed to pass an amendment in law governing enemy property.
The bill failed to pass in the Rajya Sabha because of protests by the opposition parties following which an ordinance was promulgated to keep the amendment in force.
