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The Department of Posts records of December 2015 to January 2016 audit of 19 out of 22 circles revealed that 3.24 square metres of land of department worth Rs 13.94 crore have encroached upon. Therefore, 18.94 acres of land is under encroachment in six post circles including Maharashtra, Gujarat Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, the current acquisition cost of these lands has risen to Rs 63.90 crore for their actual cost which was Rs 3.59 crore. | The Department of Posts records of December 2015 to January 2016 audit of 19 out of 22 circles revealed that 3.24 square metres of land of department worth Rs 13.94 crore have encroached upon. Therefore, 18.94 acres of land is under encroachment in six post circles including Maharashtra, Gujarat Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, the current acquisition cost of these lands has risen to Rs 63.90 crore for their actual cost which was Rs 3.59 crore. | ||
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Revision as of 08:51, 19 April 2018
The Department of Posts is a government operated posted company. The Postal Company comes under Department of Posts which is the part of Ministry of Communications. According to the CAG report Union Government (Communication and IT Sector) for the year 2016, the scrutiny of records from December 2015 to January 2016 in 20 postal circles (states) disclosed that 1,608 free-hold plots measuring 48.08 lakh sqm which were purchased in past (even in 19th century) for the purpose of constructing postal offices and staff quarters were lying vacant. The possession cost of 980 free-hold plots was 77.03 crore and the information was not available for the remaining plots. It was observed that the current value of 472 vacant plots measuring 6.77 lakh sqm in the states such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, and Maharashtra had risen to Rs 209.55 crore (December 2015) from the actual acquisition cost 4.33 crore. [1]
| Name of State | Vacant Land Acquired on Lease (acres) | Acquistion Cost (in lakh) |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradeh | 0.20 | 0.31 |
| Bihar | 0.45 | NA |
| Chattisgarh | 0.91 | NA |
| New Delhi | 13.13 | 231.35 |
| Gujarat | 0.80 | 11.31 |
| Jharkhand | 35.50 | NA |
| Jammu&Kashmir | 1.86 | 12.08 |
| Karnataka | 29.70 | 7.99 |
| Kerala | 1.68 | 14.43 |
| Madhya Praadesh | 0.22 | NA |
| Maharashtra | 6.78 | 19.94 |
| Mizoram | 0.07 | NA |
| Odisha | 3.28 | 7.59 |
| Punjab | 0.20 | 7.59 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2.63 | 28.50 |
| West Bengal | 3.42 | NA |
| Total | 100.91 | 336.83 |
Details of Vacant Land Under Department of Posts
| State | Vacant Land (in acres) | Cost of Acquisition ( in crores) |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 69.29 | 1.58 |
| Assam | 38.56 | 0.24 |
| Bihar | 18.17 | 11.82 |
| Gujarat | 42.89 | 43.34 |
| Haryana | 38.38 | 11.16 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1.85 | 0.02 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 1.43 | 0.02 |
| Jharkhand | 26.73 | 0.23 |
| Karnataka | 103.55 | 2.48 |
| Kerala | 39.88 | 2.59 |
| Madhya Pradeh | 6.14 | 0.09 |
| Maharahtra | 28.06 | 0.50 |
| North East | 8.87 | 0.01 |
| Odisha | 11.59 | 0.17 |
| Punjab | 13.35 | 0.35 |
| Rajasthan | 4.69 | 1.06 |
| Tamil Nadu | 68.83 | 0.72 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 7.11 | 0.39 |
| Uttarakhand | 3.86 | 0.26 |
| West Bengal | 614.40 | NA |
| Total | 1147.63 | 77.03 |
Details of Encroached Land under Department of Posts
The Department of Posts records of December 2015 to January 2016 audit of 19 out of 22 circles revealed that 3.24 square metres of land of department worth Rs 13.94 crore have encroached upon. Therefore, 18.94 acres of land is under encroachment in six post circles including Maharashtra, Gujarat Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, the current acquisition cost of these lands has risen to Rs 63.90 crore for their actual cost which was Rs 3.59 crore.
References
- ↑ Comtroller Auditor General of India (CAG) (Communication and IT Sector) 2016. Report. CAG, 2016 https://www.cag.gov.in/sites/default/files/audit_report_files/Union_Communication_IT_Compliance_Report_29_2016.pdf
