Who has the most land in India? Who owns 38,37,793 acres?

Land prices in India are skyrocketing every day. In metropolitan cities like Mumbai-Chennai, there is very little land left for residence. According to a recent World Bank report, by the year 2030, India will need 40 to 80 lakh hectares of additional land to meet the housing needs of its citizens. In such a situation, there is sure to be more chaos for land in the coming days. Do you know who owns the most land in India? Who is the biggest ‘landlord’?

Who has the most land?

The direct answer to this is the Government of India. According to the data given on the website of Government Land Information System (GLIS), as of February 2021, the Government of India was the owner of about 15,531 square kilometers of land. This land is with 51 ministries and 116 public sector companies.

There are many countries smaller than this

There are at least 50 countries in the world which own less land than the Indian Government. Like- Qatar (11586 sqk), Bahamas (13943 sqk), Jamaica (10991 sqk), Lebanon (10452 sqk), Gambia (11295 sqk), Cyprus (9251 sqk), Brunei (5765 sqk), Bahrain (778 sqk), Singapore (726 sqk) etc.

Who owns the most land in the world? He owns 16 percent of the earth’s land.

Which ministry has the most land?

If we look at ministry-wise figures, Railways has the maximum land. Indian Railways owns 2926.6 square kilometers of land across the country. After this comes the Ministry of Defense (Army) and Ministry of Coal (2580.92 square kilometers). Ministry of Energy is at fourth place (1806.69 square kilometres), Heavy Industries is at fifth place (1209.49 square kilometers of land) and Shipping is at sixth place (1146 square kilometers of land).

Who is the biggest landlord in India? Railways is at the forefront in terms of land.

Who is at number two?

This is about the Government of India, but do you know who is second in terms of land after the Government of India? So neither is it a builder nor a real estate mogul, but the Catholic Church of India is the second largest land owner after the Government of India. It operates thousands of churches, trusts, charitable societies, schools, colleges and hospitals across the country.

The Catholic Church of India acquired a large amount of land after the Indian Churches Act of 1972, the foundation of which was once laid by the British government. The British would lease out the land they captured after the war to Charcha at cheap rates, so that they could spread Christianity.

After the government, the Catholic Church has the most land.

How much is the church land worth?

According to a report published on Medium, the Catholic Church runs 14429 schools-colleges, 1086 training institutes, 1826 hospitals and dispensaries across the country. According to an estimate, the total land value of the Catholic Church is more than Rs 1 lakh crore.

Who is at number three?

Waqf Board is at third place in terms of land. The Waqf Board is an autonomous institution formed under the Waqf Act of 1954. It operates thousands of mosques, madrassas and graveyards across the country and owns these lands.

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According to Medium, the Waqf Board has at least more than 6 lakh immovable properties (Waqf Land). They got most of the Waqf lands and properties during the Muslim rule.

Courtesy: News 18

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