Parliament Question: Land Holdings under ICAR

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 381 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21ST JULY, 2026 LAND HOLDINGS UNDER ICAR

381. SHRI PARSHOTTAMBHAI RUPALA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृषि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to undertake a fresh resurvey and re-verification of land holdings of each station and institute under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research

(ICAR), in coordination with State Governments, to reconfirm boundaries and land records;

(b) whether the Government is aware of instances of illegal encroachments on ICAR land at various locations, if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the steps which have been taken by the Union Government in coordination with State Governments and district administrations to identify, remove and prevent such encroachments; and

(d) whether a standardized monitoring mechanism is proposed to safeguard ICAR land across the country and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृषि और ककसान कल्याण राज्य मंत्री (SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY)

(a): No Sir.

(b): Yes, list of the 16 ICAR- Institutes where the encroachment cases have been reported is placed at Annexure-I.

(c): Boundary walls have been constructed, CCTVs have been installed and adequate security surveillance are in place to prevent encroachments.

Wherever encroachments are reported, legal actions have been taken with assistance/ support from Local Police and concerned state governments.

(d): Standard operating procedures have been issued in June 2022 (copy enclosed as Annexure-II) for proper Land Management in ICAR Institutes. There are Nodal officers identified in all ICAR Institutes, and these officials are responsible to ensure that all cases of encroachment are promptly attended to in coordination with the Local State Administration.

***** 1ANNEXURE – I [Part (b) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 381 dated 21ST JULY, 2026] List of the ICAR- Institutes where the encroachment cases have been reported:

S. No. Name of the Institutes 01 ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone-VI, Guwahati, Assam 02 ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (Krishi Vigyan Kendra-Shikopur, Research Station- Katarian and Research Station-Pune) 03 ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner, Rajasthan 04 ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research Hyderabad, Telangana 05 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Station, Koraput, Odisha 06 ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Research Station, Canning Town, West Bengal 07 ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 08 ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 09 ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Umiam, (Krishi Vigyan Kendra) Meghalaya 10 ICAR-National Institute of Secondary Agriculture, Ranchi, Jharkhand 11 ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, Maharashtra 12 ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, West Bengal 13 ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute – Assam Centre Gogamukh, Assam 14 ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute – Jharkhand Centre Hazaribagh, Jharkhand 15 ICAR-National Institute for Research on Commercial Agriculture (Formerly Central Tobacco Research Institute) Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh 16 ICAR-National Research Institute for Integrated Pest Management, (Formerly National Centre for Integrated Pest Management) New Delhi ******* 2ANNEXURE- II [Part (d) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 381 dated 21ST JULY, 2026 3******* 4