Union Minister of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday warned that the Government was taking strict action against the unauthorised occupation of Government houses with enforcement of rule of law to get the property evicted.
Putting the data across, the Minister said that a total of 2,843 Government houses were evicted during these three years, including 411 houses occupied by former MPs and Ministers.
Addressing a Press conference on completion of three years of Urban Transformation here, Naidu said that houses under unauthorised occupation of former MPs and Ministers amounted to 15 per cent of the total got vacated. Around 226 of them were got evicted by initiating eviction procedures while another 185 had to vacate under sustained pressure and follow up after cancellation of their accommodation, the Minister added.
“A total of 95 unauthorised occupants have lost their cases in different courts including 13 cases in High Court, four in CAT in Delhi and another 78 cases in District Courts. Still, another 190 cases are pending in courts including 80 in higher courts and 110 in District Courts,” he said.