[Urbanstudy] [Blore/Regional Issues] KSCA may have to pay almost Rs 1cr rent for using govt land - The Times of India on Mobile

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It is high time the Karnataka Revenue Department came out with a White Paper on how many parcels of public lands have been leased out by the Government for private use in Bangalore and other urban areas and also the terms of the lease.  The public deserves to know what private interests are being served and if such leases must be allowed to continue. 

Enclosed is A story on the pittance that is paid by Bowring Club bang in the middle of Bangalore.

Leo Saldanha



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Take back portion of land leased to Bowring Institute, says CAG report
Bengaluru, Feb 17, 2015, DHNS
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has asked the State government to take back a portion of land leased out to Bowring Institute for not utilising it for the intended purpose.

In its report on Revenue Sector for the year ended March 31, 2014 tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Friday, the CAG said the Institute has not been using portion of 229 ft / 225 ft land granted to it on lease for 99 years in 1956 on annual lease rent of Rs 30. The land was granted for the purpose of establishing a club under rule 19(4)(VIII) of the Karnataka Land Grant rules.

The report said the Institute had sub-let 150ft x 100 ft land to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in 1969 after obtaining permission from the government. The order stipulated that the lessee shall remit 50 per cent of the lease rent collected from the IOC. The lease period was for 20 years, and it was later extended, it added.

“From the chain of events, it is evident that the land which was sub-let to IOC was not required by Bowring Institute for its intended bona fide purpose of running a club. The Institute had put up its own building and other facilities in rest of the land and were running club activities,” the CAG stated, adding that appropriate action should be taken to take back portion of the land. 

If done, the government will get additional lease rent of Rs 3.14 crore during the current lease period. Though the national auditor had brought the issue to notice of the government in July 2014, it is yet to reply, the report added.




> On 18-Jan-2015, at 10:33 am, Leo Saldanha <leo at esgindia.org> wrote:
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> http://m.timesofindia.com/city/bengaluru/KSCA-may-have-to-pay-almost-Rs-1cr-rent-for-using-govt-land/articleshow/45926143.cms
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> KSCA may have to pay almost Rs 1cr rent for using govt land - The Times of India on Mobile
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> How is this fair? Both associations are part of the richest sports clubs in India and money literally flows into their gutters. A meal for a family at the bangalore golf club costs Rs. 10k, the amount the club pays as annual lease rent for its 80 acres campus. No wonder this club thrives on appointing serving and influential retired bureaucrats to its board, or handing out club memberships.  
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> Makes one wonder what is the handout to old Indian sports such as #Kalaripayattu, kabaddi, kho kho, hockey (remember that sport), etc.
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> It's time to publicly debate this one out.
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> "The KSCA, spread over 16.51 acres, pays Rs 19,000 a year as rent which has not been revised for a long time. The department leased land to the association for 99 years. The department estimates the plot is worth nearly Rs 1,000 crore at current market value. The BGC pays Rs 10,000 for the 60-acre land."
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