Here you can find important information about the largest land owners in India.
Information says that the Indian government owns the most land. As of February 2021, the Indian government owned about 15,531 square kilometers of land, according to data on the Government Land Information System (GLIS) website. There are 51 Ministries and 116 Public Sector Undertakings in this land.
There are 50 countries that have less land than the Indian government. Qatar has 11,586 square kilometers, Jamaica has 10,991 square kilometers, Lebanon has 10,452 square kilometers, and Singapore has 726 square kilometers.
Ministry of Railways has maximum land. The total land area of the country is 2926.6 square kilometers. Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Coal owns 2580.92 square kilometers of land. The Ministry of Energy owns 1806.69 square kilometers of land. Heavy industries occupy 1209.49 square kilometers of land. 1146 square kilometers of land for shipping.
Following the Indian government, the Catholic Church owns most of the land. These include churches, colleges, charities, schools, hospitals, etc.
The Catholic Church runs 14,429 schools-colleges 1086 training institutes, 1,826 hospitals and dispensaries across the country. The value of land owned by the Catholic Church is more than Rs.1 lakh crore.
Next to this is the land held by the Islamic Waqf Board. It includes mosques, madrassas and cemeteries across the country. The Waqf Board has over 6 lakh immovable properties.
