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Indian Air Force hands a 39.5-acre sports complex land parcel in Delhi to MoHUA

Indian Air Force land of 39.5 acres in Delhi, with a sports complex on it, has gone to MoHUA. The transfer followed notices issued by the L&DO to return the land on Lok Kalyan Marg. The land office is the custodian of central government land in the capital and had sought the parcel back. A joint team of the Defence Estates Office and the L&DO will survey the parcel to fix its boundaries. The handover is part of a wider review of prime land parcels near Lok Kalyan Marg. Land housing the Air Force Golf Course had earlier been sought by the MoHUA.

Area handed over: 39.5-acre Ministry receiving it: MoHUA
Why it matters for exams: The durable fact is that the L&DO holds central government land in Delhi and that MoHUA is the ministry it reports to.
UPSC
6 November 2026 Source: The Hindu

In plain words

MoHUA Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs — The Union ministry for urban development and housing.

L&DO Land and Development Office — The office that manages central government land in Delhi.

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