Based on SAIL’s latest FY24 Annual Report and recent state‑government communications, available information on its land bank and “excess”/unused land is as follows:

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1. Overall SAIL land bank – company‑wide (FY24)

SAIL does not publish one single “land bank” number, but its FY24 standalone financials provide key acreage disclosures under the Property, Plant & Equipment note:

- Land where title/lease deeds are still pending registration:

61,235.48 acres (58,854.89 acres as on 31 March 2023) owned/possessed/taken on lease by the company. (sail.co.in)

- Land where title is under dispute:

32,082.45 acres (31,397.15 acres in FY23). (sail.co.in)

- Land transferred / agreed to be transferred / made available for settlement to JVs, Central/State/Semi‑Govt authorities (conveyance pending):

5,052.34 acres (8,873.81 acres in FY23). (sail.co.in)

- Land given on lease to various agencies/employees/ex‑employees:

6,062.72 acres (6,114.59 acres in FY23). (sail.co.in)

- Land under unauthorised occupation:

4,896.70 acres (4,435.60 acres in FY23). (sail.co.in)

- Land not in SAIL’s actual possession but shown as “deemed possession”:

8,870.84 acres (2,371.10 acres in FY23). (sail.co.in)

These categories overlap (e.g., disputed land can also be “deemed possession”), so they cannot be simply added to get a precise total, but they demonstrate that SAIL controls or claims tens of thousands of acres across its plants, townships and mines.

In the Management Discussion & Analysis, SAIL explicitly lists “availability of land bank at existing plant/unit locations for future brown‑field expansion” as a key internal strength, confirming that a meaningful part of this land is currently unbuilt or available for future projects. (sail.co.in)

Historically, the CAG had noted that about 113,307 acres were acquired under the Land Acquisition Act for four integrated plants and their townships, with title deeds pending for a large portion, underscoring the scale of SAIL’s land holdings (though this is an old number and not a current tally). (cag.gov.in)

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2. Plant‑level “excess” / surplus / unused land (publicly flagged)

Most of the “excess land” discussion in public domain is around Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) in Jharkhand:

Bokaro Steel Plant – surplus and unused land

- Total land at BSL:

BSL holds roughly 33,427 acres of land, acquired mainly in the 1960s. (business-standard.com)

- Surplus land (state government’s view):

Jharkhand government documents and reporting have for many years described about 7,000–7,300 acres at Bokaro as “surplus” to the plant’s requirement. The state’s consistent stance has been that this surplus should either be returned to original landowners/used for broader industrial purposes, and it has opposed direct transfer of this surplus to private investors without its consent. (business-standard.com)

- Unused forest land to be returned (latest directive):

In 2025, the Jharkhand Chief Secretary directed SAIL/BSL to expedite return of 756.94 acres of unused forest land to the state government. This land had been acquired earlier for the plant but remained unutilised. (thestatesman.com)

- Encroachment at Bokaro:

The same set of discussions also highlighted about 1,932 acres under encroachment around Bokaro township, which complicates both land protection and any future monetisation/repurposing plans. (dograherald.com)

This gives you a working picture: BSL has 33k+ acres, of which the state views around 7k+ acres as surplus, plus a specific 756.94‑acre forest parcel now being processed for return, along with significant encroached areas. Litigation between SAIL and Jharkhand on ownership/control and “surplus” classification is still a key overhang.

Other plants

- Rourkela Steel Plant (Odisha): The integrated plant and township were originally set up on approximately 19,000 acres acquired from local tribals. (en.wikipedia.org) Public material, however, does not clearly segregate current “excess” vs core‑operational land here.

- For Bhilai, Durgapur, IISCO, Salem and other units, publicly available disclosures (including the latest AR) give legal/possession status in aggregate (as in Section 1 above), but there is no plant‑wise, up‑to‑date “surplus land” acreage disclosed similar to Bokaro.

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3. Land monetisation / non‑core land usage

SAIL has begun selective monetisation of non‑core land parcels, but without publishing a consolidated land‑monetisation pipeline:

- In FY23, SAIL booked profit of about ₹301 crore on sale of a portion of land to the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL), indicating active monetisation of small pieces of its land bank where commercially feasible. (sail.co.in)

- The AR and public statements otherwise treat land primarily as a strategic resource for:

- Brownfield capacity expansion,

- Township/social infrastructure,

- Meeting rehabilitation/CSR obligations around displaced persons.

There is no official, investor‑grade schedule yet that lists all “excess” or non‑core land parcel‑wise with exact acreage and monetisation timelines.

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4. How to track this for analysis

For a detailed, source‑based view you should:

1. Refer to SAIL’s FY24 Annual Report (Standalone) – Note on Property, Plant & Equipment and the specific “Land” sub‑note for the acreage and legal‑status breakdown. (Available under Investor Relations → Annual Reports on the SAIL website.) (sail.co.in)

2. Track state‑government and local news around Bokaro, as that is where explicit “excess/surplus land” figures and directives (like the 756.94‑acre forest land return) are being issued. (thestatesman.com)

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