## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway Development in Madhya Pradesh
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification concerning the acquisition of land in the state of Madhya Pradesh for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 3 (NH3). This notification, published on January 27, 2021, declares the government's intention to acquire land within a specific stretch of NH3 (Km 59.480 to Km 65.810) in the district of Dhar. Key findings include the identification of affected land parcels, procedures for objections, and the role of the Competent Authority.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative analysis of a government notification pertaining to land acquisition for the development of National Highway 3 in Madhya Pradesh. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This notification relates to the implementation of the National Highways Act, 1956. The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to facilitate the building, widening (including two-lane with paved shoulder and four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 3, aiming to improve transportation infrastructure.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The notification addresses the necessity to acquire land for infrastructure development on National Highway 3. The rationale behind the acquisition is stated as "for the public purpose," indicating a perceived need for improved infrastructure to benefit the broader public.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This notification establishes the government's intention to acquire land for the aforementioned purposes. Key provisions include:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land described in the Schedule.
* **Land Description:** A detailed schedule lists the survey/plot numbers, type of land (Government/Private), nature of land (e.g., Irrigated, Forest, NistarCharnoi), and area in hectares for each parcel of land to be acquired in the villages of Dhaal and Palasmal.
* **Objection Process:** Interested parties have 21 days from the date of the notification's publication to object to the land acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** The Sub Divisional Officer, Revenue, Dhar, is designated as the Competent Authority to receive and address objections. The Competent Authority must provide an opportunity for objectors to be heard and will make a final and binding decision on the objections.
* **Access to Information:** Land plans and other details related to the acquisition are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this notification are:
* Landowners (private and government) in the villages of Dhaal and Palasmal whose land falls within the specified stretch of NH3.
* Residents of the Dhar district who may be affected by changes to land use or transportation patterns.
* The Competent Authority (Sub Divisional Officer, Revenue, Dhar).
* Legal practitioners representing landowners.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is responsible for issuing the notification. The Sub Divisional Officer, Revenue, Dhar, acts as the Competent Authority for handling objections.
* **Timeline:** Interested parties have 21 days from the date of publication (January 27, 2021) to file objections.
* **Procedure:** The Competent Authority will hear objections, conduct inquiries, and issue orders allowing or disallowing objections.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcome of this notification is to facilitate the smooth acquisition of land required for the development of National Highway 3. This development is expected to improve transportation efficiency, connectivity, and economic activity in the region. The potential impact on landowners includes loss of property and livelihood, necessitating fair compensation and potentially resettlement assistance (though these are not explicitly mentioned in the provided text).
**9. Conclusion:**
The government notification regarding land acquisition for NH3 development in Madhya Pradesh signals a significant step towards improving the region's infrastructure. Understanding the provisions of this notification, particularly the objection process and the role of the Competent Authority, is crucial for affected landowners and stakeholders. While the text provides a clear framework for land acquisition, further information on compensation and rehabilitation measures would provide a more complete picture of the policy's impact.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry responsible for the notification.
National Highways Act, 1956: The Act under which the land acquisition is being carried out. (48 of 1956)
Central Government: The governing body exercising powers under the National Highways Act, 1956.
NH3: National Highway 3, the highway for which land is being acquired.
Madhya Pradesh: The state where the land acquisition is taking place.
Dhar: The district in Madhya Pradesh where the land is being acquired.
SubDivisional Officer, Dhar: The SubDivisional Officer of Dhar, identified as the Competent Authority.
Revenue, Dhar: Revenue Department of Dhar, associated with the Sub Divisional Officer as Competent Authority.
Dhaal: Village in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh where land acquisition is taking place.
Palasmal: Village in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh where land acquisition is taking place.
New Delhi: Place of notification.
NHAILA20193aNotifAddtl.PIUIndore3A: File number for notification
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स.ं 354] नइ ददल्ली, बुधवार, िनवरी 27, 2021/माघ 7, 1942
No. 354] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021/MAGHA 7, 1942
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 27 िनवरी, 2021
का.अ. 386(ऄ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग ऄजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे आसम ें आसके
पश्चात ् ईक्त ऄजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की ईप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक मध्य प्रदेि राज्य के धार जिले म ें NH3 के दक.मी. 59.480 से दक.मी. 65.810 (ऄनुजवभागीय
ऄजधकारी (रािस्ट्व) तहसील धार , जिला धार) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन
का बनाना अदद), ऄनरु क्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम ऄपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन
नीचे ऄनुसूची म ेंददया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का ऄिगन करन ेके ऄपन े अिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोइ भी व्यजक्त, िो ईक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध ह,ै ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की ईप-धारा (1) के ऄधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के ईपयोग पर रािपत्र म ें आस ऄजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े आक्कीस ददन के भीतर ऄपनी
अपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक अपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, ऄथागत ् ऄनुजवभागीय ऄजधकारी एव ं सक्षम प्राजधकारी (रािस्ट्व), धार को
जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और ईसमें ईसके अधार ऄजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अपजत्तकता ग को
व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने का ऄवसर देगा और ऐसी अपजत्तयों की सुनवाइ के पश्चात ् तथा
ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात,् यदद कोइ हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी अवश्यक समझे, अदेि द्वारा या तो अपजत्तयों को
ऄनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या ऄननज्ञु ात कर सकेगा ।
ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की ईप-धारा (2) के ऄधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोइ भी अदेि
ऄंजतम होगा ।
522 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
आस ऄजधसूचना के ऄंतगतग अने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और ऄन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के ईक्त कायागलय म ें
ईपलब्ध ह ैंऔर ईनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
ऄनसु चू ी
मध्य प्रदेि राज्य के धार जिल े म ें NH3 (नया 52) का आंदौर खलघाट खंड के दक.मी. 59.480 से दक.मी. 65.810 बाकानेर
घाट का पुनः संरेखण (रर-ऄलाआनमेंट) (ऄनुजवभागीय ऄजधकारी (रािस्ट्व) तहसील धार , जिला धार) के जलए ऄिगन की
िाने वाली संरचना रजहत ऄथवा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: मध्य प्रदिे जिल ेका नाम: धार
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्थानीय आकाइ) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: धार
गावं का नाम: ढाल
1 01 सरकारी जनस्ट्तार/चरनोइ 0.6548000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.6548000
2 47/1/1 जनिी ससजचत 0.0300000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0300000
3 47/1/2 जनिी ससजचत 0.6934000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.6934000
4 47/1/3 जनिी ससजचत 0.8404000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.8404000
5 58 जनिी ससजचत 0.2940000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2940000
6 60/1 जनिी ससजचत 0.0300000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0300000
7 61 जनिी ससजचत 0.3767000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.3767000
8 63/2/1 जनिी ससजचत 0.5071000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.5071000
9 63/2/1 जनिी ससजचत 0.0297000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0297000
10 64 जनिी ससजचत 0.2391000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2391000
11 65 जनिी ससजचत 0.1398000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1398000
12 66 सरकारी िंगल 0.0636000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0636000
13 67 सरकारी िंगल 0.0400000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0400000
14 68 सरकारी िंगल 0.0642000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0642000
15 69 सरकारी िंगल 0.0683000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0683000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
16 70 सरकारी िंगल 0.6548000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.6548000
गावं का नाम: पलासमल
1 2 जनिी ससजचत 0.2896000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2896000
2 3 सरकारी चरनोइ / जनस्ट्तार 0.5383000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.5383000
3 4/1 जनिी ससजचत 0.3488000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.3488000
4 4/2 जनिी ससजचत 0.2047000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2047000
5 4/3 जनिी ससजचत 0.0161000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0161000
6 5 जनिी ससजचत 0.0112000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0112000
7 6 जनिी ससजचत 0.3176000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.3176000
8 67 सरकारी िंगल 1.8567000(हक्े टेयर ) 1.8567000
9 7/3 जनिी ससजचत 0.3094000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.3094000
10 7/4 जनिी ससजचत 0.2022000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2022000
11 74 सरकारी िंगल 0.0914000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0914000
12 75 सरकारी िंगल 5.3568000(हक्े टेयर ) 5.3568000
13 9/11 जनिी ससजचत 0.0030000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0030000
14 9/12 जनिी ससजचत 0.0914000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0914000
15 9/15 जनिी ससजचत 0.0071000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0071000
16 9/16 जनिी ससजचत 0.0311000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0311000
17 9/17 जनिी ससजचत 0.0361000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0361000
18 9/18 जनिी ससजचत 0.0177000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0177000
कुल 14.4551 14.4551
[फा. सं. NHAI/LA/2019/3(a)-Notif/Addtl./PIU-Indore/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th January, 2021
S.O. 386(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways
Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for
the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which is given in the Schedule below, is required for building
(widening/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of NH3 in the
stretch of land from Km. 59.480 to Km. 65.810 (Sub-Divisional Officer, Dhar, District Dhar) in the district of DHAR
in the state of MADHYA PRADESH, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land.
Any person interested in the said land may, within twenty-one days from the date of publication of this
notification in the Official Gazette, object to the use of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section(1) of
section 3C of the said Act.
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Sub Divisional Officer, Revenue,
Dhar in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof and the Competent Authority shall give the objector an
opportunity of being heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and may, after hearing all such objections and
after making such further enquiry, if any, as the Competent Authority thinks necessary, by order, either allow or
disallow the objections.
Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 3C of the said Act shall be
final.
The land plans and other details of the land to be acquired under their notification are available and can be
inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority.
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling NH3 in the stretch of land from
Km. 59.480 to Km. 65.810 (Sub-Divisional Officer, Dhar, District Dhar) in the district of DHAR in the state of
MADHYA PRADESH.
State: MADHYA PRADESH District: DHAR
Sl. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Dhar
Village: Dhaal
1 01 Government Nistar/Charnoi 0.6548000(Hectare ) 0.6548000
2 47/1/1 Private Irrigated 0.0300000(Hectare ) 0.0300000
3 47/1/2 Private Irrigated 0.6934000(Hectare ) 0.6934000
4 47/1/3 Private Irrigated 0.8404000(Hectare ) 0.8404000
5 58 Private Irrigated 0.2940000(Hectare ) 0.2940000
6 60/1 Private Irrigated 0.0300000(Hectare ) 0.0300000
7 61 Private Irrigated 0.3767000(Hectare ) 0.3767000
8 63/2/1 Private Irrigated 0.5071000(Hectare ) 0.5071000
9 63/2/1 Private Irrigated 0.0297000(Hectare ) 0.0297000
10 64 Private Irrigated 0.2391000(Hectare ) 0.2391000
11 65 Private Irrigated 0.1398000(Hectare ) 0.1398000
12 66 Government Forest 0.0636000(Hectare ) 0.0636000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
13 67 Government Forest 0.0400000(Hectare ) 0.0400000
14 68 Government Forest 0.0642000(Hectare ) 0.0642000
15 69 Government Forest 0.0683000(Hectare ) 0.0683000
16 70 Government Forest 0.6548000(Hectare ) 0.6548000
Village: Palasmal
1 2 Private Irrigated 0.2896000(Hectare ) 0.2896000
2 3 Government Charnoi/ Nistar 0.5383000(Hectare ) 0.5383000
3 4/1 Private Irrigated 0.3488000(Hectare ) 0.3488000
4 4/2 Private Irrigated 0.2047000(Hectare ) 0.2047000
5 4/3 Private Irrigated 0.0161000(Hectare ) 0.0161000
6 5 Private Irrigated 0.0112000(Hectare ) 0.0112000
7 6 Private Irrigated 0.3176000(Hectare ) 0.3176000
8 67 Government Forest 1.8567000(Hectare ) 1.8567000
9 7/3 Private Irrigated 0.3094000(Hectare ) 0.3094000
10 7/4 Private Irrigated 0.2022000(Hectare ) 0.2022000
11 74 Government Forest 0.0914000(Hectare ) 0.0914000
12 75 Government Forest 5.3568000(Hectare ) 5.3568000
13 9/11 Private Irrigated 0.0030000(Hectare ) 0.0030000
14 9/12 Private Irrigated 0.0914000(Hectare ) 0.0914000
15 9/15 Private Irrigated 0.0071000(Hectare ) 0.0071000
16 9/16 Private Irrigated 0.0311000(Hectare ) 0.0311000
17 9/17 Private Irrigated 0.0361000(Hectare ) 0.0361000
18 9/18 Private Irrigated 0.0177000(Hectare ) 0.0177000
Total 14.4551 14.4551
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