## Report on Amendment to National Highways Act, 1956
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes an amendment to the National Highways Act, 1956, specifically concerning the execution of works pertaining to designated National Highways. The core purpose of this amendment, as inferred from the text, is to delegate the function of execution of works on specific stretches of National Highways to the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, subject to compliance with existing rules under the Act. The key finding is that this amendment aims to streamline the execution of works on these highways by assigning responsibility to the relevant State Government.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative overview and analysis of a recent amendment to the National Highways Act, 1956, based solely on the provided government policy text. This report outlines the changes introduced and their potential implications for stakeholders.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Original Policy:** The amendment modifies notification S.O. 1096E, dated the 4th August, 2005, issued by the erstwhile Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Department of Road Transport and Highways.
* **Core Objective(s) (Inferred):** To delegate the execution of works pertaining to specific National Highways to the State Government of Uttar Pradesh.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **Amendment Rationale (Inferred):** The amendment likely aims to improve the efficiency and responsiveness of highway construction and maintenance within Uttar Pradesh. Delegating authority to the State Government allows for more localized decision-making and potentially faster project execution, tailored to the specific needs and conditions of each highway section. This could address previous bottlenecks or delays in project implementation under the previous centralized management.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This amendment specifically substitutes serial number 24 and its entries in the original notification's schedule. The key changes are:
* **Specific Part of Original Policy Changed:** Schedule of the original notification listing National Highways and responsible authorities for execution of works.
* **New Rule/Provision:** The State Government of Uttar Pradesh is now responsible for the execution of works on the stretches of National Highways listed in column 2 of the provided table, replacing the previous arrangement. The specific stretches include sections of National Highways No. 2A, No.11, No.24, No.24A, No.27, No. 28B, No. 28C, No. 29, No.56, No.58, No 72A, No. 74, No.75, No.76, No.86, No. 91, No.91A, No. 92, No. 93, No. 96 new No. 330, No. 233, No. 235, new NH No. 124D, new NH No. 321, new NH No. 321G, new NH No. 727A, new NH No. 727AA, new NH No. 730, new NH No. 730A, new NH No. 730H, new NH No. 731AG New NH No. 931, and New NH No. 931A, new NH No. 330B, new NH No. 334A, New NH No. 334B, new NH No. 334DD, new NH No. 219, new NH No. 227A new NH No. 731A, new NH No. 124C, new NH No. 727B, new NH No. 727H, new NH No. 727G, new NH No. 328, new NH No. 328A, new NH No. 330D, new NH No. 730B, new NH No. 731B , new NH No. 731K, new NH No. 727BB, new NH No. 730S, new NH No. 730C, and new NH No. 135C as are situated within the State of Uttar Pradesh.
* **Difference/Effect of Change:** The shift in responsibility empowers the Uttar Pradesh government to manage construction and maintenance projects on these highways, potentially leading to improved coordination, reduced bureaucracy, and enhanced project outcomes within the state. However, the state government is bound to comply with the existing rules under the National Highways Act, 1956.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary stakeholders affected by this amendment are:
* The State Government of Uttar Pradesh, particularly its Public Works Department or equivalent agency responsible for highway construction and maintenance.
* Contractors and construction companies operating on the specified National Highway stretches within Uttar Pradesh.
* Local communities and businesses along these highway routes, as they will experience the impact of construction and maintenance activities.
* Users of the specified National Highways in Uttar Pradesh.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The State Government of Uttar Pradesh, as it assumes responsibility for execution of works.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** The amendment does not specify particular timelines, beyond the general obligation to comply with existing rules and regulations under the National Highways Act, 1956. Existing procedures would apply, overseen by the State Government. The amendment becomes effective from the date of notification.
* Compliance: the State Government concerned shall in the exercise of such functions be bound to comply with the rules for the time being in force under the said Act
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **Likely Intended Outcome:** The intended outcome is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of highway construction and maintenance in Uttar Pradesh. This delegation of authority should lead to faster project completion, better coordination with local needs, and improved overall highway infrastructure within the state.
**9. Conclusion:**
This amendment to the National Highways Act, 1956, represents a significant shift in responsibility for highway development and maintenance in Uttar Pradesh. By delegating authority to the State Government, the amendment aims to streamline project execution, improve coordination, and ultimately enhance the quality and efficiency of the National Highway network within the state. The success of this amendment will depend on the State Government's capacity to effectively manage these responsibilities while adhering to the established rules and regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law that empowers the Central Government to direct functions related to the execution of works pertaining to National Highways.
Central Government: The governing authority issuing the notification, responsible for directing the execution of works on National Highways.
State Government: The regional government specified in column 3 of the table, that will be in charge of executing the functions in relation to the execution of works pertaining to each of the National Highways.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for road transport and highways.
New Delhi: The location of the notification's issuance.
Agra State UPRajasthan Border: Starting and ending points of a section of National Highway 2A.
DelhiUttar Pradesh Government BorderGhaziabad Moradabad BareillySitapurLucknow: Starting and ending points of a section of National Highway No.24.
Allahabad: A city in Uttar Pradesh, India that is the starting point of a section of National Highway 27.
Uttar Pradesh: A state in India where many of the mentioned national highways are located.
Rajasthan: A state in India sharing a border with Uttar Pradesh, relevant to the National Highway 2A route.
UPMP Border Section: The end point of a section of National Highway 27, referring to the border between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
BarabankiJarwal BahariachRupaidiha Section: Starting and ending points of a section of National Highway 28C.
VaranasiGorakhpur Section: Starting and ending points of a section of National Highway 29.
LucknowSultanpur Section: Starting and ending points of a section of National Highway 56.
Meerut Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Border: Starting and ending points of a section of National Highway 58.
Uttarakhand: A state in India bordering Uttar Pradesh, relevant to the National Highway 58 and 74 routes.
ChutamalpurGaneshpur Section: Starting and ending points of a section of National Highway 72A.
UttrakhandUP Border near Bhaguwala: The starting point of a section of National Highway 74.
UPUttrakahnd Border near Jaspur Section: The ending point of a section of National Highway 74.
KashipurSitarganjBareilly Section: Starting and ending points of a section of National Highway 74.
Madhya PradeshUttar Pradesh Border: Starting point of a section of National Highway 75.
Jhansi: Ending point of a section of National Highway 75.
Kanpur to Kabrai Section: Starting and ending points of a section of National Highway 86.
GhaziabadAligarhKanpur Section: Starting and ending points of a section of National Highway 91.
AgraAligarh Moradabad Section: Starting and ending points of a section of National Highway 93.
Katka More Sultanpur Section: Starting and ending points of a section of National Highway 330.
Ghagar Bridge Indo Nepal Border to Varanasi Section: Starting and ending points of a section of National Highway 233.
Meerut Hapur Section: Starting and ending points of a section of National Highway 235.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 946] नई ददल्ली, बधु वार, माच ग3, 2021/फाल्ग नु 12, 1942
No. 946] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021/PHALGUNA 12, 1942
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 2 माच,ग 2021
का.आ. 1025(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 5 द्वारा
प्रदत् त िजतत यक का प्रय ग करत े एए, एतद्द्वारा जनदिे देती ह ै दक इसके साथ संलग्न ताजलका के कॉलम (2) में वर्णणत प्रत् येक
राष्टर ीय राजमाग ग से संबंजधत कायका का जनष्टप ादन करने के संबधं म ें कायग प्रत्य ेक राजमागग के सामने ताजलका के कॉलम (3) में
जवजनर्ददष्ट ट रा्य सरकार द्वारा इस ित ग के अ् यधीन पूरे दकए जाएंगे दक संबंजधत रा्य सरकार उतत अजधजनयम के अधीन
वतगमान में लागू जनयमक का अनुपालन करन े के जलए ऐसे कायका क करने के जलए बा् य हकगी और उस प्रय जनाथग भारत
सरकार के तत्क ालीन प त पररवहन, सड़क पररवहन और राजमागग मंत्रालय (सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग ग जवभाग) की
अजधसूचना सं. का.आ. 1096 (अ), ददनांदकत 4 अगस्ट्त , 2005 में एतद्द्वारा जनम्न जलजखत और संि धन करती ह,ै नामत:-
उतत अजधसूचना की अनुसूची में, क्रम सं. 24 तथा उससे संबंजधत प्रजवजष्टट यक के स्ट् थान पर जनम्न जलजखत क
प्रजतस्ट् थाजपत दकया जाएगा, नामत:-
1364 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सारणी
(1) (2) (3)
“24 राष्ट्रीय राजमागग स.ं 2ए, स.ं 11 [दकमी 17.756 से दकमी 42.525 (आगरा-उ. प्र./राजस्ट्थ ान सीमा) उत् तर
प्रदेि
तक खडं क छ ड़कर], स.ं 24 [(दकमी 8.340 स े दकमी 488.27 (हापुड़ तथा मरु ादाबाद बाइपास
रा्य
सजहत ददल् ली/उत् तर प्रदिे सीमा - गाजजयाबाद-मुरादाबाद-बरेली-सीतापुर-लखनऊ खडं ) तक खंड क
सरकार” ।
छ ड़कर], सं. 24ए, सं. 27 [दकमी 0.000 से दकमी 46.004 (रारा 27 का नया संरेखण) इलाहाबाद
से उ. प्र./म. प्र. सीमा तक खंड क छ ड़कर], सं. 28बी, 28सी [दकमी 00.000 से दकमी 93.000
(बाराबंकी – जरवाल – बहराइच – रूपईडीहा खंड) तक खंड क छ ड़कर], सं. 29 {दकमी 2.225 स े
दकमी 208.500 (वाराणसी-ग रखपुर खंड) और ग रखपुर बाइपास क छ ड़कर)}, सं. 56 {दकमी
11.500 से दकमी 134.700 (लखनऊ – सुल् तानपुर खडं ) तक क छ ड़कर}], सं. 58 [दकमी 52.250
से दकमी 152.00 (मेरठ-मुजफ्फरनगर-उ. प्र./उत् तराखंड सीमा) तक खंड क छ ड़कर], सं. 72ए
[दकमी 0.00 से दकमी 16.00 (छुटमलपरु -गणेिपरु खंड) तक खंड क छ ड़कर], सं. 74 [दकमी 30.00
से दकमी 132.00 (भागूवाल के जनकट उत् तराखंड/उ. प्र. सीमा से जसपुर खडं के जनकट उ.
प्र./उत् तराखंड सीमा) तक खंड क छ ड़कर) और दकमी 264.000 से दकमी 342.000 (कािीपुर-
जसतारगंज-बरेली खडं ) तक खंड क छ ड़कर], सं. 75 [दकमी 90.00 स े दकमी 103.00 (म. प्र./उ. प्र.
सीमा खंड से झांसी) तक खंड क छ ड़कर], सं. 76, सं. 86 [दकमी 7.43 से दकमी 130.100 (कानपरु
से कबरई खंड) तक खडं क छ ड़कर], सं. 91 [दकमी 23.600 से दकमी 414.000 (गाजजयाबाद-
अलीगढ़-कानपुर खंड) तक खडं क छ ड़कर], सं. 91ए, सं. 92, सं. 93 [दकमी 0.00 से दकमी
232.000 (आगरा-अलीगढ़ –मुरादाबाद खंड) तक खडं क छ ड़कर], सं. 96 (नई स.ं 330) [दकमी
95.100 से दकमी 82.000 (कटका म ड़ – सुल्त ानपुर खंड) तक खंड क छ ड़कर], सं. 233 {दकमी
65.870 स े दकमी 299.350 (घग् घर पुल (भारत नेपाल सीमा से वाराणसी खंड) तक खंड क
छ ड़कर}, सं. 235 {दकमी 7.469 से दकमी 66.482 (मेरठ-हापुड़ खडं ) तक खडं क छ ड़कर}, नई
रारा स.ं 124डी, नई रारा स.ं 321, नई रारा स.ं 321जी, नई रारा स.ं 727ए, नई रारा सं. 727एए,
नई रारा सं. 730, नई रारा स.ं 730ए, नई रारा स.ं 730एच, नई रारा स.ं 731एजी, नई रारा सं.
931 और नई रारा सं. 931ए, नई रारा सं. 330बी, नई रारा सं. 334ए, नई रारा सं. 334बी, नई
रारा सं. 334डीडी, नई रारा सं. 219, नई रारा सं. 227ए, नई रारा सं. 731ए, नई रारा सं.
124सी, नई रारा स.ं 727बी, नई रारा स.ं 727एच, नई रारा सं. 727जी, नई रारा सं. 328, नई
रारा सं. 328ए, नई रारा सं. 330डी, नई रारा सं. 730बी, नई रारा सं. 731बी, नई रारा सं.
731के, नई रारा सं. 727बीबी, नई रारा स.ं 730एस, नई रारा सं. 730सी, नई रारा स.ं 135सी के
उतने भाग ज उत् तर प्रदिे रा्य में अवजस्ट् थत ह ।।
रटप्प ण: मूल अजधसूचना सं. का.आ. 1096(अ), ददनांदकत 4 अगस्ट्त , 2005 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी और उसे जपछली बार
अजधसूचना सं.का.आ. 962(अ), ददनांदकत 26 फरवरी, 2021 द्वारा संि जधत दकया गया था ।
[फा. सं. एनएच-14013/1/2021-पी एंड एम(पाटग)]
राजेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd March, 2021
S.O. 1025(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of
1956), the Central Government hereby directs that the functions in relation to the execution of works pertaining to each
of the National Highways described in column (2) of the Table hereto annexed shall be exercisable by the
State Government specified in column (3) of the Table against each highway subject to the condition that the
State Government concerned shall in the exercise of such functions be bound to comply with the rules for the time
being in force under the said Act and for that purpose makes the following further amendments in the notification of
the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways (Department of Road
Transport and Highways) number S.O 1096(E), dated the 4th August, 2005, namely:-
In the said notification, in the Schedule, for serial number 24 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall
be substituted, namely: -
Table
(1) (2) (3)
“24 So much of National Highways No.2A, No.11 [excluding from Km 17.756 to Km 42.525 (Agra - State
UP/Rajasthan Border)], No.24 [excluding from km. 8.340 to km. 488.27 (Delhi/Uttar Pradesh Government
Border-Ghaziabad- Moradabad- Bareilly-Sitapur-Lucknow including Hapur and Moradabad of Uttar
bypasses), No.24A, No.27 [excluding from Km. 0.000 to Km. 46.004 (new alignment of NH 27) Pradesh”
Allahabad to UP/MP Border Section)], No. 28B, No. 28C [excluding from Km. 00.000 to Km
93.000 (Barabanki-Jarwal- Bahariach-Rupaidiha Section)], No. 29 {excluding from Km. 2.225 to
Km. 208.500 (Varanasi-Gorakhpur Section) and Gorakhpur Bypass}, No.56 [excluding from Km.
11.500 to Km. 134.700 (Lucknow-Sultanpur Section)], No.58 [excluding from Km. 52.250 to Km.
152.00 (Meerut- Muzaffarnagar - Uttar Pradesh / Uttarakhand Border)], No 72A [excluding from
km 0.00 to km 16.00 (ChutamalpurGaneshpur Section)], No. 74 [excluding from Km 30.00 to km
132.00 (Uttrakhand/UP Border near Bhaguwala to UP/Uttrakahnd Border near Jaspur Section) and
excluding from Km. 264.000 to Km. 342.000 (Kashipur-Sitarganj-Bareilly Section)], No.75
[excluding from km. 90.00 to km. 103.00 (section from Madhya Pradesh/Uttar Pradesh Border to
Jhansi)], No.76, No.86 [excluding From km. 7.43 to km. 130.100 (Kanpur to Kabrai Section)],
No. 91 [excluding from km. 23.600 to km. 414.000 (Ghaziabad-Aligarh-Kanpur Section)],
No.91A, No. 92, No. 93 [excluding from km. 0.00 to km. 232.000 (Agra-Aligarh- Moradabad
Section), No. 96 (new No. 330) [excluding from Km. 95.100 to Km 82.000 (Katka More-
Sultanpur Section)], No. 233 [excluding km. 65.870 to Km 299.350 (Ghagar Bridge Indo Nepal
Border to Varanasi Section)], No. 235 [excluding from Km. 7.469 to Km. 66.482 (Meerut- Hapur
Section)], new NH No. 124D, new NH No. 321, new NH No. 321G, new NH No. 727A, new NH
No. 727AA, new NH No. 730, new NH No. 730A, new NH No. 730H, new NH No. 731AG New
NH No. 931, and New NH No. 931A, new NH No. 330B, new NH No. 334A, New NH No. 334B,
new NH No. 334DD, new NH No. 219, new NH No. 227A new NH No. 731A, new NH No.
124C, new NH No. 727B, new NH No. 727H, new NH No. 727G, new NH No. 328, new NH No.
328A, new NH No. 330D, new NH No. 730B, new NH No. 731B , new NH No. 731K, new NH
No. 727BB, new NH No. 730S, new NH No. 730C, and new NH No. 135C as are situated within
the State of Uttar Pradesh.
Note: The principal notification was published vide number S.O.1096(E), dated the 4th August, 2005 and was last
amended vide number S.O. 962(E), dated the 26th February, 2021.
[F. No. NH-14013/1/2021-P&M(Pt.)]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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