Date: 2026-02-18Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Notification for acquisition of private land measuring 425 296 acres at Solmara Tezpur Districts Sonitpur Assam for establishment of Key Location Plan for the units of Tezpur Military Station
**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Land Resources, dated February 13, 2026. It grants the Ministry of Defence the authority to exercise the powers of the 'appropriate Government' under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, for land acquisition in Assam. This action is taken for the establishment of a Key Location Plan for units of the Tezpur Military Station.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Land Acquisition Authorization:**
* The Ministry of Defence is authorized to act as the 'appropriate Government' for land acquisition purposes.
* This authorization is subject to the control of the President of India and remains in effect until further orders.
* **Legal Basis:**
* This notification is made under the powers conferred by sub-clause (v) of clause (e) of section 3 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
* **Location and Purpose:**
* The land acquisition pertains to private land in Solmara (Tezpur), Sonitpur district, Assam.
* The purpose of the land acquisition is the establishment of a Key Location Plan for units of the Tezpur Military Station.
* The area of the land is specified as measuring 425.296 acres.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Defence**
* **Impact:** Granted the authority to act as the 'appropriate Government' for land acquisition under the specified Act.
* **Action Required:** Exercise powers and discharge functions related to the land acquisition process for the specified area in Assam.
**Landowners/Private Landholders in Solmara (Tezpur), Sonitpur District, Assam**
* **Impact:** Land is subject to acquisition by the government for the Tezpur Military Station project.
* **Action Required:** Engage with the land acquisition process as required by the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, and its associated rules.
Key Entities Referenced
The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013: The act under which the power is being exercised to acquire land.
Ministry of Rural Development: The ministry issuing the notification, specifically the Department of Land Resources.
Ministry of Defence: The ministry that will exercise powers of the 'appropriate Government' for the land acquisition.
Assam: The state where the land acquisition is taking place, specifically in Sonitpur district, Solmara (Tezpur).
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 852] नई दिल्ली, बुधिार, फरिरी 18, 2026/माघ 29, 1947
No. 852] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2026/MAGHA 29, 1947
ग्रामीण जिकास मत्रं ालय
(भजू म ससं ाधन जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 13 फरिरी, 2026
का.आ. 892(अ).— भूमि अर्जन, पुनर्वजसन और पुनर्व्जर्स्थवपन ि ें उमित प्रमतकर और पवरदर्शतज व अमिकवर
अमिमनयि, 2013 (2013 कव 30) की िवरव 3 के खंड (e) के उप-खंड (v) द्ववरव दी गई शमियों कव प्रयोग करते हुए, केंद्र
सरकवर एतद्द्ववरव अमिसूमित करती ह ै कक रक्षव िंत्रवलय, रवष्ट्रपमत के मनयंत्रण के अिीन और अगले आदेश तक, सैन्य स्टेशन
तेर्पुर की यूमनटों के मलए िख्ु य स्थवन योर्नव, की स्थवपनव सोलिवरव (तेर्पुर), मर्लव सीमनतपुर, असि ि ें425.296 एकड़
मनर्ी भूमि के अर्जन मलए उि अमिमनयि और उसके अिीन बनवए गए मनयिों के अिीन 'सिमु ित सरकवर की शमियों कव
प्रयोग और इसके कृत्यों कव मनर्हज न करेगव।
[फा. स.ं 13014/4/2025-एलआरडी]
आर. आनंि, अजतररक्त सजचि
1237 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(Department of Land Resources)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th February, 2026
S.O. 892(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (v) of clause (e) of section 3 of the Right to
Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (30 of 2013), the
Central Government hereby notifies that the Ministry of Defence shall, subject to the control of the President and until
further orders, exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the 'appropriate Government under the said Act and
the rules made thereunder, for acquisition of private land measuring 425.296 acres at Solmara (Tezpur), Districts-
Sonitpur, Assam for establishment of Key Location Plan for the units of Tezpur Military Station.
[F. No. 13014/4/2025-LRD]
R. ANAND, Addl. Secy.
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