**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on May 26, 2026, amends the National Highways Act, 1956, to redefine the specifications of National Highway Number NE 5. The document updates the existing Schedule to provide a precise route description for the expressway connecting the NCT of Delhi to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. This amendment follows previous modifications dated April 4, 2011, and April 23, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Legal Authority:** The Central Government exercised powers under sub-section (2) of section 2 of the National Highways Act, 1956, to implement this amendment.
* **Schedule Substitution:** The notification specifically substitutes the entry for serial number 564 in the Schedule of the Act.
* **Designation of NE 5:** The route is officially designated as New National Highway No. NE 5, classified as an expressway.
* **Route Specifications:**
* **Starting Point:** The junction with NH-344M near Rani Khera village in the NCT of Delhi.
* **Haryana Segment:** Connects the KMP (Kundli-Manesar-Palwal) expressway near Jasaur Kheri village and passes through Kharkhoda, Gohana, Butana, Kalayat, and Barta.
* **Punjab Segment:** Traverses Gulzapura, Patran, Bhawanigarh, Dhuri, Malerkotla, Ahmedgarh, Mullanpur Dhaka, Nurmahal, Kangsahbu, Kartarpur, Gurdaspur Bypass, and Balsua.
* **Termination Point:** The junction with NH No. 144 near Katra in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways / National Highways Authority**
**Impact**
They are responsible for the oversight, development, and maintenance of the newly defined NE 5 expressway corridor.
**Action Required**
Must update official national highway records, maps, and ongoing project documentation to reflect the substituted route description and serial number entry.
**State and Union Territory Governments (Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu & Kashmir)**
**Impact**
The expressway passes through these specific jurisdictions, affecting regional infrastructure planning and land administration.
**Action Required**
Relevant departments must align local land records and regional transport planning with the updated federal notification for NE 5.
**General Public and Commercial Transporters**
**Impact**
The redefined expressway provides a high-speed transit corridor between Delhi and Katra, impacting logistics and travel times.
**Action Required**
Stakeholders should note the official route and its connections (such as the KMP expressway and NH-144) for future logistical and navigational planning.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises powers to declare and amend the schedule of national highways.
National Expressway 5 (NE 5): A new expressway route defined in this notification, connecting the NCT of Delhi to Katra in Jammu and Kashmir.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The primary ministry responsible for the notification and administration of national highway developments.
Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir: The specific regions defining the geographic scope and path of the newly designated National Expressway 5.
Notification S.O. 689(E): The foundational 2011 policy document whose schedule is being amended to incorporate the new highway route.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2560] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, मई 26, 2026/ज्य े ठ 5, 1948
No. 2560] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026/JYAISTHA 5, 1948
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 26 मई, 2026
का.आ. 2652(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा
2 की उप-धारा (2) द्वारा प्रित् त िजत यों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड-3, उप-खडं (ii) में
प्रकाजित सड़क पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार की अजधसूचना सं. का.आ. 689 (अ), दिनांदकत 4 अप्रलै ,
2011 में एतद्द्वारा जनम्न जलजखत और संिोधन करती ह,ै नामत:-
उत अनुसूची में, क्रम सं 564 तथा उससे संबंजधत प्रजवजि यों के जलए जनम्न जलजखत को प्रजतस्ट्थ ाजपत दकया िाएगा,
नामत:-
3730 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
ताजलका
क्र.सं. नई
राष्ट्रीय रािमागग राष्ट्रीय रािमागों का जववरण
संख्या
(1) (2) (3)
राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षत्रे, दिल्ली म ेंरानी खड़ेा गावं के जनकि एनएच-344एम के साथ अपन े
िंिन स ेिरूु होकर हररयाणा राज्य म ेंिसौर खड़ेा गावं, खरखौिा, गोहाना, बुिाना,
कलायत, बरता के पास केएमपी (कुंडली- मानेसर- पलवल) एसप्रेसवे को िोडन े वाला,
564 एनई 5
पंिाब राज्य में गलु िापुरा, पतरान, भवानीगढ़, धूरी, मालेरकोिला, अहमिगढ़, मल्ु लांपुर
ढाका, नूरमहल, कंगसाहबू, करतारपुर, गरु िासपुर बाईपास, बलसुआ, संघ राज्य क्षेत्र, िम्म ू
और कश्मीर म ें किरा के जनकि एनएच संख्या 144 के साथ अपन े िंिन पर समाप्त होन े
वाला एसप्रेसवे।
[फा. स. ं रारा-14012/5/2026 -पी ऐंड एम]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
पाि रिप्प ण: राष्ट्रीय रािमाग गअजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की अनुसूची, भारत के रािपत्र में दिनांक 4 अप्रैल, 2011
को प्रकाजित अजधसूचना सं.का.आ. 689 (अ), दिनांदकत 4 अप्रैल, 2011 द्वारा प्रजतस्ट्थ ाजपत की गई थी और जपछली बार
संिोधन अजधसूचना सं.का.आ. 2064(अ), दिनांक, 23 अप्रैल, 2026 द्वारा दकया गया था।
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th May, 2026
S.O. 2652(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 2 of the National Highways
Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of
the Government of India, in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, Section 3, Sub Section (ii) vide number S.O. 689(E) dated the 4th April, 2011, namely:-
In the Schedule, for serial number 564 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted namely:-
TABLE
Serial No. New Description of National Highways
National Highway No.
(1) (2) (3)
The Expressway starting from its junction with NH-344M near Rani Khera
village in the NCT of Delhi connecting KMP (Kundli- Manesar- Palwal)
expressway near Jasaur Kheri village, Kharkhoda, Gohana, Butana, Kalayat,
564 NE 5 Barta in the State of Haryana, Gulzapura, Patran, Bhawanigarh, Dhuri,
Malerkotla, Ahmedgarh, Mullanpur Dhaka, Nurmahal, Kangsahbu, Kartarpur,
Gurdaspur Bypass, Balsua in the State of Punjab, Rajbagh, Chadwal, Ghagwal,
Jatwal, Supwal, Domel and terminating at its junction with NH No. 144 near
Katra in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir .
[F. No. NH-14012/5/2026-P&M]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
Footnote:-The Schedule to the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) was substituted vide notification number
S.O.689 (E), dated 4th April, 2011 published in the Gazette of India, dated the 4th April, 2011 and subsequently amended
vide notifications number S.O. 2064(E), dated 23th April, 2026.
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