Parliament Question: Compensation to Farmers in Uttar Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 163 ANSWERED ON 29TH JANUARY, 2026 COMPENSATION TO FARMERS IN UTTAR PRADESH

163. MS IQRA CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) the number of pending disputed cases related to compensation for development of National Highways across the country, State- wise and particularly for Uttar Pradesh;

(b) the number of farmers in Uttar Pradesh whose land was acquired for National Highway projects during the last five years and are still awaiting compensation classified by project particularly in Saharanpur Commissionerate;

(c) the total value of compensation payments pending classified by project, State-wise and particularly for Uttar Pradesh;

(d) whether any reviews have identified the key reasons for pendency such as administrative delays, land record disputes or valuation-related issues, if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps being taken by the Government to expedite compensation disbursement, strengthen mechanisms for dispute resolution and prevent hardship to affected farmers and delays in project execution?ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) A total of approx. 1.7 lakh cases pertaining to the disputes in land acquisition are pending at various levels of arbitration, district court, High Court and Supreme Court. Details in respect of cases are annexed at Annexure-I.

(b) and (c) The land acquisition for National Highway projects is a continuous process and the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA) is responsible for the preparation of the awards.

However, there remains a time lag between award and disbursement which may be delayed if the award is challenged under law. The number of landowners in the State of Uttar Pradesh awaiting compensation for NHAI projects, during the last 5 years, including the current financial year is approximately 37,247, against whom approximately ₹2,780 crore is being disbursed including compensation by the competent authority and expected to be disbursed on completion of required procedures. The details of land owners awaiting compensation in Saharanpur Commissionerate are annexed at Annexure- II.

(d) The progress of NH projects, including land acquisition, is regularly monitored by the Government at various levels. The key land acquisition challenges are outdated land records, disputed ownership, and delays in the revision of circle rates.

(e) The Government has shifted to the BhoomiRashi Portal integrated with Public Finance Management System (PFMS) for online direct payment of compensation to the land-owners. To expedite the dispute resolution mechanism, the notification for the appointment of the Arbitrators (on recommendation of the State Government) is done through BhoomiRashi Portal. Further, to enhance the transparency, the portal is also integrated with Aadhaar database.ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 163 FOR ANSWER ON 29.01.2026 ASKED BY MS IQRA CHOUDHARY REGARDING COMPENSATION TO FARMERS IN UTTAR PRADESH.

List of pending cases pertaining to the disputes in land acquisition State/UT wise (Data in respect of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL)):

Sl. State/ UT Number of disputed cases 1 Andhra Pradesh 3896 2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 3 Assam/North East (NHAI) 184 4 Assam (NHIDCL) 171 5 Bihar 3698 6 Chhattisgarh 2225 7 Delhi 10868 8 Gujarat 4543 9 Haryana 14744 10 Himachal Pradesh 11195 11 Jammu & Kashmir 773 12 Jharkhand 3400 13 Karnataka 23391 14 Kerala 14680 15 Madhya Pradesh 4253 16 Maharashtra 32773 17 Manipur 44 18 Meghalaya 13 19 Nagaland 1 20 Mizoram 0 21 Odisha 1012 22 Punjab 8737 23 Rajasthan 2175 24 Sikkim 43 25 Tamil Nadu 8951 26 Telangana 1885 27 Tripura 1133 28 Uttar Pradesh 8733 29 Uttarakhand 3974 30 West Bengal 305 Total 167800Annexure II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 163 FOR ANSWER ON

29.01.2026 ASKED BY MS IQRA CHOUDHARY REGARDING COMPENSATION TO FARMERS IN UTTAR PRADESH.

In respect of NHAI projects under the Saharanpur Commissionerate, the details of landowners whose land has been acquired during the last five years and awaiting compensation are given below (district- wise).

District No. of farmers whose No. of farmers Total land has been acquired awaiting amount for National Highways compensation due (Cr.) projects Shamli 9624 405 40.37 Saharanpur 4572 627 53.11 Muzafarnagar 9826 362 58.96 Shamli and 884 69 6.72 Saharanpur Total 24906 1463 159.16 *****