## Policy Analysis Report: Amendment to National Highways Act, 1956 Regarding Land Acquisition for NH-37 in Assam
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes an amendment to the National Highways Act, 1956, specifically concerning land acquisition for National Highway 37 (NH-37) in the Cachar district of Assam. The amendment, detailed in Notification S.O. 2115(E) dated May 9, 2025, addresses inaccuracies in a previous notification (S.O. 5104 dated 27.11.2024) regarding the type of land being acquired. The core purpose of this amendment is to correct discrepancies between verified land details and the original notification, ensuring accurate land records for the project. The key finding is that this amendment aims to rectify errors to facilitate the lawful and transparent acquisition of land for the NH-37 project.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative overview and analysis of a recent government notification pertaining to an amendment under the National Highways Act, 1956. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of Notification S.O. 2115(E), focusing on its implications for stakeholders involved in the NH-37 project in Assam.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This notification represents an amendment to the existing framework of the National Highways Act, 1956, specifically impacting land acquisition procedures.
* **Core Objective(s):** As inferred from the provided text, the primary objective of this amendment is to rectify inaccuracies in the initial land acquisition notification related to the type of land being acquired for the building, widening (two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc.), maintenance, management and operation of NH-37. This ensures compliance with verified land records.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This is an amendment to correct errors in an earlier notification. The rationale for this specific amendment is the presence of discrepancies between the originally notified "type of land" (Private) and the verified and authenticated land details (Government) for several survey numbers. This suggests a quality control issue in the initial notification process that this amendment is designed to resolve. The failure to address these discrepancies could lead to legal challenges and delays in the land acquisition process.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This section focuses on the changes introduced by the amendment.
* **Specific Part of Original Policy Being Changed:** The amendment directly addresses and alters the “Type of Land as per 3A Notification S.O. 5104 Dated 27.11.2024” listed in the original notification for specific survey numbers along the NH-37 stretch.
* **New Rule/Provision:** The amendment mandates that the land details in the original notification (S.O. 5104 Dated 27.11.2024) be corrected to reflect the authenticated land details. Specifically, the "Type of Land" for survey numbers 212024 through 432024 is changed from "Private" to "Government".
* **Difference/Effect of Change:** This change from "Private" to "Government" land significantly impacts the compensation and acquisition procedures. Government land acquisition typically involves a different process compared to acquiring privately owned land. The amendment ensures the correct legal framework is applied for acquiring these specific parcels of land. This change will affect the type of compensation (if any) offered and the legal process used to acquire the land.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the directly affected stakeholders include:
* **The Central Government (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways):** Responsible for the NH-37 project and the land acquisition process.
* **Landowners/Occupants in the Cachar district of Assam:** Specifically, those whose land survey numbers fall within the corrected list (212024 to 432024) in Uttar Lalpani N.C Village, as the land type designation directly impacts their rights and potential compensation.
* **Competent Authority (Additional District Commissioner):** Responsible for handling objections and overseeing the land acquisition process.
* **National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) / NHIDCL:** The implementing agency for the NH-37 project.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the primary responsible body. The Additional District Commissioner acts as the Competent Authority. NHIDCLPMUSilcharDPRSJLA2023243ACorr2 appears to be the project management unit involved.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** The notification specifies a 21-day period from the date of publication (May 9, 2025) for individuals to raise objections to the land acquisition. The Competent Authority is then required to hear these objections and make a determination.
* **Implementation Aspects Specific to Changes:** The implementation of this amendment involves updating land records, notifying affected parties of the change in land classification, and adjusting compensation/acquisition procedures accordingly for the affected survey numbers.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcome of these specific changes is to:
* **Ensure Accurate Land Records:** Correcting the land type ensures accurate records, which is essential for legal compliance.
* **Streamline Land Acquisition:** By rectifying the errors, the amendment aims to prevent legal challenges and delays in the land acquisition process.
* **Ensure Fair and Legal Compensation:** This change may affect the valuation and compensation process.
**9. Conclusion:**
The amendment to the National Highways Act, 1956, as detailed in Notification S.O. 2115(E), represents a crucial step in ensuring the accuracy and legality of land acquisition for the NH-37 project in Assam. By correcting the classification of land from private to government for specific survey numbers, the amendment aims to streamline the acquisition process, prevent potential legal challenges, and ensure that the project progresses according to established legal frameworks. This correction is significant for affected landowners, government agencies, and the overall success of the NH-37 project.
Key Entities Referenced
REGD. No. D. L.3300499: Registration number of the document.
NEW DELHI: Location of publication.
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025: Date of publication.
VAISAKHA 19, 1947: Date in the Indian national calendar.
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY: Name of the publication.
PART IISEC. 3ii: Section of the gazette.
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: Issuing authority of the notification.
NOTIFICATION: Type of document.
9th May, 2025: Date of the notification.
S.O. 2115E: Notification number.
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which the notification is issued.
48 of 1956: Act number and year.
Central Government: The government body issuing the notification.
NH37: National Highway number.
Km. 24.560 to Km. 37.650: Stretch of land on NH37.
CACHAR: District where the land acquisition is taking place.
ASSAM: State where the land acquisition is taking place.
Official Gazette: The official publication for the notification.
Additional DIstrict Commissioner: Competent Authority to whom objections can be made.
S.O. 5104: Another notification number.
27.11.2024: Date of notification S.O. 5104.
Uttar Lalpani N.C Village: Name of Village
NHIDCLPMUSilcharDPRSJLA2023243ACorr2: File number.
SHAIKH AMINKHAN: Name of the Director.
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: Name and address of the printing press.
Controller of Publications, Delhi110054: Name of the publisher and address.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 2070] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, मई 9, 2025/विै ाख 19, 1947 27, 1947
No. 2070] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025/VAISAKHA 19, 1947 A 27, 1947
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 9 मई, 2025
का.आ. 2115(अ).— केन्द्रीय सिकाि, िाष्ट्रीय िाजमार् ग अधिधनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (धजसे इसम ें इसके
पश् चात उक्त अधिधनयम कहा र्या ह)ै की िािा 3क की उप-िािा (1) द्वािा प्रदत्त शधियों का प्रयोर् कित े हुए, यह
समािान हो जान े के पश्चात ् कक असम िाज्य के कछाि धजले म ें NH37 के कक.मी. 24.560 स े कक.मी.37.650 तक के भ-ू
खण्ड के धनमागण (चौड़ीकिण/पव्े ड शोल्डि सधहत 2-लने /4-लने का बनाना आकद), अनिु क्षण, प्रबन्द्िन औि प्रचालन के लोक
प्रयोजन के धलए वह भूधम अपेधक्षत ह ै धजसका संधक्षप्त वणगन नीचे अनुसूची म ें कदया र्या ह,ै ऐसी भूधम का अजगन किन े के
अपन े आशय की घोषणा किती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यधि, जो उि भूधम म ें धहतबद्ध ह,ै उि अधिधनयम की िािा 3र् की उप-िािा (1) के अिीन पूवोि
प्रयोजन के धलए ऐसी भूधम के उपयोर् पि िाजपत्र म ें इस अधिसूचना के प्रकाशन की तािीख स े इक्कीस कदन के भीति अपनी
आपधत्त प्रकट कि सकेर्ा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपधत्त सक्षम प्राधिकािी, अर्ागत् अधतरिि उपायुि को धलधखत रूप म े प्रस्तुत की जाएर्ी औि उसम ें
उसके आिाि अधिकधर्त ककए जाएंर्े औि सक्षम प्राधिकािी, आपधत्तकता ग को व्यधिर्त रूप म े या ककसी धवधिक पेशेवि
द्वािा सुने जान े का अवसि देर्ा औि ऐसी आपधत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी औि जााँच किन े के पश्चात,् यकद कोई
हो, धजसे सक्षम प्राधिकािी आवश्यक समझे, आदेश द्वािा या तो आपधत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कि सकेर्ा या अननुज्ञात
कि सकेर्ा ।
3106 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
उक्त अधिधनयम की िािा 3र् की उप-िािा (2) के अिीन सक्षम प्राधिकािी द्वािा ककया र्या कोई भी आदशे
अंधतम होर्ा ।
इस अधिसूचना के अतं र्तग आने वाली भूधम के िेखांक औि अन्द्य ब्यौिे सक्षम प्राधिकािी के उि कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ि ह ैंऔि उनका धहतबद्ध व्यधियों द्वािा धनिीक्षण ककया जा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
असम िाज्य के कछाि धजल े म ेंNH37 के कक.मी. 4.560 से कक.मी. 37.650 के धलए अजगन की जाने वाली संिचना िधहत
अर्वा संिचना सधहत भूधम का संधक्षप्त धवविण
3A िाजपत्र अधिसचू ना म ेंसिु ाि -
3(क) िाजपत्र अधिसूचना म ें का. आ. 5104 कदनांक 27.11.2024 के अनुसाि 23 सवेक्षण संख्या की भूधम का प्रकाि
सत्याधपत औि प्रमाधणत भूधम धवविण स े मले नहीं खाता ह।ै सशं ोधित भूधम धवविण इस प्रकाि पढा जाएर्ा:
भूधम के प्रकाि के सबं िं म ेंपरिवतनग
3(क) प्रमाधणत
3(क) अधिसचू ना 3(क) अधिसचू ना
3(क) अधिसचू ना अधिसचू ना का. भूधम
का. आ. 5104 का. आ. 5104
का. आ. 5104 आ. 5104 धवविण के
क्रम कदनाकं कदनाकं
कदनाकं कदनाकं अनसु ाि
सख्ं या 27.11.2024 के 27.11.2024 के
27.11.2024 के 27.11.2024 सशं ोधित
अनसु ाि भधू म का अनसु ाि र्ावं का
अनसु ाि क्रम सख्ं या के अनसु ाि भूधम का
प्रकाि नाम
सवक्षे ण क्रमाकं प्रकाि
1 1 21/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
2 2 22/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
3 3 23/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
4 4 24/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
5 5 25/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
6 6 26/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
7 7 27/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
8 8 28/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
9 9 29/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
10 10 30/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
11 11 31/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
12 12 32/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
13 13 33/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
14 14 34/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
15 15 35/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
16 16 36/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
17 17 37/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
18 18 38/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
19 19 39/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
20 20 40/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
21 21 41/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
22 22 42/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
23 23 43/2024 धनजी सिकािी उत्ति लालपानी (एन.सी. र्ांव)
[फा. स.ं NHIDCL/PMU-Silchar/DPR/S-J/LA/2023-24/3A/Corr/2]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th May, 2025
S.O. 2115(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 NH37 in the
stretch of land from Km. 24.560 to Km. 37.650 in the district of CACHAR in the state of ASSAM, 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, Additional DIstrict
Commissioner 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 NH37 in the stretch of land from
Km. 24.560 to Km. 37.650 in the district of CACHAR in the state of ASSAM.
Rectification in 3A Gazette notification -
In 3A Gazette notification vide S.O. 5104 Dated 27.11.2024 type of land of 23 survey no doesn`t match with
verified and authenticated land details. Corrected land details to be read as follows:
Change in respect to type of land
Corrected
Serial no as per 3(A) Survey no as per Type of Land as per
Type of Land Name of Village as per 3(A)
Sl Notification S.O. 3(A) Notification 3(A) Notification
as per Notification S.O. 5104
No 5104 Dated S.O. 5104 Dated S.O. 5104 Dated
Authenticated Dated 27.11.2024
27.11.2024 27.11.2024 27.11.2024
land details
1 1 21/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
2 2 22/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
3 3 23/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
4 4 24/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
5 5 25/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
6 6 26/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
7 7 27/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
8 8 28/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
9 9 29/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
10 10 30/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
11 11 31/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
12 12 32/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
13 13 33/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
14 14 34/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
15 15 35/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
16 16 36/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
17 17 37/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
18 18 38/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
19 19 39/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
20 20 40/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
21 21 41/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
22 22 42/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
23 23 43/2024 Private Government Uttar Lalpani (N.C Village)
[F. No. NHIDCL/PMU-Silchar/DPR/S-J/LA/2023-24/3A/Corr/2]
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