Date: 2025-12-05Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of Gazette Notification to declaration of Competent Authority for Land Acquisition CALA in the District of Nalanda and Nawada,Gaya and Patna Bihar for Bakhtiyarpur Rajgir Tilaiya doubling (104 Km) of East Central Railway
The Ministry of Railways, [East Central Railway (Construction)] issued Notification S.O. 5640(E) in Patna on November 27, 2025. It authorizes district Land Acquisition Officers as Competent Authorities under clause 7A of section 2 of the Railway (Amendment) Act 2008. This authorization is for the Special Railway Project “Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya Doubling (104 Km)" in the respective districts of Bihar State. The authorization is effective from the date of publication in the Gazette of India.
The competent authorities are:
1. Nalanda: District Land Acquisition officer, Nalanda
2. Nawada: District Land Acquisition officer, Nawada
3. Gaya: District Land Acquisition officer, Gaya
4. Patna: District Land Acquisition officer, Patna
The notification was issued under [F. No. ECR-HQ0ENGG(GEN)/RGD] by Ramashray Pandey, Chief Admin. Officer/con/south.
Key Entities Referenced
Railway (Amendment) Act 2008: Empowers land acquisition for railway projects; Section 2, clause 7A provides the authority to confer power.
Ministry of Railways: The central ministry responsible for the notification, specifically through the East Central Railway (Construction) division.
Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya Doubling (104 Km): Special Railway Project for which land acquisition is being authorized.
Bihar State: Location where the land acquisition for the railway project is taking place.
District Land Acquisition officer: Authority empowered for land acquisition. Four district officials are named (Nalanda, Nawada, Gaya, Patna).
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MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[East Central Railway (Construction)]
NOTIFICATION
Patna, the 27th November, 2025
S.O. 5640(E).—In Exercise of power conferred under clause 7A of section 2 of the Railway (Amendment)
Act 2008, The following district Land Acquisition officers are hereby authorized as Competent Authority to perform
the function of such authority under the said Act in the area of Special Railway Project “Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya
Doubling (104 Km)” in these following respective districts, of Bihar State with effect from the date of publication of
this notification in the Gazette of India as under:-
SL. No. District Name of Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA)
1 Nalanda District Land Acquisition officer, Nalanda
2 Nawada District Land Acquisition officer, Nawada
3 Gaya District Land Acquisition officer, Gaya
4 Patna District Land Acquisition officer, Patna
[F. No. ECR-HQoENGG(GEN)/RGD]
RAMASHRAY PANDEY, Chief Admin. Officer/con/south
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