Date: 2025-06-13Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of notification of extraordinary gazette under Part II section 3 Sub Section ii Notification under clause 20E of section 2 of the Railway Act 1989 24 of 1989 for land to be acquired in connection with Special Railway Project namely Anand Godhra doubling Project in Tehsil Thasara District Kheda in the State of Gujarat
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**Report: Analysis of Land Acquisition Notification for AnandGodhra Doubling Project**
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Railways concerning land acquisition for the AnandGodhra doubling project in Gujarat. This notification, published in the Gazette of India on June 13, 2025, declares the Central Government's intent to acquire specific land parcels identified in the schedule annexed to the notification. The notification follows previous announcements and confirms that no objections were received regarding the land acquisition. The core purpose is to enable the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the Special Railway Project, thereby facilitating the railway expansion. Key findings include the explicit identification of land parcels to be acquired and the declaration that these lands will vest absolutely in the Central Government free from encumbrances.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of a notification issued by the Ministry of Railways regarding the acquisition of land for the AnandGodhra doubling project. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification. The purpose of this report is to inform the affected industry, and interested parties about the specifics of this land acquisition as detailed in the official Gazette.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, inferred from the text, is to legally acquire the land necessary for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the AnandGodhra doubling project, a "Special Railway Project," in Gujarat.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy** This is a new notification implementing the policy of land acquisition for railway expansion and infrastructure development. It is a key step to facilitating infrastructure development that improves the railway system.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **New Policy:**
* The Central Government declares its intent to acquire specific land parcels listed in the schedule attached to the notification.
* The notification specifies the land to be acquired by survey number, type of land (Private Agricultural), area in Sqm, name of village, Taluka and name of the land owner/interested person, including their relationship with each other in a number of instances.
* Upon publication of the notification in the official Gazette, the land specified in the schedule vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
* The project is identified as the "AnandGodhra doubling Project."
* The notification confirms that previous announcements (notification No. 3750 A 4243 A of dated 02092024 24.09.2024, published in daily local newspaper Gujarat Samachar dated 08092024 09102024 and The Indian Express dated 08092024 09102024) have been made, and no objections were received.
* The notification references the Railway Act of 1989.
* The joint measurement sheet prepared by DILR Kheda is used as the basis for the description of the land.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the text, the target audience and stakeholders primarily include:
* Landowners in the villages of Rakhiyal, Bagharpura, and Shahpura in the Thasra Taluka of Kheda District, Gujarat, whose land is being acquired. Specific individuals are named in the schedule.
* Interested persons who have a claim to the land, these persons include the widow or children of landowners.
* The Ministry of Railways, responsible for the project.
* The Railway Board.
* The Gujarat state government.
* The competent authority that submitted its report to the Central Government, though the specific entity is not named.
* DILR Kheda, the organization responsible for the joint measurement sheet used to describe the land.
* The Central Government.
* Affected Industry
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies:** The Ministry of Railways and the Central Government are responsible for the implementation of the land acquisition.
* **Timelines or procedures:** The text indicates that previous notifications were published in newspapers (Gujarat Samachar and The Indian Express) on specific dates (08092024 09102024). The current notification is effective upon publication in the official Gazette. The act mentions land acquisition is subject to the Railway Act of 1989.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The intended outcome is the legal acquisition of land that will facilitate the execution, maintenance, management and operation of the AnandGodhra doubling project. This will likely lead to improved railway infrastructure, increased capacity, and potentially reduced travel times on that route. It will also result in the landowners losing their land and possibly their livelihoods, though presumably they will be compensated in accordance with the Railway Act of 1989.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed outlines the Central Government's decision to acquire specific land parcels for the AnandGodhra doubling project. The publication of this notification signifies a crucial step in the implementation of the railway infrastructure project. The landowners and other affected parties should be aware of their rights and entitlements under the Railway Act of 1989.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Place of publication of the Gazette of India
Ministry of Railways: The government ministry issuing the notification.
Western Railway Construction Organization: The specific organization within the Ministry of Railways responsible for the notification.
Mumbai: Location where the notification was issued.
Government of India: The governing body of India.
Railway Board: A department within the Ministry of Railways.
Railway Act 1989: The act of the parliament under which the land acquisition is being carried out.
Central Government: The government of India.
AnandGodhra doubling Project: The special railway project for which the land is being acquired, located between Anand and Godhra.
Kheda, Gujarat: District and State where the land acquisition is taking place for the railway project.
Gujarat Samachar: A local newspaper in which the notification was published.
The Indian Express: A national newspaper in which the notification was published.
DILR Kheda: District Inspector of Land Records, Kheda
Rakhiyal, Thasra, Kheda, Gujarat: Village, Taluka and District in Gujarat where land is being acquired.
Bagharpura, Thasra, Kheda, Gujarat: Village, Taluka and District in Gujarat where land is being acquired.
Shahpura, Thasra, Kheda, Gujarat: Village, Taluka and District in Gujarat where land is being acquired.
Kunji Lal Meena: Chief Project Manager Construction I
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi: The printing press responsible for publishing the Gazette.
Controller of Publications, Delhi: The organization responsible for the publication of the Gazette.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2589] िई ददल्ली, िुक्रवार, ििू 13, 2025/ज्य ष्े ठ 23, 1947
No. 2589] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025/JYAISTHA 23, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पश्चिम रेलव े (जिमाणा सगं ठि)]
अधिसचू ना
मुम्बई, 13 ििू , 2025
का.आ. 2653(अ)— केंद्रीय सरकार, रेल अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (जिस ेइसम ें इसके पश्चात ्
उक्त अजधजियम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 20ए के उपखंड(I) के अधीि भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण भाग II, खण्ड
3, उप-खण्ड (ii) म ें प्रकाजित भारत सरकार के रेल मंत्रालय (पजश्चम रेलव ेजिमााण संगठि) की अजधसूचिा स.ं 3750
(अ) & 4243 (अ) of dated 02/09/2024 & 24.09.2024 म ें प्रकाजित भारत सरकार के रेल मंत्रालय (पजश्चम रेलव े
जिमााण संगठि) की अजधसूचिा में जवजिर्दाष्ट भूजम को गुिरात राज्य के खेडा जिले मे आिंद – गोधरा दोहररकरण
पररयोििा िाम की जविेष रेल पररयोििा के जिष्पादि के जलये आवश्यक ह,ै ऐसी भूजम के अिाि करिे के आिय
की घोषणा की गई थी;
और, उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ए की उप-धारा (4) के अधीि स्ट्थािीय दैजिक समाचार “गुिरात
समाचार” में ददिांक 08/09/2024 & 09/10/2024, और “इंजडयि एक्सप्रेस” में ददिांक 08/09/2024 &
09/10/2024 को प्रकाजित दकया गया था; और, सक्षम प्राजधकारी को दकसी भी व्यजक्त का कोई आक्षेप प्राप्त िहीं
हुआ ह ै;
और, सक्षम प्राजधकारी ि े उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ई की उप-धारा (1) के अिुसरण म ेंअपिी ररपोर् ा
केंद्र सरकार को सौंप दी ह;ै
3890 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अतः अब, केंद्रीय सरकार सक्षम प्राजधकारी की उक्त ररपोर्ा प्राप्त होिे पर रेल अजधजियम की धारा 20डी
की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक इसमे उपाबद्ध अिुसूची में
जवजिर्दाष्ट भूजम पूवोक्त प्रयोिि के जलए अर्िात दक िाएगी ;
और, आगे ,उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ई की उप धारा )2( के अिसु रण में ,केंद्र सरकार यहां घोषणा
करती ह ैकी आजधकाररक रािपत्र म े इस अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि पर इसके साथ संलग्न अिुसूची म ें जिर्दाष्ट भूजम पूरी
तरह से सभी बाधाओं से मक्तु होकर केंद्र सरकार हस्ट्तक हो िाएगी ।
अिुसूची
जवषय :गुिरात राज्य म ें आिंद – गोधरा दोहररकरण पररयोििा िामक जविेष रेल पररयोििा के जलय े अजधग्रहण
की िािेवाली सरं चिा सजहत या उसके रजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण।
जिले का िामः खेड़ा
क्रमांक सवे िंबर भूजम का भूजम की अजधगृहीत की भूजम माजलक/इच्छुक व्यजक्त का िाम
िहीं प्रकार प्रकृजत िािे वाली भूजम
का क्षेत्रफल (वगा
मीर्र में)
गााँव: राजखयाल तालुका: ठासरा
1 485 जििी कृजष 407 कांजतलाल िंकरलाल, रजसकलाल
िंकरलाल
2 336
जििी कृजष 393 अिोकभाई िांजतभाई पर्ेल
3
484 जििी कृजष 469 केतिभाई अतुलभाई पर्ेल
4 487 जििी कृजष 752 जवियकुमार फुलभाई, जमजहरभाई
गोववंदिी जवरिी, भाविाबिे
जमजहरभाई जवरिी
5 486 जििी कृजष 799 जवरिी जमजहरभाई गोववंदभाई,
दष्ु यंतभाई परषोत्तमभाई
लायिावाला, कार्तका भाई दष्ु यंतभाई
लायिावाला, भाविाबेि जमजहरभाई
िी पत्नी, पूणााबेि जमजहरभाई िी
ददकरी, करणभाई जमजहरभाई
6 490001 जििी कृजष 247 जवरिी जमजहरभाई गोववंदभाई,
दष्ु यंतभाई परषोत्तमभाई
लायिावाला, कार्तका भाई दष्ु यंतभाई
लायिावाला, भाविाबेि जमजहरभाई
िी पत्नी, पूणााबेि जमजहरभाई िी
ददकरी, करणभाई जमजहरभाई[भाग II—खण्ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
गााँव:बाघरपुरा तालुका: ठासरा
1 393 जििी कृजष 291 डाहीबेि देसाइभाई िी जवधवा,
राईबेि छगिभाई परमार िी ददकरी,
जवगेरे
गााँव:िाहपुरा तालुका: ठासरा
1 88
जििी कृजष
352
चंद्रवसंह भेमाभाई
2 94 जििी कृजष 304 बाइिीबेि अिोपवसंग िी जवधवा,
सूरिबेि रुपाभाई िी ददकरी, जवगेरे
3 95 जििी कृजष 211 रुपाबेि सालमवसंह जवधवा,
कोदरवसंह सालमवसंह, जवगेरे
4 104 जििी कृजष 244 लजलताबेि काजततलाल िाह,
सोमालाल भोजगलाल िी ददकरी
[फा. स. E-396500-8]
कुंिी लाल मीणा, मुख्य पररयोििा प्रबंधक (जिमााण)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[Western Railway (Construction Organization)[
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 13th June, 2025
S.O. 2653(E)— Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Railways (Railway
Board ) (Published in the Gazette of India, under notification No. 3750 (A) & 4243 (A) of dated 02/09/2024 &
24.09.2024 Extra Ordinary- part II- Section-3 -Sub-section (ii)) (here in after referred to as the said notification) under
subsection(I) of section 20A of the Railway Act 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) the Central
Government declared its intention to be acquired the land specified in the Schedule annexed to the said notification for
execution, maintenance, management and operation of the Special Railway Project namely, Anand-Godhra doubling
Project in District Kheda in the State of Gujarat.
And, whereas, the substance of the said notification was published in daily local newspaper “Gujarat
Samachar ”dated 08/09/2024 & 09/10/2024 and “The Indian Express” dated 08/09/2024 & 09/10/2024 under
subsection (4) of section 20A of the said Act;
And, whereas, no objection has been received by the competent authority.
And, whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (I) of section 20E of the said Act, the competent authority has
submitted its report of the Central Government;
Now, therefore, upon receipt of the said report of the competent authority, and in exercise of the powers conferred
by sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the land specified in the
schedule annexed hereto shall be acquired for the aforesaid purpose;
And, further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central government here by
declares that on publication of this notification in the official Gazette the land specified in the schedule annexed hereto
shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances.
SCHEDULE
Sub: Brief description of the land to be acquired with or without structure for the Special Railway Project
namely: Anand-Godhra doubling Project in the state of Gujarat as per joint measurement sheet prepared by
DILR Kheda4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Name of District: Kheda
Sr. No Survey Type of Nature of Area of Land Name of Land Owner/ Interested Person
Number Land Land (in Sqm.)
Village: Rakhiyal Taluka: Thasra
1 485 Private Agricultural 407 Kantilal Shankarlal, Rasiklal Shankarlal
2 336 Private Agricultural 393 Ashokbhai Shantibhai Patel
3 484 Private Agricultural 469 Ketanbhai Atulbhai Patel
4 487 Private Agricultural 752 Vijaykumar Fulbhai, Mihirbhai
Govindji Virji, Bhavanaben Mihirbhai
Virji
5 486 Private Agricultural 799 Virji Mihirbhai Govindbhai,
Dushyantbhai Parshottambhai
Laijawala, Kartikbhai Dushyantbhai
Laijawala, Bhavanaben Mihirbhai Ni
Patni, Purnaben Mihirbhai Ni Dikri,
Karanbhai Mihirbhai
6 490001 Private Agricultural 247 Virji Mihirbhai Govindbhai,
Dushyantbhai Parshottambhai
Laijawala, Kartikbhai Dushyantbhai
Laijawala, Bhavanaben Mihirbhai Ni
Patni, Purnaben Mihirbhai Ni Dikri,
Karanbhai Mihirbhai
Village: Bagharpura Taluka: Thasra
1 393 Private Agricultural 291 Dahiben Desaibhai ni widow, Raiben
Chhaganbhai Parmar ni Dikri, Vigere
Village: Shahpura Taluka: Thasra
1 88 Private Agricultural 352 Chandrasinh Bhemabhai
2 94 Private Agricultural 304 Baijiben Anopsing Ni Widow, Surajben
Rupabhai Ni Dikri, Vigere
3 95 Private Agricultural 211 Rupaben Salam Singh Widow,
Kodarsingh Salam Singh, Vigere
4 104 Private Agricultural 244 Lalitaben Kantilal Shah, Somalal
Bhogilal Ni Dikri
[F.No. E-396500-8]
KUNJI LAL MEENA, Chief Project Manager (Construction) –I
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and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.