## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway Expansion in Rajasthan
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the intention to acquire land in the Beawar district of Rajasthan for the purpose of building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder/four-laning), maintaining, managing and operating National Highway 58 (old NH 08). The notification details specific land plots affected and outlines procedures for affected parties to raise objections. The core purpose is to facilitate infrastructure development by acquiring necessary land. The key findings include the identification of affected land parcels, the process for lodging objections, and the assignment of authority to the SDO Beawar.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative analysis of a notification (S.O. 1857(E)) published in the Gazette of India on April 24, 2025, regarding land acquisition for the development of National Highway 58 (old NH 08) in Rajasthan. The analysis is based solely on the information contained within the provided policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Core Objective(s):** The primary objective is to acquire land for the building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder/four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 58 (old NH 08) in the specified stretch from Km. 58.245 to Km. 108.600. This is explicitly stated in the notification.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy Implication:** The notification implies that the existing infrastructure (or lack thereof) on NH 58 (old NH 08) is insufficient to meet current or projected transportation needs. The need for building, widening, maintenance, management and operation indicates existing conditions are inadequate. The phrases "two-lane with paved shoulder/four-laning" suggests an upgrade is required to improve traffic flow and safety.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **New Policy:**
* **Declaration of Intent:** The notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire specific land parcels for the stated purpose.
* **Land Identification:** The notification identifies specific plots of land to be acquired, including their survey/plot numbers, type of land (Government/Private), nature of land (Ger Mumkin Pahadi/Aabadi), and area in hectares.
* **Objection Mechanism:** It establishes a process for individuals with an interest in the land to object to its acquisition.
* **Objection Timeline:** Interested parties have 21 days from the date of publication of the notification to submit objections.
* **Competent Authority:** The SDO Beawar is designated as the "Competent Authority" to receive and adjudicate objections.
* **Hearing and Enquiry:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard and conduct further inquiries as deemed necessary.
* **Final Order:** The order made by the Competent Authority regarding the objections is final.
* **Inspection of Documents:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders include:
* Landowners in the Beawar district of Rajasthan whose land falls within the specified stretch of NH 58 (old NH 08).
* Residents and businesses in the Beawar Gomti Section.
* The SDO Beawar, who is designated as the Competent Authority.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through the Central Government, is the responsible agency. The SDO Beawar is responsible for handling objections.
* **Timelines:** A 21-day timeline is specified for submitting objections after the notification's publication.
* **Procedures:** The notification outlines the procedure for submitting objections, including the requirement to submit them in writing with grounds for the objection. The Competent Authority must then provide a hearing and conduct inquiries.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The expected outcomes include:
* Acquisition of the identified land parcels by the government.
* Facilitation of the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of NH 58 (old NH 08).
* Improved transportation infrastructure in the Beawar Gomti Section.
* Potential economic benefits resulting from improved transportation.
* Potential displacement and disruption for affected landowners.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification signifies the government's intention to proceed with the development of NH 58 (old NH 08) by acquiring necessary land. It establishes a legal framework for land acquisition, including provisions for objections and due process. The successful implementation of this policy is crucial for improving transportation infrastructure and connectivity in the region, although there will be impacts on landowners that must be properly addressed through the process outlined in the Act.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which powers are conferred for land acquisition.
48 of 1956: Reference to the National Highways Act, 1956
Central Government: The governing body exercising powers under the Act.
NH58 old NH08: The National Highway being widened and improved.
Km. 58.245 to Km. 108.600: The stretch of land on NH58 old NH08 affected by the notification.
Beawar Gomti Section: Section of the highway where land acquisition is taking place.
Rajasthan: The state in which the land acquisition is occurring.
subsection 1 of section 3A: Section of the National Highways Act, 1956 that confers powers.
section 3C: Section of the National Highways Act, 1956 related to objections to land use.
SDO Beawar: Competent Authority to whom objections can be made.
District of Beawar: The district in Rajasthan where the Beawar Gomti Section of land is located
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: The government ministry issuing the notification.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 1824] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्पजतवार, अप्रैल 24, 2025/ विै ाख 4, 1947 27, 1947
No. 1824] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2025/ VAISAKHA 4, 1947 A 27, 1947
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 24 अप्रलै , 2025
का.आ. 1857(अ).—केन्द्रीय सिकाि, िाष्ट्रीय िाजमार् ग अधिधनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (धजसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अधिधनयम कहा र्या ह)ै की िािा 3क की उप-िािा (1) द्वािा प्रदत्त शधक्तयों का प्रयोर् किते हुए, यह समािान
हो जाने के पश्चात ् कक िाजस्थान िाज्य के ब्यावि धजल े म ेंिाष्ट्रीय िाजमार्ग संख्या-58 (पुिाना िा.िा. 08) के कक.मी.
58.245 स े कक.मी. 108.600 (ब्यावि- र्ोमती खण्ड) तक के भू-खण्ड के धनमाणग (चौड़ीकिण/पेव्ड शोल्डि सधहत 2-
लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आकद), अनुिक्षण, प्रबन्द्िन औि प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोजन के धलए वह भूधम अपेधक्षत ह ै धजसका
संधक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची में कदया र्या ह,ै ऐसी भूधम का अजनग किने के अपन ेआशय की घोषणा किती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यधक्त, जो उक्त भूधम म ें धहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अधिधनयम की िािा 3र् की उप-िािा (1) के अिीन पूवोक्त
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, अथागत् उपखण्ड अधिकािी, ब्यावि को धलधखत रूप म े प्रस्तुत की जाएर्ी
औि उसम ें उसके आिाि अधिकधथत ककए जाएर्ं े औि सक्षम प्राधिकािी, आपधत्तकता ग को व्यधक्तर्त रूप म े या ककसी धवधिक
पेशेवि द्वािा सुने जान े का अवसि देर्ा औि ऐसी आपधत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी औि जााँच किने के पश्चात,् यकद
कोई हो, धजस े सक्षम प्राधिकािी आवश्यक समझे, आदशे द्वािा या तो आपधत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कि सकेर्ा या अननज्ञु ात कि
सकेर्ा ।
2732 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 आदेश
अंधतम होर्ा ।
इस अधिसूचना के अंतर्गत आने वाली भूधम के िेखांक औि अन्द्य ब्यौिे सक्षम प्राधिकािी के उक्त कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ि ह ैंऔि उनका धहतबद्ध व्यधक्तयों द्वािा धनिीक्षण ककया जा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
िाजस्थान िाज्य के ब्यावि धजल े म ेंिाष्ट्रीय िाजमार्ग संख्या-58 (पुिाना िा.िा. 08) के कक.मी. 58.245 स े
कक.मी. 108.600 (ब्यावि- र्ोमती खण्ड) तक के भू-खण्ड के धनमागण के धलए अजगन की जाने वाली संिचना िधहत अथवा
संिचना सधहत भूधम का संधक्षप्त धवविण ।
िाज्य का नाम: िाजस्थान धजल े का नाम: ब्यावि / अजमिे
क्रधमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूधम का प्रकाि भूधम की प्रकृधत भूधम का क्षत्रे फल भूधम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयि)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: ब्यावि
र्ावं का नाम: धचधलयाबड
र्ेि मुमककन
1 2041/1822 सिकािी 0.1685 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.1685
पहाड़ी
र्ावं का नाम: जवाजा
र्ेि मुमककन
2 2772/1265 धनजी 0.2414 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.2414
आबादी
र्ावं का नाम: कलात खडे ा
र्ेि मुमककन
3 900/301 सिकािी 0.042 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.042
पहाड़ी
र्ेि मुमककन
4 905/302 सिकािी 0.2168 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.2168
पहाड़ी
र्ेि मुमककन
5 912/311 सिकािी 0.1544 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.1544
पहाड़ी
Total 0.8231
[फा. सं. RW/NH-37014/2/2012-NHDP-IVA/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th April, 2025
S.O. 1857(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
NH-58 (old NH-08) in the stretch of land from Km. 58.245 to Km. 108.600 (Beawar- Gomti Section) in the District of
Beawar in the State of Rajasthan, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
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, SDO Beawar 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 NH-58 (old NH-08) in
the stretch of land from Km. 58.245 to Km. 108.600 (Beawar- Gomti Section) in the District of Beawar in the
State of Rajasthan.
State: RAJASTHAN District: BEAWAR/ AJMER
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Beawar
Village: Chiliyabadh
Ger Mumkin
1 2041/1822 Government 0.1685 (Hectare ) 0.1685
Pahadi
Village: Jawaja
Ger Mumkin
2 2772/1265 Private 0.2414 (Hectare ) 0.2414
Aabadi
Village: Kalat Khera
Ger Mumkin
3 900/301 Government 0.042 (Hectare ) 0.042
Pahadi
Ger Mumkin
4 905/302 Government 0.2168 (Hectare ) 0.2168
Pahadi
Ger Mumkin
5 912/311 Government 0.1544 (Hectare ) 0.1544
Pahadi
Total 0.8231
[F. No. RW/NH-37014/2/2012-NHDP-IVA/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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