## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 75 Expansion in Madhya Pradesh
**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 Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh for the building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder/four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 75 (NH-75). The core purpose is to facilitate the improvement of NH-75. Key findings indicate that specific land parcels in various villages are targeted, and a process is outlined for affected individuals to raise objections. This report provides an overview of the land acquisition policy, its intended impact, and the rights of affected landowners.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative analysis of a government notification pertaining to land acquisition for the expansion and maintenance of National Highway 75 in the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This notification outlines the government's intention to acquire land under the National Highways Act, 1956, indicating this is *not* a new overarching policy, but a specific application of that Act.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the core objective is to acquire land required for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of NH-75 within specified stretches. This aims to improve the highway infrastructure.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The text indicates a need for improving NH-75 by widening it to either a two-lane configuration with paved shoulders or a four-lane configuration in certain sections. The acquisition of land is a necessary precursor to any such infrastructure project. The notification references the "public purpose" of the project, implying the existing infrastructure is inadequate to meet current or projected needs.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a new application of the National Highways Act for a specific project, and therefore presents new rules and provisions for the land being acquired.
* **Land Acquisition Declaration:** The notification declares the government's intention to acquire specific parcels of land as detailed in the schedule.
* **Objection Mechanism:** It grants individuals with an interest in the land the right to object to the acquisition within 21 days of the notification's publication.
* **Competent Authority:** It designates the Sub Divisional Land Acquisition Officer, Chitrangi, as the Competent Authority to receive and adjudicate objections.
* **Objection Procedure:** It outlines the procedure for submitting objections, requiring them to be in writing and stating the grounds for the objection.
* **Hearing Process:** It mandates that the Competent Authority provide objectors an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal representative.
* **Decision Authority:** It empowers the Competent Authority to either allow or disallow objections after conducting further inquiry if necessary.
* **Finality of Order:** The decision of the Competent Authority is stated to be final.
* **Land Plan Availability:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
* **Schedule of Land:** A detailed schedule lists the specific land to be acquired, including survey plot numbers, type and nature of land, area in local units (Hectare), and location by village and taluk (Chitrangi). The land to be acquired falls within the district of Singrauli in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are landowners and other individuals with an interest in the land parcels identified in the schedule within the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, specifically those in the villages of Bastali Veeran, Bastali Abaad, Churki, Gorbi, Jhonko, Karthua, Kasar, Mahdeiya, and Rehi. This also includes any tenants or other parties with rights associated with the land.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is ultimately responsible. The Sub Divisional Land Acquisition Officer, Chitrangi, acts as the Competent Authority for implementation at the local level.
* **Timelines:** A 21-day window is provided for filing objections from the date of the notification's publication. No other specific timelines are detailed in the text.
* **Procedures:** The text outlines the procedure for filing objections, the hearing process, and the decision-making authority of the Competent Authority. The notification requires that the affected people should file objections to the Sub Divisional Land Acquisition Officer, Chitrangi within 21 days of the notification.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcome of this notification is the legal acquisition of land necessary for the improvement of NH-75. This improvement is expected to enhance transportation efficiency, reduce travel times, and improve connectivity in the region. The land acquisition will likely have a direct impact on the landowners, potentially leading to displacement and requiring resettlement and compensation.
**9. Conclusion:**
This notification represents a crucial step in the process of improving National Highway 75 in the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh. It initiates the land acquisition process, outlining the affected land parcels and the rights of landowners to object. Understanding the provisions of this notification is essential for all stakeholders to ensure a fair and transparent land acquisition process. The notification is significant because it sets in motion a process that will directly affect landowners in the specified areas and facilitate infrastructure development with wider benefits.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Capital of India, place of publication of the gazette notification.
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which the land acquisition is being carried out.
Central Government: The governing authority responsible for land acquisition as per the Act.
SINGRAULI: District in Madhya Pradesh where the land acquisition is taking place.
MADHYA PRADESH: State in India where the land acquisition is taking place.
NH75: National Highway number 75, stretch of land from Km. 114700 to Km. 127800, 164100 to Km. 176650 and 184500 to Km. 187993
Sub Divisional Land Acquisition Officer, Chitrangi: Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Chitrangi: Taluk in Singrauli District of Madhya Pradesh.
RWNH37014112011 NHDPIV A3A1: File Number of the notification
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: Ministry responsible for the notification.
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स.ं 3268] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, जसतम्ब र 2, 2021/भार 11, 1943
No. 3268] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021/BHADRA 11, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 2 जसतम्ब र, 2021
का.आ. 3571(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक मध्य प्रिेि राज्य के ससंगरौली जिले म ें राष्ट्रीय रािमागग 75ई के दकमी. 114+700 स े
दकमी. 127+800, दकमी. 164+100 स े दकमी. 176+650 एव ं दकमी. 184+500 स े 187+993 तक के भ-ू खण्ड के
जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन
के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनसु ूची म ें दिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करन े के अपन े
आिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े इक्कीस दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत ् उपमण्डल रािस्ट्व एव ं भ-ू अिगन अजधकारी जचतरंगी, जिला
ससंगरौली को जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी,
आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप में या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुन े िाने का अवसर िगे ा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई
के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करने के पश्चात,् यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आििे द्वारा या तो
आपजत्तयों को अनज्ञु ात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर सकेगा ।
4867 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अतं गतग आने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
मध्य प्रििे राज्य के ससंगरौली जिले म ेंराष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग 75ई के दकमी. 114+700 से दकमी. 127+800,
दकमी. 164+100 स ेदकमी. 176+650 एव ं दकमी. 184+500 स े 187+993 तक के जलए अिगन की िान े
वाली संरचना रजहत अर्वा संरचना सजहत भूजम का सजं क्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: मध्य प्रििे जिल ेका नाम: ससगं रौली
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: जचतरंगी
गावं का नाम: वस्ट्ताली वीरान
1 54/1/1 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0050000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0050000
2 54/3/1 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0050000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0050000
3 64/1/1 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0890000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0890000
गावं का नाम: वस्ट्ताली आबाि
1 46/1 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0140000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0140000
गावं का नाम: चरु की
1 1600/3/1 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0600000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0600000
2 1600/4/1 जनिी व् यपव्तगत 0.0690000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0690000
3 1740 जनिी व् यपव्तगत 0.0800000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0800000
गावं का नाम: गोवी
1 1285/1 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0250000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0250000
2 1311 जनिी अससंजचत 0.9300000(हक्े टेयर) 0.9300000
गावं का नाम: झोको
1 212/1/1/1/2 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0050000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0050000
गावं का नाम: करर्आु
1 598 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0200000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0200000
2 68 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0200000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0200000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
3 69 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0100000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0100000
गावं का नाम: कसर
1 1106 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0470000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0470000
गावं का नाम: महिेइया
1 448/2/1 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0460000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0460000
2 449/3 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0300000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0300000
3 531/1 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0080000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0080000
4 536/1 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0150000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0150000
5 537/1 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0100000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0100000
6 540/1/1 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0040000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0040000
7 540/2 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0020000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0020000
8 547/1 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0280000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0280000
9 548/1 जनिी अससंजचत 0.0080000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0080000
गावं का नाम: रेही
1 704 जनिी अससंजचत 0.2530000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2530000
2 719 जनिी अससंजचत 0.4780000(हक्े टेयर) 0.4780000
कुल 2.2610 2.2610
[फा. सं. RW/NH/37014/11/2011 NHDP-IV A/3A1]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd September, 2021
S.O. 3571(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 NH75 in the
stretch of land from Km. 114+700 to Km. 127+800, 164+100 to Km. 176+650 and 184+500 to Km. 187+993 in the
district of SINGRAULI in the state of MADHYA PRADESH, 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, Sub Divisional & Land Acquisition
Officer, Chitrangi 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 objections4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 NH75E in the stretch of land from
Km. 114+700 to Km. 127+800, Km. 164+100 to Km. 176+650 and 184+500 to Km. 187 to 993 in the district of
SINGRAULI in the state of MADHYA PRADESH
State: MADHYA PRADESH District: SINGRAULI
S.No. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Chitrangi
Village: Bastali Veeran
1 54/1/1 Private Unirrigated 0.0050000(Hectare ) 0.0050000
2 54/3/1 Private Unirrigated 0.0050000(Hectare ) 0.0050000
3 64/1/1 Private Unirrigated 0.0890000(Hectare ) 0.0890000
Village: Bastali Abaad
1 46/1 Private Unirrigated 0.0140000(Hectare ) 0.0140000
Village: Churki
1 1600/3/1 Private Unirrigated 0.0600000(Hectare ) 0.0600000
2 1600/4/1 Private Diverted 0.0690000(Hectare ) 0.0690000
3 1740 Private Diverted 0.0800000(Hectare ) 0.0800000
Village: Gorbi
1 1285/1 Private Unirrigated 0.0250000(Hectare ) 0.0250000
2 1311 Private Unirrigated 0.9300000(Hectare ) 0.9300000
Village: Jhonko
1 212/1/1/1/2 Private Unirrigated 0.0050000(Hectare ) 0.0050000
Village: Karthua
1 598 Private Unirrigated 0.0200000(Hectare ) 0.0200000
2 68 Private Unirrigated 0.0200000(Hectare ) 0.0200000
3 69 Private Unirrigated 0.0100000(Hectare ) 0.0100000
Village: Kasar
1 1106 Private Unirrigated 0.0470000(Hectare ) 0.0470000
Village: Mahdeiya
1 448/2/1 Private Unirrigated 0.0460000(Hectare ) 0.0460000
2 449/3 Private Unirrigated 0.0300000(Hectare ) 0.0300000
3 531/1 Private Unirrigated 0.0080000(Hectare ) 0.0080000
4 536/1 Private Unirrigated 0.0150000(Hectare ) 0.0150000
5 537/1 Private Unirrigated 0.0100000(Hectare ) 0.0100000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
6 540/1/1 Private Unirrigated 0.0040000(Hectare ) 0.0040000
7 540/2 Private Unirrigated 0.0020000(Hectare ) 0.0020000
8 547/1 Private Unirrigated 0.0280000(Hectare ) 0.0280000
9 548/1 Private Unirrigated 0.0080000(Hectare ) 0.0080000
Village: Rehi
1 704 Private Unirrigated 0.2530000(Hectare ) 0.2530000
2 719 Private Unirrigated 0.4780000(Hectare ) 0.4780000
Total 2.2610 2.2610
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