## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 444 Expansion
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding the acquisition of land for the building/widening/maintenance/management/operation of National Highway 444 (NH444) in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. The core purpose, as inferred from the text, is to facilitate infrastructure development by acquiring land for highway expansion. The key finding is that the notification initiates the land acquisition process, outlining procedures for objections and specifying affected land parcels.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of a government notification pertaining to land acquisition for National Highway 444 (NH444) in Jammu and Kashmir. The analysis is based solely on the information presented within the provided notification text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a notification related to the *National Highways Act, 1956*.
* **Core Objective(s):** To acquire land for the public purpose of building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder/four-laning etc.), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 444 (NH444).
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This notification appears to address the need to expand and improve the existing National Highway 444. This is likely driven by increasing traffic volume, the need for better connectivity, and overall infrastructure development goals in the region.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a **New Policy** for a specific purpose. The main components, rules, and actions mandated by the provided text are as follows:
* **Declaration of Intent to Acquire:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the stated public purpose (highway expansion/maintenance).
* **Geographic Scope:** The land acquisition pertains to a specific stretch of land from Km. 9.450 to Km. 14.300 of NH444 in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir.
* **Land Identification:** Specific survey plot numbers and land types are identified for acquisition, with corresponding area measurements in local units and hectares.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals interested in the land are granted the right to object to the acquisition within twenty-one days of the notification's publication.
* **Objection Procedure:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (Additional Deputy Commissioner Pulwama) and must outline the grounds for the objection.
* **Hearing Process:** The Competent Authority is obligated to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Competent Authority Decision:** The Competent Authority will make a decision to either allow or disallow the objections after conducting necessary inquiries. The decision of the Competent Authority is final.
* **Transparency:** Land plans and other acquisition details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the following are directly affected:
* **Landowners:** Individuals or entities owning land within the specified stretch of NH444 (Km. 9.450 to Km. 14.300) in Pulwama. Specifically, owners of private horticultural land plots 222, 276, 277, 358 and 369.
* **Residents of Pulwama District:** The project will affect transportation in the area.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:**
* Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Central Government): Responsible for issuing the notification and initiating the land acquisition process.
* Competent Authority (Additional Deputy Commissioner Pulwama): Responsible for receiving and processing objections, conducting hearings, and making decisions regarding land acquisition.
* **Timelines:**
* 21-day period for landowners to file objections from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Procedures:**
* Landowners submit written objections to the Competent Authority.
* Competent Authority provides a hearing to the objectors.
* Competent Authority makes a decision to allow or disallow the objections.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes are:
* Acquisition of the identified land parcels for the expansion/improvement of NH444.
* Improved connectivity and transportation infrastructure in the Pulwama district.
* Potential economic benefits associated with improved transportation.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways signals the commencement of land acquisition for the enhancement of National Highway 444 in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. The notification establishes a clear process for affected landowners to voice their objections, ensuring a degree of procedural fairness. The successful implementation of this policy is crucial for infrastructure development and connectivity in the region.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry that issued the notification.
New Delhi: The city in India where the notification was issued.
National Highways Act, 1956: The Act of Indian Parliament under which the notification regarding land acquisition is issued.
Central Government: The government entity exercising powers under the National Highways Act, 1956.
NH444: The National Highway being widened/improved, specifically the stretch from Km 9.450 to Km 14.300.
Pulwama: The district in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir where the land acquisition is taking place.
Jammu and Kashmir: The Union Territory where the land acquisition is taking place.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Pulwama: The Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Pulwama Bypass: Location of land acquisition.
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi: The printing press involved in publishing the gazette.
Controller of Publications, Delhi: The publisher of the gazette.
Rajesh Gupta: Director at Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 4838] नई ददल्ली, बुधवार, ददसम्ब र 15, 2021/अग्रहायण 24, 1943
No. 4838] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 24, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 15 ददसम् बर, 2021
का.आ. 5219(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक िम्मू और कश्मीर राज्य के पलु वामा जिले म ें राष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या. 444 के दकमी. 9.450 स े
दकमी. 14.300 तक के भ-ू खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदद), अनुरक्षण,
प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीचे अनुसूची म ें ददया गया ह,ै
ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करन े के अपने 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 ददन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथातग ् अजतररक्त जडप्टी कजमश्नर पलु वामा को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्ततु की
िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएगं े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी
जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और िााँच करने के
पश्चात,् यदद कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझ,े आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या
अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
7305 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 आदेि
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 ी
िम्म ू और कश्मीर राज्य के पलु वामा जिल े म ेंराष्ट्रीय रािमाग गसख्ं या. 444 के दकमी. 9.450 स ेदकमी. 14.300 (पलु वामा
बाईपास) के जलए अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: िम्म ू और कश्मीर जिल ेका नाम: पलु वामा
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: पलु वामा
गावं का नाम: पलु वामा
1 222 जनिी बागबानी 0.0273000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0273000
2 222 जनिी बागबानी 0.0838000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0838000
3 276 जनिी बागबानी 0.0229000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0229000
4 277 जनिी बागबानी 0.1190000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1190000
5 358 जनिी बागबानी 0.0210000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0210000
6 369 जनिी बागबानी 0.0144000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0144000
कुल 0.2884 0.2884
[फा. सं. PCD/LA/444/0001/3A]
राििे गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th December, 2021
S.O. 5219(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-444 in the
stretch of land from Km. 9.450 to Km.14.300 in the district of PULWAMA in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, 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 Deputy Commissioner
Pulwama 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[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
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-444 in the stretch of land from
Km. 9.450 to Km. 14.300 (Pulwama Bypass) in the district of PULWAMA in the UT of JAMMU & KASHMIR.
State: JAMMU & KASHMIR District: PULWAMA
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Pulwama
Village: Pulwama
1 222 Private Horticultural 0.0273000(Hectare ) 0.0273000
2 222 Private Horticultural 0.0838000(Hectare ) 0.0838000
3 276 Private Horticultural 0.0229000(Hectare ) 0.0229000
4 277 Private Horticultural 0.1190000(Hectare ) 0.1190000
5 358 Private Horticultural 0.0210000(Hectare ) 0.0210000
6 369 Private Horticultural 0.0144000(Hectare ) 0.0144000
Total 0.2884 0.2884
[F. No. PCD/LA/444/0001/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.