## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 27 Expansion in Gujarat
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification concerning the acquisition of land in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 27 (NH27). The core purpose of this notification is to declare the government's intention to acquire specific parcels of land, as detailed in the schedule, for the expansion of NH27. Key findings include the identification of affected land parcels, the process for lodging objections, and the responsible authorities involved. This appears to be a new policy rather than an amendment.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative analysis of a government notification regarding land acquisition for the expansion of National Highway 27 (NH27) in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat, India. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as stated in the provided text, is the acquisition of land required for "building wideningtwo lane with paved shoulderfour lining etc.,, maintenance, management and operation of NH27." The intention is to improve the infrastructure of NH27 to serve public purposes.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy:** The likely problem this policy addresses is the need for land to facilitate the planned expansion and maintenance of NH27. The text explicitly states that the land is required for widening the highway and other improvements, suggesting that the existing infrastructure is inadequate for current or projected future needs. This inadequacy might stem from increased traffic volume, safety concerns, or the need to improve connectivity.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **New Policy:** This notification establishes the following provisions:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire specific land parcels in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat.
* **Land Description:** A detailed schedule lists the specific survey plot numbers, type of land (private/government, agriculture/non-agriculture), and area (in hectares) of the land to be acquired in the villages of Palanpur Rural Laxmipura OG and Sadarpur.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals with an interest in the land have 21 days from the date of the notification's publication to object to the acquisition.
* **Objection Process:** Objections must be made in writing to the designated Competent Authority, outlining the grounds for objection.
* **Authority Review:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard (in person or by legal practitioner) and to conduct any necessary further inquiry before allowing or disallowing the objections.
* **Finality of Decision:** The Competent Authority's order is final.
* **Availability of Information:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the text, the target audience and stakeholders are:
* **Landowners** (private and government) in the villages of Palanpur Rural Laxmipura OG and Sadarpur, particularly those whose land is listed in the schedule.
* **Residents** of the Banaskantha district who may be affected by the highway expansion.
* **The Competent Authority** (PRANT OFFICER AND SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE), responsible for handling objections and making decisions regarding the land acquisition.
* **The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**, responsible for enacting the notification.
* Potentially, local **businesses** dependent on the highway.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:**
* **Ministry of Road Transport and Highways:** Responsible for issuing the notification under the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Competent Authority (PRANT OFFICER AND SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE):** Responsible for receiving and addressing objections, conducting inquiries, and issuing orders.
* **Deputy Collector Joravar Palace Palanpur:** Office where land details are available for inspection.
* **Timelines/Procedures:**
* Landowners have 21 days from the date of publication of the notification to file objections.
* The Competent Authority is required to hear objections and make a determination.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The likely intended outcomes of this policy are:
* Acquisition of the necessary land for the expansion and improvement of NH27.
* Improved highway infrastructure, potentially leading to reduced travel times, increased safety, and better connectivity.
* Potential economic benefits for the region due to improved transportation.
* The process for land acquisition may cause displacement of people and loss of agricultural land. This can have negative consequences for local communities and ecosystems.
**9. Conclusion:**
The government notification analyzed in this report outlines the intention to acquire land in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat for the purpose of improving National Highway 27. It establishes a process for affected landowners to lodge objections and specifies the responsibilities of the Competent Authority. This action is a crucial step in improving the infrastructure of NH27, with the potential to benefit the region through enhanced transportation and economic growth. However, the notification also signifies potential disruptions for landowners and communities impacted by the land acquisition process.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: Act of Indian Parliament regarding national highways. Specifically, subsection 1 of section 3A and subsection 2 of section 3C are mentioned.
Central Government: The government of India, responsible for the land acquisition as per the National Highways Act.
NH27: National Highway 27, undergoing building widening two lane with paved shoulderfour lining etc., maintenance, management and operation.
Banaskantha: District in Gujarat where the land acquisition is taking place.
GUJARAT: State in India where the land acquisition for NH27 is taking place.
Official Gazette: The official publication where the notification regarding the land acquisition is published.
Competent Authority: PRANT OFFICER AND SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE responsible for addressing objections to the land acquisition.
JORAVAR PALACE PALANPUR: Location of the OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR in Banaskantha, Gujarat, where land plans are available for inspection.
Palanpur: Taluk and Village in Banaskantha district, Gujarat, where land is being acquired. Specific locations are Palanpur Rural Laxmipura.
Sadarpur: Village in Gujarat where land is being acquired.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director who uploaded the notification.
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स.ं 3137] नई ददल्ली, बधु वार, अगस्ट्त 18, 2021/श्रावण 27, 1943
No. 3137] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021/SHRAVANA 27, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग ग मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 18 अगस्ट् त, 2021
का.आ. 3390(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसमें इसके
पश्चात् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया है) की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात् दक गुिरात राज्य के बनासकांठा जिले में NH27 के दक.मी. 343/9162 से दक.मी. 346/210
(दक.मी. 0.254 से दक.मी. 2.117) (ऑदिस ऑि द डेप्यूटी कलेक्टर, िोरावर पैलेस, पालनपुर) तक के भू-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 में ददया गया है, ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करने के अपने आिय की
घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम में जहतबद्ध है, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र में इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख से इक्कीस ददन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत् प्रमुख अजधकारी और उपजनवेजिक पजत्रका को जलजखत रूप में प्रस्ट्तुत
की िाएगी और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप में या
दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर दगे ा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात् तथा ऐसी और िााँच करने
4648 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
के पश्चात्, यदद कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदिे द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या
अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आदिे
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगगत आने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय में
उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
गुिरात राज्य के बनासकाठं ा जिल े म ेंजिला के 343/9162 से 346/210 (दक.मी. 0.254 से दक.मी. 2.117)
(डेप्यटू ी कलक्े टर िोरावर महल पालनपरु के कायालग य) की भूजम के एनएच 27 म ेंजगरन े वाली संरचनाओं
के साथ या उनके जबना अजधग्रजहत की िान े वाली भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: गिु रात जिल ेका नाम: बनासकाठं ा
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजू म का प्रकार भजू म की प्रकृजत भजू म का क्षत्रे िल भजू म का क्षत्रे िल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: पालनपरु
गावं का नाम: पालनपरु ( ग्राम्य ) (लक्ष्मीपरु ा) (ओ.िी.)
1 2150 जनिी कृजष 0.0101000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0101000
2 2151 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0077000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0077000
3 2152 जनिी कृजष 0.0045000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0045000
4 2352 जनिी कृजष & गैर कृजष 0.0088000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0088000
5 2353 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0197000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0197000
6 2354 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0131000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0131000
7 2368 जनिी कृजष 0.0113000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0113000
8 2537 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0001000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0001000
9 2538 जनिी कृजष 0.0278000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0278000
10 2540 सरकारी कृजष 0.0703000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0703000
11 2542 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.0130000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0130000
12 2543 सरकारी कृजष 0.0385000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0385000
13 3150 जनिी कृजष 0.0718000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0718000
14 3161 सरकारी सड़क 0.0089000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0089000
15 3169 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0193000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0193000
16 3170 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0304000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0304000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
17 3171 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0270000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0270000
18 3172 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.0020000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0020000
गावं का नाम: सदरपरु
1 333 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0161000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0161000
2 338 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0474000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0474000
3 343 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0359000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0359000
4 344 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0065000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0065000
5 345 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0068000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0068000
6 346 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0054000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0054000
7 347 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0048000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0048000
8 350 जनिी कृजष 0.0046000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0046000
9 370 जनिी कृजष 0.0151000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0151000
10 379 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0006000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0006000
11 380 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0054000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0054000
12 840 जनिी कृजष 0.0065000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0065000
13 841 सरकारी कृजष 0.0052000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0052000
कुल 0.5446 0.5446
[िा. सं. 07/2020/GJ/ZONE-V/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदिे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th August, 2021
S.O. 3390(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 lining etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of NH27 in the
stretch of land from Km 343/9162 to 346/210 (0.254 to Km 2.117-Design Chain age) (OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY
COLLECTOR JORAVAR PALACE PALANPUR) in the district of Banaskantha in the state of GUJARAT, 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, PRANT OFFICER AND SUB
DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 NH27 in the stretch of land from
343/9162 to 346/210 (0.254 to Km 2.117-Design Chain age) (OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR
JORAVAR PALACE PALANPUR) in the district of Banaskantha in the state of GUJARAT
State: GUJARAT District: Banaskantha
S. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Palanpur
Village: Palanpur (Rural) (Laxmipura) (OG)
1 2150 Private Agriculture 0.0101000(Hectare) 0.0101000
2 2151 Private Non-Agriculture 0.0077000(Hectare) 0.0077000
3 2152 Private Agriculture 0.0045000(Hectare) 0.0045000
4 2352 Private Agriculture & non-Agriculture 0.0088000(Hectare) 0.0088000
5 2353 Private Non-Agriculture 0.0197000(Hectare) 0.0197000
6 2354 Private Non-Agriculture 0.0131000(Hectare) 0.0131000
7 2368 Private Agriculture 0.0113000(Hectare) 0.0113000
8 2537 Private Non-Agriculture 0.0001000(Hectare) 0.0001000
9 2538 Private Agriculture 0.0278000(Hectare) 0.0278000
10 2540 Government Agriculture 0.0703000(Hectare) 0.0703000
11 2542 Government Non-Agriculture 0.0130000(Hectare) 0.0130000
12 2543 Government Agriculture 0.0385000(Hectare) 0.0385000
13 3150 Private Agriculture 0.0718000(Hectare) 0.0718000
14 3161 Government Road 0.0089000(Hectare) 0.0089000
15 3169 Private Non-Agriculture 0.0193000(Hectare) 0.0193000
16 3170 Private Non-Agriculture 0.0304000(Hectare) 0.0304000
17 3171 Private Non-Agriculture 0.0270000(Hectare) 0.0270000
18 3172 Government Non-Agriculture 0.0020000(Hectare) 0.0020000
Village: Sadarpur
1 333 Private Non Agriculture 0.0161000(Hectare) 0.0161000
2 338 Private Non Agriculture 0.0474000(Hectare) 0.0474000
3 343 Private Non-Agriculture 0.0359000(Hectare) 0.0359000
4 344 Private Non-Agriculture 0.0065000(Hectare) 0.0065000
5 345 Private Non-Agriculture 0.0068000(Hectare) 0.0068000
6 346 Private Non-Agriculture 0.0054000(Hectare) 0.0054000
7 347 Private Non-Agriculture 0.0048000(Hectare) 0.0048000
8 350 Private Agriculture 0.0046000(Hectare) 0.0046000
9 370 Private Agriculture 0.0151000(Hectare) 0.0151000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
10 379 Private Non-Agriculture 0.0006000(Hectare) 0.0006000
11 380 Private Non-Agriculture 0.0054000(Hectare) 0.0054000
12 840 Private Agriculture 0.0065000(Hectare) 0.0065000
13 841 Government Agriculture 0.0052000(Hectare) 0.0052000
Total 0.5446 0.5446
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RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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