## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for New Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway (Jind District, Haryana)
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding the acquisition of land in the Jind district of Haryana for the construction, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of the New Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway. The notification declares the government's intention to acquire specific parcels of land between Km 57.865 and Km 60.800. Key findings include the identification of affected landowners who have a 21-day window to object to the acquisition, and the designation of the District Revenue Officer and Land Acquisition Collector, Jind, as the Competent Authority to hear and decide on objections.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the land acquisition notification published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection ii, No. 4800, dated October 26, 2022 (S.O. 5018E). The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new* policy action specifically related to land acquisition for a defined project.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as stated in the provided text, is to acquire land for "building, widening, four laning, six laning etc., maintenance, management and operation of New Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway".
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As a new policy action regarding land acquisition, this notification addresses the need to secure land parcels to facilitate the construction, expansion, and maintenance of the New Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway. The construction of such infrastructure projects necessitates the acquisition of private land, and this notification initiates that process, enabling the government to proceed with the project while adhering to legal requirements.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As a new policy action focused on land acquisition, the key provisions of the notification are:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire specific land parcels for the expressway project.
* **Geographic Scope:** The land acquisition is limited to the stretch of land from Km 57.865 to Km 60.800 in the district of Jind in the state of Haryana.
* **Land Details:** The notification includes a schedule detailing the survey plot numbers, type and nature of land (private agriculture or Gair Mumkin Khaal), and area in local units (Marla) and hectares for each parcel of land to be acquired.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals with interest in the land are granted a 21-day period from the notification's publication to object to the land acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** The District Revenue Officer and Land Acquisition Collector, Jind, is designated as the Competent Authority responsible for receiving, hearing, and deciding on objections.
* **Finality of Order:** Any order made by the Competent Authority under subsection 2 of section 3C of the said Act shall be final.
* **Access to Land Plans:** The land plans and other details of the land to be acquired are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* **Landowners:** Individuals or entities owning land within the specified stretch of the New Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project in the Jind district.
* **Residents of Siwanamal Village:** The land being acquired is in this village.
* **District Revenue Officer and Land Acquisition Collector, Jind:** As the designated Competent Authority, they are responsible for managing the objection process.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, District Revenue Officer and Land Acquisition Collector, Jind, and potentially the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) based on document number.
* **Timelines and Procedures:** A 21-day window is provided for landowners to file objections after the notification's publication. The Competent Authority is then responsible for hearing objections and making a final decision.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The expected outcomes and impact of this land acquisition notification are:
* **Land Transfer:** Transfer of land ownership from private individuals to the government for the expressway project.
* **Project Advancement:** Facilitation of the construction, widening, maintenance, management and operation of the New Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway.
* **Potential Disputes:** Possibility of disputes and legal challenges arising from landowners objecting to the acquisition.
* **Compensation:** Landowners are entitled to compensation for the acquired land as per the National Highways Act, 1956, although the details of compensation are not specified in this notification.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification regarding land acquisition for the New Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway in the Jind district of Haryana is a crucial step in facilitating the construction of this important infrastructure project. It establishes the government's intention to acquire specific land parcels, outlines the process for landowners to object to the acquisition, and designates the Competent Authority responsible for managing the process. The notification marks the commencement of the formal land acquisition procedure, which is essential for the successful completion of the expressway.
Key Entities Referenced
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: The government ministry issuing the notification.
National Highways Act, 1956: The Act under which the land acquisition is being carried out. It is Act 48 of 1956.
Central Government: The governing body exercising power under the National Highways Act.
New Delhi Amritsar Katra Expressway: The expressway project for which land is being acquired.
Haryana: The state where the land acquisition is taking place.
Jind: The district in Haryana where the land is located for acquisition.
Competent Authority: The authority responsible for handling objections to the land acquisition, identified as the District Revenue Officer and Land Acquisition Collector, Jind.
Safidon: Taluk of Jind District
Siwanamal: Village of Jind District
RAJESH GUPTA: Director who signed the notification.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 4800] नई ददल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, अक्त बू र 27, 2022/कार्ततक 5, 1944
No. 4800] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 2022/KARTIKA 5, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 26 अक् तूबर, 2022
का.आ. 5018(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् 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 हररयाणा राज्य के िीन्द्द जिले म ें नय,े ददल्ली - अमृतसर - कटरा एक्सप्रेसवे के दक.मी. 57.856 स े
दक.मी.60+800 तक के भ-ू खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/4-लेन/6-लेन का बनाना आदद), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन
के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची म ें ददया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन
करने 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, अथागत ् जिला रािस्ट्व अजधकारी एव ं भूजम अजधग्रहण कलक्े टर, िींद को
जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को
व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या दकसी जवजधक पिे ेवर द्वारा सुन े िान े का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तथा
ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात,् यदद कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को
अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आदेि
अंजतम होगा ।
7165 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 ी
नय,े ददल्ली - अमतृ सर - कटरा एक्सप्रसे व े के दक.मी. 57.856 स ेदक.मी.60+800 तक के भ-ू खण्ड के जनमाणग
(चौड़ीकरण/4-लने /6-लने का बनाना आदद), अनरु क्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए अिनग की िान े
वाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: हररयाणा जिल ेका नाम: िीन्द्द
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: सफींदो
गावं का नाम: (जसवानामाल)
1 216//1/1 Min जनिी कृजष 1.0000000(मारला ) 0.0025293
2 216//12/2 Min जनिी कृजष 1.0000000(मारला ) 0.0025293
3 216//23 Min जनिी कृजष 12.0000000(मारला ) 0.0303521
4 231//7 Min जनिी कृजष 1.0000000(मारला ) 0.0025293
5 240//1 Min जनिी कृजष 1.0000000(मारला ) 0.0025293
6 240//23 Min जनिी कृजष 5.0000000(मारला ) 0.0126467
7 250//13/3 MIn जनिी कृजष 3.0000000(मारला ) 0.0075880
8 250//13/4 Min जनिी कृजष 1.0000000(मारला ) 0.0025293
9 250//18/3 Min जनिी कृजष 7.0000000(मारला ) 0.0177054
10 250//23/1 Min जनिी कृजष 44.0000000(मारला ) 0.1112910
11 250//23/2/1 Min जनिी कृजष 1.0000000(मारला ) 0.0025293
12 262//17/1 Min जनिी कृजष 4.0000000(मारला ) 0.0101174
13 263//21 Min जनिी कृजष 7.0000000(मारला ) 0.0177054
14 591 Min जनिी गैर मुमदकन खाल 14.0000000(मारला ) 0.0354108
15 617 Min जनिी गैर मुमदकन खाल 14.0000000(मारला ) 0.0354108
16 643 Min जनिी गैर मुमदकन खाल 25.0000000(मारला ) 0.0632335
कुल 141.0000 0.3566
[फा. स.ं NHAI/PIUBHIW/22004/2019-20/DAKExp./3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th October, 2022
S.O. 5018(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/four laning/six laning etc.,), maintenance, management and
operation of New, Delhi - Amritsar - Katra Expressway, in the stretch of land from Km. 57.865 to Km
60+800 in the district of JIND in the state of HARYANA, 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, District Revenue Officer
and Land Acquisition Collector, Jind 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 within New, Delhi -
Amritsar - Katra Expressway, in the stretch of land from Km 57.865 to Km 60+800 in the district of
JIND in the state of HARYANA.
State: HARYANA District: JIND
S.No. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Safidon
Village: Siwanamal
1 216//1/1 Min Private Agriculture 1.0000000(Marla ) 0.0025293
2 216//12/2 Min Private Agriculture 1.0000000(Marla ) 0.0025293
3 216//23 Min Private Agriculture 12.0000000(Marla ) 0.0303521
4 231//7 Min Private Agriculture 1.0000000(Marla ) 0.0025293
5 240//1 Min Private Agriculture 1.0000000(Marla ) 0.0025293
6 240//23 Min Private Agriculture 5.0000000(Marla ) 0.0126467
7 250//13/3 MIn Private Agriculture 3.0000000(Marla ) 0.00758804 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
8 250//13/4 Min Private Agriculture 1.0000000(Marla ) 0.0025293
9 250//18/3 Min Private Agriculture 7.0000000(Marla ) 0.0177054
10 250//23/1 Min Private Agriculture 44.0000000(Marla ) 0.1112910
11 250//23/2/1 Min Private Agriculture 1.0000000(Marla ) 0.0025293
12 262//17/1 Min Private Agriculture 4.0000000(Marla ) 0.0101174
13 263//21 Min Private Agriculture 7.0000000(Marla ) 0.0177054
14 591 Min Private Gair Mumkin Khaal 14.0000000(Marla ) 0.0354108
15 617 Min Private Gair Mumkin Khaal 14.0000000(Marla ) 0.0354108
16 643 Min Private Gair Mumkin Khaal 25.0000000(Marla ) 0.0632335
Total 141.0000 0.3566
[F. No. NHAI/PIUBHIW/22004/2019-20/DAKExp./3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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