## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for Ludhiana Bypass Project
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification concerning land acquisition for the construction of the Ludhiana Bypass connecting Ludhiana-Rupnagar Greenfield Highway (NH 205K) under the Bharatmala Pariyojana in Punjab. The core purpose is to declare the government's intention to acquire specific land parcels for the project. The key finding is that affected landowners have 21 days to raise objections to the acquisition, with the District Revenue Officer of Ludhiana acting as the Competent Authority.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of a government notification (S.O. 2149E) pertaining to land acquisition for the Ludhiana Bypass project, based solely on the information provided within the policy text. It outlines the policy's objectives, key provisions, affected stakeholders, and potential implications.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new policy* regarding land acquisition for a specific infrastructure project.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to acquire land necessary for the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, operation, and construction of the Ludhiana Bypass connecting Ludhiana-Rupnagar Greenfield highway NH 205K under Bharatmala Pariyojana in the State of Punjab from Km. 0.000 to 18.500.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy:** The policy addresses the need for land to facilitate the construction of the Ludhiana Bypass. The construction of such a bypass likely aims to improve transportation efficiency, reduce congestion, and enhance connectivity within the region, as part of the larger Bharatmala Pariyojana initiative.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **New Policy:**
* The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the Ludhiana Bypass project.
* The project falls under the National Highways Act, 1956.
* Affected landowners have 21 days from the publication date (May 9, 2022) to object to the land acquisition.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the District Revenue Officer Ludhiana, the designated Competent Authority, stating the grounds for objection.
* The Competent Authority will provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard, either personally or through legal representation.
* The Competent Authority will then either allow or disallow the objections after due inquiry.
* The Competent Authority's decision is final.
* Land plans and related details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
* The schedule lists specific survey plot numbers in the villages of Chak Sarwan Nath, Hiran, and Karair within Ludhiana district, Punjab, detailing the type and nature of the land (Private Agriculture) and the area to be acquired in hectares.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this policy are:
* Landowners in the villages of Chak Sarwan Nath, Hiran, and Karair in Ludhiana district, Punjab, whose land falls within the specified survey plot numbers.
* Residents of the Ludhiana area who may benefit from improved infrastructure.
* The Competent Authority: District Revenue Officer Ludhiana.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies:**
* Central Government (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways)
* District Revenue Officer Ludhiana (Competent Authority)
* **Timelines/procedures:**
* 21-day objection period for landowners following the publication of the notification.
* The Competent Authority must provide a hearing to objectors.
* The Competent Authority must make a final order either allowing or disallowing the objections.
* Inspection of land plans and details at the Competent Authority's office.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The intended outcome is the successful acquisition of land required for the construction of the Ludhiana Bypass. This is expected to facilitate the completion of the infrastructure project, leading to improved transportation, reduced congestion, and enhanced connectivity in the region. Compensation for land acquisition, though not detailed in this document, is also a likely outcome, regulated by other applicable laws.
**9. Conclusion:**
The government notification analyzed outlines the intention to acquire land for the Ludhiana Bypass project under the National Highways Act, 1956. It provides a clear process for landowners to raise objections and highlights the role of the District Revenue Officer Ludhiana as the Competent Authority. The policy is significant as it marks a crucial step towards the construction of important infrastructure that has potential for economic benefits. The notification strictly adheres to legal guidelines, particularly regarding due process for affected landowners.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law that is mentioned in the notification related to land acquisition for highway construction.
Central Government: The governing authority responsible for the notification and land acquisition process.
Ludhiana Bypass: A construction project that includes widening/four-laning, maintenance, management, operation connecting Ludhiana Rupnagar Greenfield highway.
Ludhiana Rupnagar Greenfield highway NH 205K: A highway project for which land is being acquired, with a specific segment from Km. 0.000 to 18.500.
Bharatmala Pariyojana: A highway development program under which the Ludhiana Bypass project falls.
Punjab: The state in India where the land acquisition for the highway project is taking place.
District Revenue Officer Ludhiana: The Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Ludhiana: A district in Punjab where the land acquisition is taking place.
Ludhiana East: A Taluk within Ludhiana district.
Chak Sarwan Nath: A village in Ludhiana East Taluk where land is being acquired.
Hiran: A village in Ludhiana district where land is being acquired.
Karair: A village in Ludhiana district where land is being acquired.
Rajesh Gupta: Director
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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.ं 2044] नई ददल्ली, सोमवार, मई 9, 2022/विै ाख 19, 1944
No. 2044] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 9, 2022/VAISAKHA 19, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 9 मई, 2022
का.आ. 2149(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 करत े हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक पंिाब राज्य के लुजधयाना जिले म ें भारतमाला योिना के तहत लुजधयाना-रूपनगर NH 205K को
िोड़त े हुए लुजधयाना बाईपास (ग्रीनफील्ड) रािमाग ग का जनमागण (दकमी 0.000 स े 18.500 तक) के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण
(चौड़ीकरण/4-लेन का बनाना आदद), अनरु क्षण, 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 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 ददन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्यके आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ् जिला रािस्ट्व अजधकारी लजु धयाना को जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्तुत की
िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या दकसी
जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुन े िाने 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
अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
3149 GI/2022 (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 अंतगतग 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 ी
पंिाब राज्य के लुजधयाना जिल े म ेंराष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या म ें भारतमाला योिना के तहत लुजधयाना-रूपनगर NH 205K
को िोड़त े हुए लुजधयाना बाईपास (ग्रीनफील्ड) रािमाग ग (दकमी 0.000 स े 18.500) के जलए अिगन की िाने वाली
संरचना रजहत अथवा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: पिं ाब जिल ेका नाम: लजु धयाना
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: लजु धयाना (ईस्ट्ट)
गावं का नाम: चक सरवन नाथ(216)
1 7//13/1 min जनिी कृजष 0.1189000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1189000
2 7//13/2 जनिी कृजष 0.1062000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1062000
3 7//14/1 जनिी कृजष 0.0076000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0076000
4 7//14/2 min जनिी कृजष 0.0354000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0354000
5 7//18 जनिी कृजष 0.1037000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1037000
6 7//7/1 जनिी कृजष 0.0228000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0228000
7 7//7/2 जनिी कृजष 0.0025000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0025000
8 7//8/1 जनिी कृजष 0.0455000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0455000
9 7//8/2 जनिी कृजष 0.0683000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0683000
गावं का नाम: हीरा(ं 217)
1 14//19/2 जनिी कृजष 0.0809000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0809000
2 14//19/3 जनिी कृजष 0.0632000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0632000
3 25//12 जनिी कृजष 0.0733000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0733000
4 25//13 जनिी कृजष 0.3162000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.3162000
5 25//14/1 जनिी कृजष 0.1518000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1518000
6 25//14/2 जनिी कृजष 0.2529000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2529000
7 25//15/1 जनिी कृजष 0.0708000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0708000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
8 26//12/1 जनिी कृजष 0.1619000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1619000
9 26//12/2 जनिी कृजष 0.2428000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2428000
10 26//13 जनिी कृजष 0.1771000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1771000
11 26//18 जनिी कृजष 0.0809000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0809000
12 26//19 जनिी कृजष 0.3490000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.3490000
13 26//3 जनिी एजग्रकल्चर 0.1771000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1771000
14 26//8 जनिी कृजष 0.2681000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2681000
गावं का नाम: करैड(193)
1 35//5 जनिी कृजष 0.3592000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.3592000
कुल 3.3361 3.3361
[फा. सं. 900/3/PIU-LDH/BM/LOT4-PKG1/LA/3a/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th May, 2022
S.O. 2149(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 etc.,) maintenance, management, operation
and Construction of Ludhiana Bypass connecting Ludhiana Rupnagar (Greenfield) highway NH 205K
under Bharatmala Pariyojana in the State of Punjab (Km. 0.000 to 18.500), 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
Ludhiana 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling in the stretch of land
for Construction of Ludhiana Bypass connecting Ludhiana Rupnagar (Greenfield) highway NH 205K under
Bharatmala Pariyojana in the State of Punjab (Km. 0.000 to 18.500).
State: PUNJAB District: LUDHIANA
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Ludhiana (East)
Village: Chak Sarwan Nath(216)
1 7//13/1 min Private Agriculture 0.1189000(Hectare ) 0.1189000
2 7//13/2 Private Agriculture 0.1062000(Hectare ) 0.1062000
3 7//14/1 Private Agriculture 0.0076000(Hectare ) 0.0076000
4 7//14/2 min Private Agriculture 0.0354000(Hectare ) 0.0354000
5 7//18 Private Agriculture 0.1037000(Hectare ) 0.1037000
6 7//7/1 Private Agriculture 0.0228000(Hectare ) 0.0228000
7 7//7/2 Private Agriculture 0.0025000(Hectare ) 0.0025000
8 7//8/1 Private Agriculture 0.0455000(Hectare ) 0.0455000
9 7//8/2 Private Agriculture 0.0683000(Hectare ) 0.0683000
Village: Hiran(217)
1 14//19/2 Private Agriculture 0.0809000(Hectare ) 0.0809000
2 14//19/3 Private Agriculture 0.0632000(Hectare ) 0.0632000
3 25//12 Private Agriculture 0.0733000(Hectare ) 0.0733000
4 25//13 Private Agriculture 0.3162000(Hectare ) 0.3162000
5 25//14/1 Private Agriculture 0.1518000(Hectare ) 0.1518000
6 25//14/2 Private Agriculture 0.2529000(Hectare ) 0.2529000
7 25//15/1 Private Agriculture 0.0708000(Hectare ) 0.0708000
8 26//12/1 Private Agriculture 0.1619000(Hectare ) 0.1619000
9 26//12/2 Private Agriculture 0.2428000(Hectare ) 0.2428000
10 26//13 Private Agriculture 0.1771000(Hectare ) 0.1771000
11 26//18 Private Agriculture 0.0809000(Hectare ) 0.0809000
12 26//19 Private Agriculture 0.3490000(Hectare ) 0.3490000
13 26//3 Private Agriculture 0.1771000(Hectare ) 0.1771000
14 26//8 Private Agriculture 0.2681000(Hectare ) 0.2681000
Village: Karair(193)
1 35//5 Private Agriculture 0.3592000(Hectare ) 0.3592000
Total 3.3361 3.3361
[F. No. 900/3/PIU-LDH/BM/LOT4-PKG1/LA/3a/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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