## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway No. 61 Expansion in Maharashtra
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding land acquisition for the expansion of National Highway No. 61 in the state of Maharashtra. The core purpose, as derived from the text, is to acquire specific parcels of land for building, widening, and improving a section of the highway to a four-lane configuration. The key finding is that the notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire specific lands, vesting ownership in the government, free from encumbrances, for the purpose of highway expansion.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative analysis of a government notification pertaining to land acquisition for a highway project. The analysis is based solely on the content of the provided policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This document describes *a new policy*.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to facilitate the building, widening and maintenance of National Highway No. 61. This specifically involves acquiring land to expand the highway section between Km 463.265 to Km 481.180 (Design Ch. 19220 to Ch. 34434), with a length of 15.214 Km, to a new four-lane bypass for Parbhani City.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **Likely Problem/Issue Addressed:** The policy addresses the need to improve transportation infrastructure along National Highway No. 61. Based on the intention to widen the highway to four lanes, it can be inferred that the existing infrastructure is inadequate for the current and projected traffic volume, leading to congestion, delays, and potentially increased accident rates. The bypass suggests an intent to alleviate traffic congestion within Parbhani City.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **Main Components, Rules, and Actions:**
* The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land as specified in the schedule.
* The land to be acquired is designated for the construction of a four-lane bypass to Parbhani City.
* Upon publication of the notification in the Official Gazette, ownership of the specified land vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
* The notification lists specific land plots, their owners, and the area to be acquired in hectares, detailing the location by village (Asola and Parawa), survey/plot number, type of land, and nature of land.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this policy include:
* Landowners in the district of Parbhani, specifically in the villages of Asola and Parawa, whose land falls within the specified stretch of NH 61.
* Residents of Parbhani City who will benefit from the bypass, reducing traffic congestion.
* Commuters and businesses that rely on NH 61 for transportation.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Central Government are responsible for implementing the policy. A "competent authority" is mentioned as having submitted a report.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** The notification references previous notifications (S.O. 4794E dated 05th November 2024) and the publication of the current notification in the Official Gazette as key steps in the land acquisition process. Objections filed under section 3C of the National Highways Act were considered and settled. The timeline for acquisition starts upon publication of this notification.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **Likely Intended Outcomes:**
* Improved traffic flow along National Highway No. 61.
* Reduced congestion within Parbhani City.
* Enhanced transportation efficiency for commuters and businesses.
* The vesting of land in the central government allowing for the approved building/widening.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed details the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the expansion of National Highway No. 61 in Maharashtra. The policy aims to improve transportation infrastructure by constructing a four-lane bypass to Parbhani City. The significance lies in facilitating smoother traffic flow, reducing congestion, and improving overall connectivity in the region. The landowners affected should be prepared to handover the land as per the notification.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Location where the notification was issued.
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025: Date of the Gazette notification.
VAISAKHA 19, 1947: Date in the Hindu calendar corresponding to the date of the Gazette notification.
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY: Official publication in which the notification is published.
PART IISEC. 3ii: Section of the Gazette of India where the notification is located.
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: Government ministry issuing the notification.
NOTIFICATION: Type of document.
9th May, 2025: Date of the notification.
S.O. 2109E: Notification number.
Government of India: The governing body of India
Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways: Former name of the ministry involved.
Department of Road Transport and Highways: Department within the ministry.
S.O. 4794E: Previous notification number related to this acquisition.
05th November 2024: Date of the previous notification S.O. 4794E.
National Highways Act, 1956: Act of Parliament under which the land acquisition is being carried out.
48 of 1956: Act number and year of the National Highways Act.
Central Government: The governing authority making the land acquisition decision.
National Highway No. 61: The highway for which the land is being acquired.
Km 463265 to km 481180: Stretch of land being acquired along National Highway No. 61.
Design Ch.19220 to Ch.34434 Length15.214 Km: Specific chainage and length details of the construction project.
Parbhani City Parwa to Asola: Location of the bypass being constructed.
Parbhani: District where the land acquisition is taking place.
Maharashtra: State where the land acquisition is taking place.
Dainik Godatir Samachar: Name of a newspaper where the notification was published.
Dainik Palamrhut: Name of a newspaper where the notification was published.
22nd December 2024: Date when the notification was published in the newspapers.
Official Gazette: Official publication where the notification is published.
NH 61: National Highway number where land is being acquired.
Parawa: Village where some of the land acquisition is taking place.
Asola: Village where some of the land acquisition is taking place.
Parbhani: Taluk where the land acquisition is taking place.
SHAICH AMINKHAN: Director within the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: Location of the printing press.
Controller of Publications, Delhi110054: Publisher of the Gazette of India.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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No. 2064] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025/VAISAKHA 19, 1947 A 27, 1947
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 9 मई, 2025
का.आ. 2109(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार न,े राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, १९५६ (१९५६ का ४८) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा ३क की उपधारा (१) के आधीन िारी की गई भारत सरकार के पोत
पररवहन, सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग ग मंत्रालय, सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग ग जवभाग की अजधसूचना संख्या का.आ.
४७९४(अ) तारीख ०५ नवम्बर २०२४ िो भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-२, खडं -३, उपखण्ड (ii), म ें प्रकाजित की
गई थी,द्वारा महाराष्ट्र राज्य के परभणी जिल े म ें राष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या ६१ के दक.मी. ४६३/२६५ स े दक.मी. ४८१ /१८०
(दक.मी. १९/२२० स े दक.मी. ३४/४३४ ) (लम्बाई-१५.२१४) पारवा स े असोला (परभणी बायपास) तक के भूखडं म े
जनमागण (चौडाकरण े /पेव्ह िोल्डर सजहत २-लने / ४- लने का बनाना, आदि ) अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्ध और प्रचालन के लोक
प्रयोिन के जलए उस अजधसूचना स े उपाबध्ि अनुसूची म ेंजवर्नगदिष्ट भूजम का अिगन करन े के अपने आिय की घोषणा की थी;
और उक्त अजधसूचना का सार उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा ३ क की उपधारा (३) के अधीन २२ जडसेंबर
२०२४ तारीख को “िैजनक गोिातीर समाचार” और “िैजनक पालमवृत्त” म ेंप्रकाजित दकया गया था ;
िबकी सक्षम प्राजधकारी को धारा ३-ग के तहत िायर आपत्ती प्राप्त हुई ह,ैजिस पर जवचार दकया गया ह ै और
उसका उजचत रूप स ेजनपटान दकया गया;
और सक्षम प्राजधकारी ने उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा ३ घ की उपधारा (१) के अनुसरण म,ें केन्द्रीय सरकार को
अपनी ररपोटग ि ेिी ह;ै
3100 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अतः अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, सक्षम प्राजधकारी की उक्त ररपोटग प्राप्त हो िान े पर और उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा ३ घ
की उपधारा (१) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए यह धोषणा करती ह ै दक उक्त अनुसूची म ें जवजनर्िगष्ट भूजम का
पूवोक्त प्रयोिन के जलए अिनग दकया िाना चाजहए ;
और अब केन्द्रीय सरकार, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा ३ घ की उपधारा (२) के अनुसरण म,ें यह घोषणा करताहू.
दक इस अजधसूचना के रािपत्र म ें प्रकािन पर उक्त अनुसूची म ें जवजनर्िगष्ट भूजम, सभी जवल्लगं मों स े मुक्त हो कर आत्यजन्तक
रूप स े केन्द्रीय सरकार म ें जनजहत हो िाएगी ।
अनसु चू ी
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के परभणी जिल े म ेराष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या ६१ के दक.मी. ४६३/२६५ से दक.मी. ४८१ /१८० (दक.मी.
१९/२२० स े दक.मी. ३४/४३४ ) पारवा स ेअसोला (परभणी बायपास) (लम्बाई-१५.२१४) खंड के जलए अिगन की िाने
वाली संरचना रजहत अथवा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: महाराष्ट्र जिल ेका नाम: परभणी
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भस्ट्ू वामी/ जहतबद्ध
सख्ं या (हक्े टेयर म)ें व्यजक्तयों का नाम
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: परभणी
गावं का नाम: आसोला
1 २२५ जनिी कृषी 0.0383 गिानन माजणकराव
ररक्षे 225
2 २२५ जनिी कृषी 0.107 पंढरीनाथ माजणकराव
ररक्षे 225
3 २२५ जनिी कृषी 0.0074 बापुराव मुंिािी मोरे
225
4 २२५ जनिी कृषी 0.0268 जपरािी सुभानराव
ररक्षे 225
5 २२५ जनिी कृषी 0.01 बाबुराव गंगाधर
बनसोडे 225
6 २२५ जनिी कृषी 0.01 संिीप बाबुराव बनसोडे
225
7 २२५ जनिी कृषी 0.0167 ओंकार रािु ररक्ष े
अ.पा.क.आई. माया
रािु ररक्ष,े संस्ट्कार रािु
ररक्षे अ.पा.क.आई..
माया रािु ररक्ष े 225
8 २२८ जनिी कृषी 0.04 कल्याण बन्सीधरराव
रेंग े 228
9 २३० जनिी कृषी 0.0288 िनाधगन बापुराव कत्ते
230
10 २३१ जनिी कृषी 0.0691 िकुंतलाबाई बबनराव
कत्त,े लक्ष्मण बबनराव
कत्त,े पवन गोवधगन
कत्त,े रत्नमाला गोवधगन
कत्त,े सोमनाथ गोवधगन
कत्त े 231[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
11 २३२ जनिी कृषी 0.3139 सुभाष वामनराव
नायक,जवमल
सुभाषराव नायक 232
12 २३२ जनिी कृषी 0.0861 उद्धव गंगाधर
भरोसे,नारायण
जवलासराव भरोसे
232
13 २३७ जनिी कृषी 0.0512 पांडुरंग बालासाहबे
िवाळे,राधाकृष्ण
बालासाहबे िवाळे
237
14 २३७ जनिी कृषी 0.0439 अजनल हनुमानिास
सोनी,धनराि
हनुमानिास
सोनी,बद्रीनारायण
हनुमानिास सोनी 237
गावं का नाम: पारवा
15 १३५ जनिी कृषी 0.092 कमलबाई ित्तराव
किम 135
16 १३५ जनिी कृषी 0.149 हमे लता प्रफुल्लचंि
पारवेकर 135
17 १३५ जनिी कृषी 0.2118 उिय बालकृष्ण
पारवेकर 135
18 १३६ जनिी कृषी 0.1313 जनतीन प्रल्हाि
पनाड,जसमा प्रल्हाि
पनाड 136
19 १३६ जनिी कृषी 0.0332 मनोहर रािाराम
शिंिे,कलावती मनोहर
शिंिे,रामेश्वरी संिय
गलाडं े,सरस्ट्वती संिय
लोखंडे 136
20 १३६ जनिी कृषी 0.1844 ज्योती जभकचंि राका
136
21 १३६ जनिी कृषी 0.2271 वषाग जवलास िेव 136
22 १३६ जनिी कृषी 0.0511 चंद्रकांत भगवानराव
चौधरी 136
23 १४५ जनिी कृषी 0.0049 सुधाकर बापुराव टाक
145
Total 1.934
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िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th May, 2025
S.O. 2109(E).—Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Shipping, Road
Transport and Highways, Department of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 4794(E) dated 05th November
2024, published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) issued under 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 declared its intention to acquire the land specified in the Schedule annexed to the said notification for
building (widening /two lane with paved shoulder/ Four lane etc.), maintenance, management and operation of
National Highway No. 61 in the stretch of land Km 463/265 to km 481/180 (Design Ch.19+220 to Ch.34+434)
(Length-15.214 Km) of New Four Lane Bypass to Parbhani City (Parwa to Asola) in the district of Parbhani in the
state of Maharashtra.
And whereas the substance of the said notification S.O. 4794 E) dated 05th November 2024, has been
published in “Dainik Godatir Samachar” and “Dainik Palamrhut” Both Dated 22nd December 2024 ; under sub-section
(3) of section 3A of the said Act;
And whereas objections filed under section 3-C, Considered and settled the same appropriately;
And whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the competent authority has
submitted its report to the Central Government;
Now, therefore, upon receipt of the said report of the competent authority and in exercise of the powers
conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the land
specified in the said Schedule should be acquired for the aforesaid purpose;
And further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government hereby
declares that on publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the said Schedule shall
vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land to be acquired with or without structure falling NH 61 within the stretch of land for
Construction of New Four Lane Bypass to Parbhani City (Parwa to Asola) Km. 463/265 to Km. 481/180 (Design
Ch. 19+220 to Ch. 34+434) (Length-15.214 Km.) section on EPC mode in the district Parbhani in the state of
Maharashtra
State: MAHARASHTRA District: PARBHANI
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Name of Land
(in Hectares) Owner/Interested
Person
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Parbhani
Village: Asola
1 225 Private Agricultural 0.0383 Gajanan Manikrao
Rikshe 225
2 225 Private Agricultural 0.107 Pandharinath
Manikrao Rikshe 225
3 225 Private Agricultural 0.0074 Bapurao Munjaji
More 225
4 225 Private Agricultural 0.0268 Piraji Subhanrao
Rikshe 225
5 225 Private Agricultural 0.01 Baburao Gangadhar
Bansode 225
6 225 Private Agricultural 0.01 Sandip Baburao
Bansode 225[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
7 225 Private Agricultural 0.0167 Onkar Raju Rikshe
A.P.K.I. Maya Raju
Rikshe,Sanskar Raju
Rikshe A.P.K.I. Maya
Raju Rikshe 225
8 228 Private Agricultural 0.04 Kalyan Bansidharrao
Renge 228
9 230 Private Agricultural 0.0288 Janardhan Bapurao
Katte 230
10 231 Private Agricultural 0.0691 Shakuntalabai
Babanrao
Katte,Lakshaman
Babanrao
Katte,Pawan
Gowardhan
Katte,Ratnamala
Gowardhan
Katte,Somnath
Gowardhan Katte 231
11 232 Private Agricultural 0.3139 Subhash Vamanrao
Nayak,Vimal
Subhashrao Nayak
232
12 232 Private Agricultural 0.0861 Udhav Gangadhar
Bharose,Narayn
Vilasrao Bharose
232
13 237 Private Agricultural 0.0512 Pandhurang
Balasaheb
Jawale,Radhakrushan
Balasaheb Jawale
237
14 237 Private Agricultural 0.0439 Anil Hanumandas
Soni,Dhanraj
Hanumandas
Soni,Badrinarayan
Hanumandas Soni
237
Village: Parawa
15 135 Private Agricultural 0.092 Kamlbai Dattarao
Kadam 135
16 135 Private Agricultural 0.149 Hemlata Prafulchand
Parwekar 135
17 135 Private Agricultural 0.2118 Uday Balkrushan
Parwekar 135
18 136 Private Agricultural 0.1313 Nitin Pralad
Panad,Sima Pralad
Panad 136
19 136 Private Agricultural 0.0332 Manohar Rajaram
Shinde,Kalavati
Manohar
Shinde,Rameshwari
Sanjay
Galande,Saraswati
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20 136 Private Agricultural 0.1844 Jyoti Bhikchad Raka
136
21 136 Private Agricultural 0.2271 Varsha Vilas Dev 136
22 136 Private Agricultural 0.0511 Chandrakant
Bhagwanrao Chodhari
136
23 145 Private Agricultural 0.0049 Sudhakar Bapurao
Tak 145
Total 1.934
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