## Policy Analysis Report: Acquisition of Land for National Highway 56 Expansion in Uttar Pradesh
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the acquisition of land for the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway (NH) 56 in Uttar Pradesh. This notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire specific land parcels along the Sultanpur-Varanasi section (Km. 183.360 to Km. 209.230) in the district of Jaunpur, following the due process outlined in the National Highway Act, 1956. The key finding is the Central Government's declaration that the identified land is now vested absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of a government notification pertaining to land acquisition for the expansion and maintenance of National Highway 56 in Uttar Pradesh. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This notification appears to be part of a larger policy framework concerning national highway development and maintenance.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as derived from the text, is to acquire land necessary for building, widening, four-laning, maintaining, managing, and operating NH-56 along the Sultanpur-Varanasi section in Uttar Pradesh.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy Justification:** The notification addresses the need for infrastructural improvements on National Highway 56. The reference to "building, widening, four-laning, etc." suggests that the existing highway infrastructure requires upgrades to improve traffic flow, safety, and connectivity in the region. It follows an earlier notification expressing intent to acquire the land (S.O. 1757 E dated 11.04.2022), thus demonstrating the progression of the acquisition process.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* The Central Government declares that the land specified in the schedule to the notification is to be acquired for the purpose of highway construction and improvement.
* Upon publication of the notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the Schedule vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
* The notification includes a detailed schedule listing specific land parcels to be acquired, including survey numbers, type of land, area in hectares, and names of landowners/interested persons.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this notification are:
* Landowners and interested persons whose land falls within the identified stretch of NH-56 in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh.
* Residents and businesses that rely on NH-56 for transportation and commerce.
* The construction companies and other entities involved in the highway expansion and maintenance project.
* The district administration of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies:**
* Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (issuing authority).
* Competent Authority (responsible for submitting the report to the Central Government).
* Central Government (final authority for approving the land acquisition).
* **Timelines and procedures:** The notification follows a process initiated by the initial notification (S.O. 1757 E dated 11.04.2022), the publication of the substance of the notification in newspapers on 23.04.2022, and the submission of a report by the Competent Authority. The text indicates that the next step is the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, after which the land vests in the Central Government.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The expected outcomes of this land acquisition include:
* Facilitating the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of NH-56.
* Improving transportation infrastructure and connectivity in the Sultanpur-Varanasi section of Uttar Pradesh.
* Potentially reducing travel time and increasing road safety.
* Leading to economic development through better transport infrastructure.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification signifies a crucial step in the expansion and improvement of National Highway 56. The land acquisition will likely have a significant impact on landowners, local communities, and the regional transportation network. It is important for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to ensure fair compensation and resettlement for affected landowners during the implementation of this project. The transparency of the whole acquisition process will be paramount to keep the industry and all stakeholders confident.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Location where the notification was issued.
AUGUST 2, 2022: Date of the notification.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry responsible for the notification.
National Highway Act, 1956: Act under which the land acquisition is being carried out.
NH56: National Highway number 56, the road being widened.
Sultanpur-Varanasi Section: Section of NH56 where the land acquisition is taking place.
JAUNPUR, UTTAR PRADESH: District and state where the land acquisition is taking place.
Dainik Jagaran: Newspaper in which the notification was published.
The Times of India: Newspaper in which the notification was published.
Badlapur: Taluk where land acquisition is taking place.
Barauli: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Ahirauli: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Margupur: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Mirshadpur: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Muradpur Kotila: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Udpur Gelhwa: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Pattidayal: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Pura Mukund: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Babura: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Sadhapur: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Sarokhatpur: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Singaramau: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Ghaghrpara: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Mahmudpur: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Purebanshidhar: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Pargna TehsilPatti, Distt. Pratapgarh: Area where land acquisition is taking place.
Mahdaura: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Sultanpur: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Rajesh Gupta: Director.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3474] नइ ददल्ली, मगं लवार, ऄगस्ट्त 2, 2022/श्रावण 11, 1944
No. 3474] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2022/SHRAVANA 11, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल् ली, 2 ऄगस्ट् त, 2022
का. अ. 3640(ऄ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार न,े राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग ऄजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे आसम ें आसके
पश्चात ् ईक्त ऄजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की ईपधारा (1) के ऄधीन िारी की गइ भारत सरकार के सड़क
पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय की ऄजधसूचना संख्या का.अ. 1757 (ऄ) तारीख. 11 ऄप्रैल, 2022 िो भारत के रािपत्र,
ऄसधारण, भाग-2, खण्ड-3, ईपखण्ड (ii), तारीख 11 ऄप्रैल, 2022 म ें प्रकाजित की गइ थी, द्वारा ईत्तर प्रदेि राज्य म ें
राष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या-56 के 183.360 दक.मी. से 209.230 दक.मी. (सुल्तानपरु - वाराणसी सेक्िन) तक के भूखण्ड के
जनमागण (चार लेन का बनाने/चैड़ा करने), ऄनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्ध और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए ईस ऄजधसूचना स े
ईपाबद्ध ऄनुसूची म ें जवर्ननददष्ट भूजम का ऄिगन करने के ऄपन ेअिय की घोषणा की थी ;
और ईक्त ऄजधसूचना का सार ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3क की ईपधारा (3) के ऄधीन तारीख 23.04.2022 को
“दैजनक िागरण‘‘ और “द टाइम्स अफ आजन्द्डया‘‘ दोनों म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था ;
और सक्षम प्राजधकारी को दकसी व्यजक्त स ेकोइ अक्षेप प्राप्त नहीं हुए ह;ैं
और सक्षम प्राजधकारी ने ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की ईपधारा (1) के ऄनुसरण म,ें केन्द्रीय सरकार को ऄपनी
ररपोट गदे दी ह ै;
ऄतः ऄब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, सक्षम प्राजधकारी की ईक्त ररपाटग प्राप्त हो िान े पर और ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3घ
की ईपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक ईक्त ऄनुसूची म ें जवजनर्ददष्ट भूजम का
पूवोक्त प्रयोिन के जलए ऄिगन दकया िाना चाजहए ;
5258 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
और ऄब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की ईपधारा (2) के ऄनुसरण म ें यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक
आस ऄजधसूचना के रािपत्र म ें प्रकािन पर, ईक्त ऄनुसूची म ें जवजनर्ददष्ट भूजम सभी जवल्लगं मों स े मुक्त होकर अत्यजन्द्तक रूप
स े केन्द्रीय सरकार म ें जनजहत हो िाएगी ।
ऄनसु चू ी
ईत्तर प्रदेि राज्य के िौनपुर जिल े म ेंराष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या-56 के 183.360 दक.मी. से 209.230 दक0मी0 तक
(सुल्तानपरु -वाराणसी खंड) के जलए ऄिगन की िाने वाली संरचना रजहत और संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: ईत्तर प्रदेि जिल ेका नाम: िौनपरु
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का भस्ट्ू वामी/जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों का नाम
सख्ं या क्षत्रे फल
(हक्े टेयर म)ें
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: बदलापरु
गावं का नाम: बरौली
श्रीराम ईफग लालसाहब पुत्र रामसुभग
1 56 जनिी कृजष 0.016
जन0 ग्राम-ऄजहरौली
गावं का नाम: मरगपू रु
रमाकान्द्त, कमलाकान्द्त, रािन पुत्रगण
2 908 जनिी कृजष 0.012
फुतगबहादरु जन0 ग्राम
जनिी([object रमाकान्द्त, कमलाकान्द्त, रािन पुत्रगण
3 915 कृजष 0.14
Object]) फुतगबहादरु जन0 ग्रा
गावं का नाम: जमरिादपरु
4 308 जनिी कृजष 0.0044 रािकुमार पुत्र रामिस जन0 ग्राम
गावं का नाम: मरु ादपरु कोरटला
जविय बहादरु पुत्र िरै ाम व माजलक पुत्र
पयाग जन0गण जमरसादपुर व गलु ाम
रसूल पुत्र बुलबलु जन0 ईदपुर गल्े हवा व
रंिय, संिय पुत्रगण जतलकधारी व
5 1752 K जनिी कृजष 0.012
धनरािी पत्नी जतलकधारी जन0गण ग्राम
व लालता प्रसाद, लालिी पुत्रगण
सीताराम व गौरा देवी पत्नी सीताराम व
जवियप्रकाि पुत्र िैराम जन0 जमरसादपुर
गावं का नाम: पट्टी दयाल
(442/1) गंगादेइ पत्नी रामबरन जन0
मुरादपुर कोरटला। (442/2) दखु रन पुत्र
मघइ जन0ग्राम व उषा पत्नी भानूप्रताप
जन0 मुरापुर कोरटला। (442/3) िगपजत
6 442 जनिी कृजष 0.1386 पत्नी बेचन जन0ग्राम व मीरादेवी पत्नी
भारतराम जन0 मुरादपुर कोरटला।
(442/4) कुट्टुर पुत्र जिवधान जन0 ग्राम।
(442/5) दखु रन पुत्र मघइ जन0 ग्राम।
(442/6) िगपजत पत्नी बेचन जन0ग्राम ।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
(442/7) इिनरायन पुत्र नोखइराम जन0
ग्राम।
गावं का नाम: परू ा मकु ुन्द्द
ज्ञानेन्द्र प्रताप पुत्र जनहाल ईफग जवरेन्द्र
7 201 जनिी कृजष 0.02
प्रताप जन0 ग्राम-बबुरा
रािेन्द्र, लक्ष्मीनारायण पुत्रगण जवश्वनाथ
8 302 जनिी कृजष 0.024
जन0गण ग्राम
गावं का नाम: साढ़ापरु
9 1312 जनिी कृजष 0.061 कमलादेवी पत्नी रािपजत जन0 ग्राम
गावं का नाम: सरोखतपरु
10 899 जनिी कृजष 0.065 ईमािंकर पुत्र यदबु ीर जन0 ग्राम
गावं का नाम: ससगरामउ
िाजन्द्त देवी पत्नी गगं ा प्रसाद वकमलादेवी
पत्नी रामिी जन0 ग्राम व गलु ाबचन्द्द पुत्र
ऄवध नरायन जन0 घाघरपारा व श्रीमती
आन्द्द ूपत्नी साजलकराम जन0 महमूदपुर व
श्रीमती जनमगला देवी पत्नी कैलािनाथ
11 63 जनिी कृजष 0.1051
जवश्वकमाग जन0 पूरेबंिीधर, परगना व
तहसील-पट्टी, िनपद-प्रतापगढ़ व सुनीता
देवी पत्नी ओम प्रकाि यादव जन0 ग्राम-
महडौरा, परगना व तहसील-पट्टी,
िनपद-प्रतापगढ
िाजन्द्त देवी पत्नी गगं ा प्रसाद जन0 ग्राम व
12 65 जनिी कृजष 0.0295 कमलादेवी पत्नी रामिी व गलु ाबचन्द्द
पुत्र ऄवध नरायन जन0 घाघरपारा
गावं का नाम: सल्ु तानपरु
रमािंकर, ईमािंकर पुत्रगण सहदेव जन0
13 209 जनिी कृजष 0.1341
ग्राम
कुल 0.7617
[फा. सं. 2108 €/3D]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd August, 2022
S.O. 3640(E).—Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways, Number S.O. 1757 (E) dated 11.04.2022, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (ii) issued under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956)
(here in after referred to as the said Act), the Central Government declared its intension to acquire the land specified in
the Schedule annexed to the said notification for building (widening/four-laning, etc.), maintenance, management and
operation of NH56 on the stretch of land from Km. 183.360 to Km. 209.230 (Sultanpur-Varanasi Section) in the
district of JAUNPUR in the state of UTTAR PRADESH.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in ―Dainik Jagaran‖ and ―The Times
of India‖ both dated 23.04.2022; under sub-section (3) of section 3A of the said Act;
And whereas no objections has been received from any person by the Competent Authority;
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 the 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 within the stretch of land from
Km. 183.360 to Km. 209.230 (Sultanpur–Varanasi Section) of National Highway No-56 in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
State: UTTAR PRADESH District: JAUNPUR
Sr. Survey Type of Land Nature of Area in Name of the Land Owner/Interested
No. Number Land Hectare Person
Part Survey No:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Badlapur
Village: Barauli
Shri Ram alias Lalsahab S/o
1 56 Private Agricultural 0.016
Ramsubhag R/o Ahirauli
Village: Margupur
Ramakant, Kamlakant, Rajan S/o
2 908 Private Agricultural 0.012
Furtbahadur R/o Village
Ramakant, Kamlakant, Rajan S/o
3 915 Private Agricultural 0.14
Furtbahadur R/o Village
Village: Mirshadpur
4 308 Private Agricultural 0.0044 Rajkumar S/o Ramjas R/o Village
Village: Muradpur Kotila
Vijay Bahadur S/o Jairam & Malik S/o
Pyag R/o Mirsadpur & Gulam Rasul
S/o Buldul R/o Udpur Gelhwa &
Ranjay, Sanjay S/o Tilakdhari &
5 1752 K Private Agricultural 0.012
Dhanraji W/o Tilakdhari R/o Village &
Lalta Prasad, Lalji W/o Sitaram &
Gauradevi W/o Sitaram & Vijay
Prakash S/o Jairam R/o Mirsadpur
Village: Pattidayal
(442/1) Gangadei W/o Rambaran R/o
Muradpur Kotila. (442/2) Dukhran S/o
Maghei R/o Vill. & Usha W/o Bhanu
Pratap R/o Muradpur Kotila. (442/3)
Jagpati W/o Bechan R/o Vill. & Mira
6 442 Private Agricultural 0.1386 Devi W/o Bharatram R/o Muradpur
Kotila. (442/4) Kuttur S/o Shivdhan
R/o Village. (442/5) Dukhran S/o
Maghei R/o Vill. (442/6) Jagpati W/o
Bechan R/o Vill. (442/7) Ishnarayan
S/o Nokhei Ram R/o Village[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
Village: Pura Mukund
Gyanendra Pratap S/o Nihal alias
7 201 Private Agricultural 0.02
Virendra Pratap R/o Babura
Rajendra, Laxminarayan S/o
8 302 Private Agricultural 0.024
Vishwanath R/o Village
Village: Sadhapur
9 1312 Private Agricultural 0.061 Kamla Devi W/o Rajpati R/o Village
Village: Sarokhatpur
10 899 Private Agricultural 0.065 Umashankar S/o Yadubir R/o Village
Village: Singaramau
Shanti Devi W/o Ganga Prasad & &
Kamla Devi W/o Ramji R/o Village &
Gulabchand S/o Awadh Narayan R/o
Ghaghrpara & Smt. Indu W/o Salikram
R/o Mahmudpur & Smt. Nirmla Devi
11 63 Private Agricultural 0.1051
W/o Kailashnath Vishwakarma R/o
Purebanshidhar. Pargna & Tehsil-Patti,
Distt. Pratapgarh & Sunita Devi W/o
Omprash Yadav R/o Mahdaura Pargna
& Tehsil-Patti, Distt. Pratapgarh
Shanti Devi W/o Ganga Prasad &
Kamla Devi W/o Ramji R/o Village &
12 65 Private Agricultural 0.0295
Gulabchand S/o Awadh Narayan R/o
Ghaghrpara
Village: Sultanpur
Ramashankar, Umashankar S/o Sahdev
13 209 Private Agricultural 0.1341
R/o Village
TOTAL 0.7617
[F. No. 2108 €/3D]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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