## Policy Analysis Report: Appointment of Estate Officers for Public Premises Eviction (NEEPCO)
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Power, Government of India, regarding the appointment of officers as "estate officers" under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971. The notification aims to facilitate the eviction of unauthorized occupants from public premises belonging to the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) at various locations. The key finding is the delegation of authority to specific officers, equivalent in rank to Gazetted officers, empowering them to enforce eviction within defined geographical jurisdictions and premises categories.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of a specific government notification pertaining to the appointment of estate officers. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification and aims to inform stakeholders about its provisions and potential impact.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy specifically implementing existing legislation, the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971.
* **Core Objective:** The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to enable the effective enforcement of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, with respect to properties owned or managed by NEEPCO. This is achieved by formally appointing and empowering designated officers to act as estate officers.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy Rationale:** The policy addresses the need for a designated authority to handle cases of unauthorized occupation of public premises. This is essential for protecting government assets, maintaining order, and ensuring the proper functioning of public utilities like NEEPCO. The Act of 1971 provides the legal framework, and this notification establishes the personnel responsible for its execution within NEEPCO's operational areas.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **New Policy:**
* The notification, issued by the Ministry of Power, designates officers, equivalent in rank to Gazetted officers in the Government of India, to be estate officers.
* The officers are appointed under Section 3 of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971.
* The notification specifies the officer's designation (column 3 of the table), the power station/project/unit (column 2), the location (village, tehsil, district - column 4), and the categories of public premises under their jurisdiction (column 5).
* The jurisdiction includes land, buildings, residential and non-residential accommodations, roads, plant structures and dams related to NEEPCO projects.
* Thirteen locations are specifically identified, spanning multiple states in Northeast India (Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura) as well as Gujrat, West Bengal, and Delhi.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this policy include:
* NEEPCO: The policy provides NEEPCO with a mechanism to address unauthorized occupation of its properties.
* Occupants of NEEPCO premises: Those currently occupying NEEPCO property (authorized or unauthorized) are directly affected, as they may be subject to eviction proceedings.
* Residents in the vicinity of NEEPCO projects: Evictions could impact local communities.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Power is the issuing authority. NEEPCO is the implementing agency, with the designated officers responsible for executing the Act within their respective jurisdictions.
* **Procedures:** While the notification does not detail specific procedures, it empowers the estate officers to exercise powers conferred by the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971. This implies adherence to the procedures outlined in that Act, which would include issuing notices, conducting hearings, and ordering evictions.
* **Timelines:** The document does not specify any timelines. The Act of 1971 may include details about these timelines.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The likely intended outcomes of this policy are:
* Reduced unauthorized occupation of NEEPCO premises.
* Improved management and control of NEEPCO's assets.
* Facilitation of project execution and operational efficiency by ensuring clear possession of land and property.
* Increased deterrence against future unauthorized occupation.
**9. Conclusion:**
The Ministry of Power's notification represents a significant step in empowering NEEPCO to protect its assets and ensure the smooth operation of its power projects. By designating specific officers as estate officers, the government strengthens the enforcement of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, within NEEPCO's areas of operation. The policy will likely lead to better management of public resources, reduced encroachment, and improved operational efficiency for NEEPCO. It is important for NEEPCO to ensure the appointed officers are trained and equipped to implement the policy fairly and effectively.
Key Entities Referenced
Public Premises Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants Act, 1971: A law under which the Central Government appoints officers to be estate officers.
Central Government: The entity that appoints officers as estate officers.
Gazetted officer: Rank of officer in the Government of India, equivalent to the rank of estate officer.
NEEPCO Limited: North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited, an organization with multiple units and projects mentioned in the document.
Shillong, Meghalaya: Location of NEEPCO IC, Section Corporate Office, East Khasi Hills District.
Guwahati, Assam: Location of NEEPCO Limited, Civil Wing, Kamrup Metro District
Bongaigaon, Assam: Location of NEEPCO Limited, Civil Wing
Lanka, Assam: Location of NEEPCO Limited, Civil Wing
Tezpur, Assam: Location of NEEPCO Limited, Civil Wing
Kolkata, West Bengal: Location of NEEPCO Limited, Civil Wing.
Mehsana, Gujrat: Location of NEEPCO Limited, Corporate Affairs.
New Delhi: Location of NEEPCO Limited, Corporate Affairs, Bhikaji Cama Place and Scope Minar Complex.
KHEP, Umrangso, Assam: Location of KHEP (Kopili Hydro Electric Project), DimaHasao District
DHEP, Doyang, Nagaland: Location of DHEP (Doyang Hydro Electric Project), Wokha District.
RHEP, Yazali, Arunachal Pradesh: Location of RHEP (Ranganadi Hydro Electric Project), Papum Pare District
TrHEP, Kolasib, Mizoram: Location of TrHEP (Tuirial Hydro Electric Project), Kolasib District.
PaHEP, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh: Location of PaHEP (Pare Hydro Electric Project), Papum Pare District.
KaHEP, Kimi, Arunachal Pradesh: Location of KaHEP (Kameng Hydro Electric Project), West Kameng District.
AGTCCPP, Agartala, Tripura: Location of AGTCCPP (Agartala Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Power Plant), West Tripura District.
AGBP, Bokuloni, Assam: Location of AGBP (Agartala Gas Based Power plant), Dibrugarh District.
TGBP, Monarchak, Tripura: Location of TGBP (Tripura Gas Based Power plant), Sepahijala District.
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 3115] नई ददल्ली, बधु िार, अगस्ट्त 18, 2021/श्रािण 27, 1943
No. 3115] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021/SRAVANA 27, 1943
जिद्यतु मंत्रालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 17 अगस्ट् त, 2021
का.आ. 3368(अ).—सािविजनक पररसर (अनजधकृत अजधभोजगयों की बेदखली) अजधजनयम, 1971
(1971 का 40) की धारा 3 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केंद्र सरकार एतद ् द्वारा नीच े दी गई ताजलका के
कॉलम (3) में उजल्लजखत अजधकाररयों, िो दक भारत सरकार के रािपजत्रत अजधकारी के रैंक के समतुल्य ह,ैं को उि
अजधजनयम के प्रयोिनों के जलए संपदा अजधकारी के रूप में जनयुि करती ह,ै िो उि ताजलका के कॉलम (5) में जिजनर्ददष्ट
सािविजनक पररसरों की श्रेजणयों के संबंध में, कॉलम (4) में िर्णणत स्ट्थानों पर जस्ट्थत, कॉलम (2) में जिजनर्ददष्ट जिद्युत स्ट्टेिन,
पररयोिना या इकाई के संबंध म,ें अजधकाररता की स्ट्थानीय सीमाओं के भीतर उि अजधजनयम द्वारा अथिा उसके अंतगवत
संपदा अजधकारी को दी गई िजियों का प्रयोग करेंग े तथा सौपे गए उतर दाजयत्त्िों का जनिवहन करेंगे, अथावत:-
ताजलका
क्रम पािर स्ट्टेिन या अजधकारी का गािं , तहसील तथा जिला साििव जनक पररसरों की श्रजे णया ाँ और अजधकार
सख्ं या पररयोिना या पदनाम क्षत्रे की सीमा
का नाम
यजू नट का नाम
1. नीपको जलजमटेड, प्रभारी-भूजम जिलांग, ईस्ट्ट खासी जहल्स जिलांग अजधकर क्षत्रे में नीपको जल. की भूजम,
कारपोरेट अनुभाग, जिला, भिन तथा पररसर
कायावलय
जिलांग राज्य- मेघालय
4619 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
2. नीपको जलजमटेड, जसजिल स्ट्कंध के गुिाहाटी, गुिाहाटी, बोंगाईगांि, लंका, तिे पुर में अिजस्ट्थत
गुिाहाटी प्रमुख, गुिाहाटी जिला-कामरूप (मेरो) भूजम, भिन(cid:13)
राज्य - असम
3. नीपको जलजमटेड, जसजिल स्ट्कंध के कोलकाता, उत्तर 24 परगना जिला के अजधकार क्षत्रे म ें
कोलकाता प्रमुख, नीपको जल. की भिनत था पररसर
राज्य– पजिम बंगाल
कोलकाता
4. नीपको जलजमटेड, उप-महाप्रबंधक (i) मेहसाना, गुिरात में अिजस्ट्थत भूजम
नई ददल्ली (कॉपोरेट मेहसाना जिला, तथा
अफेयस)व ,
जभकािी कामा प्लेस एिं स्ट्कोप जमनार पररसर,
राज्य - गुिरात
नई ददल्ली
दजक्षण ददल्ली में नीपको जल. का भिन ि पररसर
(ii) नई ददल्ली
5. खेप, उमरांग्सो जसजिल स्ट्कंध के खेप, उमरांग्सो उमरांग्सो म ें जस्ट्थत पररयोिना क्षत्रे में आिासीय,
प्रमुख, खेप, जडमाहसाउ जिला, गरै आिासीय आिास, भूजम, भिन, सड़क, संयंत्र
उमरांग्सो संरचनाए,ं जबिली स्ट्टेिन से संबधं बांध
राज्य - असम
6. ढेप, दोयांग जसजिल स्ट्कंध के ढेप, िोखा जिला, दोयांग दोयांग में जस्ट्थत पररयोिना क्षत्रे में आिासीय, गरै
प्रमुख, ढेप, राज्य - नागालैंड आिासीय आिास, भूजम, भिन, सड़क, संयंत्र
दोयांग संरचनाए,ं जबिली स्ट्टेिन से संबधं बांध
7. रेप, यािली जसजिल स्ट्कंध के रेप, यािली, संयंत्र – हॉि ि यािली में जस्ट्थत पररयोिना क्षत्रे म ें
प्रमुख, रेप, पापुमपारे जिला, कायावलय- आिासीय, गरै आिासीय आिास, भूजम, भिन,
यािली लोअर सुबांजसरर जिला, सड़क, संयंत्र संरचनाए,ं जबिली स्ट्टेिन से संबंध
बांध
राज्य – अरूणाचल प्रदिे
8. थ्रेप, जमिोरम जसजिल स्ट्कंध के थ्रेप, कोलाजिि जिला, जमिोरम में जस्ट्थत पररयोिना क्षत्रे में आिासीय,
प्रमुख, थ्रेप, राज्य–जमिोरम गरै आिासीय आिास, भूजम, भिन, सड़क, संयंत्र
जमिोरम संरचनाए,ं जबिली स्ट्टेिन से संबधं बांध
पारे, दोयमुख जसजिल स्ट्कंध के पारे, पापुम पारे जिला, दोयमुख में जस्ट्थत पररयोिना क्षेत्र में आिासीय,
9. प्रमुख, दोयमुख, गरै आिासीय आिास, भूजम, भिन, सड़क, संयंत्र
पाहपे , दोयमुख राज्य – अरूणाचल प्रदिे संरचनाए,ं जबिली स्ट्टेिन से संबधं बांध
10. काहपे , दकजम जसजिल स्ट्कंध के काहपे , पजिम कामेंग जिला, दकजम, जबचोम, खुपी, टेंगा में जस्ट्थत पररयोिना
प्रमुख काहपे , राज्य – अरूणाचल प्रदिे क्षत्रे में आिासीय, गरै आिासीय आिास, भूजम,
दकजम भिन, सड़क, सयं ंत्र संरचनाए,ं जबिली स्ट्टेिन स े
संबंध बांध
11. एिीटीसीसीपीपी, जसजिल स्ट्कंध के एिीटीसीसीपीपी, एिीटीसीसीपीपी में जस्ट्थत पररयोिना क्षत्रे म ें
अगरतला प्रमुख, अगरतला, आिासीय, गरै आिासीय आिास, भूजम, भिन,
एिीटीसीसीपीपी पजिम जत्रपुरा जिला, सड़क, संयंत्र संरचनाए,ं जबिली स्ट्टेिन से संबंध
अगरतला राज्य–जत्रपुरा बांध
12. एिीबीपी, जसजिल स्ट्कंध के एिीबीपी, बकुलोनी, एिीबीपी में जस्ट्थत पररयोिना क्षत्रे में आिासीय,
बकुलोनी प्रमुख, जडब्रुगढ़ जिला, गरै आिासीय आिास, भूजम, भिन, सड़क, संयंत्र
एिीबीपी राज्य - असम संरचनाए,ं जबिली स्ट्टेिन से संबधं बांध
बकुलोनी[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
13. टीिीबीपी, जसजिल स्ट्कंध टीिीबीपी, मोनारचक, टीिीबीपी में जस्ट्थत पररयोिना क्षत्रे में आिासीय,
मोनारचक केप्र मुख, जसपाहिला जिला, गरै आिासीय आिास, भूजम, भिन, सड़क, संयंत्र
टीिीबीपी, राज्य - जत्रपुरा संरचनाए,ं जबिली स्ट्टेिन से संबधं बांध
मोनारचक
[फा. सं. 07/23/2020-हाईडल-I]
तन्मय कुमार, संयुि सजचि
MINISTRY OF POWER
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th August, 2021
S.O. 3368(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Public Premises (Eviction of
Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 (40 of 1971), the Central Government hereby appoints the officers mentioned in
column (3) of the Table below, being officer equivalent to the rank of Gazetted officer in the Government of India, to
be estate officers for the purposes of the said Act, and who shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties
imposed on estate officer by or under the said Act, within the local limits of the jurisdiction in respect of the categories
of public premises specified in column (5), in respect of power station, project or unit as specified in column (2),
which are located at the places as mentioned in column (4), of the said Table, namely:-
TABLE
Name of Power
Serial Designation of Name of Village, Categories of public premises and
Station or Project
Number the Officer Tehsil and District local limits of jurisdiction
or Unit
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
NEEPCO I/C Land Shillong, East Khasi Land, building and premises of
Limited, Section, Hills District, NEEPCO Ltd within local limit of
1.
Corporate Shillong State -Meghalaya Shillong
Office
NEEPCO Head of Guwahati, District- Land, building located at Guwahati,
2. Limited, Civil Wing, Kamrup (Metro), Bongaigaon , Lanka, Tezpur
Guwahati Guwahati State - Assam
NEEPCO Head of Kolkata, Building and premises of NEEPCO
Limited, Civil State - West Bangal Ltd, Kolkata within local limit of
3.
Kolkata Wing, Kolkata
Kolkata
NEEPCO DGM (i) Mehsana, Land located at Mehsana, Gujrat
Limited, (Corporate State - Gujrat and Building and premises of
4. New Delhi Affairs) NEEPCO Ltd, Bhikaji Cama Place
New Delhi (ii) New Delhi and Scope Minar Complex, New
Delhi
KHEP, Head of KHEP, Residential, Non-residential
Umrangso Civil Wing, Umrangso, accommodation, land, buildings,
5. KHEP, DimaHasao, District roads, plant Structures, Dams
Umrangso State - Assam belonging to power station in the
Project area located at Umrangso.
DHEP, Head of DHEP, Wokha Residential, Non-residential
Doyang Civil Wing, District, accommodation, land, buildings,
6. DHEP, Doyang, roads, plant Structures, Dams
Doyang State - Nagaland belonging to power station in the
Project area located at Doyang.
RHEP, Head of RHEP, Residential, Non-residential
7.
Yazali Civil Wing, Yazali, District: accommodation, land, buildings,4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
RHEP, Papum Pare & Lower roads, plant Structures, Dams
Yazali Subansiri belonging to power station in the
State– Project area located at Hoz&Yazali
Arunachal Pradesh
TrHEP Head of TrHEP, Kolasib Residential, Non-residential
Mizoram Civil Wing, District, accommodation, land, buildings,
8. TrHEP State -Mizoram roads, plant Structures, Dams
Mizoram belonging to power station in the
Project area located at Mizoram
PaHEP Head of PaHEP, Residential, Non-residential
Doimukh Civil Wing, Doimukh, accommodation, land, buildings,
PaHEP Papum Pare District roads, plants Structures, Dams
9.
Doimukh State– belonging to power station in the
Arunachal Pradesh Project area located at
Doimukh
KaHEP Head of KaHEP, Residential, Non-residential
Kimi Civil Wing, Kimi, West Kameng accommodation, land, buildings,
KaHEP District roads, plant Structures, Dams
10.
Kimi State – Arunachal belonging to power station in the
Pradesh Project area located at Kimi, Bichom,
Khupi & Tenga
AGTCCPP Head of AGTCCPP, Residential, Non-residential
Agartala Civil Wing, Agartala, accommodation, land, buildings,
11. AGTCCPP West Tripura District roads, plant Structures, belonging to
Agartala State - Tripura power station in the Project area
located at AGTCCPP.
AGBP Head of AGBP, Residential, Non-residential
Bokuloni Civil Wing, Bokuloni, Dibrugarh accommodation, land, buildings,
12. AGBP District roads, plants, Structures, belonging
Bokuloni State - Assam to power station in the Project area
located at AGBP
TGBP Head of TGBP, Residential, Non-residential
Monarchak Civil Wing, Monarchak, accommodation, land, buildings,
13. TGBP Sepahijala District roads, plants Structures, belonging to
Monarchak State - Tripura power station in the Project area
located at TGBP, Monarchak.
[F. No. 7/23/2020-HYDEL-I]
TANMAY KUMAR, Jt. Secy.
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