## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway NH144A Improvement Project
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding land acquisition for the widening/laning and improvement of National Highway NH144A in the district of Jammu, UT Jammu Kashmir. The core purpose is to acquire specific land parcels to facilitate the highway project. The key finding is the declaration that the identified land will vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from encumbrances, following the completion of due process, including consideration of objections. This report will inform stakeholders, specifically landowners, about the land acquisition
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of a Government of India notification (S.O. 581(E)) concerning the acquisition of land for the National Highway NH144A improvement project. The analysis is based solely on the information provided in the notification text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to acquire land for the "Widening/Laning, etc. Maintenance, management and operation of NH144A".
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* The policy addresses the need to improve existing highway infrastructure. This is supported by reference to the "Widening/Laning, etc. Maintenance, management and operation" suggesting existing infrastructure is lacking.
**5. Key Provisions:**
* The notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land, as specified in the schedule, for the NH144A project (from Km. 28300 to 236780 Km in Akhnoor to Poonch Road Section1).
* It confirms that the intention to acquire the land was previously published in State Times and Young Bite newspapers.
* It states that no objections were received or that objections were received, considered, and disallowed.
* The notification declares that the land specified in the schedule "shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances" upon publication in the Official Gazette.
* The Schedule lists specific survey numbers, land types, areas, and landowner names for the land to be acquired within Jammu district.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
* The primary target audience is landowners in the Jammu district whose land falls within the designated stretch of NH144A (km 30000 to 46450) as listed in the schedule of the notification. Other stakeholders include residents and businesses in the affected area, as well as the construction companies involved in the highway project.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* The *Ministry of Road Transport and Highways* is the responsible central government agency.
* The Competent Authority plays a key role in considering objections and submitting a report to the Central Government.
* The notification is effective upon publication in the Official Gazette, after which the land vests in the Central Government. The schedule of land with survey numbers suggests a survey has been performed.
* The notification references previous notifications (S.O. 3458 dated 01.10.2020) and the National Highway Act, 1956, suggesting adherence to established legal procedures.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* The intended outcome is the acquisition of land necessary for the widening/laning and improvement of NH144A. This is expected to improve transportation efficiency, reduce travel time, and potentially stimulate economic development in the region. However, there is likely a negative impact on the landowners.
**9. Conclusion:**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notification outlines the land acquisition process for the NH144A improvement project. It is significant because it formally declares the government's intention to acquire specified land parcels and vests them in the Central Government. The notification impacts landowners in the Jammu district and will facilitate infrastructure development, and any stakeholders listed in the notification need to take immediate action.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for road transport and highways.
National Highway Act, 1956: An Indian law pertaining to national highways. Mentioned in relation to land acquisition.
Central Government: The government of India, which is exercising powers under the National Highway Act for land acquisition.
NH144A: A National Highway in India, specifically the stretch of land from Km. 28300 to 236780 K.m. in Akhnoor to Poonch Road Section1 is under consideration.
Akhnoor: A town in Jammu and Kashmir, India, part of the road section under consideration.
Poonch: A town in Jammu and Kashmir, India, part of the road section under consideration.
Jammu: A district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India, where the land acquisition is taking place.
UT Jammu Kashmir: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India, where the land acquisition is taking place.
State Times: A newspaper where the notification regarding land acquisition was published.
Young Bite: A newspaper where the notification regarding land acquisition was published.
Chowki chaura: A Taluk (tehsil) in Jammu and Kashmir, India, where land is being acquired.
Chowki: A village in Jammu and Kashmir, India, where land is being acquired.
Rajesh Gupta: Director in the Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 529] नइ ददल्ली, मगं लवार, फरवरी 9, 2021/माघ 20, 1942
No. 529] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021/MAGHA 20, 1942
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग गमत्रं ालय
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 9 फरवरी, 2021
का.अ. 581(ऄ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार ने, राष्ट्रीय राजमागग ऄजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जजसे आसम ें आसके
पश्चात ् ईक्त ऄजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की ईपधारा (1) के ऄधीन जारी की गइ भारत सरकार के पोत पररवहन
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग ग मंत्रालय, सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग ग जवभाग की ऄजधसूचना संख्या का.अ. 3458 तारीख
01.10.2020 जो भारत के राजपत्र,ऄसाधारण, भाग 2, खण्ड 3, ईपखंड (ii) तारीख 01.10.2020 म ें प्रकाजित की गइ
थी, द्वारा जम्म ू & कश्मीर राज्य म ें राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग संख्या NH-144A के दक.मी. 28+300 से 236+780 दक.मी. तक -
(ऄखनरू स े पछूूँ माग)ग सेक्िन-1 के जलए भूखण्ड के जनमागण, (2 लेन का बनाने /चौड़ा करने) ऄनुरक्षण, प्रबंधन और प्रचालन
के जलए ईस ऄजधसूचना स ेईपाबद्ध ऄनुसूची म ेंजवजनर्ददष्ट भूजम का ऄजगन करन े के ऄपन े अिय की घोषणा की थी ;
और ईक्त ऄजधसूचना का सार ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3 क की ईपधारा (3) के ऄधीन " स्ट्टेट टाआम्स " म ें
रजववार 18 ऄक्टूबर 2020,और "यॉन्द्ग बाइट" म ें िजनवार 17 ऄक्टूबर 2020, म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था और सक्षम
प्राजधकारी को दकसी व्यजक्त से कोइ अक्षेप प्राप्त नहीं हुए ह ै
या
और अक्षेप प्राप्त हुए थ े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी ने ईन पर जवचार कर जलया ह ै और अक्षेपों को ऄननुज्ञात कर ददया
ह ै ; और सक्षम प्राजधकारी ने ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की ईपधारा (1) के ऄनुसरण म,ें केन्द्रीय सरकार को ऄपनी
ररपोटग दे दी ह ै;
ऄतः ऄब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, सक्षम प्राजधकारी की ईक्त ररपोट ग प्राप्त हो जान े 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 प्रयोजन के जलए ऄजगन दकया जाना चाजहए ;
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और ऄब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की ईपधारा (2) के ऄनुसरण म ें यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक
आस ऄजधसूचना के राजपत्र म ें प्रकािन पर, ईक्त ऄनुसूची म ें जवजनर्ददष्ट भूजम सभी जवल्लगं मों स े मुक्त होकर अत्यजन्द्तक रूप
से केन्द्रीय सरकार म ें जनजहत हो जाएगी ।
ऄनसु चू ी
जम्म ू और कश्मीर राज्य के जम्म ू जजल े म ेंराजमागग संख्या NH-144A के दक.मी. 30+000 से 46+450 दक.मी. तक
(ऄखनरू स ेपछूूँ माग)ग सक्े िन-1 के जलए भूखण्ड के जनमागण, के जलए ऄजगन की जाने वाली संरचना रजहत ऄथवा संरचना
रजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: जम्म ूऔर कश्मीर जजल ेका नाम: जम्म ू
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजू म का प्रकार भजू म की प्रकृजत भजू म का क्षत्रे फल भूस्ट्वामी/जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों का नाम
सख्ं या (हेक्टेयर म)ें
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालुक का नाम: चौकी चौरा
गावं का नाम: चौकी
वकील ससह,जजयान ससह, संस ऑफ़(काली
ससह) काली आक्वल िेयर आन हाफ. रतन ससह,
चमेल ससह, बलदेव ससह, दिगन ससह -संस
1 133min जनजी ऄससजचत 0.116
आक्वल 28 िये र, पुष्प डेवी- डॉटर तारो डेवी
W/o लेट गोगी आक्वल 2 िेयसग आन हाफ .
( १३३जमन)
सककदर लाल-सन,तोिी डेवी W/o लेट नेक
राम, सत्य डेवी W/o तारा चाूँद आक्वल िेयर
आन हाफ. सुबाष चन्द्दर, दकिोर लाल, जजऄ
2 34min जनजी ऄससजचत 0.567 लाल, चमन लाल- संस, प्रीतो डेवी, सुषमा
डेवी- दौघतेसग ,जबमला डेवी W/o लेट धरम
चाूँद आक्वल िेयर आन हाफ.
( ३४जमन)
चरण ससह, सुररदर ससह- संस आक्वल 14
िेयर, िारदा डेवी, वीणा डेवी -दौघतेसग.
3 48min जनजी ऄससजचत 0.043
कृष्णा कुमारी W/o लेट कमल ससह आक्वल 4
िेयर. ( ४८जमन)
दीवानो S/o छत्तरू.
4 49min जनजी ऄससजचत 0.042
( ४९जमन)
दीवानो S/o छत्तरू.
5 50min जनजी ऄससजचत 0.01
( ५०जमन)
कुल 0.778
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राजेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th February, 2021
S.O. 581(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. 3458 dated
01.10.2020 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) (hereinafter 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 (Widening/2 - Laning, etc.) Maintenance, management and operation
of NH-144A on the stretch of land from Km. 28+300 to 236+780 K.m. in (Akhnoor to Poonch Road)
Section-1 in the district of JAMMU in the state of (UT) JAMMU & KASHMIR.
And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in “State
Times” 18 October 2020 Sunday And “Young Bite” 17 October 2020 Saturday 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;
Or
And whereas objections have been received and the same have been considered and disallowed 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 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. 30+000 to 46+450 km. (Akhnoor to Poonch Road) Section-1 of the National Highway no.
NH-144A in the district of Jammu in the state of (UT) Jammu & Kashmir.
State: JAMMU & KASHMIR District: JAMMU
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: Chowki chaura
Village: Chowki
Wakil Singh, Gian Singh, Sons Of (Kali
Singh) Kali equal Share in half. Rattan
Singh,Chmail Singh, Baldev Singh,
1 133min Private Nonirrigated 0.116 Darshan Singh-sons equal 28 share,
Pushpa Devi- daughter Taro Devi W/o
Late Gogi equal 2 shares in half.
133min
Sakinder Lal-son, Toshi Devi W/o Late
2 34min Private Non - irrigated 0.567 Nek Ram, Satya Devi W/o Tara Chand
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Kishore Lal, Jia Lal, Chaman Lal-sons,
Prito Devi, Sushma Devi-daughters,
Bimla Devi W/o Late Dharam Chand
equal share in half.
34min
Charan Singh ,Surinder Singh-Sons
Equal 14 Share, Sharda Devi, Veena
3 48min Private Non - irrigated 0.043 Devi- Daughters. Krishna Kumari W/o
Late Kamal Singh Equal 4 share.
48min
Deewano S/o Chattru.
4 49min Private Non - irrigated 0.042
49min
Deewano S/o Chattru.
5 50min Private Non - irrigated 0.01
50min
TOTAL 0.778
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RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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