Lok Sabha Question No. 5445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Land Acquisition
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5445

ANSWERED ON 06 TH  APRIL, 2017

## LAND ACQUISITION

## 5445.   SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the total land area acquired for development of national highways in the country during the last three years, national highway-wise/State-wise;
- (b) the details of the guidelines for land acquisition for construction of national highways;
- (c) whether all the agencies comply with the said guidelines at the time of land acquisition;
- (d) if not, the details of the problems related to land acquisition in the country, State-wise;
- (e) whether compensation for land acquired from farmers has been paid, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (f) Land for the construction of National Highways in the country is acquired under the provisions of the National Highways (NHs) Act, 1956, and the compensation is determined in consonance with the applicable provisions of the Right to Fair  Compensation  and Transparency  in  Land  Acquisition,  Rehabilitation  and  Resettlement  (RFCTLARR)  Act,  2013. The  details  of  land  acquired  by  the  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  and  the compensation paid thereto, to the affected persons/farmers during each of the last three  years, State-wise, are enclosed as Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  5445  ANSWERED  ON  06.04.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL REGARDING LAND ACQUISITION

| Name of States   | Year wise Land Acquisition of States for all projects in Ha.   | Year wise Land Acquisition of States for all projects in Ha.   | Year wise Land Acquisition of States for all projects in Ha.   |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of States   | 2013-14                                                        | 2014-15                                                        | 2015-16                                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 455                                                            | 153                                                            | 316                                                            |
| Assam            | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | 0                                                              |
| Bihar            | 235                                                            | 351                                                            | 539                                                            |
| Chhattisgarh     | 563                                                            | 66                                                             | 115                                                            |
| Gujarat          | 302                                                            | 151                                                            | 373                                                            |
| Goa              | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | 0                                                              |
| Haryana          | 218                                                            | 87                                                             | 1662                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh | 159                                                            | 0                                                              | 208                                                            |
| Jammu &Kashmir   | 66                                                             | 0                                                              | 12                                                             |
| Jharkhand        | 37                                                             | 0                                                              | 204                                                            |
| Karnataka        | 668                                                            | 749                                                            | 676                                                            |
| Kerala           | 5                                                              | 24                                                             | 40                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 1992                                                           | 883                                                            | 111                                                            |
| Maharashtra      | 1336                                                           | 561                                                            | 988                                                            |
| Meghalaya        | 14                                                             | 13                                                             | 0                                                              |
| Orissa           | 236                                                            | 190                                                            | 940                                                            |
| Punjab           | 47                                                             | 50                                                             | 233                                                            |
| Rajasthan        | 458                                                            | 1723                                                           | 1264                                                           |
| Tamil Nadu       | 315                                                            | 855                                                            | 325                                                            |
| Uttrakhand       | 23                                                             | 89                                                             | 437                                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 1227                                                           | 566                                                            | 307                                                            |
| West Bengal      | 299                                                            | 222                                                            | 537                                                            |
| Total            | 8655                                                           | 6733                                                           | 9287                                                           |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  5445  ANSWERED  ON  06.04.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL REGARDING LAND ACQUISITION

## Year wise data on compensation paid to affected persons/farmers for all projects

| Name of States   | Compensation deposited with Competent Authority (LA) (in Rs. Crore)   | Compensation deposited with Competent Authority (LA) (in Rs. Crore)   | Compensation deposited with Competent Authority (LA) (in Rs. Crore)   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of States   | 2013-14                                                               | 2014-15                                                               | 2015-16                                                               |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 450.08                                                                | 119.21                                                                | 697.48                                                                |
| Assam            | 31.03                                                                 | 124.44                                                                | 4.37                                                                  |
| Bihar            | 525.28                                                                | 630.82                                                                | 2112.49                                                               |
| Chhattisgarh     | 90.71                                                                 | 95.57                                                                 | 78.30                                                                 |
| Gujarat          | 103.55                                                                | 216.59                                                                | 260.59                                                                |
| Goa              | 0.02                                                                  | 0.0                                                                   | 0.0                                                                   |
| Haryana          | 537.03                                                                | 2210.14                                                               | 1662.41                                                               |
| Himachal Pradesh | 515.64                                                                | 12.99                                                                 | 920.31                                                                |
| Jammu &Kashmir   | 129.36                                                                | 48.37                                                                 | 89.38                                                                 |
| Jharkhand        | 24.35                                                                 | 10.07                                                                 | 1556.20                                                               |
| Karnataka        | 476.74                                                                | 736.93                                                                | 342.08                                                                |
| Kerala           | 259.21                                                                | 274.52                                                                | 154.73                                                                |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 595.74                                                                | 0.0                                                                   | 174.47                                                                |
| Maharashtra      | 925.07                                                                | 610.29                                                                | 1908.63                                                               |
| Meghalaya        | 62.74                                                                 | 24.89                                                                 | 22.81                                                                 |
| Orissa           | 69.68                                                                 | 497.33                                                                | 520.16                                                                |
| Punjab           | 30.02                                                                 | 3.63                                                                  | 0.0                                                                   |
| Rajasthan        | 269.59                                                                | 433.66                                                                | 531.95                                                                |
| Tamil Nadu       | 331.75                                                                | 311.68                                                                | 674.20                                                                |
| Uttrakhand       | 59.15                                                                 | 98.31                                                                 | 446.50                                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 1321.00                                                               | 1393.17                                                               | 4949.29                                                               |
| West Bengal      | 986.13                                                                | 1174.39                                                               | 1913.65                                                               |
| Total            | 7793.87                                                               | 9027.00                                                               | 19020.00                                                              |

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