Lok Sabha Question No. 1887 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Guidelines for Land Acquisition
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KRISHN PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1887

ANSWERED ON 28 TH  JULY, 2016

## GUIDELINES FOR LAND ACQUISITION

1887.   DR. KRISHAN PRATAP:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any guidelines/criterion have been laid down for acquiring land for the construction of fly overs on the National Highways, if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  various  States  including  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Uttarakhand  have  acquired  land  for National  Highways,  in  compliance  to  his  ministries  guidelines/  criterion,  if  so,  the  details thereof;

(c) the details of land acquired for the above purpose in various States during Twelfth Five Year Plan and the amount paid as compensation package for it, State/UTwise; and

(d) the present status of National Highways in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) and (b) Land for the construction of National Highways (NHs) including flyovers thereon in  the  country  is  acquired  under  the  provisions  of  the  National  Highways  Act,  1956  in consonance  with  the  applicable  provisions  contained  in  the  Right  to  Fair  Compensation  and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
- (c) The  details  of  land  acquired  by  the  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  in various States during the 12 th Five Year Plan till the year 2015-16 are at Annexure-I. No statewise  data  regarding  payment  of  compensation  paid  for  acquisition  of  land  is  maintained. However,  total  amount  of  compensation  paid  by  the  NHAI  since  the  year  2012-13  is  at Annexure-II. No separate data for acquisition of land for flyovers only and compensation paid for such land is maintained.
- (d) At present total length of NH network in the State of Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand is 8487 kms and 2714 kms respectively.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1887 ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016 ASKED BY DR. KRISHAN PRATAP REGARDING GUIDELINES FOR LAND ACQUISITION

Year wise Land Acquisition of States for all projects being implemented by the NHAI

| Name of States   | Possession in Ha.   | Possession in Ha.   | Possession in Ha.   | Possession in Ha.   |
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Name of States   | 2012-13             | 2013-14             | 2014-15             | 2015-16             |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 197                 | 455                 | 153                 | 316                 |
| Assam            | 41                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| Bihar            | 439                 | 235                 | 351                 | 539                 |
| Chattisgarh      | 381                 | 563                 | 66                  | 115                 |
| Gujarat          | 550                 | 302                 | 151                 | 373                 |
| Goa              | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| Haryana          | 687                 | 218                 | 87                  | 1662                |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0                   | 159                 | 0                   | 208                 |
| Jammu &Kashmir   | 15                  | 66                  | 0                   | 12                  |
| Jharkhand        | 120                 | 37                  | 0                   | 204                 |
| Karnataka        | 213                 | 668                 | 749                 | 676                 |
| Kerala           | 2                   | 5                   | 24                  | 40                  |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 483                 | 1992                | 883                 | 111                 |
| Maharashtra      | 391                 | 1336                | 561                 | 988                 |
| Meghalaya        | 0                   | 14                  | 13                  | 0                   |
| Orissa           | 396                 | 236                 | 190                 | 940                 |
| Punjab           | 41                  | 47                  | 50                  | 233                 |
| Rajasthan        | 1343                | 458                 | 1723                | 1264                |
| Tamil Nadu       | 803                 | 315                 | 855                 | 325                 |
| Uttrakhand       | 11                  | 23                  | 89                  | 437                 |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 473                 | 1037                | 566                 | 307                 |
| West Bengal      | 176                 | 299                 | 222                 | 537                 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1887 ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016 ASKED BY DR. KRISHAN PRATAP REGARDING GUIDELINES FOR LAND ACQUISITION

Amount of compensation paid by the NHAI since year 2012-13

| Year                       |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Possession (in Ha.)        |   6762    |   8465    |   6733    |      9285 |
| Expenditure (in Rs. Crore) |   5404.07 |   7793.55 |   9097.88 |     19020 |

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