Lok Sabha Question No. 1959 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Land Acquisition Procedure
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA, SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1959

ANSWERED ON 05 TH  MAY, 2016

## LAND ACQUISITION PROCEDURE

## 1959.   SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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be pleased to state:

- (a) the procedure adopted by the Government for acquiring land for the construction of National Highways in the Country;
- (b)  the  details  of  land  acquired  by  the  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  and  the compensation paid to the affected persons/farmers during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State-wise including Odisha and Uttar Pradesh; and
- (c) the number of cases in which compensation has not been paid for the land acquired during the last five years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) Land for the construction of National Highways in the country is acquired under the provisions  of  the  National  Highways  (NH)  Act,  1956,  and  in  consonance  with  the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013.
- (b) The details  of  land  acquired  by  the  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI) and  the  compensation  paid  to  the  affected  persons/farmers  during  each  of  the  last three years and the current year, State-wise including Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, are enclosed as Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
- (c) As per the NH Act, 1956, the amount of compensation determined by the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA) is deposited with the CALA and the CALA pays the amount to the person or persons entitled thereto.

## Annexure- I

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (B)  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1959 ANSWERED ON 05.05.2016 ASKED BY SHRI PINAKI MISRA AND DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ REGARDING LAND ACQUISITION PROCEDURE

## Year wise Land Acquisition of States for all projects

| 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                   |
| Chhattisgarh     | 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        | 1506                  | 458                   | 1723                  | 1264                  |
| Tamil Nadu       | 803                   | 315                   | 855                   | 325                   |
| Uttrakhand       | 11                    | 23                    | 89                    | 437                   |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 473                   | 1227                  | 566                   | 307                   |
| West Bengal      | 176                   | 299                   | 222                   | 537                   |

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (B)  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1959 ANSWERED ON 05.05.2016 ASKED BY SHRI PINAKI MISRA AND DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ REGARDING LAND ACQUISITION PROCEDURE

## 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)   | Compensation deposited with Competent Authority(LA) (in Rs. Crore)   |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of States   | 2012-13                                                              | 2013-14                                                              | 2014-15                                                              | 2015-16                                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 391.97                                                               | 450.08                                                               | 119.21                                                               | 697.48                                                               |
| Assam            | 27.69                                                                | 31.03                                                                | 124.44                                                               | 4.37                                                                 |
| Bihar            | 164.29                                                               | 525.28                                                               | 630.82                                                               | 2112.49                                                              |
| Chhattisgarh     | 275.48                                                               | 90.71                                                                | 95.57                                                                | 78.30                                                                |
| Gujarat          | 166.75                                                               | 103.55                                                               | 216.59                                                               | 260.59                                                               |
| Goa              | 0.0                                                                  | 0.02                                                                 | 0.0                                                                  | 0.0                                                                  |
| Haryana          | 803.69                                                               | 537.03                                                               | 2210.14                                                              | 1662.41                                                              |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1.84                                                                 | 515.64                                                               | 12.99                                                                | 920.31                                                               |
| Jammu& Kashmir   | 90.53                                                                | 129.36                                                               | 48.37                                                                | 89.38                                                                |
| Jharkhand        | 86.00                                                                | 24.35                                                                | 10.07                                                                | 1556.20                                                              |
| Karnataka        | 400.26                                                               | 476.74                                                               | 736.93                                                               | 342.08                                                               |
| Kerala           | 137.50                                                               | 259.21                                                               | 274.52                                                               | 154.73                                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 90.83                                                                | 595.74                                                               | 0.0                                                                  | 174.47                                                               |
| Maharashtra      | 430.99                                                               | 925.07                                                               | 610.29                                                               | 1908.63                                                              |
| Meghalaya        | 7.88                                                                 | 62.74                                                                | 24.89                                                                | 22.81                                                                |
| Orissa           | 176.60                                                               | 69.68                                                                | 497.33                                                               | 520.16                                                               |
| Punjab           | 98.45                                                                | 30.02                                                                | 3.63                                                                 | 0.0                                                                  |
| Rajasthan        | 81.56                                                                | 269.59                                                               | 433.66                                                               | 531.95                                                               |
| Tamil Nadu       | 396.39                                                               | 331.75                                                               | 311.68                                                               | 674.20                                                               |
| Uttrakhand       | 299.75                                                               | 59.15                                                                | 98.31                                                                | 446.50                                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 493.86                                                               | 1321.00                                                              | 1393.17                                                              | 4949.29                                                              |
| West Bengal      | 782.00                                                               | 986.13                                                               | 1174.39                                                              | 1913.65                                                              |
| Total            | 5404.31                                                              | 7793.87                                                              | 9027.00                                                              | 19020.00                                                             |

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