Attorney General of India and Manual of Guidelines (issued in the month of December 2018) for all concerned, be it the DPR Consultants, the officers of MoRTH and its project implementing agencies (NHAI, NHIDCL, BRO and the State PWDs), or the Competent Authorities appointed as such for undertaking the Land Acquisition for NH projects
The Ministry has issued comprehensive guidelines dated on Land Acquisition in consultation with Ld.
Land for development of National Highways and associated purposes is acquired under Section 3 of the NHs Act, 1956 and compensation is determined in accordance with the First Schedule of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013.