Gazette Tracker
Gazette Tracker

Core Purpose

The Central Government authorizes specific officers as 'Competent Authority' under the Railways Act, 1989, for the Itahar-Buniadpur new line project in West Bengal.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction Organization)) issued Notification S.O. 3735(E) on July 8, 2026, authorizing specific officers as 'Competent Authority' under clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). This authorization, effective from the notification's publication date, is for the special railway project of the 'Itahar-Buniadpur new line project' in the State of West Bengal. Specifically, the Additional District Magistrate (LA) for Uttar Dinajpur and the Additional District Magistrate (LA) for Dakshin Dinajpur districts are designated as Competent Authorities to perform functions related to the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of this project within their respective districts. The notification was signed by Hitendra Goyal, Chief Administrative Officer/Construction-2.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-AS-E-10072026-274352 EXTRAORDINARY PART IIโ€”Section 3โ€”Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3573] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026/ASHADHA 18, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION Malegaon, the 8th July, 2026 S.O. 3735(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989(24 of 1989), the Central Government hereby authorize the officer mentioned in column (2) of the table below as "Competent Authority" to perform the functions as such authority under the said Act with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette in respect of the special railway project of โ€œ Itahar-Buniadpur new line project" in the State of West Bengal relating to district mentioned in Column (3) of the said table for the public purpose of execution maintenance, management and operation of such special Railway Project. TABLE +-----+-------------------------------------------+----------------+ | SI. | Competent Authority | District | | No. | | | +=====+===========================================+================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-----+-------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 1 | Additional District Magistrate (LA), Uttar Dinajpur | Uttar Dinajpur | +-----+-------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 2 | Additional District Magistrate (LA), Dakshin Dinajpur | Dakshin Dinajpur | +-----+-------------------------------------------+----------------+ [F. No. W/207/CON/KIR-3/LAND/I-B/2026/595] HITENDRA GOYAL, Chief Administrative Officer/Construction-2 Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

Never miss important gazettes

Create a free account to save gazettes, add notes, and get email alerts for keywords you care about.

Sign Up Free