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Core Purpose

The Central Government authorizes specific officers as 'Competent Authority' under Section 2(7A) of the Railways Act, 1989, for the special railway project of 'Doubling of New Jalpaiguri-Siliguri' in West Bengal.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction Organisation), issued Notification S.O. 3127(E) on June 6, 2026, exercising powers conferred by clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). This notification authorizes the Additional District Magistrate (LA), Jalpaiguri, for the Jalpaiguri district, and the Additional District Magistrate (LA), Darjeeling, for the Darjeeling district, as 'Competent Authority'. These officers are designated to perform functions under the said Act with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. This authorization is specifically for the public purpose of execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the special railway project involving the 'Doubling of New Jalpaiguri-Siliguri (7.15 Km)' in the State of West Bengal.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-AS-E-17062026-273548 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3006] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026/JYAISTHA 26, 1948 4359 GI/2026 (1) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction Organisation)] NOTIFICATION Maligaon, the 6th June, 2026 S.O. 3127(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 “ Doubling of New Jalpaiguri-Siliguri (7.15 Km) " 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 +-------+---------------------------------------------+--------------+ | Sl. | Competent Authority | District | | No. | | | +-------+---------------------------------------------+--------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +=======+=============================================+==============+ | 1 | Additional District Magistrate (LA), Jalpaiguri | Jalpaiguri | +-------+---------------------------------------------+--------------+ | 2 | Additional District Magistrate (LA), Darjeeling | Darjeeling | +-------+---------------------------------------------+--------------+ [F. No. W/207/CON/NJP/LAND/NJP-SGUJ 1] SANJEEV KUMAR, Chief Engineer/NJP Projects

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