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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, with the approval of the Central Government, issues three notifications on October 21, 2025, to appoint various officers to exercise the powers and functions of Highway Administration under the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Highway Administration), with the approval of the Central Government, issued three notifications (S.O. 4814(E), S.O. 4815(E), and S.O. 4816(E)) on October 21, 2025, exercising powers conferred by Sections 20 and 21 of the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002 (13 of 2003). Notification S.O. 4814(E) supersedes S.O. 3293(E) dated September 16, 2019, and appoints officers such as the Director General (Road Development) and Special Secretary of MoRTH for highways maintained directly by MoRTH, its Project Implementation Units, State Public Works Departments, and Border Roads Organisation; the Chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for highways entrusted to NHAI; the Managing Director of National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) for highways entrusted to NHIDCL; and Regional Officers of MoRTH, NHAI, and NHIDCL for their respective territorial jurisdictions. Notification S.O. 4815(E) appoints Executive Engineers, Project Directors, General Managers, Deputy General Managers, or equivalent officers heading Divisional Offices/Project Implementation Units of State Public Works Departments, Road Construction Departments, NHAI, or NHIDCL for highways falling under their respective units. Notification S.O. 4816(E), also superseding S.O. 3293(E) dated September 16, 2019, appoints District Magistrates to act on behalf of the Highway Administration for all highways falling within their particular district.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-27102025-267160 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2025/ASVINA 30, 1947 No. 4677] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21nd October, 2025 S.O. 4814(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by section 20 of the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002 (13 of 2003) and in supersession of the notification of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (ii) vide S.O.3293 (E), dated the 16th September, 2019, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Highway Administration with the approval of the Central Government hereby appoints the officers mentioned in column (2) of the Table below to exercise the powers and functions of Highway Administration in respect of length and limits of jurisdiction of Highway Administration mentioned in column (3) of the said Table, namely:- TABLE +-----+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Sr. | Officer | Highways, length and limits thereof jurisdiction of Highway | | No. | | Administration | +-----+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-----+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1. | Director General (Road | For the Highways developed and maintained directly by Ministry of Road | | | Development) and Special | Transport and Highways through its Project Implementation Units, the | | | Secretary, Ministry Road | State Public Works Departments and the Border Roads Organisation and | | | Transport and Highways | any other associated infrastructure and facilities not entrusted to National | | | | Highways Authority of India and National Highways Infrastructure | | | | Development Corporation Limited | +-----+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2. | Chairman, National | For the Highways entrusted to the National Highways Authority of India | | | Highways Authority India | for development and maintenance from time to time and the associated | | | | infrastructure and facilities | +-----+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3. | Managing Director, National | For the Highways entrusted to the National Highways Infrastructure | | | Highways Infrastructure | Development Corporation Limited for development and maintenance | | | Development Corporation | from time to time and the associated infrastructure and facilities | | | Limited | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4. | Regional Officers of Ministry of | Highways falling in particular state/ Union Territory as per territorial | | | Road Transport and Highways | jurisdiction of State Public Works Department / Road Construction | | | | Department or any other Department excluding the National Highways | | | | Authority of India and the National Highways Infrastructure Development | | | | Corporation Limited to whom development, operation and maintenance of | | | | National Highway is entrusted. | +-----+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5. | Regional Officers of | Highways falling in particular state/ Union Territory as per territorial | | | National Highway Authority of | jurisdiction of the National and Highways Authority of India | | | India | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 6. | Executive Directors of national | Highways falling in particular state / Union Territory as per territorial | | | Highways Infrastructure | jurisdiction of National Highways Infrastructure Development | | | Development Corporation | Corporation Limited | | | Limited | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. NH-11014/169/2025-HA] VINAY KUMAR, Addl. Secy. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21nd October, 2025 S.O. 4815(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by section 20 of the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002 (13 of 2003), the Highway Administration with the approval of the Central Government hereby appoints the officers mentioned in column (2) of the Table below to exercise the powers and functions of Highway Administration in respect of length and limits of jurisdiction of Highway Administration mentioned in column (3) of the said Table, namely:- TABLE +-----+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Sr. | Officer | Highways, length and limits thereof jurisdiction of Highway | | No. | | Administration | +-----+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-----+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1. | Executive Engineer/ Project | Highways falling in particular Divisional Office/ Project implementation | | | Director/ General Manager/ | Unit of National Highway Wing of the State Public Works Department / | | | Deputy General Manager | Road Construction Department of state Government/ National Highway | | | or any other equivalent | Authority of India/ National Highways Infrastructure Development | | | level officer heading the | Corporation Limited or any other authority responsible for Development, | | | Divisional Office/ Project | Operation and maintenance of National Highway. | | | implementation Unit or | | | | equivalent Implementation | | | | Site office responsible for | | | | Development, Operation and | | | | maintenance of National | | | | Highways. | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. NH-11014/169/2025-HA] VINAY KUMAR, Addl. Secy. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21nd October, 2025 S.O. 4816(E). In exercise of the powers conferred under section 20 read with section 21 of The Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002 (13 of 2003), and in supersession of the notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. number S.O. 3293(E) dated the 16th September, 2019, the Central Government hereby appoints the officers to act on behalf of Highway Administration mentioned in column (2) of the Table given below in respect of jurisdiction of Highway Administration in column (3) of the said Table, namely:- TABLE +-----+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Sr. | Officer | Highways, length and limits thereof jurisdiction of Highway | | No. | | Administration | +-----+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-----+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 1. | District Magistrate | All the Highway falling in a particular District | +-----+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. NH-11014/169/2025-HA] VINAY KUMAR, Addl. Secy. 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.10.27 16:30:24 +05'30'

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