Overview
- Gujarat’s government announced on Friday that compensation for land used by transmission towers and lines will be calculated at twice the prevailing market value instead of the jantri benchmark.
- The state will pay 100 percent of the award upfront before work begins and has expanded the compensable tower footprint, raising the example 765 kV tower area from 625 square metres to 729 square metres.
- A district‑level Market Rate Committee will set local market values using authorised valuers, the District Collector and farmer and transmission‑provider representatives to determine payments for tower sites and Right of Way corridors.
- Right of Way payments will be tied to MRC values at fixed rates of 30 percent in rural areas, 45 percent in municipal areas and 60 percent in municipal‑corporation areas, and the new rules apply to projects still under execution.
- Maharashtra on July 2 reaffirmed its 2022 framework that uses District Collector‑led committees to pick the highest of market rate, ready‑reckoner or recent village transactions for tower land, and it set a 30‑day window for objections with collectors resolving appeals in 60 days.