The Haryana government has cleared a policy allowing the direct purchase of private land through negotiated settlements for projects being implemented by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), a move expected to accelerate land acquisition for key Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors.

The policy, already in force for Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL), will now be extended to NCRTC and Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Limited (HMRTC), enabling faster procurement of land for the Delhi-Gurugram-Bawal and Delhi-Panipat-Karnal corridors, according to a report by the Hindustan Times.

The NCRTC is executing the Delhi-Gurugram-Bawal and Delhi Karnal Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) projects and had asked the Haryana government to bring the NCRTC projects under the policy.

Under the policy, land can be procured through mutual negotiations with landowners through a district land purchase committee headed by the deputy commissioner. The committee will include ten members, including a senior NCRTC official. GMRL has already issued a notification for purchase of 10,000 sq mtrs land under the policy.

As per the directions issued by Chander Shekhar Khare, managing director, HMRTC, “It is hereby informed that GoH has approved that the policy for direct purchase of private land/property through negotiation, as notified by Gurugram Metro rail Limited (GMRL) on 08.01.2026 be adopted mutatis mutandis by HMRTC and NCRTC.”

The move follows a request made by the NCRTC to the government in February this year, seeking a direct purchase policy for land acquisition for its two Namo Bharat RRTS corridors.

In a letter dated February 19, NCRTC managing director Shalabh Goel said the existing land acquisition process under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013, is time consuming and could delay the projects.

According to NCRTC, detailed project reports (DPRs) for the Sarai Kale Khan (SKK)-Panipat-Karnal and SKK-Gurugram-Bawal corridors have been approved by the Haryana government and are currently under consideration by the Union government. The Delhi-Gurugram-Bawal corridor spans 93.12km, with 71.14km in Haryana, while the Delhi-Panipat-Karnal corridor spans 136.30km, including 100.15km in Haryana.

The corporation requires 202.98 hectares of government land and 154 hectares of private land for the two corridors. A tender for construction of the Delhi-Gurugram-Bawal corridor is expected to be floated in next few months, added officials.