Hisar Industrial Smart City (Hisar IMC): Land Acquisition Status

How the land was assembled: transfer, not a typical farmer acquisition

Unlike many Indian industrial corridor projects that proceed through Section 4/6 notifications and negotiated or awarded compensation to farmers, Hisar IMC's land base has so far been put together as a government-to-government transfer. The state government has taken a decision to waive the stamp duty and registration fee on the total 2,988 acres of land being transferred for this project, with the land transferred by the State Civil Aviation Department to the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited for a specific purpose. The transfer of 2,988 acres of land has been made in two separate phases.

By mid-2026, the state government characterised the land-side work as largely done: Chief Minister Saini said land acquisition, inter-departmental land transfer, tax exemptions and environmental clearances have been completed, whereas the next phase — construction of roads, work on electricity and water facilities — still remains, after which the process of allotting plots to industrialists will begin.

Compensation rates: none published for Hisar IMC

No per-acre farmer compensation rate for Hisar IMC has been found in current reporting. This is consistent with the acquisition model described above: because the core 2,988 acres appears to have moved from one state entity (the Civil Aviation Department) to NICDC rather than being acquired afresh from private landholders under the Land Acquisition Act or the RFCTLARR Act, a standard "compensation per acre" figure of the kind published for other HSIIDC projects (such as IMT Manesar or Sonipat) does not appear to apply here, or has not been disclosed publicly. If any residual private-land acquisition is needed for approach roads, utilities, or Phase II expansion, rates would typically be set via a Section 4/6 notification process and District Collector circle rates — but no such notified rate specific to Hisar IMC has been reported as of July 2026. Readers should treat any per-acre figure circulating outside official HSIIDC/NICDC/state government sources as unverified.

Villages and districts covered

The IMC site sits in Hisar district, adjacent to the Maharaja Agrasen International Airport. The total land area identified is 2,988 acres for the IMC, which has independent and direct access from NH 9 and NH 52, and the site is located adjacent to the proposed International Airport Hub at Hisar along the intersection of NH 9 and NH 52. Hisar district administratively comprises blocks including Hisar I, Hisar II, Narnaund, Uklana, Hansi I, Hansi II, Barwala, Agroha and Adampur, but no official, sourced list naming the specific revenue villages whose land forms part of the IMC footprint has been found in current reporting. Because the project has proceeded largely as an inter-departmental land transfer rather than a village-by-village farmer acquisition, a published village count or name list (of the kind typically released for greenfield SEZs or IMT expansions) does not appear to exist yet for this project. This page will be updated with village names and per-village acreage once HSIIDC, NICDC or the Haryana government release a formal land schedule.

Budget allocated

With an investment potential of ₹32,417 crore and a project cost of ₹4,680 crore, it is expected to generate 1.25 lakh jobs. The project cost figure covers infrastructure development inside the cluster (roads, power, water, freight connectivity); the larger investment-potential figure reflects the private manufacturing investment the cluster is designed to attract once plots are allotted, not the cost of land acquisition itself. No separate, itemised land-acquisition or land-transfer budget line has been published.

Disputes or negotiations reported

No farmer protests, compensation disputes, or land-acquisition litigation specific to Hisar IMC have been found in current reporting. The concerns raised publicly so far have come from local industry, not landholders: Devender Jain, president of the Hisar Industries Association, said while the announcement was a welcome step, industrialists were awaiting clarity on the finer details of the proposed project, noting the department had asked for proposals on which industries to set up at the IMC. Industry representatives pointed out that a suggested footwear and textile cluster was not feasible for Hisar, which already has a strong industrial base in steel. This is a sectoral-planning debate about what to build, not a land-acquisition dispute. Should farmer-side compensation disputes emerge as any residual private land is acquired for connecting infrastructure, this page will be updated.

Current stage, right now

As of a Haryana government review chaired by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi, reported in early 2026: the Integrated Manufacturing Cluster, known as IMC Hisar, covers 1,605 acres in its current phase; a large section already has environmental clearance, and clearances for the remaining land are at an advanced stage. Officials said the master plan provides for a balanced industrial ecosystem, with around 61% of the land earmarked for industrial and logistics activities, while the rest will be used for green spaces, utilities and supporting infrastructure. Separately, in a statement reported in mid-2026, the Chief Minister said land-side milestones — acquisition, inter-departmental transfer, tax exemption orders, and environmental clearance — were complete, with road, power and water infrastructure construction as the next task before plots go to industrialists. The project's framework agreements — a State Support Agreement and Shareholder Agreement — were signed in August 2025 between NICDC, the Haryana government and the Haryana Airports Development Corporation (HADC).