Namo City Land Acquisition: Consent-Based Procurement in Haryana

Acquisition Model & Process

Consent-Based Voluntary Procurement: HSVP is not using traditional forced acquisition; instead, it is a consent-based procurement where landowners can choose to sell their land through transparent negotiations.

HSVP will not forcibly acquire land. Instead, it will purchase land through transparent negotiation or adopt a land pooling mechanism.

e-Bhoomi Portal Process: Farmers in these villages have been asked to record their consent on the e-Bhoomi portal by 31 October, after which HSVP says it will proceed to purchase the land as per policy and take up development. The agency is using the e-Bhoomi portal, an official online platform, to invite landowners to offer plots for development.

Price Determination: Land owners are given the option to register their land details and expected price on the e-Bhoomi portal by 31 October, after which the government will assess and negotiate prices as needed. (Hindi source, translated)

Land Pooling Option: Under Haryana Land Pooling Policy (HLPP), landlords join the scheme voluntarily with at least 70% landowner agreement. Landowners receive INR 50,000 per acre per year until land is developed, and after development, receive 33% of developed residential plots in proportion to contributed land, with 33% sold by HSVP and 33% used for public services.

Villages Covered by District

Total: 10 Revenue Villages Across 3 Districts

Rohtak District

• Hasangarh – 1,320 acres

Sonipat District

• Nilothi
• Khedi Jasaur
• Jasaur Khedi
• Kidholi

Jhajjar District

• 5 villages (names not fully listed in available reporting)

Villages in Sonipat include Nilothi, Khedi Jasaur, Jasaur Khedi, Kidholi (1,040, 174, 440, 516 and 30 acres respectively), adding up to just short of 10,000 acres.

Parallel Consultation Zone: Land was sought across 15 villages, including Sankhol, Sarai and Sadpur, but most farmers stayed away, unwilling to part with land at government rates as market prices have climbed. These broader-zone villages show farmer hesitancy to participate at proposed rates.

Compensation Rates & Payment Terms

No Fixed Government Rate Published: Unlike traditional land acquisitions, Namo City does not use a pre-announced per-acre compensation rate. Landowners themselves are setting their expected price when registering on e-Bhoomi portal, with the government to assess and negotiate as needed.

Voluntary Price Discovery: The e-Bhoomi portal allows farmers to acquire land voluntarily from farmers. The model shifts price negotiation to direct bilateral talks between landowner and HSVP, rather than uniform government-set rates.

Note on Payment Stage: No disbursement figures or payment schedules have been reported as of October 2026, as land procurement is still in the consent-collection phase.

Historical Context—Farmer Compensation Disputes in Haryana: Haryana has faced significant farmer compensation challenges in prior projects. In the Industrial Model Township (IMT) Rozka Meo acquisition (2010), the government initially paid Rs 25 lakh per acre, but after court intervention, farmers obtained Rs 2 crore per acre from Faridabad villages, leading to broader negotiations resulting in Rs 46 lakh per acre for remaining nine villages, though only Rs 21 lakh has been paid with Rs 25 lakh pending despite construction start.

Budget Allocation & Funding

Central Incentive Support: The Board approved a performance-linked incentive of Rs 5,000 crore, structured as a mix of grant, loan and guarantee support, including a Rs 1,000-crore grant component, with NCRPB funding meant to catalyse growth at these nodes.

Land Acquisition Budget (Namo City-Specific): No dedicated land acquisition budget for Namo City alone has been publicly disclosed as of October 2026. The project sits within a larger 64,000-acre procurement drive by HSVP across Haryana.

Broader State Infrastructure Spend: The demand for land will be registered on the e-Bhoomi portal by HSIIDC in the beginning of 2025-26 to develop 10 new Industrial Model Townships (IMTs) on the lines of IMT Kharkhoda. Farmers will be given the option of Land Pooling Policy and Land Partnership Policy. (Haryana Budget 2025-26)

Reported Disputes & Farmer Negotiations

Farmer Reluctance & Price Gap: The Namo City push comes as other HSVP projects barely a few kilometres away remain stuck due to a lackadaisical response from farmers. Land was sought across 15 villages, including Sankhol, Sarai and Sadpur, but most farmers stayed away, unwilling to part with land at government rates as market prices have climbed.

Context from IMT Rozka Meo & Historical Precedent: Farmers from nine villages in the Rozka Meo area have been agitating since February 2024, demanding enhanced compensation for land acquired by the government in 2010 for setting up the Industrial Model Township (IMT) Rozka Meo. The protest, which had been largely peaceful for several months, turned tense in the past two days, with farmers threatening to halt ongoing construction at the IMT site. This reflects broader hesitancy about low initial compensation in Haryana land projects.

No Namo City-Specific Disputes Reported Yet: As of October 2026, no formal dispute resolution or lawyer involvement has been reported for Namo City itself, likely because consent collection is still underway and no acquisition notices have been issued.

Current Stage & Timeline (as of October 2026)

Stage: Consent Collection Phase

• June 2026: Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini first announced the idea of Namo City in late June this year, when he met trade representatives from Delhi and pitched a 5,000-acre commercial township.
• 1 September 2026: The HSVP's land procurement advertisement, published on 1 September, listed Namo City as a 9,000-acre component within a larger 64,000-acre drive that also covers ordinary [development].
• 31 October 2026: Farmers in these villages have been asked to record their consent on the e-Bhoomi portal by 31 October, after which HSVP says it will proceed to purchase the land as per policy and take up development.
• Post-October 2026: HSVP will transition from consent collection to negotiation, valuation, and purchase completion, followed by infrastructure development.

Expected Timeline to Development: No formal development start date or infrastructure completion target has been announced. The project is expected to unfold over multiple years given its scale and the consent-based model requiring individual landowner-HSVP agreements.