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<ul><li><keyword id="6354427" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="apple" source="Orion">Apple</keyword> suppliers have applied for land with the authority, with a proposed investment of ₹2,800 crore.</li><li>YEIDA CEO <keyword id="13375044" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="arun-vir" source="Orion">Arun Vir</keyword> Singh told IANS that these companies have already deposited 10 per cent of the proposed allocation for land.</li></ul>With Apple eyeing to ramp up manufacturing in <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> amid Covid-related supply chain issues in China, the <keyword id="80359" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="yamuna-expressway-industrial-development-authority" source="Orion">Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority</keyword> (YEIDA) said on Wednesday that some of Apple suppliers have applied for land with the authority, with a proposed investment of Rs 2,800 crore while generating thousands of jobs. YEIDA CEO Arun Vir Singh told IANS that these companies have already deposited 10 per cent of the proposed allocation for land in Sector 29 under the <keyword id="766731" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="yamuna-authority" source="Orion">Yamuna Authority</keyword> near the upcoming Jewar airport in Greater Noida. "Seiko Advance Limited, an ink manufacturing company, expressed its desire to make its product on 5 acres of land in Sector 29 of YEIDA," Singh informed. Seiko Advance Limited alone will invest Rs 850 crore and provide employment to thousands of people, he added. Sector 29 is well-developed with several available facilities for companies. The Apple suppliers, along with a known camera parts maker, proposed to set up a unit on about 23 acres of land with a proposed investment of Rs 2,800 crore. Singh told IANS that Apple suppliers proposed the investment at a recently-held meeting in South Korea. Seiko Advance creates ink for devices like the iPhones. Apple CEO Tim Cook had visited the company in 2019, when he had said that the 'Midnight Green' colour dye was "only made by high-quality control and craftsmanship" at its plant. Meanwhile, Apple is fast forwarding its manufacturing plans in India and Vietnam in the wake of unrest in China over zero-Covid policy which has severely disrupted its supply chain, leading to an acute shortage of new iPhone 14 Pro models. The Wall Street Journal had earlier reported that the company is "telling its suppliers to plan more actively for assembling Apple products elsewhere in Asia, particularly in India and Vietnam" in order to "reduce dependence on Taiwanese assemblers led by Foxconn". The China upheaval, which hit its key supplier Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory last month, resulting in violent protests, means "Apple no longer feels comfortable having so much of its business tied up in one place", the report said, citing analysts and people in the Apple supply chain. Apple aims to ship 40-45 per cent of iPhones from India compared to a single-digit percentage currently, according to analyst Ming-chi Kuo. Every fourth iPhone will be made in India by 2025, according to J.P. Morgan. In a fillip to India's thrust on local manufacturing, Apple had earlier this year kicked off production of new iPhone 14 in India, a first for the tech giant as it narrows down the manufacturing period of new iPhones in the country to cut dependence on China. Buoyed by the ease-of-doing business and friendly local manufacturing policies, Apple's 'Make in India' iPhones will potentially account for close to 85 per cent of its total iPhone production for the country this year, according to industry experts. Apple first started manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017, with iPhone SE. The tech giant manufactures some of its most advanced iPhones in the country, including iPhone 11, iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 at the Foxconn facility, while iPhone SE and iPhone 12 are being assembled at the Wistron factory in the country. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/google-for-india-goes-heavy-on-ai-from-reading-handwritten-prescriptions-to-enhancing-agricultural-capabilities-heres-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/96362495.cms">Google for India goes heavy on AI — From reading handwritten prescriptions to enhancing agricultural capabilities, here’s all you need to know</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/gadgets/news/upcoming-new-games-in-2023/articleshow/95999256.cms">Top upcoming games in 2023: Here’s what PC, PlayStation, and Xbox users should expect</a>

Apple suppliers to invest ₹2,800 cr in UP as iPhone maker to move more manufacturing to India

<keyword id="80359" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="yamuna-expressway-industrial-development-authority" source="Orion">Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority</keyword> (YEIDA) has cancelled the land allotment of 14 group housing projects for violation of terms and conditions of lease deed and non-payment of dues. The authority has also forfeited an amount of more than Rs 209 crore of the developers, to whom a total of more than 15.25 lakh sqm of land was allotted. According to the information received, the group housing land allocation of two developers in 2019, three in 2021 and nine in 2022 have been cancelled, whereas no allotment was cancelled in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. Of the cancelled plots, 10 are situated in Sector 22D, two in Sector 18 and one each in Sectors 22A and 26A. The cancelled projects are, namely Three Sea Residency Pvt Ltd, Sukriti Infracom Pvt Ltd, Emerald Promoters Pvt Ltd, Cosmic Infradevelopers Pvt Ltd, <keyword id="15245666" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="three-sea-homes-pvt-ltd" source="Orion">Three Sea Homes Pvt Ltd</keyword>, UG Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, Trivalli Project Pvt Ltd, Sunwhite Infratech, <keyword id="15245665" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="pratham-real-venture" source="Orion">Pratham Real Venture</keyword>, <keyword id="15245664" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="growth-infradevelopers-pvt-ltd" source="Orion">Growth Infradevelopers Pvt Ltd</keyword>, <keyword id="15245663" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="ajnara-india-pvt-ltd" source="Orion">Ajnara India Pvt Ltd</keyword>, Silverline Furnishing &amp; Furniture Pvt , SDS Housing Pvt Ltd and Infracity Pvt. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/it-cos-go-slow-on-hiring-despite-high-attrition-rates-hiring-down-57-in-q2/articleshow/94832706.cms">IT cos go slow on hiring despite high attrition rates, hiring down 57% in Q2</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/elon-musk-jokes-he-is-selling-perfumes-to-fund-twitter-acquisition/articleshow/94832660.cms">Elon Musk jokes he is selling ‘Burnt Hair’ perfumes to fund Twitter acquisition, changes bio to “Perfume Salesman” as sales cross 20,000</a>

YEIDA cancels allotment of 14 group housing projects due to non-payment of dues

The <keyword id="6357713" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Uttar-Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</keyword> government has approved yoga guru Ramdev-promoted <keyword id="6356684" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="patanjali">Patanjali</keyword> Ayurveda's (PAL) Rs 2,000 crore food park in <keyword id="6356788" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Greater-Noida">Greater Noida</keyword> and around 450 acres of land on the <keyword id="6359591" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yamuna-Expressway">Yamuna Expressway</keyword> will be allocated for the unit, according to a news by the agency. 
 "Earlier this week, the <keyword id="512165" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Uttar-Pradesh-cabinet">Uttar Pradesh Cabinet</keyword> has approved PAL's Rs 2,000-crore project in the state, which includes an agro-processing plant entailing an investment of Rs 1,500 crore in Greater Noida," a source privy to development said. 
 
"Around 450 acres of land have been identified, which will be allocated to the Greater Noida plant. The land will be bought by PAL." 
 The state <keyword id="6355513" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="cabinet">Cabinet</keyword> approval comes amid speculation that Patanjali will announce its investment in Uttar Pradesh after assembly polls in March next year. However, the Uttar Pradesh government has been proactive in facilitating this investment on its terms only to encourage investors and create jobs. 
 
Earlier, the company officials had confirmed the development, saying the procedure for identification of the land is at an advanced stage and the unit can be near the Yamuna Expressway. 
 
The Greater Noida plant will be an international food park that will cater to overseas and domestic markets as well. 
 Patanjali CEO Acharya Balkrishna has held a series of meetings with CEO of the <keyword id="80359" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yamuna-Expressway-Industrial-Development-Authority">Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority</keyword> (YEIDA) in this regard. After the land allotment, the unit can be made operational in 12-18 months. 
 The food park in Greater Noida is slated to manufacture all major products. It is expected to act as a hub given its location in the <keyword id="53426" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="NCR">NCR</keyword> region, which has proximity to the airport and dry ports. 
 
The plant, at full capacity, will produce goods worth Rs 25,000 crore annually. It is expected to generate around 10,000 direct jobs that can benefit nearly 50,000 families. 
 Patanjali is also in the process of setting up units in <keyword id="6355554" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Madhya-Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</keyword>, <keyword id="6354915" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Assam">Assam</keyword>, Maharashtra and <keyword id="6357972" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu">Jammu</keyword> and Kashmir.

Patanjali’s Rs 2000 Cr food
park coming up in Greater Noida

<keyword id="6406649" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Patanjali-Ayurved">Patanjali Ayurved</keyword>, promoted by yoga guru <keyword id="6369109" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ramdev">Ramdev</keyword>, may announce an investment of Rs 1,600 crore shortly for setting up a herbal food park in Noida in the poll-bound <keyword id="6357713" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Uttar-Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</keyword> to meet its domestic as well as global demand. 
 "It is almost finalised now. You may see an announcement by <keyword id="6356684" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="patanjali">Patanjali</keyword> Ayurved for an investment of around Rs 1,600 crore in Noida for setting up a food processing plant around <keyword id="188" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="Diwali">Diwali</keyword>," a senior UP government official privy to the development told <keyword id="6367495" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="PTI">PTI</keyword>. 
 
"As far as investments in the state are concerned, the Uttar Pradesh government is fair and transparent for promoting industrialisation which will create jobs." 
 
There were speculations that Patanjali will announce its investment in Uttar Pradesh after the assembly polls in March next year. However, the company officials have also confirmed the development, saying the procedure for identification of the land is at an advanced stage and the unit can be near <keyword id="6359591" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yamuna-Expressway">Yamuna expressway</keyword>. 
 
A Patanjali Ayurved official told the news agency, "It would be an international food park, which would be for exports and domestic markets as well." 
 He further said Patanjali CEO <keyword id="669583" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Acharya-Balkrishna">Acharya Balkrishna</keyword> has held meetings with the CEO of <keyword id="80359" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yamuna-Expressway-Industrial-Development-Authority">Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority</keyword> (YEIDA) in this regard. 
 
"The state bureaucracy is also involved in this project under the instructions of the chief minister of UP. It would be a major investment boost for UP and employment generation," he added. 
 
Asked how soon Patanjali could start manufacturing at the proposed plant, the official said: "We would make the unit operational within 12-18 months of allotment of land." 
 He added: "The food park will manufacture all major products. As it is located in the <keyword id="53426" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="NCR">NCR</keyword> region, which has proximity to the airport and dry ports, it will act as a hub." 
 
When the plant runs to its full capacity, it would have a capacity to produce goods worth Rs 25,000 crore annually, the official claimed, adding that around 10,000 direct jobs could be provided benefiting 50,000 families. 
 Patanjali is also in the process of setting units in <keyword id="6355554" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Madhya-Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</keyword>, <keyword id="6354915" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Assam">Assam</keyword>, Maharashtra and <keyword id="6357972" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu">Jammu</keyword> and <keyword id="6354495" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="kashmir">Kashmir</keyword>, besides another plant in the drought-hit area of <keyword id="6368366" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bundelkhand">Bundelkhand</keyword> region of UP. 
 
"For Bundelkhand regional plant, we are discussing for the special package and incentive with the state government. We are working on that," the company official said.

​ Patanjali’s food park of Rs 1,600 crore would come up at Noida

Even in this age of jet travel and space tourism, highways hold an irresistible charm for travellers out to have an up, close and personal experience of the wide roads stretching ahead for miles, uninterrupted views of a breathtaking landscape, the occasional flyways and the not-so-familiar villages and towns rushing by. It’s even better than chugging along the countryside in a train. You can stop any time you want – to sample some chatpati chaat and a steaming cuppa of chai at a roadside dhaba; to talk to people; to take a dekko at local interests or simply laze an hour or two in shine or rain with the greens around you and the fresh smell of soil floating in the air. 
 
Now that our <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Chugging-Up-7-Mesmerising-Mountain-Train-RidesIn-India/articleshow/24288850.cms">train series</a> is over (but we promise to bring you more as soon as new and exotic routes come up), we are back with a more exciting roadmap of <keyword id="168020" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="expressways">expressways</keyword> that criss-cross the entire country, connecting the four metros and many of the Tier I cities, and going much beyond the urban landscape. Infrastructure development in India has undergone a sea change over the past few years and the country currently boasts the <keyword id="2034191" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Second-largest-road-network">second largest road network</keyword> in the world, with a road length of over 4,689,842 km, as per 2013 data from the <keyword id="6404450" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ministry-of-Road-Transport-and-Highways">Ministry of Road Transport and Highways</keyword>. 
 Starting from FY2012-13, the <keyword id="44734" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Indian-Government">Indian government</keyword> will be also putting $17 billion over the next five years, being sourced through public-private partnership (<keyword id="6361580" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="PPP">PPP</keyword>) road projects. This will be used by the <keyword id="87432" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="National-Highways-Authority-of-India">National Highways Authority of India</keyword> (<keyword id="49448" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="nhai">NHAI</keyword>) for the planned series of <keyword id="174913" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="BOT">BOT</keyword> (build, operate and transfer) highways. In spite of several bottlenecks, the NHAI has set up impressive targets and aims to develop 20 km/day, in a bid to fast-track the country’s <keyword id="2034194" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Road-network-expansion">road network expansion</keyword>. 
 As of July 2013, <keyword id="6373156" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="National-Highways">national highways</keyword> account for 79,116 km, connecting all major cities and state capitals. Expressways, however, differ a bit in the sense they are controlled-access highways like the <keyword id="610047" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="freeways">freeways</keyword> or <keyword id="1333990" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="motorways">motorways</keyword> or autobahnen in the US and Europe, essentially designed for high-speed traffic. As of now, most of the expressways in India are 6-8 lane <keyword id="120837" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="toll-roads">toll roads</keyword> and cover a total distance of nearly 1,208.19 km. India expects to add another 3,530 km of expressways by 2014 as projects under construction get completed. Another massive programme is also under way to expand the network and the Indian government plans to add an additional 18,637 km of expressways by 2022. 
 So are you ready to emerge on another breath-taking <keyword id="6374782" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="journey">journey</keyword> with us, literally a journey of thousand miles and more? We will bring you the super expressways zone-wise – so that you know which route to choose when travelling North or South, East or West. And it will be a beautiful journey as art and cultural critic <keyword id="2034192" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Dave-Hickey">Dave Hickey</keyword> so rightly said – Beauty is and always will be blue skies and open highway. 
 
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8 Super Expressways
In North India That Fulfil Your Need For Speed

Travelling around the wonderland that is India is a thrilling experience, especially when fast-moving super <keyword id="168020" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="expressways">expressways</keyword> are right here to ensure some wonderful on-the-road vacations. Of course there are business travellers who are in a hurry to reach their destinations and <keyword id="2053038" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Super-fast-expressways">super fast expressways</keyword> minus traffic snarls suit them down to the ground. But then, you can be one of those away on a leisure trip and looking forward to a fast and panoramic drive on your way to a new city. Either way, the expressways of India won’t disappoint you. As we mentioned before, expressways are controlled-access highways like the freeways or motorways or autobahnen in the US and Europe, essentially designed for high-speed traffic. As of now, most of the expressways in India are 6-8 lane toll <keyword id="6358996" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="roads">roads</keyword> and cover a total distance of nearly 1,208.19 km. 
 
Last month, we brought you <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/8-Super-ExpresswaysIn-North-India-That-Fulfil-Your-Need-For-Speed/articleshow/29486214.cms">8 super expressways</a> in North India that fulfil your need for speed. And this time, we move to the West and the North-west of the country where some more picturesque drives await us. However, the <keyword id="52840" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sea-links">sea links</keyword> and the <keyword id="2053055" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Coastal-expressways">coastal expressways</keyword> will come up in our next article. So grab a coffee, get a map and read on. By the time you are through, you could be checking the map and picking out the spots where you want to go first. As the Turkish playwright <keyword id="1981629" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Mehmet-Murat">Mehmet Murat</keyword> ildan has said: Some roads are so beautiful that you know not whether you travel on the road or the road travels in you! 
 
Image: Thinkstock Photos/Getty Images

Open Roads Return: 6 Super
Expressways In West & North-west India

With so many highway movies doing the rounds, sojourning from city to city and state to state feels like a romantic prelude to a long <keyword id="6374782" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="journey">journey</keyword> of self-discovery – till reality strikes. And just like a movie, the reality can be multilayered – varying from bad roads to gasping traffic and minimal road safety. But we promised you relief from those travelling conditions the next time we return with our <keyword id="2053047" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Open-roads">Open Roads</keyword> series. And here we are, with more information about a whole new bunch of <keyword id="2074695" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Intracity-and-inter-city-expressways">intracity and inter-city expressways</keyword> that not only reduce <keyword id="4251245" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Commute-time">commute time</keyword> but also reshape a country’s landscape, <keyword id="34412" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="economy">economy</keyword> and way of life. In the last slideshow of this series, the journey begins from the <keyword id="44875" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="West-coast">west coast</keyword> and goes down south. 
 As we have mentioned before, expressways are limited-access roads designed for high-speed traffic. The economic impact of an <keyword id="2074705" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Expressway-network">expressway network</keyword> criss-crossing the country is all too obvious and the <keyword id="6404450" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ministry-of-Road-Transport-and-Highways">Ministry of Road Transport and Highways</keyword> (MoRTH) has already recommended a total <keyword id="2074707" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="E-way-network">e-way network</keyword> of about 18,637 km in the country. Development work is being done in three phases and is scheduled to be completed by 2022. During the Interim Budget, <keyword id="6355261" type="POSITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Finance-minister">Finance Minister</keyword> <keyword id="43940" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="P-Chidambaram">P Chidambaram</keyword> also told the Parliament the road network in the country witnessed over sevenfold increase at 3.89 lakh km over the past decade. 
 Does that mean we may soon see an <keyword id="2074709" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="E-way-ecosystem">e-way ecosystem</keyword> similar to the interstate system in the US? Given the obstacles in terms of <keyword id="6364579" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Land-acquisition">land acquisition</keyword>, <keyword id="414903" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="fund-crunch">fund crunch</keyword> and <keyword id="2074714" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Slow-implementation">slow implementation</keyword>, it’s definitely going to take some time. Meanwhile, hop into the driver’s seat and go off exploring some super-fast roads you have not travelled yet. After all, it’s a journey with no end… and wheels will always need roads. 
 
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Be It Intracity Or
Inter-city, These 5 Expressways Make Travelling A Breeze

When farmers were protesting across India against the NDA government’s land acquisition bill, over 30, 000 farmers in Uttar Pradesh willingly gave their fertile lands to the <keyword id="927064" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Samajwadi-Party-led-government">Samajwadi Party-led government</keyword> to build its six-lane Agra-Lucknow expressway project. The government's flagship 302-km expressway greenfield project is the longest in the country till date. 

	The state government has acquired nearly 3,000 hectares of fertile, multi-cropped land for its greenfield expressway project without a murmur of dissent. At least 30,074 farmers in that state gave up fertile tracts of the Indo-Gangetic plain in record time. 
	 

	But the question arises, how did this acquisition for the Rs 15,000 crore project happen so quickly? When asked about the same, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister <keyword id="6355031" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Akhilesh-Yadav">Akhilesh Yadav</keyword> told TOI that by keeping farmers happy. When <keyword id="93127" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="UP-Expressway-Industrial-Development-Authority">UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority</keyword> (UPEIDA), the nodal agency for implementing the project, set out to acquire land for the developers of the expressway project, it decided to avoid the contentious "acquisition" process almost entirely. "Instead of acquiring land as is usually done, it was decided to purchase land from farmers through a mutual agreement. 
	 

	To make the transaction more lucrative, land owners were offered four times the circle rates (CR) in rural areas, and twice the CR in urban parts, as purchase cost. Acquisition was only considered in cases where mutual agreement failed," said Navneet Sehgal, chief executive, UPEIDA. To build it by October 2016, as the chief minister has promised to do, the <keyword id="95895" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="UP-government">UP government</keyword> needs a total of 3,368.60 hectares of land cutting across 232 revenue villages from Agra to Lucknow, and passing through the districts of Mainpuri, Etawah, Kannauj, Auraiyya and Unnao. In the 270 days between June 2014 and January this year, UPEIDA completed about 27,000 registries at the rate of about 10 a day, arguably the fastest yet, government-run expressway project of this magnitude. To achieve this, UPEIDA paid, till May 15, 2015, Rs 2,844.55 crore to make an outright purchase of 2,824.16 hectares of land from individual land owners, and 303.29 hectares from government departments, almost 93% of the total land it needed. Assistant CEO UPEIDA, <keyword id="361651" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Ashutosh-Dubey">Ashutosh Dubey</keyword> said, "The government set up rate fixation committees under the chairmanship of the <keyword id="6381069" type="POSITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="District-magistrate">district magistrate</keyword> to arrive at a mutually agreeable rate. After the approval of the CEO, land owners were given four times, or twice the CR depending on the location of their land. 
	 Apart from their land holdings, owners were also compensated for permanent structures built on their land, and for unharvested crops." When TOI contacted land owners who gave up their land through a mutual agreement with the state government, reactions were mixed. In Unnao, which falls under segment 5 of the expressway project and is being developed by <keyword id="689816" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Larsen-Toubro-Limited">Larsen &amp; Toubro Limited</keyword>, Jagdamba Singh, a resident of Matariya village, confirmed he had received four times the circle rate. 
	 

	"My village was on the Unnao-Lucknow border, but on the Unnao side. My compensation, as a result, was paid according to the prevailing DM circle rates in Unnao. The neighbouring village that falls in Lucknow, however, received a higher compensation. So even though I got four times, I felt cheated," Singh said. In Etawah's Takha tehsil, Bakridan begum walked away with a compensation of Rs 8.91 lakh for selling 2.5 bighas of land held in her name. Her son, <keyword id="3718452" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Naseem-Khan">Naseem Khan</keyword> told TOI, "We used about Rs 98,000 for a wedding in the family. We are also in advanced stages of talks over the purchase of additional agriculture land with the compensation money we received." In both cases, Singh and Khan said their families will remain invested in farming and did not plan to use the surplus funds to diversify their businesses. 
	 

	Not all land holders, however, were agreeable to selling their land to the government. In such cases, UP opted for the land acquisition process as prescribed under the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act of 2013, and acquired 160.28 hectares of land. Here, while the rate of compensation remained the same, beneficiaries were offered an extra payment at an interest rate prescribed within the state's rules.

	The benefits of the dual model-acquisition plus purchase were many. "This model allowed UP to facilitate land transfer to developers in record time, Dubey said. Since the state's pur chase-acquisition process started in June last year, UPEIDA now has a land pool of 3,287.73 hectares of the 3,368.60 hectares it needed; that's 97.6% of the land it needed, organized in less than one year. 
	 

	The success of the Agra-Lucknow "expressway" model of acquiring land through mutual agreements and through the acquisition route has now been extended to other construction projects as well. "It is a smoother, faster process. More significantly, though, farmers and land holders get a much better deal for their land than they would if we went the acquisition way. That would have been also much more time-consuming,” Dubey added.

	 
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<ul><li>Companies won’t be allowed e-way bills if they fail to file their GST returns for 6 months. </li><li>The e-way bill is required for businesses transporting goods worth in excess of ₹50,000 across state borders. </li><li>The move is aimed at plugging a shortfall in GST receipts. </li></ul>The Indian government is planning to prohibit companies from generating e-way bills for the transport of goods in the event that they fail to file their GST returns for six months in succession, or two consecutive filing cycles, officials told the news agency, Press Trust of India (PTI). The e-way bill, or electronic way bill, came into force in April 2018. It is required for businesses that are transporting goods between states with a value in excess of ₹50,000. The e-way bill system will also be implemented into the National Highway Authority’s <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/e-way-bill-to-be-integrated-with-nhais-fastag-to-track-gst-evasion-from-april/articleshow/67541384.cms">Fast Tag </a>programme, an electronic toll system, in order to prevent trucks from making multiple trips on the same bill. The Goods and Services Tax authorities are currently in the process of developing the IT infrastructure to enable the revocation of e-way bill privileges. A formal notification is reportedly expected soon. The move is aimed at preventing businesses from evading taxes. Since the GST was implemented in April 2017, there have reportedly been over 3,600 instances of tax evasion and a violation of compliance norms. The policy will likely help plug the leakages as the government tries to bridge a shortfall in GST receipts. At ₹968 billion, the monthly average collections between April and December 2018 have consistently come in below the government’s target of <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/gst-shortfall/article25892792.ece">₹1.06 trillion</a> owing to both evasion and reductions in tax rates on various products. A similar attempt to penalise alleged tax evaders by the then government in Madhya Pradesh (MP), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led to severe unrest from the state’s business community. A lobby representing nearly a million truck operators, the All India Motor Transport Congress, called for a <a href="https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/whopping-rs-1-3-crore-fine-for-e-way-bill-error-triggers-transport-strike-just-a-day-before-gst-council-meet/1249415/">nationwide strike</a> in July 2018 against the MP government’s hefty penalty of ₹1.35 lakh crores ($19.2 billion) for lapses in e-way bills. Less than six months later, the incumbent state government under Shivraj Singh Chauhan lost the elections to rival Indian National Congress (INC). The Narendra Modi government may want to avoid the risk of losing further ground among its core voter base, the trading community, in an election year. Therefore, there is a chance that the policy to penalise non-compliance with e-way bills may be enforced after general elections. The issue with e-way bill is at times more than an intent to evade taxes. “Currently, in many companies, there is a confusion as to whether these compliances should be undertaken by the supply chain team or the finance/ tax teams and in the process, chances of error is high. Given these developments, treating the e-way bills as merely a ‘procedural’ requirement would be fraught with risk,” Pratik Jain, Indirect Tax Partner at PwC, told the Financial Express in July 2018. The government is trying to<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/author_articles_all.cms?query=%22Dilsher%20Dhillon%22&amp;author=Dilsher%20Dhillon"> secure the votes of small business owners</a> with rate cuts and less stringent filing norms. Earlier this year, the GST Council decided to double the minimum revenue threshold for compliance with the tax to ₹4 million for producers of goods. At the end of 2018, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also said the government was mulling the possibility <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indias-finance-minister-moots-the-possibility-of-a-single-tax-rate-on-standard-items-amid-continued-criticism-of-the-governments-gst-regime/articleshow/67253716.cms">of merging two tax rates on standard items</a>, which are 12% and 18%, into a single rate of 15% to make the filing of returns easier. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indias-finance-minister-moots-the-possibility-of-a-single-tax-rate-on-standard-items-amid-continued-criticism-of-the-governments-gst-regime/articleshow/67253716.cms">India’s Finance Minister moots the possibility of a single tax rate on standard items amid continued criticism of the government’s GST regime</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/heres-how-the-proposed-changes-to-gst-could-affect-businesses/articleshow/64935707.cms">Here’s how the proposed changes to GST could affect businesses</a>

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(Photo Source: TravelTriangle) <ul><li>The Delhi-Mumbai expressway which recently got underway is being planned in a way that is expected to cut the tiger passage between India’s Ranthambore National Park (RNP) and Ramgarh Vidyashri Tiger Sanctuary that may disturb the natural surroundings to tigers. </li><li>The expressway, which is planned to be 1,250 km long, as National <keyword id="6354768" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Highway">Highway</keyword> Authority of India (NHAI) has given its consent to build six lane road from Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE), will now extend up to ring road near DND flyway. </li><li> It will trim the road-distance to Mumbai to 12 hours, which currently takes 24-48 hours. </li><li>The project, which has been approved under the Bharatmala programme, will be completely funded by NHAI and is expected to cost nearly ₹600 billion.</li></ul>The Delhi-Mumbai expressway which recently got underway in December, is being planned in a way that is expected to cut the tiger passage between Ranthambore National Park (RNP) and Ramgarh Vidyashri Tiger Sanctuary, a move that may <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/proposed-delhi-mumbai-expressway-faces-rajasthan-tiger-habitat-hurdle/articleshow/67224179.cms">disturb the natural surroundings to tigers</a>. According to experts, this passage should be kept undisturbed so as to allow movement of cats along the corridor, which may be compromised once the expressway is functional. The expressway has now been given greenlight by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to build six lane road from Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE) and is <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/mumbai-e-way-to-come-into-delhi-manesar-to-get-closer/articleshow/67249427.cms">planned to extend</a> up to ring road near DND flyway. Originally, the expressway is planned to be 1,250 km long, which is aimed to provide a smooth route to commuters that can run vehicles at a speed of 120 km per hour, will be a <a href="https://www.mumbailive.com/en/transport/delhi-mumbai-express-work-on-fast-track-land-acquisition-on-progress-30856">signal-free </a>one. The expressway is expected to be an alternative fast-track route to Manesar in Haryana from from east and South Delhi, easing local traffic congestion. It will <a href="http://v">trim the road-distance</a> to Mumbai to 12 hours, which currently takes 24-48 hours. The six-lane road stretching over 59 kms has been planned to diverge into four sections including the first patch of 7.3 km from DND flyway over river Yamuna. The expressway is expected to bring a huge relief to commuters from residents of National Capital Region. The project will have 13 flyovers, two rail-bridges and nearly 10 minor bridges. The project, which has been approved under the Bharatmala programme, will be completely funded by NHAI and is expected to accept bids by August next year, Times of India reported. Overall, the project is expected to cost nearly <a href="https://www.mumbailive.com/en/transport/delhi-mumbai-express-work-on-fast-track-land-acquisition-on-progress-30856">₹600 billion</a> from Delhi making way to Maharashtra via Haryana , Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indias-longest-railroad-bridge-has-the-capacity-to-land-fighter-jets-and-battle-tanks/articleshow/67251655.cms">India’s longest railroad bridge has the capacity to land fighter jets and battle tanks</a> <a href="http://v">India plans to build 11 emergency airstrips on its national highways</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/the-indian-capitals-new-eiffel-tower-is-supposed-to-a-be-structure-that-says-namaste/articleshow/66510509.cms">The Indian capital’s new ‘Eiffel Tower’ is supposed to a be structure that says ‘Namaste’</a>

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