NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA

(Ministry of Road Transport & Highways)

Regional Office : Kerala

NHAI/ROKerala/Estt./15011/2018/02 Date: 20.11.2018

Engagement of LA Support Official for Land Acquisition issues for National Highways Projects in the State of Kerala.

Regional Office, National Highways Authorityof India, Kerala(At Thiruvananthapuram) intendsto engage LA Support Official (on contractbasis) to monitor Land Acquisition (LA) issueson the entire National HighwayNetwork in the State of Kerala and for follow up variousissuesinvolved in LA under NH Act 1956 and maintain arecord of performance of CompetentAuthorityfor Land Acquisition (CALA) and prepare monthly progress reportas per NHAI requirement.

The Terms & Condition for engagementof LASupportOfficial are asunder:

Level of Officer to be Engaged	No. of Posts	Project Location	MonthlyRemuneration
Retired RevenueOfficer (not below therank of SDM /RDO /LAOorEquivalent)	01	In theState ofKerala	Theremuneration payableshall beequal to theamount of pay last drawn by them minus pension being receivedby them.

A. Expected Profile of LA Support Official.

I. Should be Retired Revenue Officer of the relevantState Governmentwho hasretired notbelow the rank of SDM/ RDO or Equivalent.

II. Should have 10 Yearsminimum experience in the relevantState Revenue Department and have an indepth understanding of the currentLand Acquisition process.

III. Prior experience asaLand Acquisition Official for aState or National Highwayprojectispreferred.

IV. Considering the requirementfor frequentfield visit,the Officialsshould be below 65 yearsof age atthe time of engagementor anyextension of contract.

B. Key Roles of LA Support Official

I. Monitoring

1. Assistthe RO in liaising with the State GovernmentOfficials.
   
   
2. Monitor the progressof LAtargets acrossprojects.
   
   
3. Collate monthlyreport in apredetermined format.
   
   

II.

Coordination

1. Mustvisiteach PIU/CALA within hisjurisdiction atleastonce per month.
   
   
2. Coordinate with PDs and CALAsthrough regular sitevisits to identify issuesfaced acrossprojects.
   
   
3. Work with the relevantPD and CALA to find solutions to onground issues faced related to Land Acquisition.
   
   

C. Engagement Structure

I.

To be engaged on acontractual basisfor aperiod of 12 months. During the term of thisengagementthe Official should nottake up anyother assignment.

II.

Remuneration shall be equal to the amountof basicpay lastdrawn by them minuspension being received bythem.

III. In addition,theywould be eligible for reimbursementof expenditure on local (within city) transport / mobilephone / internetfacilities / food etc. On production of billssubjectto amaximum of Rs. 10,000 per month. No separate Travelling / Daily Allowance shall be admissible.

IV.

Lodging boarding and intraState travel during sitevisits to PIUs or CALAswill be provided byNHAI asper entitlementof the Official at the time of retirement.

V.

Will notbe entitled to anyother allowances/ facilitiessuch as DearnessAllowance, HRA,TransportAllowance,Leave Travel Concession,Medical Attention / Central Govt. Health Scheme, Government Accommodation etc.

D. Process of Engagement

I. The eligible candidateswill be identified,interviewed and selected by the RO.

II. Maximum 02 extensionsare possible, contingenton periodic performance reviews. The firstextension maybe for amaximum of 12 monthswhich may be approved byRO. The second extension, for amaximum of 06 monthsmaybe approved by the Member (Admin) with the concurrence of the concerned Member (Technical).

III. The contractmaybe terminated byeither of the partiesimmediately withoutnotice atany pointof time during the subsistence of the contract.

IV. Aperformance review of the LA SupportOfficial mustbe undertaken bythe RO every6 monthsdescribing in detail the impactof the work undertaken bythe Official,the work expected to be undertaken over the next6 months aswell asaclear rationale for retaining the Official. Thisreportshould be submitted to the Land Acquisition Cell at HQ as well asthe concerned Member (Tech) for record.

Interested candidatesare requested to submitthe CV(in the prescribed format) with the recentphotographspasted on italong with copiesof the documentin supportof their experience lastpaydrawn and lastpension being received bythem etc. latestby05.12.2018 at15:00 HrsatRegional Office,National Highways Authorityof India(NHAI), Ambly Arcade,TC 86/10361,SNNRA9, Pettah (PO), Thiruvananthapuram 695 024 (Kerala).

Regional Officer, NHAI, RO-Kerala

Ph: 04712460060

APPLICATION FORM FOR THE POSITIONOF LA SUPPORT OFFICIAL (LASO) ON CONTRACT.

Sl. No	Description	Details (this Column is tobe filled up by the candidate)
1.	Name
2.	Mobile No.
3.	Date of Birth *
4.	Educational Qualification *
5.	Residential Address
6.	Addressof Communication
7.	(a) Number of Yearsof Experience in land acquisition asaRevenue Officer (SDM/RDO/LAO) in aState Government/ Union Territory(also, please specify the State Government/ Union Territory)
	(b) Whether the postsunder the State Govt. / Union Territorywere held on regular basisor adhoc or temporary basis, please specify
	(c) Postsheld under the State Government/ Union Territoryduring the period of 10 Years prior to date of retirement(in chronological sequence)
	(d) (i) LastPay in the payband and Grade Pay drawn atthe time of retirement(Basic payin INR)* (ii) LastGrossPaydrawn in INR (iii) GrossPension (Basic Pension + DA) being received in INR (iv) Basicpension in INR
	(e) Whether the candidate possessesexperience in acquiring land? If so,specifythe land acquisition Act(s) under which land wasacquired
	(f) T.A./D.A. entitlementat the time of retirement*
8	Age in years/ months,ason the last date of submission of application

* Proof in support may please be attached.

9. I, Certifythatthe information given above are true and correctand if anypartof the information isfound to be false in future action maybe taken bythe National Highways Authorityof Indiaasdeemed fit. I herebyagree to serve NHAI on contract asper mutuallyagreed termsand conditions.

Date : Name (with signature)