YEIDA Land Acquisition & Farmer Compensation: 64.7%, 7% Plots

Almost every plot and sector on the Yamuna Expressway began as farmland taken from farmers: first under the old Land Acquisition Act, then under the 2013 Act, and increasingly by direct purchase with the farmer’s consent. How that happened still shapes the area: it decides what farmers are owed, why buyers of YEIDA plots can be asked to pay more later, and which land is safe to buy. This guide sets out the position using court judgments and official figures.

Key facts at a glance

Two routes: compulsory acquisition under the law, and purchase by mutual consent (YEIDA’s current rate for Master Plan Phase 1: ₹4,558 per sq m, approved September 2026)
Under the 2013 Act, compensation is market value times a multiplier, plus the value of assets, plus 100% solatium
Farmers whose land is taken receive residential plots equal to 7% of the area, under YEIDA’s abadi-plot policy
64.7% additional compensation: the Supreme Court held in November 2024 that it applies to all affected landowners in the YEIDA acquisitions it considered
Buyers of YEIDA plots agree to bear a proportionate share of any later increase in acquisition cost

How land is taken

Old acquisitions (1894 Act). Between 2009 and 2011, land for YEIDA’s planned development (about 2,979 hectares from 12,868 landowners in nine villages, in the case the Supreme Court decided) was acquired using the urgency clause, which dispensed with hearing objections.
The 2013 Act. The airport’s first phase was acquired under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, after the state said it had obtained the required consent of landowners.
Purchase by mutual consent. YEIDA also buys land directly. In September 2026 its board approved revised rates for Master Plan Phase 1 in Gautam Buddh Nagar and Bulandshahr (₹4,558 per sq m, or ₹4,037 per sq m in a second category), and extended the revised rates to farmers who had agreed earlier but had not registered their sale deeds by 20 August 2026. The 7% plot applies to these purchases too.

How compensation is calculated under the 2013 Act

Component	What the Act says
Market value (Section 26)	The highest of the circle rate, the average of the top half of comparable sale prices in the previous three years, and any consented amount
Multiplier (First Schedule)	1 for urban areas; 1 to 2 for rural areas depending on distance from an urban area, as notified by the government
Assets (Section 29)	Value of buildings, trees and other assets attached to the land
Solatium (Section 30)	100% of the compensation amount, plus 12% a year on market value from the social impact notification to the award or possession
Rehabilitation and resettlement (Second Schedule)	Includes a house for displaced families, a choice of job, ₹5 lakh or an annuity, subsistence and transport allowances, and (in urbanisation projects) an offer of 20% of developed land

How the multiplier played out in practice depended on classification: in 2018 it was reported that airport villages notified as urban received compensation of twice the circle rate, compared with four times for rural land.

The 7% residential plot

Under YEIDA’s seven per cent abadi-plot policy, a farmer whose land is acquired or purchased receives a developed residential plot equal to 7% of the area taken. In September 2026, for example, 320 farmers from Tirthali received plots in Sector 29 by draw, and YEIDA’s board reported reservation letters issued to 10,069 farmers. Development has lagged in places: in November 2025 about 2,465 plots in 11 villages were reported as still undeveloped.

This is separate from the farmer category in YEIDA’s regular plot schemes: 17.5% of plots in RPS10/2026, which is open to farmers whose land was taken and who received full compensation without litigation, and carries a five-year lock-in on transfer. See our 7% farmer plots page and Kisan Kota explained.

The 64.7% additional compensation

Origin. In 2011, a Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court (Gajraj Singh v. State of UP), dealing with Greater Noida acquisitions, declined to quash them but raised compensation by 64.7% and granted 10% developed abadi land to petitioners. The Supreme Court upheld that approach in 2015.
Extension to YEIDA. A government order of November 2015 offered the 64.7% to YEIDA farmers as a “no litigation” incentive, and the Allahabad High Court upheld YEIDA’s acquisition with the 64.7% in 2023.
The Supreme Court, 26 November 2024. In Kali Charan v. State of UP, the Court held the use of the urgency clause legal and justified, found no scope for further enhancement, and directed that the 64.7% enhancement applies in rem : to all affected landowners, not only those who litigated.
Payments. By September 2025, YEIDA’s board reported ₹2,835.03 crore paid as the 64.7% incentive to farmers whose land was acquired between 2007 and 2013.

The Allahabad High Court dismissed a further batch of challenges in November 2025 as settled by the Supreme Court’s ruling.

The airport acquisitions

Phase 1 (six villages): compensation was reported at ₹2,300–2,500 per sq m with a job for displaced families, after an initial offer at twice the circle rate. Resettlement under the 2013 Act gave 3,074 displaced families plots of at least 50 sq m in a new sector, according to the government in Parliament.
Phase 2: notified in November 2022; about 1,181 hectares in six villages, with payouts from July 2023.
Phase 3: in December 2024 the state raised the rate from ₹3,100 to ₹4,300 per sq m.

What this means for buyers

YEIDA allottees can be asked for more. Scheme terms require allottees to bear a proportionate share of any increase in acquisition compensation. See after a YEIDA allotment.
Land under acquisition is a different proposition. Farmland that is notified for acquisition, or in the path of a phase, should not be bought on the expectation of development. Check the status of the specific khasra with the district land acquisition office and YEIDA before paying anything, and read our farmland rules and notified village list.
Buying a farmer’s 7% plot is a transfer of a YEIDA plot: it needs the Authority’s permission, and any lock-in in the allotment terms applies.

Common questions

It is additional compensation of 64.7% over the original award, first granted by the Allahabad High Court for Greater Noida in 2011 and offered to YEIDA farmers from 2015. In November 2024 the Supreme Court held that it applies to all affected landowners in the YEIDA acquisitions it considered.

Under YEIDA’s abadi-plot policy, a farmer whose land is acquired or purchased receives a developed residential plot equal to 7% of the land taken, allotted in YEIDA sectors.

Market value (the highest of the circle rate, recent comparable sales and any consented amount) is multiplied by a factor of 1 for urban areas and 1 to 2 for rural areas; the value of assets is added; and a solatium of 100% is added on top, with rehabilitation and resettlement entitlements for affected families.

In September 2026 YEIDA’s board approved mutual-consent purchase rates of ₹4,558 per sq m (and ₹4,037 per sq m in a second category) for Master Plan Phase 1 in Gautam Buddh Nagar and Bulandshahr, with the 7% plot also applicable.

It is a high-risk purchase. Once land is notified for acquisition or purchase for a project, the buyer’s position is uncertain. Check the status of the khasra with the district administration and YEIDA before paying anything.

Please verify before you commit. Rates, policies and litigation evolve, and individual awards differ. This is general information, not legal advice; farmers and buyers should consult an advocate about their specific land.

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Land Acquisition and Compensation in the YEIDA Area: The 2013 Act, the 7% Plot, and the 64.7% Additional Compensation