Amendment in National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008- Implementation of Annual FASTag Pass

H-25011 / 11 /2024-Toll (E- 245444') Government of lndia Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (Toll Section) Transport Bhawan, '1, Partiament Street New Dethi -110001 Dated the 11th August, 2025 To, 1. The DG, RD & 55, MoRTH 2. The Chairman, NHAI 3. The Managing Director, NHIDCL 4. Director Generat, Border Roads Organisation. 5. The Principat Secretaries / Secretaries of atl States / UTs Pubtic Works Departments dealing with NationaI Highways 6. Att Zonat Heads, MoRTH 7. Att Regionat Officers MoRTH 8. Engineer- ln-Chief / Chief Engineers of all States / UTs Pubtic Works Departments deating with NationaI Highways. Subject: Amendment in National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Cottection) Rules, 2008- lmplementation of Annual FASTag Pass -reg. Reference: Ministry's OM of even No. dated 02"d Juty, 2025. Sir, ln continuation to the Ministry's OM dated Oz"d Juty, 2025 cited under reference, it is stated that the Government has amended the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rutes, 2008, vide the Gazette amendment Notification No. G.S.R. 388 (E) pubtished on 17rh June, 2025. The amendment introduces sub-rule 3(B) under rule 9, an Annual Pass for non-commercial cars, jeeps, and vans, which witt come into effect from 'l5th August, 7075. 2. As per the said amendment, non-commercia[ vehicles (carljeep/van) wit[ be etigibte for 200 fee-ptaza crossings or one year of vatidity, whichever is eartier, upon payment of Rs. 3,000/- (Rupee Three Thousand). The amount is subject to revision every year (01'r Aprit) in accordance with Rute 5 of the National Highwoys Fee (Determination of Rates ond Collection) Rules 2008. 3. ln this context, it is requested to ensure that the Annual Pass facitity is made availabte and operationat at a[[ National Highway (NH) and Nationa[ Expressway (NE) Fee Ptazas under your jurisdiction in accordance with the above notification. 4. This amendment shatl be treated as a Change'in Law for the purpose of any contractual imptications in BOT(Tott), TOT and lnvlT Projects whose bid due date was prior to the date of the Gazette Notification No GSR 388(E) dated 17th June, 2025. Page 1 of 25. Therefore, it is requested to take necessary action accordingty. 6. This issues with the approva[ of the competent Authority. Enc[.: As stated above. Yours sinceretY, (Shantanu Bhattacharjee) Under Secretary to the Govt. of lndia E-mait- bhattachari ee.sha@sov.in Copy for necessary action: - For action necessary to 1 . Regionat Officer, Regional office Bhopal, MoRT&H implement the Annual 2. Regional Officer, Regiona[ office Jaipur, MoRT&H Pass facitity at fee ptazas operational 3. Regional Officer, Regiona[ office Mumbai, MoRT&H under Road wing of this Ministry, in coordination with the NHAI and IHMCL. Copy for information to: . 'l . PS to Hon'ble Minister, RT&H 2. PS to Hon'bte MoS, RT&H 3. Sr.PPS to Secretary, MoRT&H 4. Sr.PS to AS (Highways)/AS (NHIDCL), MoRT&H 5. Chief General Manager (Commercial Operation), NHAI 6. Chief Operating Officer, IHMCL 7. Director (NtC) with a request to uptoad this on website of MoRTH Page 2 of 2रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एलxx.x-GअID.-E1x8x0x 62025-263948 CG-DL-E-18062025-263948 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण्‍ड 3—उप-खण्ड‍ (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 345] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार , िनू 18, 2025/यय‍ ष्े ‍ठ 28, 1947 No. 345] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2025/JYAISTHA 28, 1947 सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग ग मत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 17 िून, 2025 सा.का.जन. 388(अ).—राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 9 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केंद्र सरकार राष्ट्रीय रािमागग िल्ु क (िरों का जनधागरण और सग्रं हण) जनयमावली, 2008 को और संिोजधत करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती है, अर्ागत:् - 1. (1) इन जनयमों को राष्ट्रीय रािमागग िल्ु क (िरों का जनधागरण और सग्रं हण) (संिोधन) जनयमावली, 2025 कहा िाएगा। (2) य े15 अगस्ट्त, 2025 को लाग ूहोंगे। 2. राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग िल्ु क (िरों का जनधागरण और सग्रं हण) जनयमावली, 2008 म,ें जनयम 9 म,ें उप-जनयम (3 क) के पश्‍चात,् जनम्नजलजखत उप-जनयम अंत:स्ट्र्‍ ाजपत दकए िाएगं े, अर्ागत्: - “(3ख) कोई व्यजि, िो गैर-वाजणजययक उद्देश्य के जलए पंिीकृत यांजत्रक वाहन का माजलक है, जिसके पास वैध और कायागत्मक फास्ट्टैग ह,ै वह तीन हिार रुपय े के िुल्क का भुगतान करके पास प्राप्त करन े के जलए पात्र होगा, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग पर दकसी भी िुल्क प्लािा पर यह पास एक वर्ग के जलए या िो सौ बार गुिरने (क्रॉससंग) के जलए, िो भी पहले हो, वैध होगा, दफर भले ही प्रत्येक िल्ु क प्लािा पर दकतना भी िुल्क लगता हो। बिते दक क्‍लोस्ट्ड‍ िल्ु क सग्रं हण प्रणाली म,ें िल्ु क प्लािा स े यांजत्रक वाहन के प्रवेि और जनकास को एकल क्रॉससंग माना िाएगा। 3974 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (3ग) उप-जनयम (3ख) के अंतगगत िेय िल्ु ‍क की राजि जनयम 5 के अनुसार प्रजत वर्ग 1 अप्रलै से वार्र्गक रूप स े संिोजधत की िा सकेगी।“ [फा. सं. एच-25016/02/2024-टोल (ई-244498)] कमलेि चतुवेिी, संयिु सजचव रटप्प ण: मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उप-खंड (i) म ेंअजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 838 (अ), दिनांक 5 दिसंबर, 2008 के माध्‍यम से प्रकाजित दकए गए र् े और जपछली बार अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 556 (अ), दिनांक 9 जसतम्बर, 2024 के माध्‍यम से संिोजधत दकए गए र्े। MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th June, 2025 G.S.R. 388(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, namely: – 1. (1) These rules may be called the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) (Amendment) Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the 15th day of August, 2025. 2. In the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, in rule 9, after sub-rule (3A), the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely: – “(3B) A person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non-commercial purpose, having a valid and functional Fastag, shall be eligible to obtain a pass on payment of fee of rupees three thousand which shall be valid for one year or for two hundred crossings through any fee plaza on a national highway, whichever is earlier, irrespective of the fee leviable at each fee plaza; Provided that in a closed user fee collection system, entry and exit of a mechanical vehicle through a fee plaza shall be considered as a single crossing. (3C) The amount of fee payable under sub-rule (3B) may be revised annually with effect from the 1st April of every year in accordance with rule 5.”. [F. No. H-25016/02/2024-Toll (E-244498)] KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt. Secy. Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 838 (E), dated the 5th December, 2008 and was last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 556 (E), dated the 9th September, 2024. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.