This notification, titled the "National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection, Amendment Rules, 2020," was issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on May 15, 2020, and published in the Gazette of India as G.S.R. 298. The amendment modifies the National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008, specifically addressing fees for vehicles using FASTag lanes. The key change stipulates that vehicles without a valid or functional FASTag entering a FASTag lane at fee plazas will be charged a fee equivalent to two times the applicable rate for their vehicle category. This amendment is enacted under the authority of Section 9 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956). The notification is issued by Joint Secretary, Priyank Bharti, F. No. H25016012020Toll.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The principal act providing the legal framework for national highways in India, referenced for the powers conferred to the Central Government.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: The rules being amended, concerning the determination of rates and collection of fees on national highways.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection, Amendment Rules, 2020: The amendment rules introduced in 2020.
FASTag: An electronic toll collection system in India, implemented on national highways.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of national highways.
New Delhi: The location of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways which issued the notification.
Priyank Bharti: The Joint Secretary who approved the notification.
Central Government: The government of India, which is empowered to make rules under the National Highways Act, 1956.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 224] नई दिल्ली, िुिवार, मई 15, 2020/विै ाख 25, 1942
No. 224] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2020/VAISKHA 25, 1942
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 15 मई, 2020
सा.का.जन. 298.—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 9 द्वारा
प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग फीस (िरों का अवधारण और संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008 का और
संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अर्ागत:-
1. संजिप्त नाम और प्रारम्भ - (1) ये जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग फीस (िरों का अवधारण और
संग्रहण) संिोधन जनयम, 2020 ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होंगे।
2. राष्ट्रीय रािमागग फीस (िरों का अवधारण और सग्रं हण) जनयम, 2008 के जनयम 6 के, उप जनयम (3) म,ें
िसू रे परंतुक के स्ट्र्ान पर जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक रखा िाएगा, अर्ागत :-
परंतु यह और दक ऐसे यान का उपयोिा जिसके यान पर ‘‘फास्ट्टेग" नहीं लगा ह ै या यान वैध और
दियािील "फास्ट्टेग" के जबना फीस प्लाज़ा की "फास्ट्टेग लेन" म ें प्रवेि करता ह,ै तो उसे जनयम 4 के उप जनयम (2) के
अनुसार यान की उस श्रणे ी के जलए लाग ू फीस के िोगुन े फीस के बराबर फीस का भगु तान करना होगा"
[फा. स.ं एच-25016/01/2020-टोल]
जप्रयांक भारती, संयुि सजचव
2057 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
रटप्पण: मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, भाग II, खण्ड 3, उप-खण्ड (i) म ें अजधसूचना संखयांक सा.का.जन. 838 (अ),
तारीख 5 दिसंबर, 2008 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए र् े और तत्प श् चात सा.का.जन. 950(अ), तारीख 3
दिसंबर, 2010, सा.का.जन. 15(अ), तारीख 12 िनवरी, 2011, सा.का.जन. 756(अ), तारीख 12 अिूबर,
2011, सा.का.जन. 778(अ), तारीख 16 दिसंबर, 2013, सा.का.जन. 26(अ), तारीख 16 िनवरी, 2014,
सा.का.जन. 831(अ), तारीख 21 नवंबर, 2014, सा.का.जन. 2(अ), तारीख 29 दिसंबर, 2014, सा.का.जन.
220(अ), तारीख 23 माच,ग 2015, सा.का.जन. 585(अ), तारीख 8 िून, 2016, सा.का.जन. 1114 (अ),
तारीख 2 दिसंबर, 2016, सा.का.जन. 248(अ), तारीख 14 माच,ग 2017, सा.का.जन. 427(अ), तारीख 7
मई, 2018, सा.का.जन. 427(अ), तारीख 25 जसतंबर, 2018 और सा.का.जन. 942(अ), तारीख 20
दिसंबर, 2019 द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गय ेर् े ।
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th May, 2020
G.S.R. 298.—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. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the National Highways Fee
(Determination of Rates and Collection), Amendment Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, in rule 6, in sub-
rule (3) the second proviso the following proviso shall be substituted, namely :-
“Provided further that user of the vehicle not fitted with “FASTag” or vehicle without valid, functional
“FASTag” entering into “FASTag lane” of the Fee plazas shall pay a fee equivalent to two times of the
fee applicable to that category of vehicles as per sub-rule (2) of rule 4”.
[F. No. H-25016/01/2020-Toll]
PRIYANK BHARTI, Jt. Secy.
Note :The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide
notification number G.S.R. No. 838(E), dated the 5th December, 2008 and subsequently amended vide
number G.S.R. No. 950(E), dated the 3rd December, 2010; G.S.R. No. 15(E), dated the 12th January,
2011; G.S.R. No. 756(E), dated the 12th October, 2011, G.S.R. No. 778(E), dated the 16th December,
2013; G.S.R. NO. 26(E), dated the 16th January, 2014; G.S.R. No. 831(E), dated the 21st November,
2014; G.S.R. No. 2(E), dated the 29th December, 2014; G.S.R. No. 220(E), dated the 23rd March, 2015;
G.S.R. No. 585(E), dated the 8th June, 2016, G.S.R. No. 1114(E), dated 2nd December, 2016, G.S.R.
No. 248 (E), dated 14th March, 2017, G.S.R. No. 427(E), dated the 7th May, 2018, G.S.R. No. 427(E),
dated 25th September, 2018 and G.S.R. No. 942(E) dated 20th December, 2019.
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