Executive Summary:
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, amends the National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008. The amendment, effective December 2, 2016, introduces the use of prepaid payment instruments for toll payments. This change aims to facilitate fee collection on national highways.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008:
* These rules are called the National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Amendment Rules, 2016.
* The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette (December 2, 2016).
Definitions:
* A new clause (hc) is inserted in rule 2, defining "prepaid payment instrument" as per the Reserve Bank of India's definition.
Toll Payment Methods:
* In rule 6, subrule 3, the option to pay via "prepaid payment instruments" is added after "cash or through."
Impact Analysis:
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) / Toll Operators:
Impact: Must facilitate the acceptance of prepaid payment instruments at toll plazas.
Action Required: Update toll collection systems and train staff to process payments made via prepaid payment instruments.
Highway Users:
Impact: Provided with an additional payment method (prepaid payment instruments) for paying toll fees.
Action Required: Be aware of the new payment option available at toll plazas.
Reserve Bank of India:
Impact: Its definition of "prepaid payment instrument" is referenced in the amended rules.
Action Required: No direct action is required, but should be aware of the reference to its definition in the context of national highway toll collection.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law enacted in 1956 in India, providing for the declaration of certain highways as national highways and for matters connected therewith.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: The principal rules governing the determination of rates and collection of fees on national highways, which this notification amends.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Amendment Rules, 2016: The specific amendment rules being notified, which modify the 2008 rules.
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, referenced in the definition of 'prepaid payment instrument'.
New Delhi: The location of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, where the notification was issued.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry responsible for issuing the notification related to highway fee rules.
Dakshita Das: The Joint Secretary who signed the notification.
Official Gazette: The official government publication where the amendment rules will be published.
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अिधसचू ना
नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016) ली, 2 (cid:7408)दस(cid:7013)ब र, 2016
साका.िन. 1114(अ).—क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार, रा(cid:7020)(cid:7069) ीय राजमाग (cid:6981) अिधिनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) क(cid:7409) धारा 9 (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)द(cid:7004)त
शि(cid:6989)त य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करत े (cid:7263)ए रा(cid:7020) (cid:7069)ीय राजमाग(cid:6981) फ(cid:7409)स (दर(cid:7298) का िनधार(cid:6981) ण एवं सं(cid:7061)हण) िनयम, 2008 म (cid:7286) और संशोधन करने के
िलए िन(cid:7013) निलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै अथा(cid:6981)त:् -
1.(cid:32) (1) इन िनयम(cid:7298) का नाम रा(cid:7020) (cid:7069)ीय राजमाग (cid:6981)फ(cid:7409)स (दर(cid:7298) का िनधा(cid:6981)रण एवं सं(cid:7061)हण) संशोधन िनयम, 2016 ह ै।
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2. रा(cid:7020) (cid:7069)ीय राजमाग(cid:6981) फ(cid:7409)स (दर(cid:7298) का िनधार(cid:6981) ण एवं सं(cid:7061)हण) िनयम, 2008 (िजस े इसम(cid:7286) इसके प(cid:7019) चात ् उ(cid:6989)त िनयम कहा गया
ह)ै म(cid:7286) िनयम 2 म (cid:7286) खंड (ज ख) के प(cid:7019) चात ्िन(cid:7013)न िलिखत खंड अतं :(cid:7021)थ ािपत (cid:7408)कया जाएगा, अथात(cid:6981) ्:-
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अंत:(cid:7021) थािपत (cid:7408)कए जाएंगे ।
[स.ं एच-25016/01/2014-टोल (खंड-II)]
दि(cid:6979)ता दास, संयु(cid:6989)त सिचव
5588 GI/2016 (1)(cid:32)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(cid:7407)ट(cid:7009) पण : मलू िनयम, भारत के राजप(cid:7074) के भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म(cid:7286) सा.का.िन. 838(अ), 5 (cid:7408)दस(cid:7013)ब र, 2008 के (cid:7367)ारा
(cid:7079)कािशत (cid:7408)कए गए थ े और त(cid:7004)प (cid:7019)च ात सा.का.िन. 950(अ) 3 (cid:7408)दस(cid:7013)ब र, 2010; सा.का.िन. 15(अ),
12 जनवरी, 2011; सा.का.िन. 756(अ), 12 अ(cid:6989)त ूबर, 2011; सा.का.िन. 778(अ), 16 (cid:7408)दस(cid:7013)ब र, 2013;
सा.का.िन. 26(अ), 16 जनवरी, 2014; सा.का.िन. 831(अ), 21 नव(cid:7013)ब र, 2014; सा.का.िन. 02(अ),
29 (cid:7408)दस(cid:7013) बर, 2014; सा.का.िन. 220(अ), 23 माच(cid:6981), 2015 और सा.का.िन. 585(अ), 8 जून, 2016 के (cid:7367)ारा
संशोिधत (cid:7408)कए गए ।
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd December, 2016
G.S.R. 1114(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,
2016.
(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 (hereafter referred to as the
said rules) in rule 2, after clause (hb), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
(hc) “pre-paid payment instrument” means the instrument as defined by Reserve Bank of India;
3. In the said rules, in rule 6, in sub-rule (3) after the words “cash or through” the words “pre-paid payment
instruments,” shall be inserted.
[F. No. H-25016/01/2014-Toll (Vol.II)]
DAKSHITA DAS, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) published in the
Gazette of India, (cid:101)(cid:100)(cid:105)(cid:118) G.S.R. 838(E), dated the 5th December, 2008 and subsequently amended vide G.S.R. 950(E),
dated the 3rd December, 2010; G.S.R. 15(E), dated the 12th January, 2011; G.S.R. 756(E), dated the
12th October, 2011, G.S.R. 778(E), dated the 16th December, 2013; G.S.R. 26(E), dated the 16th January, 2014;
G.S.R. No. 831(E), dated the 21st November, 2014; G.S.R. 02(E), dated the 29th December, 2014; G.S.R. 220(E),
dated the 23rd March, 2015 and G.S.R. 585(E), dated the 8th June, 2016.
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