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Date: 2026-03-17 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Publication of amendment in NH Fee Rules 2008

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**Executive Summary** This notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, dated March 17, 2026, amends the National Highways Fee Rules to establish a recovery process for "unpaid user fees." It introduces an electronic notice (e-notice) system for fees not collected despite recorded passage. Key deadlines include a 72-hour window for reduced payments or filing representations and a 15-day limit before vehicle service restrictions are imposed via the VAHAN registry. **Key Points / Main Content** **Definitions and Scope** * **Unpaid User Fee:** Defined as the fee due for using a National Highway section where electronic toll infrastructure recorded the vehicle's passage, but the applicable fee was not received. * **Effective Date:** These rules, titled the National Highways Fee (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026, come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. **E-Notice Issuance and Recovery** * **Issuance:** An e-notice will be issued in the name of the vehicle owner as registered in the National Vehicle Registry (VAHAN). * **Content:** The notice must specify vehicle details, the date and location of the occurrence, and the amount due. * **Delivery:** Notices may be served via SMS, email, mobile applications, other electronic modes specified by the Government, or in physical form. * **Technical Integration:** The Central Government or executing authority may integrate the National Electronic Toll Collection system with VAHAN to facilitate enforcement and fee realization. **Fee Amounts and Penalties** * **Standard Penalty:** The unpaid user fee is generally two times the applicable user fee for that vehicle category. * **Discounted Rate:** If the fee is paid within 72 hours of the e-notice issuance, the amount is limited to the standard applicable user fee. * **Payment Method:** Fees must be paid through electronic modes or other channels specified by the Central Government. **Representation and Dispute Resolution** * **Filing:** Owners or drivers may submit a representation via a designated online portal within 72 hours of the notice issuance. * **Adjudication:** The executing authority or concessionaire must decide on the representation and communicate the decision electronically within five days of receipt. * **Automatic Cessation:** If the authority fails to dispose of the representation within five days, the claim for the unpaid user fee shall cease. **Enforcement and Restrictions** * **Non-Payment Consequences:** If the fee remains unpaid after 15 days (and no representation is pending), the amount will be recorded against the vehicle on VAHAN. * **Service Restrictions:** The Central Government may impose restrictions on services provided to the vehicle through VAHAN until the unpaid user fee is settled. **Impact Analysis** **Vehicle Owners and Drivers** **Impact** They are subject to electronic monitoring and will receive automated notices for unpaid tolls. They face a 100% surcharge (double the fee) if payments are delayed beyond 72 hours and potential suspension of vehicle-related services through the VAHAN system for non-payment. **Action Required** Monitor registered electronic communication channels for e-notices; ensure timely payment within 72 hours to avoid penalties; and use the designated portal to file disputes within the 72-hour eligibility window. **Central Government and Executing Authorities (including Concessionaires)** **Impact** They are empowered to recover lost toll revenue through a formalized, digitally integrated legal framework. They are held to a strict five-day deadline to resolve user disputes. **Action Required** Implement technical integration between toll collection systems and the VAHAN registry; establish and maintain an online portal for e-notices and representations; and ensure timely disposal of appeals to maintain the right to claim unpaid fees.

Key Entities Referenced

National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026: The specific regulatory amendment introduced to establish the definition and recovery mechanism for unpaid user fees via electronic notices. National Highways Act, 1956: The parent legislation under which the Central Government is empowered to formulate and amend rules regarding the collection of fees on national highways. National Vehicle Registry (VAHAN): The central database used to identify vehicle owners for the issuance of e-notices and for imposing service restrictions in cases of non-payment of toll fees. National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008: The principal set of rules governing toll collection and fee determination that this notification specifically amends. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The primary union ministry responsible for notifying these rules and overseeing the national highway fee collection system.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-18032026-271032 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D8H0x3x2x0 26-271032 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 185] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, माच ग17, 2026/फाल्ग नु 26, 1947 26/पौष 17, 1947 No. 185] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026/PHALGUNA 26, 1947 /PAUSHA 17, 1947 सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 17 माच,ग 2026 सा.का.जन. 191(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 9 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग फीस (िरों का जनधागरण एवं संग्रहण) जनयमावली, 2008 में आगे संिोधन करने हते ु जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अर्ागत्: – 1. सजं िप्त नाम और प्रारंभ - (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम राष्ट्रीय रािमागग फीस (िरों का जनधागरण एवं संग्रहण) (िसू रा संिोधन) जनयमावली, 2026 ह।ै (2) ये रािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन की जतजर् से प्रवृत्त होंगे। 2. राष्ट्रीय रािमागग फीस (िरों का जनधागरण एवं संग्रहण) जनयमावली, 2008 (जिसे इसमे इसके पश्चात उि जनयम कहा गया ह)ै के जनयम 2 के उप-जनयम (1) में खंड (ढ) के पश् चात् जनम्नजलजखत खंड अंत:स्ट्र् ाजपत दकया िाएगा, अर्ागत्:– (ण) “असंित्त प्रयोक् ता फीस” से राष्ट्रीय रािमागग के दकसी खंड के उपयोग के जलए मोटर यान द्वारा िेय प्रयोक् ता फीस के अजभप्रेत ह,ै िहां इलेक्रॉजनक टोल संग्रहण अवसंरचना ने ऐसे यान के गुिरने को ििग (ररकॉडग) दकया है, लेदकन इन जनयमों के अधीन लगाए गए लागू प्रयोक् ता फीस उिगृहीत नहीं दकया ह।ै 3. उि जनयमों के, जनयम 14 के उप-जनयम (2) के पश् चात्, जनम्नजलजखत उप-जनयम अंत:स्ट्र् ाजपत दकए िाएंगे, अर्ागत्:— (2क) उप-जनयम (2) को प्रभावी करने के प्रयोिन के जलए, यांजत्रक यान के स्ट्वामी से असंित्त प्रयोक् ता फीस जनम्नजलजखत तरीके से वसूल की िाएगी, अर्ागत्:— 1929 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (क) यान का जववरण, घटना की जतजर् और स्ट्र्ान तर्ा िेय असंित्त प्रयोक् ता फीस की राजि जनर्िगष्ट करते हुए इलेक्रॉजनक सूचना (जिसे इसमे इसके पश्चात "ई-नोरटस" कहा िाएगा) राष्ट्रीय यान रजिस्ट्री (वाहन) म ेंउपलब्ध यान के स्ट्वामी के नाम पर िारी की िाएगी; (ख) ई-नोरटस इलेक्रॉजनक माध्यमों से भेिा िा सकता है, जिसमें लघु संिेि सेवा (एसएमएस), इलेक्रॉजनक मेल (ई-मेल), मोबाइल आधाररत संिेि एप्ल ीकेिन या केन्द्रीय सरकार द्वारा जनर्िगष्ट अन्द्य इलेक्रॉजनक माध्यम िाजमल हैं और इसे वास्ट् तजवक रूप में भी भेिा िा सकता ह;ै (ग) इस उद्देश्य के जलए केन्द्रीय सरकार द्वारा जनर्िगष्ट ऑनलाइन पोटगल पर ई-नोरटस उपलब्ध कराया िाएगा; (घ) केन्द्रीय सरकार या उसका कायगकारी प्राजधकारी, प्रवतगन उपायों और ऐसी असंित्त प्रयोक् ता फीस की वसूली के प्रयोिनों के जलए आवश्यक राष्ट्रीय इलेक्रॉजनक टोल संग्रहण प्रणाली का राष्ट्रीय यान रजिस्ट्री (वाहन) के सार् तकनीकी और प्रणालीगत एकीकरण कर सकता ह।ै (2ख) उप-जनयम (2क) के अधीन िारी ई-नोरटस के अनुसरण में िेय असंित्त प्रयोक् ता फीस, जनयम 4 के उप-जनयम (2) के अधीन जनर्िगष्ट यान की संबंजधत श्रणे ी पर लागू प्रयोक् ता फीस के िोगुने के बराबर होगा और इसका भुगतान इलेक्रॉजनक माध्यम से या केन्द्रीय सरकार द्वारा समय-समय पर जनर्िगष्ट दकए गए भुगतान के अन्द्य माध्यम से दकया िाएगा। परंत ुिहां ई-नोरटस िारी होने के समय से बहत्तर घंटों के भीतर असंित्त प्रयोक् ता फीस का भुगतान दकया िाता है, तो िेय राजि संबंजधत यान श्रेणी पर लागू प्रयोक् ता फीस तक सीजमत होगी, िैसा दक जनयम 4 के उप-जनयम (2) में यर्ा जनर्िगष्ट ह।ै (2ग) दकसी ई-नोरटस से व्यजर्त दकसी यांजत्रक यान का कोई स्ट्वामी या चालक, उसके िारी होने के समय से बहत्तर घंटों के भीतर, जनर्िगष्ट इलेक्रॉजनक पोटगल के माध्यम से एक अभ्यावेिन प्रस्ट्तुत कर सकता ह।ै (2घ) िहां उप-जनयम (2ग) के अधीन कोई अभ्यावेिन प्रस्ट्तुत दकया गया है, वहां जनष्पािन प्राजधकारी या ररयायतग्राही, िैसा भी मामला हो, ऐसे अभ्यावेिन की िांच करेगा और उसका जनपटान करेगा तर्ा ऐसे अभ्यावेिन की प्राजप्त की तारीख से पांच दिनों के भीतर इलेक्रॉजनक माध्यम से रजिस्ट्रीकृत स्ट्वामी को अपने जनणगय के बारे में सूजचत करेगा। परंतु यदि अभ्यावेिन प्राप्त होने की तारीख से पांच दिन की समाजप्त पर उसका जनपटान नहीं दकया िाता है, तो जनष्पािन प्राजधकारी या ररयायतग्राही का असंित्त प्रयोक् ता फीस का िावा समाप्त हो िाएगा। (2ड.) यदि दकसी यांजत्रक यान का स्ट्वामी या चालक ई-नोरटस िारी होने की तारीख स ेपंरह दिनों के भीतर असंित्त प्रयोक् ता फीस का भुगतान करने में जवफल रहता ह ैऔर उप-जनयम (2ग) के अधीन कोई अभ्यावेिन लंजबत नहीं है, तो उप-जनयम (2ख) के अधीन यान स्ट्वामी से वसूल दकया िाने वाली असंित्त प्रयोक् ता फीस की राजि राष्ट्रीय यान रजिस्ट्री (वाहन) में ििग की िाएगी; और असंित्त प्रयोक् ता फीस का भुगतान होने तक वाहन के माध्यम से ऐसे यान के संबंध में प्रिान की िाने वाली सेवाओं पर ऐसे प्रजतबंध लगाए िा सकते हैं, िो केन्द्रीय सरकार द्वारा जनर्िगष्ट दकए िाए। [फा.सं. एच-25016/06/2025-टोल (ई-262154)] चेतना नंि ससंह, संयुि सजचव रटप्पणः मूल जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) में अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 838 (अ), तारीख 5 दिसंबर, 2008 के द्वारा से प्रकाजित दकए गए र्े और तत्पश्चात म ेंइन्द्ह ेंसंख्या 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 अक्टूबर, 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 माचग, 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 माचग, 2017; सा.का.जन. 427(अ), तारीख 7 मई, 2018; सा.का.जन. 920(अ), तारीख 25 जसतंबर, 2018; सा.का.जन. 942(अ), तारीख 20 दिसंबर, 2019; सा.का.जन. 298(अ), तारीख 15 मई, 2020; सा.का.जन. 523(अ), तारीख 24 अगस्ट्त, 2020 और सा.का.जन. 804(अ), तारीख 30 दिसंबर, 2020; सा.का.जन. 467(अ), तारीख 24 िून, 2022; सा.का.जन. 725 (अ), तारीख 6 अक्टूबर, 2023; सा.का.जन. 556 (अ), तारीख 9 जसतंबर, 2024; सा.का.जन. 388 (अ), तारीख 17 िून, 2025; सा.का.जन. 437 (अ), तारीख 1 िुलाई, 2025; सा.का.जन. 734 (अ), तारीख 3 अक्टूबर, 2025; सा.का.जन. 01 (अ), तारीख 31 दिसंबर, 2025 और सा.का.जन. 107 (अ), तारीख 4 फरवरी, 2026 के द्वारा से संिोजधत दकए गए र्े।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 Ministry of Road Transport and Highways NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th March, 2026 G.S.R. 191(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. Short title and commencement. — (1) These rules may be called the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026. (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 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 2, in sub-rule (1), after clause (n), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:– ‘(o) “unpaid user fee” means the user fee payable by a motor vehicle for use of a section of a National Highway, where the Electronic Toll Collection Infrastructure has recorded the passage of such vehicle but has not received the applicable user fee levied under these rules.’. 3. In the said rules, in rule 14, after sub-rule (2), the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely:— ‘(2A) For the purposes of giving effect to sub-rule (2), unpaid user fee shall be recovered from the owner of the mechanical vehicle in the following manner, namely :— (a) electronic notice (hereinafter referred to as the “e-notice”) shall be issued specifying the details of the vehicle, the date and location of occurrence, and the amount of unpaid user fee payable, in the name of the owner of the vehicle as available in the National Vehicle Registry (VAHAN); (b) e-notice may be served by electronic means including Short Message Service (SMS), electronic mail (e- mail), mobile-based messaging applications, or through such other electronic mode as may be specified by the Central Government, and may also be served in physical form; (c) e-notice shall be made available on online portal to be specified by the Central Government for this purpose; (d) the Central Government or its executing authority may undertake technical and system integration of the National Electronic Toll Collection system with the National Vehicle Registry (VAHAN) as may be necessary for the purposes of enforcement measures, and realisation of such unpaid user fee. (2B) The unpaid user fee payable in pursuance of an e-notice issued under sub-rule (2A) shall be an amount equal to two times the user fee applicable to the concerned category of vehicle, as specified under sub-rule (2) of rule 4, and shall be paid through electronic mode or through such other mode of payment, as may be specified by the Central Government from time to time: Provided that where the unpaid user fee is paid within seventy-two hours from the time of issuance of the e- notice, the amount payable shall be limited to the user fee applicable to the concerned category of vehicle, as specified under sub-rule (2) of rule 4. (2C) Any owner or driver of a mechanical vehicle aggrieved by an e-notice may, within seventy-two hours from the time of issuance thereof, submit a representation through the designated electronic portal. (2D) Where a representation has been submitted under sub-rule (2C), the executing authority or the concessionaire, as the case may be, shall examine and dispose of such representation and communicate its decision to the registered owner by electronic means within five days from the date of receipt of such representation: Provided that, in case the representation not disposed of on the expiry of five days from the date of receipt of representation, then the claim of the executing authority or concessionaire to the unpaid user fee shall cease. (2E) If the owner or driver of a mechanical vehicle fails to pay the unpaid user fee within fifteen days from the date of the issuance of the e-notice and no representation made under sub-rule (2C) is pending, the amount4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] of unpaid user fee under sub-rule (2B) recoverable from the vehicle owner shall be posted onto the National Vehicle Registry (VAHAN); and such restrictions may be imposed on the services provided in respect of the such vehicle through VAHAN, as may be specified by the Central Government, until the unpaid user fee is paid.’. [F. No. H-25016/06/2025-Toll (E-262154)] CHETNA NAND SINGH, 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 were subsequently amended vide numbers 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. 831(E), dated the 21st November, 2014; G.S.R. 2(E), dated the 29th December, 2014; G.S.R. 220(E), dated the 23rd March, 2015; G.S.R. 585(E), dated the 8th June, 2016; G.S.R. 1114(E), dated the 2nd December, 2016; G.S.R. 248(E), dated the 14th March, 2017; G.S.R. 427(E), dated the 7th May, 2018; G.S.R. 920(E), dated the 25th September, 2018; G.S.R. 942(E), dated the 20th December, 2019; G.S.R. 298(E), dated the 15th May, 2020; G.S.R. 523(E), dated the 24th August, 2020 and G.S.R. 804(E), dated the 30th December, 2020; G.S.R 467 (E) dated the 24th June, 2022; G.S.R 725 (E), dated the 6th October, 2023; G.S.R 556 (E), dated the 9th September, 2024; G.S.R. 388 (E) dated the 17th June, 2025; G.S.R. 437 (E) dated the 1st July, 2025; G.S.R. 734 (E) dated the 3rd October, 2025; G.S.R. 01 (E) dated the 31st December, 2025 and G.S.R. 107 (E) dated the 4th February, 2026. 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