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Publication of amendment in the NH Fee Rules 2008

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**Executive Summary** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2026. These rules mandate that vehicles without a functional FASTag opting to pay via Unified Payment Interface (UPI) must pay 1.25 times the applicable user fee. The amendment was notified on April 2, 2026, and officially comes into force on April 10, 2026. **Key Points / Main Content** **Legislative Framework and Timeline** * **Official Title:** These rules are designated as the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2026. * **Effective Date:** The provisions are set to be implemented starting April 10, 2026. * **Authority:** The rules are made in exercise of powers conferred by section 9 of the National Highways Act, 1956. **New Fee Collection Provisions** * **Target Group:** The amendment applies specifically to vehicle users entering a fee plaza without a FASTag or without a valid, functional FASTag. * **UPI Payment Surcharge:** If a user in the target group opts to pay the fee through the Unified Payment Interface (UPI), they are required to pay 1.25 times the standard user fee applicable to that vehicle category. * **Non-Compliance:** If the owner or driver of a vehicle without a functional FASTag does not opt for the UPI payment method specified in this rule, the vehicle will be dealt with in accordance with Rule 14. **Impact Analysis** **Vehicle Owners and Drivers** **Impact** Users lacking a functional FASTag will face a 25% surcharge on standard toll rates if they choose to pay via UPI. Failure to use the prescribed payment method may lead to further action under established enforcement rules (Rule 14). **Action Required** Owners and drivers should ensure their vehicles are equipped with a valid and functional FASTag to avoid higher fees. If no functional FASTag is present, they must use UPI to pay the 1.25x rate or face standard enforcement penalties. **Fee Plaza Operators / Toll Authorities** **Impact** Operators are responsible for enforcing the new fee structure for non-FASTag vehicles and providing the necessary UPI infrastructure for these specific transactions. **Action Required** Authorities must update toll collection systems to calculate the 1.25x multiplier for UPI payments and ensure staff are trained to handle vehicles according to the amended Rule 6 (3A) and Rule 14.

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central government ministry responsible for notifying changes to highway fee collection and tolling regulations. National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008: The principal regulatory framework being amended to specify fee rates for vehicles without functional FASTags opting for UPI payments. National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is empowered to determine and collect fees on national highways. FASTag: The mandatory electronic toll collection system; its absence or invalidity triggers a 1.25 times higher user fee for vehicles entering toll plazas. Unified Payment Interface (UPI): The digital payment system identified as a specified option for paying the increased toll fee in the absence of a valid FASTag.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-02042026-271540 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D2H0x4x2x0 26-271540 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.ं 231] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, अप्रलै 2, 2026/चत्रै 12, 1948 26/पौष 17, 1947 No. 231] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026/CHAITRA 12, 1948 /PAUSHA 17, 1947 सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 2 अप्रलै , 2026 सा.का.जन. 251(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 9 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग फीस (िरों का अवधारण और संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अर्ागत:् - 1. सजं िप्त नाम और प्रारंभ.- (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप् त नाम राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग फीस (िरों का अवधारण और संग्रहण) (तृतीय संिोधन) जनयम, 2026 ह।ै (2) य े10 अप्रलै , 2026 को लागू होंगे । 2. राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग फीस (िरों का अवधारण और सग्रं हण) जनयम, 2008 के जनयम 6 के उपजनयम (3क) के स्ट्र्ान पर जनम्नजलजखत उपजनयम रखा िाएगा, अर्ातग ्— “(3क) यदि वाहन का उपयोिा, यर्ाजस्ट्र्जत, जबना फास्ट्टैग या जबना जवजधमान्द्य, कायिग ील फास्ट्टैग के फीस प्लािा म ें प्रवेि करता ह ैएवं एकल भुगतान प्रणाली (यूपीआई) के माध्यम से फीस का भगु तान करन े के जवकल्प का चयन करता ह,ै तो वह जनयम 4 के उप-जनयम (2) के अधीन उस श्रणे ी के वाहन पर लाग ू उपयोिा फीस का 1.25 गनु ा भुगतान करेगा । 2438 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] परंतु यदि वाहन का स्ट्वामी या चालक इस जनयम के अधीन जवजनर्िगष्ट जवजध से फीस का भुगतान करने का जवकल्प नहीं चुनता ह,ै तो ऐस े वाहन के सार् जनयम 14 के अनुसार कायगवाही की िाएगी। स्ट्पष्टीकरण:- यदि जनयम 4 के उप-जनयम (2) के अनुसार दकसी जवजिष्ट श्रेणी के वाहन के जलए उपयोिा फीस एक सौ रुपये ह ैऔर यदि वह वाहन, यर्ाजस्ट्र्जत, जबना फास्ट्टैग या जबना जवजधमान्द्य, कायगिील फास्ट्टैग के, फीस प्लािा में प्रवेि करता ह,ै तर्ा उस वाहन का उपयोिा एकल भगु तान प्रणाली (यूपीआई) के माध्यम स े फीस का भुगतान करने के जवकल्प का चयन करता ह,ै तो वह 1.25 गनु ा (अर्ागत् केवल एक सौ पच्चीस रुपये) का भुगतान करेगा। [फा. स.ं एच-25016/03/2025-टोल/ई-252204] चेतनानंि ससंह, संयुि सजचव रटप्पण:- मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उप-खंड (i) में अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 838 (अ), तारीख 5 दिसंबर, 2008 के द्वारा से प्रकाजित दकए गए र् े और तत्पश्चात 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 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. 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 िलु ाई, 2025; सा.का.जन. 734 (अ), तारीख 3 अक्टूबर, 2025; सा.का.जन. 01 (अ), तारीख 31 दिसंबर, 2025; सा.का.जन. 107 (अ), तारीख 4 फरवरी, 2026 और सा.का.जन 191 (अ), दिनांक 17 माच,ग 2026 द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए र्े। MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd April, 2026 G.S.R. 251(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) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the 10th day of April, 2026. 2. In the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, in rule 6, for sub-rule (3A), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:— “(3A) If the user of a vehicle enters a fee plaza without a FASTag or a valid functional FASTag, as the case may be, and opts to pay fee through the Unified Payment Interface (UPI), he shall pay 1.25 times of the user fee applicable to that category of vehicle in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (2) of rule 4: Provided that if the owner or driver of the vehicle does not opt to pay fee in the manner specified under this rule, such vehicle shall be dealt in accordance with rule 14. Illustration: If the user fee for a particular class of vehicle as per sub-rule (2) of rule 4 is rupees hundred and if that vehicle enters a fee plaza without a FASTag or a valid, functional FASTag, as the case may be, if the user of that vehicle opts to pay fee through Unified Payment Interface (UPI), he shall pay 1.25 times (i.e. rupees one hundred and twenty five only).”. [F. No.H-25016/03/2025-Toll (E-252204)] CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 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, G.S.R. 107 (E) dated the 4th February, 2026 and G.S.R. 191 (E) dated the 17th March, 2026. 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.

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