## Policy Analysis Report: National Highway No. 161A Fee Levy
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification concerning the levy of fees for the use of the Bhokar to Sarsam section of National Highway No. 161A in Maharashtra. The core purpose of the notification is to establish and authorize the collection of user fees for this stretch of highway. Key findings include the specification of fee rates based on vehicle type and road section length, the location of the fee plaza, and provisions for monthly passes and discounted fees in specific circumstances. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is authorized to collect these fees.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative analysis of a government notification regarding fee collection on a section of National Highway No. 161A in Maharashtra. The analysis is solely based on the provided text of the notification, aiming to provide a clear understanding of its key provisions.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This is a new policy establishing fees for use of a section of highway.
* **Core Objective(s):** To levy and collect fees for the use of the Bhokar to Sarsam section (km 0.000 to km 33.000) of National Highway No. 161A in Maharashtra. This is to recover costs associated with the highway.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy:** The policy addresses the need to generate revenue to support the maintenance and operation of National Highway No. 161A. The text suggests that the Central Government entrusted a section of the National Highway to the State Government of Maharashtra, warranting fee levy to help with the related costs.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* This is a new policy establishing a fee structure. The key provisions include:
* **Fee Structure:** Fees are levied based on vehicle type (car, truck, bus, etc.) as defined in Table 1 with base rates for 2007-2008.
* **Road Section Length:** Fees are differentiated based on the length of the net road section (1.3 km for four or more lanes, and 31.6355 km for two-lane with paved shoulders). The base rates vary for each.
* **Equivalent Structure Length:** Fees apply to structures longer than 60 meters, converted into equivalent road length using a factor of 10.
* **Fee Plaza Location:** The fee plaza is located at design chainage Km.22150 in Sonari village, Taluka Himayatnagar, District Nanded, Maharashtra.
* **Monthly Passes:** A monthly pass is available for non-commercial vehicle owners residing within 20 kilometers of the fee plaza at a rate of Rs. 340 for the year 2024-2025.
* **Discounts:** Discounted rates (50% of the specified rate) may apply to commercial vehicles registered in the district where the fee plaza is located, under certain conditions (no service road or alternative road available).
* **Overloaded Vehicles:** Vehicles exceeding permissible load are subject to additional fees.
* **Fee Revision:** The actual amount of fee to be charged from vehicles and the discounts will be calculated by the NHAI based on the completed length of the section and revised annually.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
* Vehicle owners and operators using the Bhokar to Sarsam section of National Highway No. 161A.
* Residents living within 20 kilometers of the Sonari village fee plaza.
* Commercial vehicle operators, particularly those registered in the Nanded district.
* The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and its contractors.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is responsible for collecting the fees, either through its officials or a contractor.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** The fees are effective from April 25, 2025. The fee rates are to be displayed for user information. The fees are based on 2007-2008 rates and will be revised annually according to the rules.
*The authority is required to publish the details of the fee revision in at least one newspaper in English and one vernacular language.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* The intended outcome is to generate revenue for the maintenance and operation of the Bhokar to Sarsam section of National Highway No. 161A.
* The collection of fees will likely impact the transportation costs for vehicle owners and operators using this highway section.
* The monthly pass option may provide some relief to local residents.
* The recovery of the initial capital cost of Rupees 295.09 crore.
**9. Conclusion:**
The government notification establishes a fee structure for the use of the Bhokar to Sarsam section of National Highway No. 161A. The policy outlines the fee rates, discounts, and collection procedures, impacting vehicle owners and operators using the highway. The NHAI is responsible for implementation and annual revision of the fees. The main goal is to generate revenue for the upkeep and operation of the highway section.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which the notification is issued. Mentioned in relation to the powers conferred by section 7.
section 5: Section of the National Highways Act, 1956, mentioned in the document.
section 7: Section of the National Highways Act, 1956, under which powers are conferred.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: Rules used in conjunction with the National Highways Act to levy fees.
rule 3: Rule in conjunction with the National Highways Act, 1956.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: Government ministry issuing the notification.
Central Government: The government levying the fee.
National Highways Authority of India: Authority authorized to collect the fee.
0.645 km: Length of equivalent structure.
0.0645 km: Length of equivalent structure.
200708: Base year for fee calculation.
1.3 km: Net road section length where the fee is levied.
31.6355 km: Length of two lane with paved shoulder section for equivalent structure.
National Highway No.161A: Highway on which fee is levied.
Rs.340: Rate of monthly pass.
202425: The year to which the monthly pass rate refers.
Rule 12: Rule for displaying fee rates.
Rule 5: Rule for the basis of the completed length of the section and revised annually.
Rupees 295.09 crore: Estimated capital cost of the project.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 1847] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, अप्रलै 25, 2025/विै ाख 5, 1947
No. 1847] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025/VAISAKHA 5, 1947
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 25 अप्रलै , 2025
का.आ. 1889(अ).— िबदक, केन्द र सरकार ने राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 5 के
अधीन िारी की गई भारत सरकार के सड़क पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना सं. का. आ. 5420(अ),
दिनांदकत 13 दिसंबर, 2024 के द्वारा महाराष्टर राज्य में राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग सं. 161ए को महाराष्टर राज्य सरकार को सुपिु ग
कर दिया ह;ै
अत: अब, राष्टर ीय रािमागग फीस (िरों का जनधागरण और संग्रहण) जनयमावली, 2008 (िो इसके आगे ‘जनयम’ के
रूप में उजल्ल जखत ह)ै के जनयम 3 के साथ परित राष्टर ीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 7 द्वारा
प्रित् त िजत यों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, केन्द रीय सरकार, एतिद्वारा महाराष्टर राज्य में राष्ट्रीय रािमागग सं. 161ए के भोकर स े
सरसाम खंड के जडिाइन चैनेि दकमी 0.000 से दकमी 33.000 तक चार अथवा अजधक लने खंड के उपयोग के जलए 1.3
दकमी की जनवल सड़क खडं लबं ाई (ताजलका-2) के जलए ताजलका 1 के कॉलम (2) में जवजनर्िगष्टट आधार िर पर और पेव्ड
िोल् डर सजहत िो लेन के खंड के उपयोग के जलए 31.6355 दकमी (ताजलका-2) तथा 0.645 दकमी [0.0645 दकमी की
लंबाई वाली, ताजलका-3) [पव्े ड िोल् डर सजहत िो लने के खंड के उपयोग के जलए] की समतल्ु य संरचना लंबाई (60 मीटर स े
अजधक की लंबाई वाले) लंबाई के जलए ताजलका 1 के कॉलम (2) में जवजनर्िगष्ट ट आधार िर के 60% पर नीच े िी गई
ताजलका 1 के कॉलम (1) में जवजनर्िगष्ट ट वाहनों के प्रकार पर फीस उिगृहीत करती ह ै तथा भारतीय राष्टर ीय रािमाग ग
प्राजधकरण को उसके अजधकाररयों अथवा दकसी िेकेिार के माध् यम स े उत फीस के सग्रं हण के जलए प्राजधकृत करती ह,ै
अथागत:् -
2764 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
ताजलका-।
वाहन का प्रकार आधार वर् ग 2007-08 के जलए
प्रजत दकमी आधार फीस िर (रु.
म)ें
(1) (2)
कार, िीप, वैन या हल् के मोटर वाहन 0.65
हल्के वाजणजज्य क वाहन, हल्के माल वाहन या जमनी बस 1.05
बस या रक (िो धुरी) 2.20
तीन धरु ी वाजणजज्य क वाहन 2.40
भारी जनमागण मिीनरी (एचसीएम) या अथग मूववंग उपस्ट् कर (ईएमई) या बहु धुरीय 3.45
वाहन (एमएवी) (चार स ेछ: धरु ी)
जविाल आकार के वाहन (सात या अजधक धरु ी) 4.20
1. इसके अंतगगत उिगृहीत और सगं ृहीत फीस ऐस े पथकर प् लािाओं के अंतगगत जवजनर्िगष्ट ट जनवल सड़क लंबाई (िरू ी) हते ु
जनम्न जलजखत पथकर प् लािाओं में िेय और संिेय होगी:-
ताजलका-2
पथकर प्ल ािा (चनै िे ) की लबं ाई (दकमी म)ें जिसके जलए फीस सिं ेय ह ै िर, जिस पर फीस सिं ेय ह ै।
अवजस्ट्थ जत
महाराष्टर राज्य में नांिेड़ 31.6355 दकमी पेव् ड िोल्ड र सजहत िो लेन के जलए ऊपर
जिला, तालुका- [संरचना की लंबाई (>60मी) को छोड़कर] ताजलका-1 में उजल्ल जखत आधार िरों का
जहमायतनगर, सोनारी 60%
गांव, जडिाइन च.ै दकमी 1.3 चार अथवा अजधक लने के जलए ऊपर
22+150 पर ताजलका-1 में उजल्ल जखत आधार िरों का
100%
2. उपयुगत के अजतररत , जनम् नजलजखत टोल प् लािा (प् लािाओं) पर 60 मीटर से अजधक लंबाई वाली जनम्न जलजखत
अवसंरचनाओं के उपयोग के जलए 10 के समतल्ु य गुणक द्वारा ऐसी अवसंरचनाओं की लंबाई को गणु ा करके रािमाग ग की
समतुल् य लंबाई म ेंअवसंरचनाओं की लंबाई को पररवर्तगत करके जनम्न जलजखत फीस भी िेय और संिेय होगी:-
ताजलका-3
पथकर प्ल ािा की अवजस्ट्थ जत समतल्ु य सड़क लबं ाई म ें पररवर्ततग समतल्ु य सड़क िर, जिस पर फीस सिं ेय ह ै
(चनै िे ) दकए िान े के जलए अवसरं चनाओं की लबं ाई (दकमी म)ें
लबं ाई (दकमी म)ें
महाराष्टर राज्य में नांिड़े जिला, 0.0645 दकमी^ 0.645 दकमी पेव् ड िोल् डर सजहत िो लेन
तालुका-जहमायतनगर, सोनारी के जलए ऊपर ताजलका-1 म ें
गांव, जडिाइन चै. दकमी उजल् लजखत आधार िरों का
22+150 पर 6 0 %
^ब् यौरा जनम्न ानुसार ह:ैं -
क्र. स.ं जडिाइन दकमी स े जडिाइन दकमी तक सरं चना का प्रकार लबं ाई (दकमी म)ें
1 4+236.75 4+301.25 बड़ा पुल 0.0645
कुल लबं ाई 0.0645 दकमी[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
3. गरै -वाजणजज्य क प्रयोिनों के जलए पंिीकृत यांजत्रक वाहन के स्ट् वामी और पथकर प् लािा से बीस दकमी की िरू ी के भीतर
जनवास करन े वाल े व् यजत के जलए माजसक पास की िर वर् ग 2024-25 के जलए 340.00 रु. (तीन सौ चालीस रुपए मात्र) ह ै
और उत जनयमों के प्रावधानों के अनुसार प्रजतवर्ग संिोधन के अध् यधीन ह।ै
4. रािमागग खडं पर बहुल यात्राओं के जलए जनम् नजलजखत िरों पर पास िारी दकए िाएंग,े अथागत्
ताजलका-4
भगु तान-योग्य धनराजि अनमु त एकतरफा यात्राओं की वधै ता की अवजध
अजधकतम सख्ं य ा
एकतरफा यात्रा के जलए फीस का डेढ़ िो भुगतान के समय से चौबीस घंटे
गुना
पचास एकल यात्राओं के जलए पचास भुगतान की तारीख से एक महीना
भुगतान-योग् य फीस की राजि का िो-
जतहाई
5. फीस प्ल ािा जस्ट्थ त होने वाले जिल े में पंिीकृत वाजणजज्य क वाहनों (राष्टर ीय परजमट के अधीन प्रचाजलत दकए िा रह े
वाहनों को छोड़कर) के जलए फीस उस श्रेणी के वाहन हते ु जनधागररत िर की 50% होगी, बिते दक ऐसे वाजणजज्य क वाहनों
के प्रयोग के जलए कोई सर्वगस रोड या वैकजल् पक सड़क उपलब्ध न हों।
6. संबंजधत श्रेणी के वाहनों के जलए जवजनर्िगष्ट ट अनुज्ञेय भार से अजधक भार लिे यांजत्रक वाहन का चालक या स्ट् वामी या
प्रभारी व् यजत , राष्ट्रीय रािमागग पर अजतभार लिे वाहन के प्रवेि के जलए टोल सग्रं हण एिेंसी को ऐसी श्रेणी के वाहनों के
प्रवेि जलए, उत जनयमों के जनयम 10 के उप-जनयम 1ए के अनुसार जवजनर्िगष्ट ट फीस के समतल्ु य फीस का भगु तान करन े के
जलए उत् तरिायी होगा और वह रािमागग खंड का प्रयोग करने के जलए तब तक हकिार नहीं होगा िब तक ऐसे यांजत्रक
वाहन से लिा अजतभार हटाया नहीं िाता।
7. सभी पररभार्ाएं, यांजत्रक वाहनों की श्रेणी, इनके अनज्ञु ेय भार, छूट प्राप् त वाहनों की श्रेणी, सर्वगस रोड, वैकजल् पक सड़क
इत् यादि पूवोत जनयमों में जवजनर्िगष्ट ट पररभार्ाओं के अनुरूप होंगी।
8. फीस की िरें उक्त जनयमों के जनयम 12 के अनुसरण में प्रयोत ाओं के सूचनाथग प्रिर्िगत करनी होंगी।
9. यांजत्रक वाहनों से फीस की वास्ट् तजवक राजि उपयुग त ताजलका-1 में यथा-उजल्ल जखत आधार वर् ग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत
दकमी फीस की आधार िर के आधार पर प्रभाररत होगी और छूटों की गणना भारतीय राष्ट्रीय रािमागग प्राजधकरण द्वारा
खंड की पूरी हो गई लंबाई के आधार पर की िाएगी और उसे उत जनयमों के जनयम 5 के अनुसार प्रजत वर्ग संिोजधत दकया
िाएगा तथा तिनुसार उसे अंग्रिे ी और क्षेत्रीय भार्ा के कम से कम एक-एक समाचार पत्र में प्रकाजित दकया िाएगा।
10. इस पररयोिना की प्राक जलत पूंिीगत लागत 295.09 करोड़ रु. ह।ै [भूजम अजधग्रहण, िनोपयोगी सुजवधाओं के
स्ट् थानांतरण, पड़े ों को काटने, आदि कायगकलापों को अभी परू ा दकया िाना ह ै इसजलए, पूंिीगत लागत पररवतगन के
अध् यधीन ह।ै ] प्राप् त प्रयोत ा फीस के माध् यम से वसूल की गई पूंिीगत लागत का भारतीय राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग प्राजधकरण
द्वारा ररकाडग रखा िाएगा।
[फा. स.ं आरओ/एमयूएम/पी-1119/2016-17/टोल/ई-249333]
कमलेि चतुवेिी, संयु त सजचव4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th April, 2025
S.O. 1889(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways S.O. 5420(E) dated 13th December 2024, issued under section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of
1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of National Highway no.161A in the state of Maharashtra to
the State Government of Maharashtra;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of
1956), read with rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008
(hereinafter referred to as the “rules”), the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in column (2)
of the Table-1 for net road section length of 1.3 km [Table-2] for four or more lane section and at sixty percent of the
base rate for use of two lane with paved shoulder section for length of 31.6355 km [Table-2] and for equivalent
structure length (having length more than 60m) of 0.645 km (having length of 0.0645 km, Table-3) [at sixty per cent
of the base rate for use of two lane with paved shoulder section] on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of
Table 1 below for the use of Bhokar to Sarsam section from design chainage from km 0.000 to km 33.000 of National
Highway No.161A in the state of Maharashtra and authorises the National Highways Authority of India to collect,
either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely:-
Table-1
Type of vehicle Base rate of fee per km for the base
year 2007-08 (in Rupees)
(1) (2)
Car, Jeep, Van or Light Motor Vehicle 0.65
Light Commercial Vehicle, Light Goods Vehicle or Mini Bus 1.05
Bus or Truck (Two Axles) 2.20
Three-axle commercial vehicles 2.40
Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or Earth Moving Equipment (EME) 3.45
or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles)
Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) 4.20
1. The fee to be levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the Fee Plaza for net road length specified
for such Fee Plaza(s) namely: -
Table-2
Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for Rate at which fee is payable
which Fee is payable
At design chainage Km.22+150 Sonari village, 31.6355 Km 60% for two lane with paved shoulders,
Taluka-Himayatnagar, District-Nanded in the State of [Excluding length of of the base rates mentioned in Table-1
Maharashtra. structures (>60m)] above.
1.3 km 100% for four or above lane, of the base
rates mentioned in Table-1 above.
2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the following structures having
length more than 60m at the following Fee Plaza(s), by converting the length of structures into an equivalent length of
highway by multiplying the length of such structures by an equalisation factor of 10: -
Table-3
Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length of structures (in Equivalent road Rate at which fee is payable
km) to be converted into length (in km)
equivalent road length
At design chainage Km.22+150 Sonari 60% for two lane with paved
village, Taluka-Himayatnagar, District- 0.0645^ 0.645 shoulders, of the base rates
Nanded in the State of Maharashtra. mentioned in Table-1 above.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
^The details are as under: -
Sr. No. From design km To design km Type of structure Length (in km)
1 4+236.75 4+301.25 Major Bridge 0.0645
Total 0.0645
3. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non-commercial purposes and
resides within a distance of twenty kilometres from the fee plaza is Rs.340/- (Rupees Three Hundred and Forty only)
for the year 2024-25 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules.
4. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: -
Table-4
Amount Payable Maximum number of one way Period of validity
journeys allowed
One and one-half times of the fee for one way Two Twenty four hours from the time
journey of payment
Two-third of amount of the fee payable for Fifty One month from date of payment
fifty single journeys
5. Fee for commercial vehicle (excluding vehicles plying under National permit) registered in the district where the
fee plaza falls shall be 50% of the specified rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternative
road is available for use of such commercial vehicles.
6. The driver or owner or a person in charge of a mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load
specified for its category, shall be liable to pay fee for entering the overloaded vehicle on the National Highway to the
fee collecting agency, equal to the fee specified in sub-rule 1A of rule 10 of the said rules, and shall not be entitled to
make use of the highway section unless the excess load has been removed from such mechanical vehicle.
7. All definitions including category of mechanical vehicles, its permissible load, category of exempted vehicles,
service road, alternative road, etc. shall be as per definitions specified in the said rules.
8. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules.
9. Based on the base rate of fee per kilometer for the base year 2007-08 as mentioned in Table-1 above, the actual
amount of fee to be charged from the mechanical vehicles and the discounts will be calculated by the National
Highways Authority of India on the basis of the completed length of the section and revised annually in accordance
with the rule 5 of the said rules and the same shall be published in at least one newspaper in English and vernacular
language.
10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 295.09 crore. [The capital cost is subject to variation as the
activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed. The National Highways
Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised.
[F. No. RO/MUM/P-1119/2016-17/Toll /E-249333]
KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt. Secy.
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