## Policy Analysis Report: Toll Fee Notification on National Highway 43 in Chhattisgarh
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification (S.O. 730(E)) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on February 16, 2022, concerning the levy of toll fees on mechanical vehicles using a specific section of National Highway 43 in the State of Chhattisgarh. The notification establishes the toll rates, collection mechanisms, and related provisions for the Kunkuri to CGJH border section (design kilometer 531.775 to 598.450). Key findings include the establishment of toll rates based on vehicle type and distance, the designation of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) as the collecting agency, and provisions for monthly passes and discounts in specific cases.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the policy notification S.O. 730(E) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on February 16, 2022, regarding the levy of toll fees on a section of National Highway 43 in Chhattisgarh. The analysis is based solely on the information contained within the provided text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new policy* establishing toll fees on a specific section of National Highway 43.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the core objectives of this policy are:
* To levy a fee on mechanical vehicles using the specified section of National Highway 43.
* To authorize the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to collect the toll fees.
* To recover the capital cost of the project (Kunkuri to CGJH border section of National Highway 43) through user fees.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This notification addresses the need to finance and maintain the Kunkuri to CGJH border section of National Highway 43. By levying toll fees on vehicles using the road, the government aims to generate revenue to recover the initial capital investment and fund ongoing maintenance and improvements. The text mentions entrusting the specified stretch of highway to the State Government of Chhattisgarh previously (based on notification S.O. 4531(E) dated 18th December, 2019), suggesting this toll implementation follows that entrustment.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As a new policy, the following are the key provisions established by the notification:
* **Toll Rate Structure:** Toll rates are established based on the type of vehicle and the length of the road section used. Table 1 specifies base rates for different vehicle categories, with the actual fee calculated based on the base rate per kilometer for the base year 2007-08 and adjusted annually by the NHAI.
* **Fee Plaza Location:** The toll fee is to be collected at a Fee Plaza located at km 593.500 of NH43 in village Lodam in Jashpur District of Chhattisgarh.
* **Structure Fee:** Additional fees are applicable for the use of structures (bridges) longer than 60 meters, converted into equivalent road length for toll calculation.
* **Monthly Pass:** A monthly pass is available for non-commercial vehicles registered to individuals residing within 20 kilometers of the fee plaza at a rate of Rs. 285.00 for the year 2021-22, subject to annual revision.
* **Discounts for Multiple Journeys:** Passes are available for multiple journeys, with rates specified for 24-hour passes and monthly passes.
* **Discount for Local Commercial Vehicles:** A 50% discount on the specified rate is applicable to commercial vehicles (excluding those with National permits) registered in the district where the fee plaza is located, provided no service road or alternative road is available.
* **Overloaded Vehicle Fee:** Vehicles exceeding the permissible load are subject to additional fees as per subrule 1A of rule 10 of the said rules, before being allowed to use the highway section.
* **Definitions:** Definitions for vehicle categories, permissible load, exempted vehicles, service roads, etc., are to be in accordance with the "said rules" (likely the National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008).
* **Display of Fee Rates:** Toll rates must be displayed for user information, in accordance with rule 12 of the "said rules."
* **Annual Revision and Publication:** The NHAI is responsible for calculating the actual toll amounts and discounts, revising them annually, and publishing the information in English and a vernacular newspaper.
* **Capital Cost Recovery:** Once the capital cost (estimated at Rupees 423.79 crore) is recovered through user fees, the toll rates will be reduced to 40% of the original rates.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders include:
* **Vehicle Owners and Operators:** All owners and operators of mechanical vehicles using the specified section of National Highway 43 will be directly affected by the toll fees.
* **Residents near the Fee Plaza:** Residents living within 20 kilometers of the fee plaza are eligible for monthly passes.
* **Commercial Vehicle Operators in Jashpur District:** Commercial vehicle operators registered in Jashpur District may be eligible for a discount, provided there are no alternative roads.
* **National Highway Authority of India (NHAI):** The NHAI is responsible for collecting and managing the toll fees, as well as calculating and publishing toll rate revisions.
* **State Government of Chhattisgarh:** The State Government of Chhattisgarh was previously entrusted with the stretch of road, and the toll implementation impacts the state's transportation infrastructure and economy.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is the primary responsible agency for implementing and managing the toll collection process.
* **Timelines and Procedures:** The notification specifies that the toll rates will be revised annually by the NHAI. The rules and procedures for collecting the toll are implied to be governed by the "National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008." The final capital cost will be notified separately once land acquisition, utility shifting, and tree cutting activities are completed.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of this policy are:
* **Revenue Generation:** Generate revenue to recover the capital cost of the project (estimated at Rupees 423.79 crore) and fund ongoing maintenance and improvements to the highway.
* **Improved Highway Infrastructure:** The generated revenue can be used to maintain and improve the quality and safety of the National Highway 43 section.
* **Fair User Fee System:** Establish a user-based fee system where those who directly benefit from the highway's use contribute to its upkeep.
* **Economic Development:** Improved highway infrastructure can lead to increased connectivity and economic development in the region.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification S.O. 730(E) establishes a toll fee system for the Kunkuri to CGJH border section of National Highway 43 in Chhattisgarh. This policy aims to generate revenue for infrastructure maintenance and capital cost recovery. The NHAI is responsible for implementing and managing the toll collection process, with provisions for monthly passes, discounts, and annual rate revisions. The toll is expected to have a direct impact on vehicle owners and operators, local residents, and the regional economy.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law under which the notification is issued, specifically sections 5 and 7.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: Rules governing the determination of rates and collection of fees on National Highways.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for road transport and highways, which issued the notification.
National Highway 43: The specific national highway to which the notification applies. The stretch is from Kunkuri to CGJH border section.
Chhattisgarh: The Indian state in which the specified section of National Highway 43 is located.
Central Government: The governing authority levying the fee on mechanical vehicles.
National Highway Authority of India: The agency authorized to collect the fee on the specified section of National Highway 43.
Kunkuri: Starting point of section of National Highway 43 in Chhattisgarh.
CGJH border: Endpoint of section of National Highway 43 in Chhattisgarh. The border with Jharkhand.
Jashpur District: District in Chhattisgarh where the fee plaza at Lodam village is located.
Lodam village: Village in Jashpur District, Chhattisgarh where a fee plaza is located.
Amit Varadan: Joint Secretary of the Indian government who signed the notification.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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No. 710] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2022/MAGHA 27, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 16 फरवरी, 2022
का.आ. 730(अ).—जबदक, केंद्र सरकार न,े राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 5 के
तहत जारी, भारत सरकार की अजधसूचना द्वारा सड़क पररवहन और राजमागग मंत्रालय म ें अजधसूचना संख्या
का.आ. 4531(अ), ददनांदकत 18 ददसंबर, 2019 द्वारा, छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य म ें राष्टर ीय राजमाग ग स.ं 43 के जडजाइन दकमी
531.775 स े दकमी 598.450 (कुंकुरी स े सीजी/जेएच सीमा खंड) तक के खंड को छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य सरकार को सुपुद ग कर
ददया ह;ै
अत: अब, केंद्रीय सरकार राष्टर ीय राजमागग िुल् क (दरों का अवधारण और सग्रं हण) जनयम, 2008 (जजसे इसम ें
इसके पश् चात ् ‘‘जनयम’’ कहा गया ह)ै के जनयम 3 के साथ परित राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की
धारा 7 द्वारा प्रदत् त िजत यों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य म ें राष्टर ीय राजमागग स.ं 43 के जडजाइन
दकमी 531.775 स े दकमी 598.450 (मौजूदा दकमी 531.250 स े दकमी 597.946 तक) तक कुंकुरी स े सीजी/जेएच सीमा
खंड के पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत दो लेन खंड के उपयोग के जलए नीचे ताजलका 1 के कॉलम (1) म ें जवर्ननददष्ट वाहनों के प्रकार पर
66.416 दकमी जनवल संडक खडं लंबाई और 2.59 दकमी (0.259 दकमी की लंबाई वाली) की समतुल्य संरचना लंबाई के
जलए ताजलका के कॉलम (2) में जवजनर्ददष्ट ट दरों के 60% पर यांजत्रक वाहनों पर िुल् क उदगृहीत करती ह ै तथा भारतीय
राष्ट्रीय राजमागग प्राजधकरण को उसके अजधकाररयों अथवा दकसी िेकेदार के माध् यम स े उत फीस के सग्रं हण के जलए
प्राजधकृत करती ह ै अथागत्:-
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ताजलका-।
वाहन का प्रकार आधार वर् ग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत
दकमी आधार फीस दर (रु. म)ें
(1) (2)
कार, जीप, वैन या हल् के मोटर वाहन 0.65
हल्के वाजणजज्य क वाहन, हल्के माल वाहन या जमनी बस 1.05
बस या रक (दो धुरी) 2.20
तीन धरु ी वाजणजज्य क वाहन 2.40
भारी जनमागण मिीनरी (एचसीएम) या अथग मूववग उपस्ट् कर (ईएमई) या बहु धरु ीय 3.45
वाहन (एमएवी) (चार स ेछ: धरु ी)
जविाल आकार के वाहन (सात या अजधक धरु ी) 4.20
1. इसके अंतगतग उदगृहीत और संगृहीत फीस ऐसे पथकर प्ल ाजा क के अंतगगत जवजनर्ददष्ट ट दरू ी हते ु जन्न जलजखत पथकर
प् लाजा क म ेंदेय और संदेय होगी:-
ताजलका-2
लबं ाई (दकमी म)ें जजसके जलए
पथकर प्ल ाजा (चनै जे ) की अवजस्ट्थ जत दर, जजस पर फीस सदं ेय ह ै।
फीस सदं ेय ह ै
छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य के जिपुर जजले म ेंलोडम गांव ऊपर ताजलका-1 म ें उजल् लजखत आधार
66.416
में रारा-43 के दकमी 593.500 पर दरों का 60%
2. उपयुग त के अजतररत ,जन्न जलजखत फीस प् लाजा (प् ल ाजा क) पर 60 मीटर से अजधक लंबाई वाली जन्न जलजखत
अवसंरचना क के उपयोग के जलए 01के समतुल् य गुणक द्वारा ऐसी अवसंरचना क की लंबाई को गुणा करके राजमाग ग
की समतुल् य लंबाई म ेंअवसंरचना क की लंबाई को पररवर्नतत करके जन्न जलजखत फीस भी दये और संदेय होगी-:
ताजलका-3
सड़क की समकक्ष लबं ाई म ें
पथकर प्ल ाजा की अवजस्ट्थ जत सड़क की समकक्ष दर, जजस पर फीस
क्र. स ं पररवर्नतत दकए जान ेहते ु
(चनै जे ) लबं ाई (दकमी म)ें सदं ेय ह ै
सरं चना क की लबं ाई (दकमी म)ें
छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य के जिपुर ऊपर ताजलका-1 में
1. जजले में लोडम गांव में रारा- 0.259^ 2.59 उजल् लजखत आधार
43 के दकमी 593.500 पर दरों का 60%
^ब् यौरा जननानानुसार ह: -
चनै जे
सरं चना का प्रकार लबं ाई (दकमी म)ें
दकमी स े दकमी तक
1 598.021 598.280 बड़ा पुल 0.259
जोड़ 0.259[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
3. गैर-वाजणजज्य क प्रयोजनों के जलए पंजीकृत यांजत्रक वाहन के स्ट् वामी और पथकर प् लाजा से बीस दकमी की दरू ी के
भीतर जनवास करने वाल े व् यजत के जलए माजसक पास की दर वर्ग 2021-22 के जलए 285.00 रु. (दो सौ जपचासी
रुपए मात्र) ह ैऔर कजथत जनयमों के प्रावधानों के अनुसार प्रजतवर्ग संिोधन के अध् यधीन ह।ै
4. राजमागग खडं पर बहुल यात्रा क के जलए जन्न जलजखत दरों पर पास जारी दकए जाएगं ,े अथागत ्
ताजलका-4
सदं ेय राजि अनज्ञु ात एकतरफा यात्रा क की अजधकतम मान्य ता अवजध
सख्ं य ा
एकतरफा यात्रा के जलए िल्ु क का डेढ़ दो भुगतान के समय से चौबीस घंटे
गुना
पचास एकल यात्रा क के जलए संदेय पचास भुगतान की तारीख से एक मास
िुल् क की राजि का दो-जतहाई
5. फीस प् लाजा जहां जस्ट् थत ह ैउस जजले में पंजीकृत वाजणजज्य क वाहनों (राष्टर ीय परजमट के अधीन प्रचाजलत दकए जा रह े
वाहनों को छोड़कर) के जलए फीस उस श्रेणी के वाहन हते ु जनधागररत दर की 50% होगी, बिते दक ऐसे वाजणजज्य क
वाहनों के प्रयोग के जलए कोई सर्नवस रोड या वैकजल् पक सड़क उपलब् ध न हों ।
6. संबंजधत श्रणे ी के वाहनों के जलए जवजनर्ददष्ट ट अनुज्ञेय भार से अजधक भार लद े यांजत्रक वाहन का चालक या स्ट् वामी या
प्रभारी व् यजत , राष्ट्रीय राजमागग पर अजतभार लदे वाहन के प्रवेि के जलए टोल सग्रं हण एजेंसी को ऐसी श्रेणी के
वाहनों के प्रवेि जलए, कजथत जनयमों के जनयम 10 के उप-जनयम 1ए के अनुसार अनुप्रयोज्य फीस के समतुल् य फीस
का भुगतान करन े के जलए उत् तरदायी होगा और वह राजमागग खडं का प्रयोग करने के जलए तब तक हकदार नहीं
होगा जब तक ऐसे यांजत्रक वाहन से लदा अजतभार हटाया नहीं जाता।
7. सभी पररभार्ाए,ं यांजत्रक वाहनों की श्रणे ी सजहत, इनके अनुज्ञेय भार, छूट प्राप् त वाहनों की श्रणे ी, सर्नवस रोड,
वैकजल् पक सड़क इत् यादद पूव्त जनयमों म ेंजवजनर्ददष्ट ट पररभार्ा क के अनरूु प होंगी।
8. फीस की दरें उक्त जनयमों के जनयम 12 के अनुसरण में प्रयोत ा क के सूचनाथग प्रदर्नित करनी होंगी ।
9. यांजत्रक वाहनों से फीस की वास्ट् तजवक राजि उपयुग त ताजलका-1 में यथा-उजल् लजखत आधार वर् ग 2007-08 के जलए
प्रजत दकमी फीस की आधार दर के आधार पर प्रभाररत होगी और छूटों की गणना भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग
प्राजधकरण द्वारा खडं की पूरी हो गई लंबाई के आधार पर की जाएगी और उसे उत जनयमों के जनयम 5 के अनुसार
प्रजत वर्ग संिोजधत दकया जाएगा तथा तदनुसार उसे अंग्रेजी और क्षेत्रीय भार्ा के कम से कम एक-एक समाचार पत्र
में प्रकाजित दकया जाएगा ।
10. पररयोजना की अनुमाजनत पूंजीगत लागत 423.79 करोड़ रू. ह ै । [भूजम अजधग्रहण, सावगजजनक जन सुजवधा क के
स्ट् थानांतरण, पेड़ों को काटन े आदद कायगकलापों को अभी परू ा दकया जाना ह ै इसजलए, पूंजीगत लागत पररवतगन के
अध् यधीन ह ै और अंजतम पूंजीगत लागत को पथृ क रूप स े अजधसूजचत दकया जाएगा]। भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग
प्राजधकरण द्वारा प्रयोगकता कग से वसूल दकए गए िल्ु क के जररए पूंजीगत लागत की वसूली हो जाने के
पश् चात,् लगाए जाने वाल े िल्ु क की दरों को घटाकर 40% कर ददया जाएगा और उत जनयमों के अनुसार इसम ें
वार्नर्क तौर पर संिोधन दकया जाएगा।
[फा. सं. आरओ/सीजी/एनएच-43/2021-22/कुंकुरी-झारखंड/टोल/]
अजमत वरदान, संयु त सजचव
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th February, 2022
S.O. 730(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways vide number S.O. 4531(E) dated 18th December, 2019 issued under Section 5 of
the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
design kilometer 531.775 to kilometer 598.450 (Kunkuri to CG/JH border section) of National Highway 43
in the State of Chhattisgarh to the State Government of Chhattisgarh ;
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 on
mechanical vehicles at sixty percent of the rates specified in column (2) of the Table for net road section
length of 66.416 km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 2.59 km (having
length of 0.259 km) on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for the use of two
lane with paved shoulder of Kunkuri to CG/JH border section from design kilometer 531.775 to kilometer
598.450 (existing km 531.250 to km 597.946) of National Highway 43 in the State of Chhattisgarh and
authorizes the National Highway 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 3.45
(EME) 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 Length (in km) for which Fee is Rate at which fee is payable
(chainage) payable
At km 593.500 of NH-43 in
60% of the base rates mentioned in
village Lodam in Jashpur 66.416
Table-1 above
District of Chhattisgarh
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 Length of structures (in Equivalent Rate at which fee is payable
(chainage) km) to be converted into road length
equivalent road length (in km)
At km 593.500 of NH-43 60% of the base rates mentioned
in village Lodam in in Table-1 above
0.259^ 2.59
Jashpur District of
Chhattisgarh[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 5
^The details are as under: -
Chainage Type of Structure
Length (in km)
From Km To Km
1 598.021 598.280 Major Bridge 0.259
Total 0.259
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. 285.000 (Rupees
Two Hundred Eighty Five Only) for the year 2021-22 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 Period of validity
one way journeys
allowed
One and one-half times of the fee for Two Twenty four hours from the time of
one way journey payment
Two-third of amount of the fee Fifty One month from date of payment
payable for 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 Highway 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 423.79 crore. [The capital cost is subject to
variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed
and the final capital cost will be notified separately]. The National Highway Authority of India shall
maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realized and after recovery of the
capital cost, the fee leviable shall be reduced to 40% of the rates and shall be revised annually in
accordance with the said rules.
[F. No. RO/CG/NH-43/2021-22/Kunkuri-Jharkhand/Toll/]
AMIT VARADAN, Jt. Secy.
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