## Policy Analysis Report: National Highway Fee Notification (December 20, 2022)
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a Government of India notification (S.O. 5949E) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on December 20, 2022, concerning the levy of fees on mechanical vehicles using a specific stretch of National Highway 53 in Maharashtra. This notification amends existing fee structures by outlining updated fee rates, fee plaza locations, and additional fees for bypasses and structures along the Talegaon-Amravati-Gujrat/Maharashtra Border Section. Key findings include the specification of base rates based on vehicle type, detailed fee calculations for different segments of the highway, and provisions for monthly passes and overloaded vehicles.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative overview of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notification S.O. 5949E, dated December 20, 2022, concerning user fee collection on a section of National Highway 53 in Maharashtra. The analysis is based solely on the provided policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This notification is an amendment to existing policies regarding fee collection on National Highways. It supersedes notification S.O. 3271E dated 24.10.2016.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the core objectives are:
* To levy and collect fees from mechanical vehicles using the specified section of National Highway 53.
* To define the rates and methods for calculating user fees, including variations based on vehicle type, road length, structures (bridges), and bypasses.
* To authorize the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to collect these fees.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This notification amends previous fee arrangements, likely to:
* Update fee rates to reflect changes in costs, traffic volume, or other relevant economic factors.
* Incorporate the costs associated with bypasses and structures (bridges/ROBs) into the overall fee structure.
* Clarify the fee collection mechanism for specific segments of the highway, ensuring transparency and efficient revenue generation.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This notification introduces the following specific changes to the fee collection structure:
* **Fee Structure Update:** Replaces the fee structure outlined in notification S.O. 3271E dated 24.10.2016.
* **Base Rates:** Specifies base fee rates (per kilometer) for different vehicle types, referencing the base year 2007-08 (Table 1). These rates serve as a foundation for fee calculation.
* **Fee Plaza Locations and Applicable Lengths:** Defines the locations of fee plazas and the specific road lengths for which fees are applicable at each plaza (Table 2). This includes provisions for excluding bypasses and structure lengths from the fee calculation.
* **Bypass Fees:** Introduces additional fees for the use of bypasses costing Rupees ten crore or more (Table 3). The additional fee is calculated at one and one-half times the base rates for the bypass length.
* **Structure Fees:** Specifies fees for the use of structures (bridges/ROBs) longer than 60 meters (Table 4). The length of these structures is converted into an equivalent road length using an equalization factor of 10.
* **Monthly Pass:** Defines the rate for monthly passes for non-commercial vehicles registered to residents within 20km of the fee plaza.
* **Overloaded Vehicle Fees:** 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 subrule 1A of rule 10 of the said rules.
* **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.**
**Impact of Changes:** This revised structure is designed to ensure that user fees more accurately reflect the costs of constructing and maintaining the highway, including the added infrastructure of bypasses and structures. The specific details provided in the tables allow for precise fee calculation for each vehicle type and route segment. The update will likely result in revised toll costs for vehicles using this section of NH53.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience includes:
* Owners and operators of all mechanical vehicles using the Amravati-Chikhali section of National Highway 53, from kilometer 166.000 to kilometer 360.000.
* Residents living within 20 kilometers of a fee plaza who are eligible for monthly passes.
* Commercial vehicle owners, especially those registered in the district where the fee plaza is located.
* The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), responsible for implementing and managing the fee collection process.
* Toll contractors, if the NHAI outsources fee collection.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is the primary responsible body for collecting and managing the fees.
* **Procedures:** The NHAI will likely need to:
* Recalculate fee rates based on the new structure and the 2007-08 base year, as per the annual revision rule (rule 5)
* Display updated fee rates at the fee plazas (as per rule 12).
* Establish processes for issuing monthly passes.
* Enforce rules regarding overloaded vehicles.
* **The capital cost recovery:** The Authority 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.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcomes of these changes are likely to include:
* Increased revenue collection to support the maintenance and improvement of the National Highway 53 section.
* A more equitable distribution of costs between different types of vehicles and users, reflecting their impact on the highway infrastructure.
* Greater transparency in the fee collection process due to the detailed specification of rates and calculation methods.
* 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.
**9. Conclusion:**
Notification S.O. 5949E represents a significant update to the user fee structure on a key section of National Highway 53. By incorporating bypasses and structures into the fee calculation and updating the base rates, the notification aims to ensure that the highway's maintenance and operational costs are adequately covered through user fees. The changes will directly impact vehicle owners and operators using this route, as well as the NHAI, which is responsible for implementing and managing the revised fee collection process.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian governmental ministry that issued the notification.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
National Highways Authority of India: The Authority responsible for the stretch from Kilometer 166.000 to Kilometer 649.000 TalegaonAmravatiGujratMaharashtra Border Section of National Highway No. 6New NH53 in the state of Maharashtra
National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988: The Act under which the notification regarding the entrusted stretch of highway was issued.
National Highways Act, 1956: The Act that confers powers for levying fees on national highways.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: The rules governing the determination of rates and collection of fees on national highways.
Maharashtra: The state where the Amravati Chikhali Section of National Highway 53 is located.
Amravati Chikhali Section: The section of highway from design kilometer 166.000 to kilometer 360.000 existing km 166.000 to km 360.000 of National Highway number 53 in the State of Maharashtra
National Highway No. 6New NH53: Highway passing through TalegaonAmravatiGujratMaharashtra Border Section of National Highway No. 6New NH53 in the state of Maharashtra
TalegaonAmravatiGujratMaharashtra Border Section: Stretch from Kilometer 166.000 to Kilometer 649.000
Kurankhed Village, Akola District, Maharashtra State: Location of Fee Plaza at Km.218.750
Taroda Kasba Village, Buldhana District, Maharashtra State: Location of Fee Plaza at Km.280.642
Dasarkhed Village, Buldhana District, Maharashtra State: Location of Fee Plaza at Km.356.542
Boregaon Bypass: Bypass near Kurankhed Village in Akola District,Maharashtra State
Khamgaon Bypass: Bypass near Taroda Kasba Village in Buldhana District, Maharashtra State
Nandura Bypass: Bypass near Dasarkhed Village in Buldhana District, Maharashtra State
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No. 5711] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2022/AGRAHAYANA 29, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 20 दिसम् बर, 2022
का.आ. 5949(अ).—िबदक, केन्द्रीय सरकार न े भारतीय राष्ट्रीय रािमागग प्राजधकरण अजधजनयम, 1988 (1988
का 68) की धारा 11 के अधीन िारी की गई भारत सरकार के सड़क पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना
संख्या का. आ. 2427(अ), दिनांक 22 जसतंबर, 2009 तथा का. आ. 863 (अ), दिनांक 01 अप्रलै 2013 द्वारा महाराष्ट्र
राज्य म ें राष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या 6 (नया एनएच-53) के दकलोमीटर 166.000 स े दकलोमीटर 649.000 (तालेगांव-
अमरावती गुिरात/महाराष्ट्र सीमा खंड) तक के खडं को भारतीय राष्ट्रीय रािमागग प्राजधकरण (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात ्
“प्राजधकरण” कहा िाए) को सौंपा ह;ै
अतः अब केन्द्र सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग िुल्क (िर अवधारण एव ं संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008 (जिसे इसके पश्चात
“जनयम’’ कहा िाए) के जनयम 3 के साथ परित तथा अजधसूचना संख्या का. आ. 3271 (अ), दिनांक 24.10.2016 का
अजधक्रमण करत े हुए राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 7 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े
हुए महाराष्ट्र राज्य म ें राष्ट्रीय रािमागग सख्ं या 53 के जडिाइन दकलोमीटर 166.000 स े दकलोमीटर 360.000 (मौिूिा
दकमी 166.000 स े दकमी 360.000) तक अमरावती जचखली खडं तक के जलए सारणी 1 के स्ट्तम्भ (2) म ें दिए यांजत्रक
वाहनो पर जवजनर्िगष्ट सडक खडं की जनवल लंबाई 167.795 दक.मी. हते ु आधार िर के 100% पर तथा 18.60 दक.मी
(जिनकी लबाई 1.86 दक.मी ह)ै लंबाई की समकक्ष संरचना (जिनकी लम् बाई 60 मीटर स े अजधक ह)ै तथा बाईपास
जिन की लंबाई 24.345 दक.मी. और लागत 10 करोड रू या अजधक ह,ै चार अथवा अजधक लेन के उपयोग हते ु आधार िर
के डेढ़ गुणा की िर स े सारणी 1 के स्ट्तम्भ (1) म ें जवजनर्िगष्ट वाहनों पर िल्ु क की वसूली करती ह ै एव ं प्राजधकरण को अपन े
अजधकाररयों के माध्यम स े अथवा संजविाकार के माध्यम स े उि िल्ु क को सग्रं हीत करन े के जलए प्राजधकृत करती ह,ै अथागत्:
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सारणी-1
वाहन का प्रकार आधार वर् ग2007-08 के जलए प्रजत दक.मी. िल्ु क
की आधार िर (रुपए म)ें
(1) (2)
कार, िीप, वैन अथवा हल् के मोटर वाहन 0.65
हल् के वाजणजज्यक वाहन, हल् के मालवाहक वाहन अथवा जमनी बस 1.05
बस अथवा रक (िो धुरी वाल)े 2.20
तीन धरु ी वाल े वाजणजज्यक वाहन 2.40
भारी जनमागण मिीनरी (एच.सी.एम.) अथवा अथ ग मूववंग उपस्ट्कर 3.45
(ई.एम.ई) अथवा बहुधुरीय वाहन (एम.ए.वी.) (चार स े छह धरु ी वाले)
बड़े आकार वाल े वाहन (सात अथवा अजधक धुरी वाले) 4.20
1. नीच े उद्ग्रहीत एव ं संग्रहीत िुल्क, जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क प् लािा पर, ऐसे िुल्क प्लािा (प् लािाओं) के जलए जवजनर्िगष्ट सड़क
की जनवल लम्बाई हते ु िोध्य और संिेय होगा अथागत ् :
सारणी-2
िल्ु क प्लािा का स्ट्थान लबं ाई (दक.मी. म)े जिसके जलए िल्ु क िर जिस पर िल्ु क भगु तान योग्य ह ै
(चनै ि) भगु तान योग्य ह ै
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के अकोला जिले म ें 70.763 ऊपर सारणी-1 म ें उजल्लजखत
कुरंखेड़ गांव के पास दकमी आधार िरों का 100%
(बाईसपास की लंबाई (लागत 10 करोड़ स े
218.750 (जडिाइन चैनेि)
(मौिूिा चैनेि दकमी. 219.000) अजधक) और संरचना की लंबाई (60 मीटर स े
पर अजधक) को छोड़ कर)
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के बलु ढाणा जिले म ें 58.470 ऊपर सारणी-1 म ें उजल्लजखत
तरोडा कस्ट्बा गांव के पास दकमी आधार िरों का 100%
(बाईसपास की लंबाई (लागत 10 करोड़ स े
280.642 (जडिाइन चैनेि)
(मौिूिा चैनेि दकमी. 281.000) अजधक) और संरचना की लंबाई (60 मीटर स े
पर अजधक) को छोड़ कर)
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के बलु ढाणा जिले म ें 38.562 ऊपर सारणी-1 म ें उजल्लजखत
िसरखेड गांव के पास दकमी आधार िरों का 100%
(बाईसपास की लंबाई (लागत 10 करोड़ स े
356.542 (जडिाइन चैनेि)
(मौिूिा चैनेिदकमी. 355.850) अजधक) और संरचना की लंबाई (60 मीटर स े
पर। अजधक) को छोड़ कर)
2. उपरोि के अलावा, 10 करोड़ रुपय े स े अजधक की लागत वाले बाईपास के उपयोग हते ु ऐसे िुल्क प्लाजा(ओं) के जलए
उजल्लजखत बाईपास की जनवल लंबाई के जलए जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क प्लाजा पर जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क िये तथा भगु तान योग्य
होगा-[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
सारणी-3
िल्ु क प्लािा का बाईपास िरुु आत जवलय स्ट्थान बाईपास की लम्बाई और िर जिस
स्ट्थान का नाम लागत जिसके जलए पर िल्ु क
(चनै िे ) अजतररि िल्ु क िये ह ै भगु तान
योग्य ह ै
लबं ाई लागत
(दक.मी. म)ें (करोड़
रूपए म ें)
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के बोरेगांव दकमी 229.100 दकमी 233.800 ऊपर
अकोला जिले म ें बाईपास (जडिाइन चैनेि) (जडिाइन चनै ेि) सारणी-1
कुरंखेड़ गांव के (मौिूिा चैनेि (मौिूिा चैनेि म ें
पास दकमी दकमी. 229.420) दकमी. 234.220) उजल्लजखत
218.750 आधार िरों
4.700 63.638
(जडिाइन चनै ेि) का 150%
(मौिूिा चैनेि
दकमी. 219.000)
पर
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के खामगााँव दकमी 292.842 दकमी 306.712 13.720 207.934 ऊपर
बुलढाणा जिले म ें बाईपास (जडिाइन चनै ेि) (जडिाइन चनै ेि) सारणी-1
(संरचनाओं
तरोडा कस्ट्बा गांव (मौिूिा चैनेि (मौिूिा चैनेि म ें
के पास दकमी दकमी. 293.320) दकमी. 306.000) की 0.150 उजल्लजखत
280.642 दकमी लंबाई आधार िरों
(जडिाइन चनै ेि) छोड़कर) का 150%
(मौिूिा चैनेि
दकमी.281.000)
पर
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के नंिरु ा दकमी 315.742 दकमी 321.742 5.925 84.477 ऊपर
बुलढाणा जिले म ें बाईपास (जडिाइन चनै ेि) (जडिाइन चनै ेि) सारणी-1
(संरचनाओं
िसरखेड गांव के (मौिूिा चैनेि (मौिूिा चैनेि म ें
की 0.075
पास दकमी दकमी. 314.980) दकमी. 320.980) उजल्लजखत
356.542 दकमी लंबाई आधार िरों
(जडिाइन चनै ेि) छोड़कर) का 150%
(मौिूिा चैनेि
दकमी. 355.850)
पर
3. उपयुगि के अजतररि, जनम्नजलजखत बुजनयािी ढांचाओं, जिनकी लम्बाई 60 मीटर स े अजधक ह,ै के उपयोग के जलए ऐसी
बुजनयािी ढांचाओं की लम्बाई को समकरण गणु क 10 स े गुणा करके रािमाग ग की समकक्ष लम्बाई म ें पररवतनग करत े हुए,
जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क प्लािाओं पर जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क भी िये और भुगतान योग्य होगाः4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सारणी -4
िल्ु क प्लािा का स्ट्थान सड़क की लम्बाई के समान पररवर्ततग समकक्ष सड़क िर जिस पर िल्ु क
(चनै िे ) बुजनयािी ढाचं ा की लम्बाई लम्बाई भगु तान योग्य ह ै
(दक.मी. म)ें (दक.मी. म)ें
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के अकोला 0.552 5.52 ऊपर सारणी -1 म ें
जिले म ें कुरंखड़े गांव के उजल्लजखत आधार िरों
पास दकमी 218.750 का 100 %
(जडिाइन चैनेि) (मौिूिा
चैनेि दकमी. 219.000)
पर
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के बुलढाणा 0.795 7.95 ऊपर सारणी -1 म ें
जिले म ें तरोडा कस्ट्बा गांव उजल्लजखत आधार िरों
के पास दकमी 280.642 का 100 %
(जडिाइन चैनेि) (मौिूिा
चैनेि दकमी. 281.000)
पर
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के बुलढाणा 0.513 5.13 ऊपर सारणी -1 म ें
जिले म ें िसरखेड गांव के उजल्लजखत आधार िरों
पास दकमी 356.542 का 100 %
(जडिाइन चैनेि) (मौिूिा
चैनेि दकमी. 355.850)
पर
जववरण जनम्नानुसार ह;ै
दकमी 218.750 पर टोल प्लािा (जडिाइन चैनेि)
चैनेि
संरचना का प्रकार लंबाई (दक.मी.म)ें
दक.मी. स े दक.मी. तक
194.633 194.767 बड़ा पुल 0.134
200.519 200.611 बड़ा पुल 0.092
220.994 221.145 बड़ा पुल 0.151
206.396 206.571 आरओबी 0.175
कुल 0.552
दकमी 280.642 पर टोल प्लािा (जडिाइन चैनेि)
चनै िे
संरचना का प्रकार लंबाई (दक.मी.म)ें
दक.मी. स े दक.मी. तक
246.436 246.526 बड़ा पुल 0.090
247.627 247.707 बड़ा पुल 0.080
254.272 254.392 बड़ा पुल 0.120
273.022 273.116 बड़ा पुल 0.094
274.589 274.716 बड़ा पुल 0.127
283.664 283.732 बड़ा पुल 0.068[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
302.976 303.051 बड़ा पुल 0.075
243.511 (बाए ं ओर स)े 243.586 (बाए ं ओर से) 0.075 (बाए ं ओर स)े
आरओबी 0.066*
243.520 (िाए ंओर स)े 243.576 (िाए ंओर से) 0.056 (िाए ंओर स)े
302.022 302.097 आरओबी 0.075
Total 0.795
* औसत लंबाई मानी गई ह।ै
दकमी 356.542 पर टोल प्लािा (जडिाइन चेनेि)
चैनेि
संरचना का प्रकार लंबाई (दक.मी.म)ें
दक.मी. स े दक.मी. तक
318.241 318.316 बड़ा पुल 0.075
324.607 324.695 बड़ा पुल 0.088
333.051 333.189 बड़ा पुल 0.138
352.602 352.704 बड़ा पुल 0.102
345.285 345.393 आरओबी 0.110
कुल 0.513
4. जिस व्यजि का अपना यांजत्रक वाहन, गैर-वाजणजज्यक प्रयोिनों के जलए पंिीकृत हुआ हो और वह िल्ु क प्लािा स े बीस
दकलोमीटर तक की िरू ी म ें ही रहता/रहती हो, उसके जलए वर्ग 2022-23 के जलए माजसक पास की िर 315.00/- रूपए
(तीन सौ पंरह रूपए मात्र) होगी और उि जनयमों के उपबंधों के अनुसार उसम ें प्रत्येक वर् ग संिोधन दकया िायेगा।
5. रािमागग खण्ड पर बहुयात्राओं हते ु पास जनम्नजलजखत िरों पर िारी दकए िाएंगे, अथागत्ः
सारणी -5
सिं ेय राजि अनमु त्य एकतरफा यात्राओं की वधै ता अवजध
अजधकतम सख्ं या
एकतरफा यात्रा के जलए िल्ु क का डेढ़ गुना िो भुगतान के समय स े चौबीस घंटे
पचास एकल यात्राओं के जलए भुगतान योग्य पचास भुगतान की तारीख स े एक माह
िुल्क की राजि का िो-जतहाई
6. जिस जिले म ें िुल्क प्लािा जस्ट्थत ह,ै उसम ें पंिीकृत वाजणजज्यक वाहन (राष्ट्रीय परजमट के अधीन चल रह े वाहनों को
छोड़कर) के जलए िुल्क उस श्रणे ी के जलए वाहन के जलए जनधागररत िुल्क का 50% होगा बिते दक ऐसे वाजणजज्यक वाहनों
के उपयोग के जलए कोई सर्वगस सड़क अथवा वैकजल्पक सड़क उपलब्ध न हो।
7. िो यांजत्रक वाहन अपनी श्रणे ी के जलए जनधागररत अनुज्ञेय भार की अपक्षे ा अजधक भार स े लिा हुआ होगा उसके चालक
अथवा माजलक अथवा प्रभारी व्यजि को ऐसे अजधक भार से लिे हुए वाहन को राष्ट्रीय रािमागग म ें प्रवेि कराने के जलए
िुल्क संग्रहण एिेंसी को राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग िुल् क जनयमावली के जनयम 10 के उप जनयम 1ए म ें उजल्लजखत िल्ु क के बराबर
िुल्क का भगु तान करना होगा और उसे रािमाग ग खण्ड का उपयोग करन े की तब तक अनमु जत नहीं होगी िब तक ऐस े
यांजत्रक वाहन स े अजधक भार को हटा न दिया िाए।
8. यांजत्रक वाहनों की श्रेणी, उनके जलए अनुज्ञेय भार, छूट-प्राप्त वाहनों की श्रेणी, सर्वगस सड़क, वैकजल्पक सड़क आदि सजहत
सभी पररभार्ाए ं जनयमों म ें जवजनर्िगष्ट पररभार्ाओं के अनुसार होंगी।
9. उि जनयमों के जनयम 12 के अनुसार उपयोगकताओंग की िानकारी के जलए िल्ु क की िरें प्रिर्िगत की िाएगं ी।6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
10. ऊपर सारणी-1 म ें यथा-उजल्लजखत आधार वर् ग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत दकलोमीटर िल्ु क की आधार िर के आधार पर,
यांजत्रक वाहनों स े जलए िान े वाले वास्ट्तजवक िल्ु क और कटौजतयों की गणना भारतीय राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग प्राजधकरण द्वारा
खंड की पूणग हुई लंबाई के आधार पर की िाएगी और उसम ें उि जनयमों के जनयम 5 के अनसु ार वार्र्गक तौर पर संिोधन
दकया िाएगा तथा इस े तिनसु ार अग्रं ेिी और स्ट्थानीय भार्ा के कम-स-े कम एक-एक समाचार पत्र म ें प्रकाजित दकया
िाएगा।
11. इस पररयोिना की अनुमाजनत पूंिीगत लागत 2845.30 करोड़ रुपए ह।ै [पूंिी लागत म ेंपररवतगन हो सकता ह ैक्य ोंदक
भूजम अिगन, िन-उपयोजगता सेवाओं का स्ट् थान बिलन,े पड़े ों की कटाई आदि िैसे दक्रयाकलाप अभी पूरे दकए िाने िेर् ह ैं
तथा अंजतम पूंिीगत लागत को अलग स े अजधसूजचत दकया िाएगा]। प्राजधकरण द्वारा प्रयोगकतागओं स े वसूल दकए गए िल्ु क
के िररए पूंिीगत लागत की वसूली का ररकाड ग रखा िाएगा और पूंिीगत लागत की वसूली हो िान े के पश् चात, लगाए
िाने वाले िल्ु क की िरों को घटाकर 40% कर दिया िाएगा और उि जनयमों के अनुसार इस म ें वार्र्गक तौर पर संिोधन
दकया िाएगा।
[फा. स.ं NHAI/PIU/AMT/AC/UserFeeNotification/841]
सुमन प्रसाि वसंह, संयिु सजचव
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th December, 2022
S.O. 5949(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O. 2427(E), dated 22nd September, 2009 and S.O. 863 (E), dated 1st April, 2013, issued under
Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the central Government has entrusted
the stretch from Kilometer 166.000 to Kilometer 649.000 (Talegaon-Amravati-Gujrat/Maharashtra Border Section) of
National Highway No. 6(New NH-53) in the state of Maharashtra to the National Highways Authority of India
(hereinafter referred to as the “Authority”);
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"), and in suppression of notification bearing S.O. 3271(E) dated 24.10.2016, the
Central Government hereby levies the fee on mechanical vehicles at 100% of the base rate specified in column (2) of
the Table 1 for net road section length of 167.795 km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than
60m) of 18.60 km (having length of 1.86 km) and at one and one half times the base rate for bypasses having length of
24.345 km costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of
four and more lane section of Amravati Chikhali Section from design kilometer 166.000 to kilometer 360.000
(existing km 166.000 to km 360.000) of National Highway number 53 in the State of Maharashtra and authorizes the
Authority to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely:—
Table 1
Base rate of fee per km for the base year 2007-
Type of vehicle
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
3.45
Equipment (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:—[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7
Table 2
Location of Fee Plaza Length5 (in km) for which Fee is Rate at which fee is
(Chainage) payable payable
At Km.218.750 (Design 70.763 100% of the
chainage) (Existing (Excluding length of Bypass (costing >10 Cr.) and base rates
Chainage Km.219.000) length of structures (>60m)) mentioned in
near Kurankhed Village Table-1 above
in Akola District,
Maharashtra State
At Km.280.642 (Design 58.470 (Excluding length of Bypass 100% of the
chainage) (Existing (costing >10 Cr.) and length of base rates
Chainage Km.281.000) structures (>60m)) mentioned in
near Taroda Kasba Village Table-1 above
in Buldhana District,
Maharashtra State
At Km.356.542 (Design 38.562 (Excluding length of Bypass 100% of the
chainage) (Existing (costing >10 Cr.) and length of base rates
Chainage Km.355.850) structures (>60m)) mentioned in
near Dasarkhed Village in Table-1 above
Buldhana District,
Maharashtra State
2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the bypass costing Rs 10 crore or
more at the following Fee Plaza for net bypass length specified for such Fee Plaza(s) :—
Table 3
Length8 and Cost of
Rate at which
bypass for which
Location of Fee Name fee is payable
additional fee is payable
Plaza of the Taking Off Merging at
Cost
(chainage) Bypass Length
(in Rs.
(in Km.)
Crore)
At Km.218.750
(Design
chainage)
Km.233.800
(Existing
Km.229.100 (design (design 150% of the
Chainage
Boregaon chainage) (Existing chainage) base rates
Km. 219.000) near 4.700 63.638
Bypass Chainage (Existing mentioned in
Kurankhed
Km.229.420) Chainage Table-1 above
Village in
Km.234.220)
Akola
District,Maharashtra
State
At Km.280.642
(Design
chainage)
(Existing Km.306.712
Km.292.842 13.720
Chainage (design 150% of the
(design (excluding
Km.281.000) Khamgaon chainage) base rates
chainage) (Existing 0.150 km 207.934
near Bypass (Existing mentioned in
Chainage length of
Taroda Kasba Chainage Table-1 above
Km.293.320) structures)
Village in Km.306.000)
Buldhana
District,
Maharashtra State
At Km.356.542
Km.321.742
(Design 5.925
Km.315.742(design (design 150% of the
chainage) (excluding
Nandura chainage) (Existing chainage) base rates
(Existing 0.075 km 84.477
Bypass Chainage (Existing mentioned in
Chainage length of
Km.314.980) Chainage Table-1 above
Km.355.850 structures)
Km.320.980)
Near8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Dasarkhed
Village in
Buldhana
District,
Maharashtra State
3. 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 equalization factor of 10:—
Table 4
Length of structures (in km) to
be Equivalent
Location of Fee Rate at which fee is
converted into road length (in
Plaza (chainage) payable)
equivalent road km)
length
At Km.218.750 (Design
chainage)
(Existing Chainage 100% of the base rates mentioned in
Km.219.000) near 0.552 5.52 Table-1
Kurankhed Village above
in Akola District,
Maharashtra State
At Km.280.642 (Design
chainage)
(Existing Chainage 100% of the base rates mentioned in
Km.281.000) near Taroda 0.795 7.95 Table-1
Kasba above
Village in Buldhana District,
Maharashtra State
At Km.356.542 (Design
chainage)
(Existing Chainage 100% of the base rates mentioned in
Km.355.850) near 0.513 5.13 Table-1
Dasarkhed Village above
in Buldhana District,
Maharashtra State
^The details are as under:—
Toll Plaza at Km.218.750 (Design Chainage)
Chainage
Type of Structure Length9 (in km)
From Km To Km
194.633 194.767 Major Bridge 0.134
200.519 200.611 Major Bridge 0.092
220.994 221.145 Major Bridge 0.151
206.396 206.571 ROB 0.175
Total 0.552
Toll Plaza at Km.280.642 (Design Chainage)
Chainage
Type of Structure Length (in km)
From (km) To (km)
246.436 246.526 Major Bridge 0.090
247.627 247.707 Major Bridge 0.080
254.272 254.392 Major Bridge 0.120
273.022 273.116 Major Bridge 0.094
274.589 274.716 Major Bridge 0.127
283.664 283.732 Major Bridge 0.068
302.976 303.051 Major Bridge 0.075[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 9
243.511 (LHS) 243.586 (LHS) 0.075 (LHS)
ROB 0.066*
243.520 (RHS) 243.576 (RHS) 0.056 (RHS)
302.022 302.097 ROB 0.075
Total 0.795
*Average length has been considered
Toll Plaza at Km.356.542 (Design Chainage)
Chainage
Type of Structure Length (in km)
From Km To Km
318.241 318.316 Major Bridge 0.075
324.607 324.695 Major Bridge 0.088
333.051 333.189 Major Bridge 0.138
352.602 352.704 Major Bridge 0.102
345.285 345.393 ROB 0.110
Total 0.513
4. 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 kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs 315.000 (Rupees Three Hundred and Fifteen
only) for the year 2022-23 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules.
5. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:—
Table 5
Maximum number of one way
Amount Payable Period of validity
journeys allowed
One and half times of the fee Twenty-four hours from the time
Two
for one way journey of payment
Two-third of amount of the fee payable for
Fifty One month from date of payment
fifty single journeys.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules.
10. 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 Authority 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.
11. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 2845.30 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 Authority 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. NHAI/PIU/AMT/AC/UserFeeNotification/841]
SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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