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Date: 2026-07-15 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Publication of user fee notification

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**Executive Summary** This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on July 14, 2026, establishes the user fee rates for the 21.780 km Satlasana-Kheralu four-lane section of National Highway No. 58 in Gujarat. Toll collection is authorized at the plaza located near Arthi village, Mahesana, with rates based on 2007-08 base values subject to annual revision. The document outlines specific discounts for local residents, multiple journey passes, and penalties for overloaded vehicles. **Key Points / Main Content** **Applicable Section and Location** * **Segment:** The fee applies to the four-lane Satlasana-Kheralu section of NH-58, from design km 92.320 to km 115.320. * **Plaza Location:** The fee plaza is situated at km 109.250 near Arthi village in the Mahesana district of Gujarat. * **Net Length:** The total road length for which the fee is payable is 21.780 km. **Base Fee Rates (2007-08 Base Year)** * **LMVs:** Car, Jeep, Van, or Light Motor Vehicles are charged a base rate of ₹0.65 per km. * **Light Commercial/Goods:** LCV, LGV, or Mini Buses are charged ₹1.05 per km. * **Buses/Trucks:** Two-axle buses or trucks are charged ₹2.20 per km. * **Heavy Vehicles:** Three-axle commercial vehicles are charged ₹2.40 per km; Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or Multi Axle Vehicles (4–6 axles) are charged ₹3.45 per km. * **Oversized Vehicles:** Vehicles with seven or more axles are charged ₹4.20 per km. **Passes and Discounts** * **Local Residents:** Owners of non-commercial vehicles residing within 20 km of the plaza can obtain a monthly pass for ₹360 for the year 2026-27. * **Multiple Journeys:** A return journey within 24 hours costs 1.5 times the single journey fee. A monthly pass for 50 single journeys is available at two-thirds of the total single journey cost. * **District Registered Vehicles:** Commercial vehicles (excluding those with National Permits) registered in the same district as the plaza pay 50% of the prescribed rate, provided no service road is available. **Operational and Financial Rules** * **Annual Revision:** Fee rates will be revised annually in accordance with Rule 5 of the National Highways Fee Rules, 2008. * **Overloading:** Vehicles carrying loads exceeding permissible limits must pay a fee equivalent to the amount specified in Rule 10 of the said rules. * **Transparency:** NHAI must display fee rates at the plaza and publish revised annual rates in at least one English and one vernacular newspaper. * **Project Cost:** The estimated capital cost of the project is ₹171.27 crore, which remains subject to variation due to ongoing land acquisition and utility shifting. **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholder: Local Residents (Non-commercial)** **Impact** Eligible for significantly reduced travel costs through a fixed-rate monthly pass if they reside within 20 km of the toll plaza. **Action Required** Must provide proof of residence and vehicle registration to obtain the ₹360 monthly pass for the 2026-27 period. **Stakeholder: Commercial Vehicle Operators** **Impact** Subject to per-kilometer tolls based on vehicle category and axle count. Operators of district-registered vehicles (without national permits) may receive a 50% discount. **Action Required** Pay the applicable fees at the plaza or through authorized channels; ensure vehicles are not overloaded to avoid heavy penalties under Rule 10. **Stakeholder: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) / Contractors** **Impact** Authorized to manage fee collection and responsible for the financial recovery of the ₹171.27 crore project cost. **Action Required** Must display fee rates prominently at the plaza, maintain records of recovery, and publish annual fee revisions in both English and local languages.

Key Entities Referenced

National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation providing the legal basis for the Central Government to levy and collect fees for the use of national highways. National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008: The regulatory framework used to determine the specific toll rates and collection mechanisms for the notified highway section. National Highway No. 58: The specific infrastructure asset, specifically the Satlasana-Kheralu four-lane section in Gujarat, to which the new toll fee structure applies. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI): The regulatory body authorized to collect toll fees and mandated to maintain records of project capital cost recovery.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-16072026-274538 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D6H0x7x2x0 26-274538 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 3724] नई दिल्ली, बधु वार , िुलाई 15, 2026/आर्ाढ 24, 1948 No. 3724] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026/ASHADHA 24, 1948 सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 14 िुलाई, 2026 का.आ. 3887(अ).— िबदक, केन्‍द र सरकार न े 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. 2817 (अ), दिनांदकत 21.06.2022 के द्वारा गुिरात राज्य म ेंराष्ट्रीय रािमागग सं. - 58 को गुिरात सरकार को सुपुिग कर दिया ह।ै अत: अब, केंरीय सरकार राष्‍टर ीय रािमागग िुल् क (िरों का जनधागरण और संग्रहण) जनयमावली, 2008 (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश् चात ् ‘‘जनयम’’ कहा गया ह)ै के जनयम 3 के साथ परित राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 7 द्वारा प्रित् त िज‍त यों का प्रयोग करत े हुए केंर सरकार ,एतिद्वारा गुिरात राज्य में राष्‍टर ीय रािमागग स.ं 58 के जडिाइन दकमी 92.320 से दकमी 115.320 तक के सतलासना-खेराल ूखंड के चार लेन खडं के उपयोग के जलए नीचे िी गई ताजलका (1) के स्ट्तंभ (1) म ेंजवजनर्िगष्‍ट ट वाहनों के प्रकार पर 21. 780 दकमी [ताजलका-2] के जनवल सड़क खंड के जलए ताजलका 1के स्ट्तंभ (2) म ेंजवजनर्िगष्‍ट ट िर से फीस उिगृहीत करती ह ैतथा भारतीय राष्‍टर ीय रािमाग गप्राजधकरण को उसके अजधकाररयों अथवा दकसी िेकेिार के माध्यम से उक्त फीस के संग्रहण के जलए प्राजधकृत करती ह,ै अथागत ् - : ताजलका-1 वाहन का प्रकार आधार वर् ग2007-08 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 5398 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] बस या रक (िो धुरी) 2.20 तीन धरु ी वाजणजज्य क वाहन 2.40 भारी जनमागण मिीनरी (एचसीएम) या अथ गमूववंग उपस्ट् कर (ईएमई) या बहु 3.45 धुरीय वाहन (एमएवी) (चार स ेछ: धुरी) जविाल आकार के वाहन (सात या अजधक धरु ी) 4.20 1. इसके अंतगगत उिगृहीत और संग्रहीत िुल् क ऐसे पथकर प्ल ािाओं के अंतगगत जवजनर्िगष्‍ट ट िरू ी हते ुजनम्न जलजखत पथकर प् लािाओं म ेंिेय और संिेय होगी:- ताजलका – 2 क्र.स.ं पथकर प्लािा की अवजस्ट्थ जत (चनै िे ) लबं ाई (दकमी म)ें जिसके जलए फीस िर, जिस पर फीस सिं ेय ह ै सिं ेय ह ै 1. गुिरात राज्य के महसे ाणा जिले के आरथी गांव के चार अथवा अजधक लने के जलए ऊपर जनकट एनएच-58 के दकमी/ चनै ेि 109.250 पर ताजलका-1 म ेंउजल्ल जखत आधार िरों का 21.78 दकमी 100% 2. गैर-वाजणजज्य क प्रयोिनों के जलए पंिीकृत यांजत्रक वाहन के स्ट् वामी और पथकर प् लािासे बीस दकमी की िरू ी के भीतर जनवास करने वाले व् यज‍त के जलए माजसक पास की िर वर्ग 2026-27 के जलए 360.00 रुपय े (तीन सौ साि रुपए मात्र) ह ैऔर कजथत जनयमों के प्रावधानों के अनुसार प्रजतवर् गसंिोधन के अध् यधीन ह।ै 3. रािमाग गखंड पर बहुल यात्राओं के जलए जनम्न जलजखत िरों पर पास िारी दकए िाएगं े, अथागत्:- ताजलका-3 अनज्ञु ात एकतरफा यात्राओं की सिं ेय राजि मान्‍दय ता अवजध अजधकतम सख्ं य ा भुगतान के समय से चौबीस एकतरफा यात्रा के जलए िल्ु क का डेढ़ गुना िो घंटे पचास एकल यात्राओं के जलए संिेय िुल् क की राजि भुगतान की तारीख से एक पचास का िो-जतहाई माह 4. फीस प् लािा जस्ट् थत होन ेवाल ेजिले म ेंपंिीकृत वाजणजज्य क वाहनों (राष्‍टर ीय परजमट के अधीन प्रचाजलत दकए िा रह े वाहनों को छोड़कर) के जलए फीस उस श्रेणी के वाहन हते ुजनधारग रत िर की 50% होगी, बिते दक ऐसे वाजणजज्य क वाहनों के प्रयोग के जलए कोई सर्वगस रोड या वैकजल् पक सड़क उपलब्ध न हों। 5. 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 िुल् क संग्रहण एिेंसी को उ‍त जनयमों के जनयम 10 में जवजनर्िगष्‍ट ट िल्ु क के समतल्ु य राजि का भुगतान करन े के जलए उत् तरिायी होगा। 6. 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। 7. फीस की िरें उक्त जनयमों के जनयम 12 के अनुसरण म ेंप्रयो‍त ाओं के सूचनाथग प्रिर्िगत करनी होंगी।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 8. यांजत्रक वाहनों से फीस की वास्ट्त जवक राजि उपयुग‍त ताजलका-1 म ेंयथा-उजल्ल जखत आधार वर्ग 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 परू ी हो गई लंबाई के आधार पर की िाएगी और उस े उ‍त जनयमों के जनयम 5 के अनुसार प्रजत वर् ग संिोजधत दकया िाएगा तथा तिनुसार उसे अंग्रिे ी और क्षेत्रीय भार्ा के कम से कम एक-एक समाचार पत्र में प्रकाजित दकया िाएगा। 9. पररयोिना की अनुमाजनत पूंिीगत लागत 171.27 करोड़ रू. ह।ै भूजम अजधग्रहण, सावगिजनक िन सुजवधाओं के स्ट् थानांतरण, पड़े ों को काटने आदि कायगकलापों को अभी परू ा दकया िाना ह ै इसजलए पूंिीगत लागत पररवतनग के अध् यधीन ह।ै प्रयो‍त ा फीस के माध् यम से वसूल की गई पूंिीगत लागत का भारतीय राष्ट्रीय रािमागग प्राजधकरण द्वारा ररकाड ग रखा िाएगा। [फा.सं. एनएच -12014/75/2021/िीिे/िोन-V/ ई-201183] चेतना नंि वसंह, संयु‍ त सजचव MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 14th July, 2026 S.O. 3887(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 2817(E) dated 21.06.2022 issued under Section 5 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the National Highway No.58 in the State of Gujarat to the State Government of Gujarat; 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 21.780 km (Table-2) on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for the use of four lane of Satlasana- Kheralu Section from design kilometer 92.320 to kilometer 115.320 of National Highway number 58 in the State of Gujarat 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 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: -4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] Table-2 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for Rate at which fee is payable which Fee is payable At Km/Ch. 109.250 of NH-58 near Arthi 21.78 100% for four or more lane of the village in Mahesana district of State base rates mentioned in Table-1 Gujarat above 2. 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 360/- (Three Hundred and Sixty Rupees) for the year 2026-27 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules. 3. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: - Table-3 Maximum number of one way Amount Payable Period of validity journeys allowed One and half times of the fee for one way Twenty four hours from the Two journey time of payment Two-third of amount of the fee payable One month from date of Fifty for fifty single journeys payment 4. 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. 5. 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 rule 10 of the said rules. 6. 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. 7. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules. 8. 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. 9. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 171.27 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. NH-12014/75/2021/GJ/Zone-V /E-201183] CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy. 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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