Date: 2014-03-04Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
The Central Govt, has entrusted the section of NH from km. 3.600 to km 97.300 (Pathankot-Jammu Section) and km 0.000 to km 20.400.9.200 (Jammu Bypass) of NH No. 1A in the States of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir to the National Highways Authority of India ( hereinafter referred to as the Authority).
**Executive Summary:**
This notification concerns the levy and collection of fees on mechanical vehicles using specific sections of National Highway 1A in Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir. It authorizes the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to collect fees until the commercial operation date is declared under the concession agreement with Ms DRADPJ Tollways Pvt. Ltd. The notification also specifies the fee structure, discounts, and conditions for fee collection at Lakhanpur and Thandikhui Toll Plazas.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Authority and Scope:**
* The Central Government authorizes NHAI to levy and collect fees on mechanical vehicles for using designated sections of National Highway 1A (Pathankot Jammu and Jammu Bypass).
* This authorization is valid until the commercial operation date is declared under the concession agreement.
* The notification supersedes earlier notifications S.O. No. 764 E dated 10.04.2012 and S.O. No. 1593 E dated 16.07.2012.
* **Fee Structure and Rates:**
* Fees are based on vehicle type (car, truck, bus, etc.) and the length of the highway section used.
* Base rates are specified for the base year 2007-08 and are subject to annual revision.
* Specific rates are provided for different vehicle categories (Car, Jeep, Van or Light Motor Vehicle - 0.65 Rupees, Light Commercial Vehicle, Light Goods Vehicle or Mini Bus - 1.05 Rupees, Bus or Truck Two Axles - 2.20 Rupees, Three axle commercial vehicles - 2.40 Rupees, Heavy Construction Machinery HCM or Earth Moving Equipment EME or Multi Axle - 3.45 Rupees, Vehicle MAV four to six axles Oversized Vehicles seven or more axles - 4.20 Rupees).
* Fees are applicable at Lakhanpur and Thandikhui Toll Plazas for specified distances.
* **Toll Plaza Specifics:**
* Details provided for calculating fees at Lakhanpur and Thandikhui Toll Plazas.
* Fees are calculated based on the length of the road and the equivalent length of structures (bridges, etc.) exceeding 60 meters, using an equalization factor of 10.
* **Discounts and Exemptions:**
* Monthly passes are available for non-commercial vehicles registered to individuals residing within 20 km of the toll plaza (rate of Rs. 215.00 for 2013-14, subject to annual revision).
* Commercial vehicles registered in the district where the toll plaza is located (excluding those with national permits) may be eligible for a 50% discount, provided no alternative service road is available.
* **Overloaded Vehicles:**
* Vehicles exceeding permissible weight limits are not allowed to use the highway or cross toll plazas until the excess load is removed.
* Overloaded vehicles are subject to a penalty fee equal to 10 times the applicable rate.
* **Financial and Operational Aspects:**
* The present capital cost of the project is specified, with separate figures for the influence length of Lakhanpur and Thandikhui Toll Plazas.
* The authority will maintain records of capital cost recovery through user fees.
* Once the capital cost is recovered, the fee will be reduced to 40% of the rates and will be revised annually.
* **Definitions and Display of Information:**
* Definitions of vehicle categories, permissible loads, exempted vehicles, service roads, etc., are as specified in the relevant rules.
* Fee rates must be displayed for users' information.
**Impact Analysis:**
**NHAI:**
* *Impact:* Authorized to collect fees, manage toll plazas, and ensure compliance with the notification.
* *Action Required:* Implement the fee structure, manage toll collection, maintain records of capital cost recovery, and publish fee revisions annually in newspapers.
**Road Users (Vehicle Owners/Operators):**
* *Impact:* Required to pay toll fees for using the specified sections of National Highway 1A. Fee amounts vary based on vehicle type, distance traveled, and eligibility for discounts.
* *Action Required:* Be aware of the applicable toll rates, comply with weight restrictions, and utilize available discount options (monthly passes, etc.).
**Ms DRADPJ Tollways Pvt. Ltd.:**
* *Impact:* Concessionaire whose commercial operation date has not yet been declared, but will eventually take over fee collection.
* *Action Required:* Monitor the fee collection process by NHAI and prepare for the eventual transfer of toll collection responsibilities once the commercial operation date is declared.
**Residents Living Near Toll Plazas:**
* *Impact:* Eligible for discounted monthly passes if they own non-commercial vehicles and reside within 20 km of the toll plaza.
* *Action Required:* Apply for monthly passes to avail of the discounted rates.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Authority of India: An organisation entrusted with the section of National Highway
National Highways Act, 1956: A law under which the Central Government framed the National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: Rules framed for collection of fee for use of sections of national highways, permanent bridges, bypasses and tunnels.
Punjab: A state in India where the National Highway No. 1A is located.
Jammu and Kashmir: A state in India where the National Highway No. 1A and Jammu Bypass are located.
National Highway No. 1A: A National Highway from km. 3.600 to km 97.300 Pathankot Jammu Section and km 0.000 to km 20.4009.200 Jammu Bypass
Lakhanpur Toll Plaza: A toll plaza located at Km 16.400 of National Highway 1A in Kathua District, Jammu and Kashmir
Thandikhui Toll Plaza: A toll plaza located at Km 88.300 of National Highway 1A, near village Thandikhui in Samba District, Jammu and Kashmir
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MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th March, 2014
S.O. 649(E).—Whereas, by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O. 1097(E), dated 04th August,2005 issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of
India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government, has entrusted the section of National Highway from km. 3.600 to
km 97.300 (Pathankot – Jammu Section) and km 0.000 to km 20.400/9.200 (Jammu Bypass) of National Highway No.
1A in the States of Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir to the National Highways Authority of India ( hereinafter referred to
as the “Authority”);
And whereas, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the National
Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) has framed the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules,
2008, vide G.S.R. 838 (E) dated 05.12.2008 and amended vide G.S.Rs 950(E) dated 03.12.2010, G.S.R 15(E) dated
12.01.2011, G.S.R 756(E) dated 12.10.2011, GSR 778(E) dated 16.12.2013 and G.S.R 26(E) dated 16.01.2014 for
collection of fee for use of sections of national highways, permanent bridges, bypasses and tunnels.
And whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 8A of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of
1956) read with Rule (3) of the National Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules 2008 and its
further amendments, the Central Government by notification of the Government of India vide S.O. No. 2926 (E) dated
27.09.2013 authorized the Concessionaire M/s DRA-DPJ Tollways Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur for levying and collecting fee on
mechanical vehicles for the use of the stretch from Jalandhar to end of Jammu Bypass Section from Km. 4.230 to Km.
117.750/4.000, Km. 4.000 to Km. 97.200/0.000 and Km. 0.000 to Km. 15.000 on National Highway No. 1A in the States
of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir on OMT basis on and from the Date of Commercial Operation
declared by the Authority and till the termination date as specified in the Agreement superseding the Notifications
published vide S.O. No. 764 (E) dated 10.04.2012 and S.O. No. 1593 (E) dated 16.07.2012.
And whereas, the Date of Commercial Operation has not been declared so far. To ensure that there is no loss to
the public exchequer in this intervening period, 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 and amended from time to time (hereinafter referred to as the “said Rules”), the Central
Government hereby levies the fee at the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of
95.850 km (including 92.013 km road and 3836.95 m of structures having length more than 60 m) for use of the four and
more lane sections (hereinafter referred to as “base rate”) of the stretch from Km. 16.350 to Km. 97.200/0.000
(Pathankot – Jammu Section) and from Km. 0.000 to Km. 15.000 (Jammu Bypass) of National Highway No. 1A in the
States of Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir on the Type of Vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below and
authorizes the Authority 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) or Multi Axle 3.45
Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles)
Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) 4.20¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5
1. The fee levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the following Toll Plazas for the distance
specified for each such Toll Plaza :
Location of Toll Plazas (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is payable
Km 16.400 of NH-1A, near village Lakhanpur in Kathua District 46.116 (Excluding 2534 m length of structures
indicated in Para-2 below)
Km 88.300 of NH-1A, near village Thandikhui in Samba District 44.697 (Excluding 1302.95 m length of structures
indicated in Para-2 below)*
* After completion of construction in balance length, the fee shall be levied and collected for 45.897 km length (i.e. for
full tolling section excluding structures more than 60 m).
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 Toll 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:
Location of Toll Plaza (chainage) Length of structures* (in km) to be Equivalent road
converted into equivalent road length length (in km)
Km 16.400 of NH-1A, near village Lakhanpur in Kathua District 2.534 25.340
Km 88.300 of NH-1A, near village Thandikhui in Samba District 1.303 13.030
* The details are as under:-
Lakhanpur Toll Plaza at km 16.400 of NH-1A
Chainage
Length (m)
From Km To Km
1 20.550 20.765 215.00
2 27.017 27.326 309.60
3 27.663 27.878 215.00
4 36.311 36.896 585.20
5 43.052 43.158 105.80
6 44.347 44.416 69.20
7 46.305 46.864 558.90
8 55.212 55.462 250.30
9 59.161 59.248 86.60
10 62.001 62.070 69.20
11 63.417 63.486 69.20
2534.00
Thandikhui Toll Plaza at km 88.300 of NH-1A
Chainage
Length (m)
From Km To Km
1 69.462 69.790 327.15
2 76.994 77.402 408.00
3 81.454 81.559 105.00
4 86.891 86.968 77.65
5 89.310 89.446 155.65
6 94.420 94.650 229.50
1302.956 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 kilometers from the toll plaza is Rs. 215.00 (Rupees Two Hundred Fifteen only) for
the year 2013-14, and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the National Highways Fee
(Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008.
4. For multiple journey on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:—
Amount Payable Maximum number of one way journeys Period of validity
allowed
One and half times of the fee for one way Two Twenty four hours from the time of
journey 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 prescribed rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternative road is
available for use of such commercial vehicle.
6. Mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category under the Rules, shall not
be permitted to use the National Highway or crossing the Toll Plaza until the excess load has been removed from such
mechanical vehicle. The driver or owner or a person in charge of such overloaded mechanical vehicle shall be liable to
pay fee, for entering the overloaded vehicle on the National Highway to the Toll Collecting agency, equal to 10 times of
the fee applicable to such category of mechanical vehicles under the rules.
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 km 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 sections and revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rules and the same
shall be published in at least one newspaper, each in English and vernacular language accordingly.
10. The present value of Capital Cost of the Project is Rs. 447.96 Crore (for influence length of Lakhanpur Toll
Plaza) + Rs. 434.61 Crore (for influence length of Thandikhui Toll Plaza) = Rs. 882.57 Crore (Rupee Eight Hundred
Eighty Two Crore Fifty Seven lakhs only). 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.
11. This arrangement of fee collection by the Authority will continue till the commercial operation date gets declared
under the Concession Agreement dated 16.05.2013 on OMT basis entered into between the Authority and the
Concessionaire, M/s DRA-DPJ Tollways Pvt. Ltd.
[F. No. NHAI/13013/670/CO/13-14/GC /Jalandhar – Jammu Bypass]
SANJAY BANDOPADHYAYA, Jt. Secy.
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