Date: 2014-11-21Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
The Central Govt. has entrusted the stretch from km. 516.000 to km. 670.000 (Panagarh to Kolkata section) of NH No. 2 in the State of West Bengal to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the Authority.
Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways announces the levy of fees for using the four-lane sections of National Highway 2 (Panagarh to Palsit section) in West Bengal. It specifies toll rates, exemptions, and pass conditions, and authorizes the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to collect these fees. The notification also addresses the recovery of the project's capital cost and sets limits on future fee increases.
Key Points / Main Content:
Toll Fee Implementation:
* Fees are levied for using the four-lane sections from Km. 520.103 to Km. 587.853 of NH2 (Panagarh to Palsit section) in West Bengal.
* The NHAI is authorized to collect fees through its officials or contractors.
* Base rates are defined per vehicle type for the base year 2007-08.
* Toll is payable at the Palsit Toll Plaza (Km. 585.692).
* Additional fees are applicable for structures longer than 60 meters, calculated by converting their length to equivalent highway length.
Rates and Passes:
* Monthly passes for non-commercial vehicles within 20 km of the toll plaza are priced at Rs. 225.00 for 2014-15, subject to annual revision.
* Passes for multiple journeys are available with specified rates and validity.
Exemptions and Discounts:
* Commercial vehicles registered in the district where the toll plaza is located receive a 50% discount, excluding vehicles operating under a national permit, if no service road or alternative is available.
* Overloaded vehicles are charged ten times the applicable fee and are not allowed to use the highway until the excess load is removed.
General Provisions:
* Definitions of vehicle categories, permissible loads, and other related terms are as specified in the rules.
* Fee rates must be displayed for public information.
* Actual fees and discounts are calculated based on the completed length of the section and revised annually.
* Fee increases are capped at 25% compared to rates applicable before the commencement of the National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Second Amendment, Rules, 2011.
Financial Aspects:
* The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 644.14 crores and is subject to change.
* Once the capital cost is recovered, the fee will be reduced to 40% of the rates.
* Rs. 303.52 crores had been recovered from user fees until March 31, 2014.
Impact Analysis:
NHAI:
* Impact: Authorized to collect toll fees and responsible for calculating and revising fees annually. Also responsible for recording capital cost recovery.
* Action Required: Implement toll collection, manage fee revisions, maintain financial records, and publish fee information.
Vehicle Owners/Users:
* Impact: Subject to toll fees for using the specified section of NH2. Different vehicle categories have different fee rates.
* Action Required: Pay applicable toll fees, explore options for monthly passes or discounted rates if eligible.
Residents near Toll Plaza:
* Impact: Eligible for monthly passes at a discounted rate if residing within 20 km of the toll plaza.
* Action Required: Apply for monthly passes to avail of discounted rates.
Commercial Vehicle Operators:
* Impact: May be eligible for discounted toll rates if registered in the same district as the toll plaza and not operating under a national permit, provided no alternative route is available. Liable for significantly higher fees if vehicles are overloaded.
* Action Required: Verify eligibility for discounts, ensure vehicles are not overloaded, and pay applicable fees.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Authority of India: An autonomous agency of the Government of India, responsible for the development, maintenance and management of National Highways in India.
National Highways Act, 1956: A law enacted by the Parliament of India to provide for the declaration of certain highways to be national highways and for matters connected therewith.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: Rules framed by the Central Government regarding the determination of rates and collection of fees for the use of national highways.
West Bengal: A state in eastern India, where the Panagarh to Kolkata section of National Highway No. 2 is located.
National Highway No.2: A former major National Highway in India that connected Delhi to Kolkata. It has now been renumbered as part of other national highways.
Panagarh: A town in West Bengal, India, marking one end of the highway section mentioned in the notification.
Kolkata: The capital city of West Bengal, India, marking the other end of the highway section mentioned in the notification.
Palsit: A village in Burdwan district of West Bengal, near which the toll plaza is located according to the notification.
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MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st November, 2014
S.O. 2955(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Surface
Transport (Road Wings) number S.O 78 (E) dated the 4th February, 1999, issued under section 11 of the National
Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from km. 516.000
to km. 670.000 (Panagarh to Kolkata section) of National Highway No.2 in the State of West Bengal 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) and in supersession of the National Highways (Temporary Bridges) Rules, 1964, the
National Highways (Collection of Fees by any person for the Use of Section of National Highways/Permanent
Bridge/Temporary Bridge on National Highways) Rules, 1997, the National Highways (Fees for the use of National
Highway Section and Permanent Bridge-Public Funded Project);
Rules, 1997 and the National Highways (Rate of Fees) Rules, 1997, has framed the National Highways Fee
(Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, vide G.S.R. 838(E) dated the 5th Dec, 2008 and amended vide
G.S.R. 950(E) dated 3rd December, 2010, G.S.R. 15(E) dated 12th January, 2011, G.S.R. 756(E) dated 12th October,
2011 and G.S.R. 778(E) dated 16th December, 2013, G.S.R. 26(E) dated 16th January, 2014 for collection of fee for use
of sections of national highways, permanent bridges, bypasses and tunnels;
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 and amended
from time to time (hereinafter referred to as the “said Rules”), and in supersession of the notification bearing No.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
S.O. 2670(E), dated the 2nd November, 2012 as amended vide Sl. No. 80 of fee notification bearing S.O. No. 896(E)
dated 26.03.2014, the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the base rate specified in column (2) of Table 1 for
road section length of 67.750 km. [including 67.253 km. road and 0.497 Km. of structure (having length more than
60 m.) with equivalent length of 4.97 km.] (hereinafter referred to as “base rate”) for use of the four and more lane
sections on the Type of Vehicles specified in column (1) of Table 1 below, under the project of four laning of Panagarh
to Palsit section from Km. 520.103 to Km. 587.853 [Authority has confirmed that the end point km. 521.120 of six laning
project Barwa Adda to Panagarh section (km. 398.240 to km. 521.120) is same as the start point (km. 520.103) of instant
project] of NH-2 in the State of West Bengal 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 3.45
Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles)
Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) 4.20
1. The fee levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the following Toll Plaza for net road length
specified for such Toll Plaza:
Location of Toll Plaza (chainage) Length (in km.) for which Fee Rate at which fee is payable
is payable
Km. 585.692 (near Village Palsit in 67.253 (Excluding 497 m length 100% of the base rates mentioned in
Burdwan district) of NH-2 of structures) 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 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 Equivalent Road Rate at which fee is
km.) to be converted into length (in km.) payable
equivalent road length
Km. 585.692 (near Village Palsit in 0.497 4.97 100% of the base rates
Burdwan district) of NH-2 mentioned in Table 1
above
S. No. * Structure having length more than 60 m.
Chainage (Km.) Length (m.)
From To
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Total 496.917
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 toll plaza is Rs. 225.00 (Rupees Two Hundred Twenty Five
only) for the year 2014-15 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 Period of validity
journeys allowed
One and half times of the fee for one way journey Two Twenty four hours from the
time of payment
Two-third of amount of the fee payable for fifty single Fifty One month from date of
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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 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
toll collecting agency, equal to ten times of the fee applicable to such category of mechanical vehicle 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 rules.
8. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rules 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 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, each in English and vernacular language accordingly.
10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 644.14 crores. The capital cost is subject to variation as the
activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting etc. are yet to be completed. 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. A total of Rs. 303.52 Crore has been recovered from the user fee realized till 31.03.2014.
11. User fee rates shall not be increased after the commencement of National Highways Fee (Determination of
Rates and Collection) Second Amendment, Rules, 2011 by more than twenty-five per cent of the rates of fee applicable
immediately before such commencement and further annual increase shall in no case be more than 25% of the rate
applicable in the immediately preceding year.
[F. No. NHAI/13013/CO/11-12/27/GC-Durgapur (520.103 - 587.853)]
ALKESH SHARMA, Jt. Secy.
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