**Executive Summary:**
This notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways amends the National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008. The amendments introduce provisions for FASTag, an electronic toll collection system, including dedicated lanes and penalties for non-FASTag users entering those lanes. The rules came into force on November 21, 2014, the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Amendment Title:** The rules are called the National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Second Amendment Rules, 2014.
* **Effective Date:** The rules came into force on November 21, 2014.
* **Definitions:**
* **FASTag:** Defined as an onboard unit transponder or similar device affixed to the vehicle's windshield.
* **FASTag Lane:** Defined as an exclusive lane at toll plazas for vehicles equipped with FASTag.
* **Toll Collection:**
* Toll collection can occur through smart cards or FASTag.
* **Penalties for Non-FASTag Users:**
* Vehicles without FASTag entering FASTag lanes at toll plazas will be charged a fee equivalent to two times the applicable fee for their vehicle category.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Vehicle Owners/Users:**
* **Impact:** Encouraged to adopt FASTag for seamless toll payments and to avoid penalties. Those without FASTag risk paying double the toll if they enter FASTag lanes.
* **Action Required:** Obtain and use FASTag for highway travel or avoid entering FASTag lanes.
* **Toll Plaza Operators:**
* **Impact:** Required to establish and maintain FASTag lanes.
* **Action Required:** Implement FASTag lanes and enforce the penalty for non-FASTag users entering those lanes.
* **Central Government/Ministry of Road Transport and Highways:**
* **Impact:** Responsible for overseeing the implementation and enforcement of the amended rules.
* **Action Required:** Monitor the adoption of FASTag and the effectiveness of the new rules.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law enacted in 1956, providing the legal framework for national highways in India. Specifically, Section 9 and Section 7(1) are referenced, granting the Central Government powers related to fee collection.
Central Government: The governing authority of India, which is empowered to make rules and amendments regarding national highways, as per the National Highways Act, 1956.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: The principal rules governing the determination of rates and collection of fees on national highways in India. These rules are being amended by this notification.
FASTag: An onboard unit transponder or similar device fitted on the front windshield of vehicles for electronic toll collection, introduced as an amendment to the National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules.
Toll Plaza: A designated location on a highway where tolls are collected from vehicles. FASTag lanes are being implemented at toll plazas.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of the national highway network. This ministry issued the notification.
New Delhi: The capital of India where the notification was issued.
ALKESH SHARMA: Joint Secretary who signed the notification
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MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st November, 2014
G.S.R. 831(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 read with sub-section (1) of section 7 of
the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to
amend the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the National Highways Fee (Determination of
Rates and Collection) Second Amendment Rules, 2014.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as the
principal rules) in rule 2, after clause (h), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
“(ha) “FASTag” means an onboard unit (transponder) or any such device fitted on the front wind screen
of the vehicles; ” and
“(hb) “FASTag lane of toll plaza” is an exclusive lane in the toll plaza for movement of vehicles fitted with
“FASTag” or any such device.”
3. In the principal rules, in rule 6, in sub-rule (3),—
(a) after “or through smart card” the words and letters “or through FASTag” shall be inserted;
(b) after the existing proviso device the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—
“Provided further that user of the vehicle not fitted with “FASTag” entering into “FASTag lane”
of the Toll Plazas shall pay a fee equivalent to two times of the fee applicable to that category of vehicles as
per sub-rule (2) of rule 4.”.
[No. H-25016/01/2014-Toll]
ALKESH SHARMA, Jt. Secy.
Note : The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collections) Rules, 2008 were published in the
Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) published in the Gazette of India vide No. G.S.R 838(E), dated
the 5th December, 2008 and amended vide No. G.S.R. 950(E), dated the 3rd December, 2010, No. G.S.R. 15(E),
dated the 12th January, 2011 and No. G.S.R. 756(E), dated the 12th October, 2011, No. G.S.R.778(E) dated the
16th December, 2013 and No. G.S.R. 26(E), dated the 16th January, 2014.
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