## Policy Analysis Report: Notification on National Highway Fee Determination
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding the determination and collection of fees on a section of National Highway No. 48 (old NH 4) in the State of Karnataka. The notification, effective from the appointed date, authorizes a concessionaire to levy and collect fees on mechanical vehicles for the use of the Belgaum to Maharashtra-Karnataka Border (Kagal) section of the highway (km 515.000 to km 592.705). This notification supersedes previous notifications (S.O.No. 2558 E and 2559E dated 26th October,2012). The report details key provisions, target stakeholders, and expected outcomes as inferred from the provided text.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative analysis of a government notification concerning the determination and collection of fees on a specific section of a National Highway. The analysis is based solely on the text provided in the notification and focuses on the key aspects relevant to affected industries and stakeholders.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This notification pertains to an existing framework of National Highway fee determination and collection, specifically modifying the fees applicable to a particular stretch of highway.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the core objective is to authorize the levying and collecting of fees on mechanical vehicles for the use of a specific stretch of National Highway (Belgaum to Maharashtra-Karnataka Border) to ensure the maintenance, management, and operation of said section of the National Highway. This aims to recover expenditure on building, maintenance, management and operation of the highway section, interest on capital invested, and a reasonable return, considering traffic volume and the agreement between the Authority and the Concessionaire.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This notification represents an update/revision of the tolling policy for a specific section of the National Highway. The rationale, as inferred from the text, is to adjust the fee structure based on factors like: expenditure on building, maintenance and operation of the highway section, the length of the highway, the length of structures on it, agreement with concessionaire, traffic volume, and the need for a reasonable return on investment. Also, this tolling policy supersedes the previous notifications from 2012.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This notification introduces changes to the fee collection mechanism for a specific section of National Highway 48 (old NH 4).
* **Specific Part of the Policy Being Changed:** The notification supersedes previous notifications S.O.No. 2558 E and 2559E dated 26th October,2012 and introduces revised fee rates for the specified section of the National Highway.
* **New Rule/Provision:** The notification authorizes the collection of fees based on the rates specified in Table 1 for different vehicle types, considering the road length of 84.464 km (including structures). The concessionaire is authorized to collect and retain the fee from the Appointed Date or publication of this Notification, whichever is later. The base rate is set for the year 2007-08 and revised annually. There are different rates for vehicles registered for non-commercial purposes within 20km from the fee plaza and rates for multiple journeys.
* **Difference/Effect of the Change:** The key effect is the implementation of revised fee rates and collection procedures for the specified highway section. The exact impact depends on the new rates, as they are not fully specified in the base document, which need to be calculated based on 2007-08 base rates. It also includes fee collection on structures, and concession to local non-commercial vehicles registered within 20 km. This change allows the authority and concessionaire to collect revenue to maintain the highway and potentially increase revenue.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the directly affected target audience and stakeholders include:
* **Vehicle owners and operators:** Especially those frequently using the Belgaum to Maharashtra-Karnataka Border (Kagal) section of National Highway 48.
* **Commercial vehicle operators:** Who are subject to fee changes and potential discounts.
* **Residents living near the fee plazas:** Particularly those eligible for monthly passes.
* **National Highways Authority of India (NHAI):** As the responsible body for overseeing the fee collection and maintenance of the highway.
* **National Highways Infra Projects Private Limited (Concessionaire):** The entity responsible for tolling, operation, maintenance and transfer of the specified highway section, and collecting and retaining the fees.
* **Ministry of Road Transport and Highways:** the governing ministry.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Concessionaire (National Highways Infra Projects Private Limited) are responsible for implementing the fee collection.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** The notification is effective from the "Appointed Date" or the date of publication, whichever is later. Fee revisions are to be done annually, with a minimum gap of six months between revisions. The Authority (NHAI) will calculate actual fee amounts and discounts based on project highway length and publish these in newspapers. The rates must be displayed according to the rules in place.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of these changes are:
* **Increased Revenue Collection:** By implementing revised fee rates and collection procedures.
* **Improved Highway Maintenance:** The collected fees will be used for the upkeep, management and operations of the highway.
* **Fairer Tolling Practices:** By providing provisions for local non-commercial vehicles and monthly passes.
* **Concessionaire profits:** To allow the concessionaire to meet the terms of the agreement.
The impact of these specific changes on stakeholders will vary. Vehicle owners will experience revised toll rates. Local residents may benefit from monthly pass options. The concessionaire is expected to be positively impacted through revenue collection.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification outlines revisions to the fee collection mechanism for a specific section of National Highway 48. It authorizes the concessionaire to collect fees based on revised rates. The notification aims to ensure the maintenance and operation of the highway, providing revenue for the concessionaire.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Authority of India: An authority entrusted by the Central Government for the management of national highways.
National Highway Act, 1956: A legal act pertaining to national highways.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules 2008: Rules established by the Central Government for levying and collecting fees on national highways.
National Highways Infra Projects Private Limited: A concessionaire company with a registered office in Dwarka, Delhi, involved in the Tolling, Operation, maintenance and transfer of Belgaum to MaharashtraKarnataka Border Kagal section.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
Bangalore to KarnatakaMaharashtra Border section: A section of National Highway No. 48 (old NH 4) in the State of Karnataka.
Karnataka: A state in India where a section of National Highway No. 48 (old NH 4) is located.
Maharashtra: A state in India that shares a border with Karnataka, relevant to the highway section.
Belgaum District: A district in Karnataka where Fee Plazas are located.
National Highway No. 48: National Highway on which toll is being collected.
Dwarka, Delhi: Location of Registered Office of National Highways Infra Projects Private Limited
Kognoli village: Location of Fee Plaza in Belgaum District, Karnataka
Hattargi village: Location of Fee Plaza in Belgaum District, Karnataka
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 4722] नइ ददल्ली, बधु वार, ददसम्ब र 8, 2021/ऄग्रहायण 17, 1943
No. 4722] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 17, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग गमत्रं ालय
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 8 ददसम् बर, 2021
का.अ. 5096(ऄ).—जबदक, केंद्र सरकार ने भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमागग प्राजधकरण ऄजधजनयम, 1988
(1988 का 68) की धारा 11 के ऄधीन जारी की गइ भारत सरकार के सड़क पररवहन और राजमागग मंत्रालय की
ऄजधसूचना संख्या का.अ. 78(इ) ददनांक: 04.02.1999 द्वारा कनागटक राज्य में राष्ट्रीय राजमागग स.ं 48 (पुराना
एनएच 4) के 0.000 दकमी से 592.00 दकमी तक का खंड (बंगलूरू से कनागटक /महाराष्टर सीमा सेक्िन)
भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमागग प्राजधकरण (जजसे आसके पश्चात ् „प्राजधकरण‟ कहा जाए) को सौंपा ह;ैं
और जबदक, केंद्र सरकार न े राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008 के
जनयम (3) के साथ परित राष्ट्रीय राजमागग ऄजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 7 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों
का प्रयोग करते हुए भारत सरकार की ऄजधसचू ना द्वारा यांजत्रक वाहनों पर खंडों के ईपयोग के जलए िुल्क
ईदग्रहीत और संग्रहीत करने के जलए प्राजधकरण को जनम् नानुसार प्राजधकृत दकया:
कनागटक राज्य में राष्ट्रीय राजमागग सं 48 (पुराना एनएच 4) के क्रमि: 537.00 दक.मी. से 483.600
दक.मी. तथा 537 दकमी से 592.240 दकमी तक के खंड के जलए का.अ. 2558(इ) तथा 2559(इ), ददनांक: 26
ऄक् तूबर, 2012 का ऄवलोकन करें।
और जबदक, प्राजधकरण न े भारतीय राष्टर ीय राजमागग प्राजधकरण ऄजधजनयम, 1988 (1988 का 68) की
धारा 14 के ईपबंध के ऄनसु रण में राष्ट्रीय राजमागग के बेलगाम स े महाराष्टर /कनाटग क सीमा (कागल) खंड के
515.000 दकमी से 592.705 दकमी (लंबाइ 77.705 दक.मी.) (जजसे आसके पि च् ात „ईक् त खंड’ कहा जाए)
तक के टोललग, प्रचालन, रखरखाव और हस्ट्तातं रण हते ु ददनांक: 30.03.2021 को नेिनल हाआवेज आंफ्रा
7151 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
प्रोजेक््स प्राआवेट जलजमटेड, जजसका पंजीकृत कायागलय जी-5&6, सेक्टर-10, द्वारका, ददल्ली साईथ वेस्ट्ट ददल्ली,
ददल्ली, भारत, 110075 (जजसे आसके पश्च ात „ररयायतग्राही’ कहा जाए) के साथ करार (जजसे आसके पश्च ात ्
„ईि करार’ कहा जाए) दकया ह।ै
ऄतः ऄब, केंद्र सरकार न े राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008
[सा.का.जन. 838 (इ), ददनांक: 5.12.2008] के जनयम 3 के साथ परित और राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िुल्क (दरों का
ऄवधारण एव ं संग्रहण) संिोधन जनयम, 2010 [सा.का.जन.950(इ), ददनांक: 3.12.2010], राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग
िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) संिोधन जनयम, 2011[सा.का.जन.15 (इ), ददनांक: 12.1.2011] राष्ट्रीय
राजमागग िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) दसू रा संिोधन जनयम, 2011 [सा.का.जन.756 (इ), ददनांक:
12.10.2011], राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) संिोधन जनयम, 2013[सा.का.जन.778
(इ), ददनांक: 16.12.2013], राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) संिोधन जनयम, 2014
[सा.का.जन. 26 (इ), ददनांक: 16.01.2014], राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) संिोधन
जनयम, 2014 [सा.का.जन. 831 (इ), ददनांक: 21.11.2014], राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं
संग्रहण) संिोधन जनयम, 2014 [सा.का.जन. 02(इ), ददनांक: 29.12.2014], राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग िुल्क (दरों का
ऄवधारण एव ं संग्रहण) संिोधन जनयम, 2015 [सा.का.जन. 220 (इ), ददनांक: 23.03.2015], राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग
िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) संिोधन जनयम, 2016 [सा.का.जन. 585 (इ), ददनांक: 08.06.2016],
राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) संिोधन जनयम, 2016 [सा.का.जन.1114(इ), ददनांक:
02.12.2016], राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) संिोधन जनयम, 2017
[सा.का.जन.248(इ), ददनांक: 14.03.2017] राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) संिोधन
जनयम, 2018 [सा.का.जन. 427(इ), ददनांक: 07.05.2018], राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एव ं
संग्रहण) संिोधन जनयम, 2018 [सा.का.जन.920 (इ), ददनांक: 25.09.2018], राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िुल्क (दरों का
ऄवधारण एव ं संग्रहण) संिोधन जनयम, 2019 [सा.का.जन. 942 (इ), ददनांक: 20.12.2019], राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग
िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) संिोधन जनयम, 2020 [सा.का.जन.298 (इ), ददनांक: 15.05.2020],
राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) संिोधन जनयम, 2020 [सा.का.जन. 523 (इ), ददनांक:
24.08.2020], राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) संिोधन जनयम, 2020 [सा.का.जन. 804
(इ), ददनांक: 30.12.2020], के साथ परित राष्ट्रीय राजमागग ऄजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 8क
द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए और करार की ऄजं तम ददनांक: तक दकसी ऄन् य संिोधनों और ऄजधसूचना
संख्या का.अ.2558 (ऄ) तथा 2559(ऄ) ददनांक: 26 ऄक् तूबर, 2012 का ऄजतक्रमण करते हुए, जसवाय ईन
बातों के जो ऐसे ऄजधक्रमण स े पूव ग कर ली गईं ह ैं या करने से लोप करा दी गईं ह,ैं ईि राष्ट्रीय राजमागों के ईि
खण्ड के जनमागण, रखरखाव, प्रबंधन और प्रचालन पर हुए व्यय, जनवेजित पूंजी पर ब्याज, युजियुि प्रत्यागम,
यातायात के दबाव और प्राजधकरण तथा ररयायतग्राही के बीच हुए ईि करार की ऄवजध को ध्यान में रखते हुए,
एतदद्वारा यह ऄजधसजू चत करती ह ै दक सड़क की कुल समकक्ष लम्बाइ 84.464 दक.मी. [जजसमें 76.437 दक.मी.
की सड़क और 803 मीटर की सरचनाए ं िाजमल ह ै (जजनकी लम्बाइ 60 मीटर से ऄजधक ह)ै और जजसकी समकक्ष
लम्बाइ 8.028 दक.मी. ह]ै के चार या ऄजधक लेन के खण्डों के ईपयोग के जलए यांजत्रक वाहनों पर सारणी 1 के
स्ट्तम्भ (2) में जवजनर्ददष्ट दर पर (जजसे आसके पश्च ात् "अधार दर"‘ कहा जाए), नीचे सारणी 1 के स्ट्त म् भ (1) म ें
जवजनर्ददष्ट ट प्रकार के वाहनों पर िुल्क ईद्ग्रहीत एव ं संग्रहीत करती ह ै एवं ईि ररयायतग्राही को कायारग ंभ करने की
ददनांक: को तथा ईस ददनाकं : स े ऄथवा आस ऄजधसचू ना के राजपत्र में प्रकािन पर, जो भी बाद म ें हो, करार म ें
जवजनर्ददष्ट समापन की ददनाकं : तक िुल्क संग्रहीत तथा प्रजतधाररत करने हते ु प्राजधकृत करती ह।ै यह िुल् क
ऄजधसूचना टीओटी पररयोजना पर कायागरंभ करने की ददनाकं : स े प्रभावी होगी।
सारणी 1
वाहन का प्रकार अधार वर् ग 2007-08 के जलए चार या ऄजधक
लने के राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग खडं के जलए प्रजत
दकमी*िल्ु क की अधार दर (रुपए म)ें
(1) (2)
कार, जीप, वैन ऄथवा हल् के मोटर वाहन 56.0
हल् के वाजणजज्यक वाहन, हल् के मालवाहक वाहन ऄथवा जमनी बस 5650[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
बस ऄथवा रक (दो धुरी वाल)े .6.5
तीन धरु ी वाल ेवाजणजज्यक वाहन .6.5
भारी जनमागण मिीनरी (एच.सी.एम.) ऄथवा ऄथ गमूलवग ईपस्ट्कर 56.0
(इ.एम.इ) ऄथवा बहुधुरीय वाहन (एम.ए.वी.) (चार से छह धरु ी वाले)
बड़े अकार वाल ेवाहन (सात ऄथवा ऄजधक धुरी वाले) 4.20
1. नीचे ईद्ग्रहीत एवं सग्रं हीत िुल्क जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क प्लाजा पर ऐस े िल्ु क प्लाजा के जलए जवजनर्ददष्ट दरू ी हते ु िोध्य
और संदेय होगा:
िुल्क प्लाजा का ऄवस्ट्थान लम्बाइ (दकलोमीटर में) जजसके जलए दर जजस पर िुल्क संदेय ह ै
िुल्क संदेय ह ै
बेलगाम जजले म ें कोगनोली गावं के 54.630 (0.610 दकमी की लबं ाइ के उपर सारणी-1 म ें ईजल्लजखत अधार दरों
जनकट 591.240 दक.मी. पर बुजनयादी ढांचे को छोड़कर) का 100%
बेलगाम जजले म ें हट्टारगी गांव के 21.807 (0.193 दकमी की लबं ाइ के उपर सारणी-1 म ें ईजल्लजखत अधार दरों
जनकट 537.770 दक.मी. पर बुजनयादी ढांचे को छोड़कर) का 100%
2. ईपयुगि के ऄजतररि, जनम्नजलजखत संरचनाओं, जजनकी लम्बाइ 60 मीटर स े ऄजधक ह,ै के ईपयोग के जलए ऐसी
संरचनाओं की लम्बाइ को समकरण गुणक 10 स े गुणा करके राजमागग की समकक्ष लम्बाइ म ें पररवतगन करते हुए,
जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क प्लाजाओं पर जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क भी िोध्य और संदेय होगा:
िुल्क प्लाजा का ऄवस्ट्थान सड़क की समकक्ष लम्बाइ में सड़क की समकक्ष दर जजस पर िुल्क संदेय ह ै
पररवर्ततत दकए जान े हते ु लम्बाइ (दक.मी. में)
संरचनाओं की लम्बाइ*
(दक.मी. म)ें
बेलगाम जजल े म ें कोगनोली 0.610 6.10 उपर सारणी -1 में
गांव के जनकट 591.240 ईजल्लजखत अधार दरों का
दक.मी. पर 100%
बेलगाम जजले में हट्टारगी गांव 0.193 1.928 उपर सारणी -1 में
के जनकट 537.770 दक.मी. पर ईजल्लजखत अधार दरों का
100%
संरचनाओं का जववरण (60 मी. की लंबाइ स ेऄजधक) जनम्नानुसार ह:ै
क्र.स.ं सरं चना का ऄवस्ट्थ ान (चनै जे ) सरं चना का नाम लम्बाइ (मी.)
हट्टारगी िल्ु क प्ल ाजा 537.770 दकमी पर
1 529.733 दकमी पर बड़ा पुल 192.8
कुल 192.8
कोगनोली िुल् क प् लाजा 591.240 दक.मी. पर
2 544.830 दकमी पर बड़ा पुल 136.96
3 551.490 दकमी पर बड़ा पुल 136.96
4 551.936 दकमी पर बड़ा पुल 136.96
5 580.854 दकमी पर बड़ा पुल 113.4
6 592.628 दकमी पर बड़ा पुल 85.6
कुल 609.884 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
3. जजस व्यजि का ऄपना यांजत्रक वाहन, गैर-वाजणजज्यक प्रयोजनों के जलए पंजीकृत हुअ हो और वह िुल्क प्लाजा स े
बीस दकलोमीटर तक की दरू ी में ही रहता हो, ईसके जलए वर्ग 2021-22 के जलए माजसक पास की दर 285.00/- रूपए (दो
सौ पचासी रूपए मात्र) होगी और राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग िल्ु क (दरों का ऄवधारण और संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008 के ईपबंधों के
ऄनुसार ईसमें प्रत्येक वर्ग संिोधन दकया जाएगा।
4. राजमागग खण्ड पर बहुयात्राओं हते ु पास जनम्नजलजखत दरों पर जारी दकया जाएगा, ऄथागतः्
संदेय राजि ऄनुज्ञात एकतरफा यात्राओं की वैधता ऄवजध
ऄजधकतम संख्या
एकतरफा यात्रा के जलए िल्ु क का डेढ़ गुना दो भुगतान के समय से चौबीस घंटे
पचास या ऄजधक एकल यात्राओं के जलए संदेय पचास ऄथवा ऄजधक भुगतान की जतजथ स ेएक माह
िुल्क की राजि का दोजतहाइ-
5. जजस जजले म ें िुल्क प्लाजा जस्ट्थत ह,ै ईसम ें पंजीकृत वाजणजज्यक वाहन (राष्ट्रीय परजमट के ऄधीन चल रह े
वाहनों को छोड़कर) के जलए िुल्क ईस श्रेणी के जलए वाहन के जलए जनधागररत िुल्क का 50% होगा बित े दक ऐस े
वाजणजज्यक वाहनों के ईपयोग के जलए कोइ सर्तवस सड़क ऄथवा वैकजल्पक सड़क ईपलब्ध न हो।
6. जो यांजत्रक वाहन ऄपनी श्रणे ी के जलए जनधागररत ऄनुज्ञेय भार की ऄपेक्षा ऄजधक भार स े लदा हुअ होगा
ईसके चालक ऄथवा माजलक ऄथवा प्रभारी व्यजि को ऐसे ऄजधक भार स े लद े हुए वाहन को राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग म ें प्रवेि
कराने के जलए िुल्क सग्रं हण एजेंसी को राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िल्ु क जनयमावली 2008 के जनयम 10 के ईप जनयम (1ए) म ें
ईजल्लजखत िल्ु क के बराबर िल्ु क का भुगतान करना होगा और ईसे राजमागग खण्ड का ईपयोग करने की तब तक ऄनुमजत
नहीं होगी जब तक ऐस े यांजत्रक वाहन स ेऄजधक भार को हटा न ददया जाए।
7. यांजत्रक वाहनों की श्रेणी, ईनके जलए ऄनुज्ञेय भार, छूट-प्राप्त वाहनों की श्रेणी, सर्तवस सड़क, वैकजल्पक सड़क
अदद सजहत सभी पररभार्ाए ं जनयमों म ें जवजनर्ददष्ट पररभार्ाओं के ऄनुसार होंगी।
8. ईि जनयमों के जनयम 12 के ऄनुसार ईपयोगकताओंग की जानकारी के जलए िल्ु क की दरें प्रदर्तित की जाएगं ी।
9. उपर सारणी-1 में यथा-ईजल्लजखत, अधार वर्ग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत दकलोमीटर िल्ु क की अधार दर के
अधार पर, यांजत्रक वाहनों स े जलए जाने वाले वास्ट्तजवक िल्ु क और कटौजतयों की गणना प्राजधकरण द्वारा खंडों की पूरी कर
ली गइ पररयोजना राजमागों की लम्बाइ के अधार पर की जायेगी। ईसे ररयायतग्राही के माध्यम स े प्राजधकरण द्वारा
ऄंग्रेजी और स्ट्थानीय भार्ा के कम-से-कम एक-एक समाचार पत्र म ें प्रकाजित दकया जाएगा और तदनुसार ईसम ें ईि
जनयमों के जनयम 5 के ऄनुसार वार्तर्क तौर पर संिोधन दकया जाएगा, परंतु ितग यह ह ै दक िुल् क म ें जपछली बार की गइ
वृजि की ददनांक: स े6 (छह) माह की ऄवजध के भीतर कोइ संिोधन नहीं दकया जाएगा।
[फा. स.ं एनएचएअइ/एएम/आनजवट/बीके/फीनोरटदफकेिन/2021-22]
ऄजमत वरदान, संयुि सजचव
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th December, 2021
S.O. 5096(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways number S.O. 78(E) dated 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. 0.000 to km. 592.00 (Bangalore to Karnataka/Maharashtra Border section) of National
Highway No. 48 (old NH 4)in the State of Karnataka to the National Highways Authority of India
(hereinafter referred to as the “Authority”);
And whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 7 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, the Central Government by notification of the Government of India authorized Authority for
levying and collecting fee on mechanical vehicles for the use of stretches as follows:[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
Vide S.O.No. 2558 E and 2559(E) dated 26th October,2012 for the section from km 537.00 to km
483.600 and from km 537 to km 592.240 respectively of NH-48(old NH 4) in the State of Karnataka.
And whereas, pursuant to the provision of Section 14 of the National Highways Authority of India
Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Authority has entered into an Agreement (hereinafter referred to as said
agreement) National Highways Infra Projects Private Limited, having its Registered Office at G-5 & 6,
Sector-10, Dwarka, Delhi, South West Delhi, Delhi, India, 110075 (hereinafter referred to as
“Concessionaire”) on 30.03.2021 for the Tolling, Operation, maintenance and transfer of Belgaum to
Maharashtra/Karnataka Border (Kagal) section from km 515.000 to km 592.705 (length 77.705 km)
(hereinafter referred to as the said section) of the National Highway.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8A 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 [GSR 838 (E) dt. 05.12.2008] read along with National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates
and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2010 [GSR 950(E) 03.12.2010], National Highways Fee
(Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2011 [GSR 15(E) 12.01.2011], National
Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Second Amendment Rules, 2011 [GSR 756 (E)
12.10.2011], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2013
[GSR 778(E) 16.12.2013], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment
Rules, 2014 [GSR 26(E) 16.01.2014], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection)
Amendment Rules, 2014 [GSR 831(E) 21.11.2014], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and
Collection) Amendment Rules, 2014 [GSR 02(E) 29.12.2014], National Highways Fee (Determination of
Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules 2015 [GSR 220(E) 23.03.2015], National Highways Fee
(Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules 2016 [GSR 585(E) 08.06.2016], National
Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules 2016 [GSR 1114(E)
02.12.2016], The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2017
[GSR 248(E) 14.03.2017] , The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection)
Amendment Rules, 2018 [GSR 427(E) 07.05.2018], The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates
and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2018 [GSR 920(E) 25.09.2018], The National Highways Fee
(Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2019 [GSR 942(E) 20.12.2019], The National
Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2020 [GSR 298(E) 15.05.2020],
The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2020 [GSR
523(E) 24.08.2020], The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment
Rules, 2020 [GSR 804(E) 30.12.2020], and any other amendments till date of agreement and in
supersession of the Notification Number S.O.No. 2558 (E) and 2559(E) dated 26th October,2012 except as
respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, having regard
to the expenditure involved in building, maintenance, management and operation of the said Section of said
National Highway, interest on the capital invested, reasonable return, the volume of traffic and the period
of said agreement entered between the Authority and the Concessionaire, hereby notifies that there shall be
levied and collected fees on mechanical vehicles at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for total
equivalent road length of 84.464 km [including 76.437 km road and 803 m of structures (having length
more than 60m) with equivalent length of 8.028 km] for use of four and more lane sections (hereinafter
referred to as “base rate”) on the Type of Vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below and
authorizes the said Concessionaire to collect and retain the fee on and from the Appointed Date or
publication of this Notification in the Official Gazette, whichever is later, till the date of termination as
specified in the agreement. This fee notification shall be effective from the Appointed Date of the ToT
project.
Table 1
Type of vehicle Base rate of fee per km* for
NH section of four or more
lanes 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 1.056 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Bus or Truck ( Two Axles) 2.20
Three-axle commercial vehicles 2.40
Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or Earth Moving Equipment 3.45
(EME) or 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 Fee Plaza(s) for
the distance specified for such Fee Plaza(s):
Location of Fee Plaza Length (in km) for which Fee is Rate at which Fee is payable
payable*
At Km 591.240 near 54.630 (excluding structure 100% of the base rates mentioned
Kognoli village in Belgaum District length of 0.610 km) in Table-1 above
At Km 537.770 near 21.807 (excluding structure 100% of the base rates mentioned
Hattargi village in Belgaum District length of 0.193 km) in 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 60 m 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:
Location of Fee Plaza Length of structures* (in km) Equivalent road length Rate at which Fee is
to be converted into (in km) payable
equivalent road length
At Km 591.240 near 0.610 6.10 100% of the base
rates mentioned in
Kognoli village in Belgaum
Table-1 above
District
At Km 537.770 near 0.193 1.928 100% of the base
rates mentioned in
Hattargi village in Belgaum
Table-1 above
District
The details of structures (> 60 m length) are as under:
Location of Structure
Sr. No. Name of the Structure Length (m)
(Chainage)
Hattargi Fee Plaza at km. 537.770
1 At km 529.733 Major Bridge 192.8
TOTAL 192.8
Kognoli Fee Plaza at km. 591.240
2 At km 544.830 Major Bridge 136.96
3 At km 551.490 Major Bridge 136.96
4 At km 551.936 Major Bridge 136.96
5 At km 580.854 Major Bridge 113.4
6 At km 592.628 Major Bridge 85.6
TOTAL 609.88
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 fee plaza is Rs. 285.00
(Rupees Two Hundred Eighty Five only) for the year 2021-22 which is subject to revision every year as per
the provisions of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 7
4. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely;
Amount Payable Maximum number of one- Period of validity
way journeys allowed
One and half times of the fee for one Two Twenty-four hours from the time
way journey of payment
Two-third of amount of the fee payable Fifty or more One month from date of
for fifty or more single journeys payment
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 fee collecting agency, as per Rule 10 (1A) of NH Fee Rule 2008 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, 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, 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 completed length of the Project Highway. The same shall be got published by the
Authority through the Concessionaire in at least one newspaper, each in English and vernacular language
and thereafter revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rules and provision of Concession
Agreement and got published, provided that no revision shall be effected within a period of 6 (six) months
from the date of the preceding revision of Fee.
[F. No. NHAI/AM/InvIT/BK/FeeNotification/2021-22]
AMIT VARADAN, 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.