## Policy Analysis Report: Toll Fee Notification on National Highway 161 (Telangana)
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification (S.O. 143(E)) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the levy of toll fees on National Highway 161 in the State of Telangana. The notification establishes the fee structure for mechanical vehicles using the stretch from Sangareddy-Telangana-Maharashtra Border of National Highway 161, specifically from design kilometer 86.788 to kilometer 135.751 (existing kilometer 91.350 to kilometer 140.873). Key findings include the establishment of a toll fee based on vehicle type, road length, and additional charges for bypasses and structures exceeding 60 meters. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is authorized to collect these fees.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways concerning the levy of toll fees on National Highway 161 in Telangana, based solely on the information provided in the policy text. The analysis focuses on understanding the policy's objectives, key provisions, stakeholders, and potential impact.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy establishing toll rates on a section of National Highway 161.
* **Core Objective(s):**
* To levy fees on mechanical vehicles using the specified section of National Highway 161 in Telangana.
* To authorize the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to collect these fees, either directly or through a contractor.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This new policy establishes toll collection on a section of NH-161 in Telangana that the Central Government has entrusted to the National Highways Authority of India. This likely aims to generate revenue to recover the project's capital cost and fund future maintenance and improvements of the highway. The imposition of tolls is a common practice to finance infrastructure development and maintenance, particularly in the road sector.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As a new policy, the key provisions include:
* **Toll Fee Structure:** The policy establishes a toll fee structure based on:
* **Vehicle Type:** Different rates are specified for various vehicle categories, including cars, jeeps, vans, light commercial vehicles, buses, trucks, and multi-axle vehicles (Table 1).
* **Road Length:** Fees are levied for a net road section length of 38.186 km (Table 2).
* **Bypasses:** Additional fees are levied for the use of bypasses costing rupees ten crore or more (Table 3). The rates are one and one half times the base rate. Specific bypasses identified are Pitlam, Dharmaram, Mainur, and Madnoor.
* **Structures:** Additional fees are levied for the use of structures having length more than 60m at the following Fee Plazas, by converting the length of structures into an equivalent length of highway by multiplying the length of such structures by an equalisation factor of 10 (Table 4).
* **Fee Plaza Location:** The primary fee plaza is located at KmCh. 96.035 of NH161 near Dharmaram village in Kamareddy district of Telangana.
* **Collection Authority:** The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is authorized to collect the fees.
* **Monthly Pass:** A monthly pass is available for non-commercial vehicles registered to individuals residing within 20 kilometers of the fee plaza, priced at Rs 285.00 for the year 2021-22.
* **Passes for Multiple Journeys:** Passes are available for multiple journeys: One and half times of the fee for two journeys within twenty four hours. Two-thirds of the amount of the fee payable for fifty single journeys within one month.
* **Fee for Commercial Vehicle:** 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.
* **Overloaded Vehicles:** Overloaded vehicles are subject to additional fees and cannot use the highway section until the excess load is removed.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The target audience and stakeholders include:
* **Vehicle Owners:** All owners of mechanical vehicles using the specified stretch of National Highway 161.
* **Residents near Fee Plaza:** Residents within 20 km of the fee plaza are eligible for monthly passes.
* **Commercial Vehicle Operators:** Operators of commercial vehicles registered in the district where the fee plaza falls may be eligible for reduced rates.
* **NHAI:** The National Highways Authority of India is responsible for collecting the toll fees.
* **Contractors:** Contractors may be involved in the fee collection process on behalf of NHAI.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
* **Procedures:**
* NHAI is responsible for calculating and revising the actual toll amounts annually based on the base rate and completed length of the section.
* Fee rates are to be displayed for the information of users.
* The Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised 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.
* **Timelines:** The fee structure for the monthly pass is defined for the year 2021-22 and is subject to annual revision.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes and impact of the toll fee implementation are:
* **Revenue Generation:** Generate revenue for the NHAI to recover the project's capital cost (estimated at Rupees 1305.93 crore) and fund future maintenance and improvements.
* **Infrastructure Development:** Support further development and maintenance of the National Highway network.
* **User Costs:** Increase transportation costs for vehicle owners using the specified stretch of NH-161, potentially impacting logistics and travel expenses.
* **Local Economic Impact:** The monthly pass provision may mitigate the impact on local residents who frequently use the highway.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification regarding toll fees on National Highway 161 in Telangana establishes a structured toll collection system aimed at recovering project costs and supporting highway maintenance. The policy outlines specific fee rates based on vehicle type, road length, and the use of bypasses and structures. The NHAI is tasked with implementing and managing the toll collection process. This policy is significant as it directly impacts transportation costs for users of this highway and contributes to the financing of road infrastructure development.
Key Entities Referenced
REGD. No. D. L.3300499: Registration number of the document.
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022: Date of publication of the gazette notification.
National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988: Act under which the notification is issued; specifically section 11 is mentioned.
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which the fee is levied; specifically section 7 is mentioned.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: Rules related to the fee determination, specifically rule 3 is mentioned.
Central Government: The governing body levying the fee.
SangareddyTelanganaMaharashtra Border: Stretch of road entrusted to the National Highways Authority of India.
National Highway number 161: The highway on which the fee is levied.
Telangana: The state where the highway section is located.
Authority: Refers to the National Highways Authority of India.
Table 1: Table specifying the base rate of fee per Km for different types of vehicles.
Table 2: Table specifying the location of Fee Plaza and length for which fee is payable.
Table 3: Table specifying the Length and Cost of bypass Location Rate at for which additional fee is of Fee which.
Table 4: Table specifying the Length of structures Equivalent in Km to be Location of Fee Plaza road Rate at which fee is converted into Chainage length in payable equivalent road Km length.
Dharmaram village: Village near the Fee Plaza location.
Kamareddy district: District where the Fee Plaza is located.
Pitlam Bypass: Name of the bypass where additional fee is applicable.
Pedda Kodapgal: Location of the Pitlam Bypass
Mainur Bypass: Name of the bypass where additional fee is applicable.
Madnoor Bypass: Name of the bypass where additional fee is applicable.
Table 5: Table specifying the maximum number of one Amount Payable Period of validity way journeys allowed.
202122: Year mentioned for the rate of monthly pass.
Government of India: The governing body issuing the notification.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry issuing the notification.
S.O. 143E: Notification number.
S.O.1969E: Previous notification number.
17th May 2018: Date of previous notification.
F. No. NHAITechAPNH161SanNanPkgIII201718E: File number of the notification.
AMIT VARADAN: Name of the Joint Secretary.
Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: Place where the document was uploaded by.
Controller of Publications, Delhi110054: Publisher of the document.
1305.93 crore: Estimated cost of the project in rupees.
III201718: Unclear. Appears to be a reference code or part of a project identifier.
Mangloor to TelanganaMaharashtra Section: The road section where the fee is being levied.
96.035: Chainage in Km of NH161
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
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प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 139] नइ ददल्ली, मगं लवार, जनवरी 11, 2022/पौष 21, 1943
No. 139] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022/PAUSHA 21, 1943
सड़क पररवहन एव ंराजमाग गमत्रं ालय
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 11 जनवरी, 2022
का.अ. 143(ऄ).—जबदक, केन्द्रीय सरकार न े भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग 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. 1969(ऄ) ददनांक: 17 मइ, 2018 द्वारा तले ंगाना राज्य म ें राष्टर ीय राजमागग संख् या 161 के सगं ारेडी-
तेलगं ाना/महाराष्टर बोडगर (140 दक.मी. की लंबाइ के जलए) तक के खंड को भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमागग प्राजधकरण को (जजस े
आसमें आसके पश्चात ् “प्राजधकरण” कहा गया ह)ै सौंपा ह;ै
ऄतः ऄब केन्द्र सरकार राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िल्ु क (दर ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008 (जजसे आसके पश्चात “ईक्त
जनयम’’ कहा जाए) के जनयम 3 के साथ परित राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग ऄजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 7 द्वारा प्रदत्त
िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए तेलगं ाना राज्य में राष्टर ीय राजमागग सं. 161 के मगं लौर से तेलगं ाना/महाराष्टर सेशि न के
जडजाआन दक.मी. 86.788 स े 135.751 दक.मी (मौजूदा 91.350 दक.मी. स े 140.873 दक.मी) के सडक खंड की जनवल
लंबाइ 38.186 दक.मी. और 4.78 दकमी (जजनकी लबाइ 0.478 दक.मी ह)ै लंबाइ की समकक्ष संरचना (जजनकी लम् बाइ
60 मीटर से ऄजधक ह)ै ) के जलए यांजत्रक वाहनों पर सारणी 1 के स्ट्तम्भ (2) में जवजनर्ददष्ट दर स े तथा बाइपास जजनक ी
जनवल लंबाइ 10.299 दक.मी. और लागत 10 करोड रू या ऄजधक है, के जलए अधार दर के डेढ़ गुणा की दर से सारणी (1)
के स्ट्तम्भ (1) म ें जवजनर्ददष्ट वाहनों पर िल्ु क की वसूली करती ह ै एव ं प्राजधकरण को ऄपन े ऄजधकाररयों के माध्यम स े ऄथवा
संजवदाकार के माध्यम से ईक्त िुल्क को सग्रं हीत करन े के जलए प्राजधकृत करती ह,ै ऄथागत् :
206 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सारणी-1
वाहन का प्रकार अधार वष ग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत दक.मी. ि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 1650
बस ऄथवा रक (दो धुरी वाल)े .6.5
तीन धरु ा वाल ेवाजणजज्यक वाहन .6.5
भारी जनमागण मिीनरी (एच.सी.एम.) ऄथवा ऄथ ग मूववग 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 एव ं संग्रहीत िल्ु क, जनम्नजलजखत िल्ु क प् लाजा पर, ऐसे िुल्क प्लाजा (प् लाजा) ) के जलए जवजनर्ददष्ट सड़क
की जनवल लम्बाइ हते ु िोध्य और संदेय होगा ऄथागत ् :
सारणी-2
िल्ु क प्लाजा का स्ट्थान लबं ाइ (दक.मी. म)ें जजसके जलए िल्ु क भगु तान दर जजस पर िल्ु क भगु तान योग्य ह ै
(चनै जे ) योग्य ह ै
तेलगं ाना राज्य कामारेडी जजले म ें 38.186 चार ऄथवा ऄजधक लेन के जलए
धरमराम गांव के जनकट एनएच- (बाइसपास की लंबाइ (लागत 10 करोड़ स े उपर सारणी 1-में ईजल्लजखत
161 के 96.035 दक.मी/चनै ेज पर ऄजधक) तथा बुजनयादी ढ़ांचे की लंबाइ (60 अधार दरों का 155%
मी. से ऄजधक ) को छोड़ कर)
2. ईपरोक्त के ऄलावा, 10 करोड़ रुपय े से ऄजधक की लागत वाल े बाइपास के ईपयोग हते ु ऐस े िुल्क प्लाजा() ) के
जलए ईजल्लजखत बाइपास की जनवल लंबाइ के जलए जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क प्लाजा पर जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क देय तथा भुगतान
योग्य होगाः-
सारणी-3
िुल्क प्लाजा का स्ट्थान बाइपास िुरुअत जवलय स्ट्थान बाइपास की लम्बाइ और दर जजस पर िल्ु क
(चैनेज) का नाम लागत जजसके जलए भुगतान योग्य ह ै
ऄजतररक्त िल्ु क देय ह ै
लंबाइ लागत (करोड़
(दक.मी. रूपए म)ें
में)
एनएच- जडजाआन जडजाआन
161 का दक.मी. दक.मी. 2.233 64.07
जपतलम 89.000 91.300
बाइपास
तेलगं ाना राज्य उपर सारणी 1-म ें
कामारेडी जजले म ें ईजल्लजखत चार
धरमराम गांव के एनएच- जडजाआन जडजाआन 2.223 63.78 ऄथवा ऄजधक लने
जनकट एनएच-161 161 का दक.मी. दक.मी. के जलए अधार
के 96.035 पेडा 99.350 101.640 दरों का 105%
दक.मी/चैनेज पर कोडापगल
बाइपास[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
एनएच- जडजाआन जडजाआन 1.384 39.71
161 का दक.मी. दक.मी.
मैनुरु 125.150 126.600
बाइपास
एनएच- जडजाआन जडजाआन 4.459 127.93
161 का दक.मी. दक.मी.
मदनूर 128.710 133.300
बाइपास
कुल 10.299
3 ईपयुगक्त के ऄजतररक्त, जनम्नजलजखत बुजनयादी ढांचा) , जजनकी लम्बाइ 60 मीटर स े ऄजधक ह,ै के ईपयोग के जलए
ऐसी बुजनयादी ढांचा) की लम्बाइ को समकरण गणु क 10 स े गुणा करके राजमाग ग की समकक्ष लम्बाइ म ें पररवतनग करत े
हुए, जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क प्लाजा) पर जनम्नजलजखत िल्ु क भी दये और भगु तान योग्य होगाः
सारणी-4
िल्ु क प्लाजा का स्ट्थान सड़क की लम्बाइ के समान पररवर्ततत समकक्ष सड़क लम्बाइ दर जजस पर िल्ु क
(चनै जे ) बजु नयादी ढाचं ा की लम्बाइ (दक.मी. म)ें भगु तान योग्य ह ै
(दक.मी. म)ें
तेलगं ाना राज्य कामारेडी 0.478 4.78 उपर सारणी 1-में
जजले म ें धरमराम गांव के ईजल्लजखत चार ऄथवा
जनकट एनएच-161 के ऄजधक लेन के जलए
96.035 दक.मी/चनै ेज पर अधार दरों का 100%
जववरण जनम्नानुसार ह:ै-
क्र. स.ं चनै जे बजु नयादी ढाचं ा का प्रकार लम्बाइ
दक.मी. स े दक.मी. तक दक.मी. म)ें
1 91.116 91.183 वीयूपी 0.067
2 99.117 99.182 वीयूपी 0.065
3 101.286 101.353 वीयूपी 0.067
4 108.721 108.803 बड़ा पुल 0.082
5 125.277 125.342 वीयूपी 0.066
6 128.876 128.943 वीयूपी 0.066
7 132.587 132.652 वीयूपी 0.065
कुल 0.478
4. जजस व्यजक्त का ऄपना यांजत्रक वाहन, गैर-वाजणजज्यक प्रयोजनों के जलए पंजीकृत हुअ हो और वह िुल्क प्लाजा
से बीस दकलोमीटर तक की दरू ी में ही रहता/रहती हो, ईसके जलए वष ग 2021-22 के जलए माजसक पास की दर 285.00/-
रूपए (दो सौ पचासी रूपए केवल) होगी और ईक्त जनयमों के ईपबंधों के ऄनुसार ईसमें प्रत्ययेक वषग संिोधन दकया जायगे ा
5. राजमागग खण्ड पर बहुयात्रा) हते ु पास जनम्नजलजखत दरों पर जारी दकए जाएंगे, ऄथागत्ः
ताजलका-5
सदं ये राजि ऄनमु त्यय एकतरफा यात्रा) की वधै ता ऄवजध
ऄजधकतम सख्ं या
एकतरफा यात्रा के जलए िल्ु क का डेढ़ गुना दो भुगतान के समय से चौबीस घंटे
पचास एकल यात्रा) के जलए भुगतान योग्य पचास भुगतान की तारीख से एक माह
िुल्क की राजि का दो-जतहाइ4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
6. जजस जजल े में िुल्क प्लाजा जस्ट्थत ह,ै ईसमें 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 बिते दक ऐस े वाजणजज्यक
वाहनों के ईपयोग के जलए कोइ सर्तवस सड़क ऄथवा वैकजल्पक सड़क ईपलब्ध न हो
7. जो यांजत्रक वाहन ऄपनी श्रणे ी के जलए जनधागररत ऄनज्ञु ेय भार की ऄपेक्षा ऄजधक भार स े लदा हुअ होगा ईसके चालक
ऄथवा माजलक ऄथवा प्रभारी व्यजक्त को ऐस े ऄजधक भार स े लद े हुए वाहन को राष्ट्रीय राजमागग म ें प्रवेि करान े के जलए
िुल्क सग्रं हण एजेंसी को राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग िल्ु क जनयमावली के जनयम 10 के ईप-जनयम 1ए म ें ईजल्लजखत िल्ु क के बराबर
िुल्क का भगु तान करना होगा और ईसे राजमाग ग खण्ड का ईपयोग करन े की तब तक ऄनमु जत नहीं होगी जब तक ऐस े
यांजत्रक वाहन से ऄजधक भार को हटा न ददया जाए
8. यांजत्रक वाहनों की श्रेणी, ईनके जलए ऄनुज्ञेय भार, छूट-प्राप्त वाहनों की श्रेणी, सर्तवस सड़क, वैकजल्पक सड़क अदद
सजहत सभी पररभाषाएं जनयमों में जवजनर्ददष्ट पररभाषा) के ऄनुसार होंगी
9. ईक्त जनयमों के जनयम 12 के ऄनुसार ईपयोगकता) ग की जानकारी के जलए िल्ु क की दरें प्रदर्तित की जाएगं ी
10. उपर सारणी-1 में यथा-ईजल्लजखत अधार वषग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत दकलोमीटर िुल्क की अधार दर के
अधार पर यांजत्रक वाहनों से जलए जानेवाले वास्ट्तजवक िल्ु क और कटौजतयों की गणना भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग
प्राजधकरण द्वारा खंड की पूणग हुइ लम्बाइ के अधार पर की जाएगी और ईसमें ईक्त जनयमों के जनयम 5 के ऄनुसार वार्तषक
तौर पर संिोधन दकया जाएगा तथा आस े तदनुसार ऄग्रं ेजी और स्ट्थानीय भाषा के कम-स-े कम एक-एक समाचार पत्र म ें
प्रकाजित दकया जाएगा
11. आस पररयोजना की ऄनुमाजनत पूंजीगत लागत 1305.93 करोड़ रुपए ह ै [पूंजी लागत में पररवतगन हो सकता ह ै
शय ोंदक भूजम ऄजगन, जन-ईपयोजगता सेवा) का स्ट् थान बदलन,े पेड़ों की कटाइ अदद जैसे दक्रयाकलाप ऄभी पूरे दकए जान े
िेष ह ैं ऄंजतम पूंजीगत लागत को ऄलग से ऄजधसूजचत दकया जाएगा] प्राजधकरण द्वारा प्रयोगकताग) से वसूल दकए गए
िुल्क के जररए पूंजीगत लागत की वसूली का ररकाडग रखा जाएगा और पूंजीगत लागत की वसूली हो जाने के पश् चात,
लगाए जान े वाल े िुल्क की दरों को घटाकर 40% कर ददया जाएगा और ईक्त जनयमों के ऄनुसार आस म ें वार्तषक तौर पर
संिोधन दकया जाएगा
[फा सं. एनएचएअइ/ टेक/ एपी/एनएच-161/सन-नान/पीकेजी-III/2017-18/आ.]
ऄजमत वरदान, संयुक्त सजचव
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th January, 2022
S.O. 143(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways number S.O.1969(E) dated the 17th May 2018, issued under section 11 of the
National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the
stretch from Sangareddy-Telangana/Maharashtra Border (for the length of 140 kilometer) of National
Highway number 161, in the State of Telangana to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter
referred to as the “Authority”);
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 on
mechanical vehicles at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 38.186
km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 4.78 km (having length of 0.478
km) and at one and one half times the base rate for bypasses having length of 10.299 km costing rupees ten
crore or more on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of Mangloor to
Telangana/Maharashtra Section from design kilometer 86.788 to kilometer 135.751 (existing kilometer
91.350 to kilometer 140.873) of National Highway number 161 in the State of Telangana and authorizes the
Authority to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely:-[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
Table 1
Base rate of fee per Km for the base
Type of vehicle
year 2007-08 (in Rupees)
(1) (2)
Car, Jeep, Van or Light Motor Vehicle 0.65
Light Commercial Vehicle, Light Goods Vehicle or Mini
1.05
Bus
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 Vehicle (MAV) (four to six 3.45
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: -
Table 2
Location of Fee Plaza Length (in Km) for which Fee
Rate at which fee is payable
(Chainage) is payable
At Km/Ch. 96.035 of NH-161 38.186
100% for four and more lane of
near Dharmaram village in (Excluding length of Bypass
the base rates mentioned in
Kamareddy district of State (costing >10 Cr.) and length of
Table-1 above
Telangana structures (>60m)
2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the bypass costing Rs
10 Crore or more at the following Fee Plaza for net bypass length specified for such Fee Plaza(s) : -
Table 3
Length and Cost of bypass
Location Rate at
for which additional fee is
of Fee which
Name of the Bypass Taking Off Merging at payable
Plaza fee is
Length Cost (in Rs.
(chainage) payable
(in Km.) Crore
Pitlam Bypass of Design Design 2.233 64.07
At Km/Ch. NH-161 km 89.000 km 91.300
150% for
96.035 of
four and
NH-161 near Pedda Kodapgal Design Design
2.223 63.78 more lane
Dharmaram Bypass of NH-161 km 99.350 km 101.640
of the base
village in
rates
Kamareddy Mainur Bypass of Design Design
1.384 39.71 mentioned
district of NH-161 km 125.150 km 126.600
in Table-1
State
above
Telangana Madnoor Bypass Design Design 4.459 127.93
of NH-161 km 128.710 km 133.300
Total 10.299
3. 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 Fee Plaza(s), by converting the length of structures
into an equivalent length of highway by multiplying the length of such structures by an equalisation factor of
10: -6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Table 4
Length of structures
Equivalent
(in Km) to be
Location of Fee Plaza road Rate at which fee is
converted into
(Chainage) length (in payable
equivalent road
Km)
length
100% for four and
At Km/Ch. 96.035 of NH-161 near
more lanes of the base
Dharmaram village in Kamareddy 0.478 4.78
rates mentioned in Table-1
district of State Telangana
above
The details are as under: -
S.No. Chainage
Type of Structure Length (in Km)
From Km To Km
1 91.116 91.183 VUP 0.067
2 99.117 99.182 VUP 0.065
3 101.286 101.353 VUP 0.067
4 108.721 108.803 Major Bridge 0.082
5 125.277 125.342 VUP 0.066
6 128.876 128.943 VUP 0.066
7 132.587 132.652 VUP 0.065
Total 0.478
4. 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 285.00 (Rupees Two
Hundred and Eighty five Only) for the year 2021-22 and is subject to revision every year as per the
provisions of the said rules.
5. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: -
Table 5
Maximum number of one
Amount Payable Period of validity
way journeys allowed
One and half times of the fee
Two Twenty four hours from the time of payment
for one way journey
Two-third of amount of
the fee payable for fifty Fifty One month from date of payment
single journeys.
6. 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.
7. 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 sub-rule 1A of rule 10 of
the said rules, and shall not be entitled to make use of the highway section unless the excess load has been
removed from such mechanical vehicle.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 7
8. 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.
9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules.
10. 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 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 in English and
vernacular language.
11. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 1305.93 crore. [The capital cost is subject to
variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed and
the final capital cost will be notified separately]. The Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of
capital cost through user fee realised 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.
[F. No. NHAI/Tech/AP/NH-161/San-Nan/Pkg-III/2017-18/E]
AMIT VARADAN, Jt. Secy.
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