## Report on National Highway Fee Notification: Hiran River to Sindoor River Section
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification (S.O. 360(E)) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the levying of fees on mechanical vehicles using the Hiran River to Sindoor River section (km 66.00 to km 130.424) of National Highway 12 (New NH 45) in Madhya Pradesh. The notification establishes fee rates based on vehicle type and distance traveled, designates the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as the collecting agency, and outlines provisions for monthly passes, multiple journeys, and overloaded vehicles. This report aims to inform stakeholders, particularly those in the transportation industry, about the specific fees and regulations applicable to this highway section.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' notification concerning fee collection on the Hiran River to Sindoor River section of National Highway 12 (New NH 45) in Madhya Pradesh. The analysis is based solely on the information provided within the notification text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This is a new policy establishing user fees for a specific section of the National Highway.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective is to levy fees on mechanical vehicles using the specified section of National Highway 12 (New NH 45) to generate revenue, likely for the maintenance and improvement of the highway infrastructure.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* This new policy addresses the need to fund the operation and maintenance of the Hiran River to Sindoor River section of National Highway 12 (New NH 45). The establishment of a fee collection mechanism allows for the recovery of costs associated with construction, upkeep, and potentially future improvements.
**5. Key Provisions:**
* **Fee Levy:** The Central Government levies a fee on mechanical vehicles using the Hiran River to Sindoor River section (km 66.00 to km 130.424) of NH 12 (New NH 45) in Madhya Pradesh.
* **Fee Rates:** Fee rates are specified in Table 1, based on the type of vehicle and a base rate per kilometer for the year 2007-08. Vehicle categories include cars/jeeps/vans, light commercial vehicles, buses/trucks (two axles), three-axle commercial vehicles, heavy construction machinery, and multi-axle vehicles (four to six axles) and oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles).
* **Fee Plaza:** The fee is payable at the Fee Plaza located at Design Km 101.600 of NH12New NH45 near Sarasdol village in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh. Table 2 specifies the length for which the fee is payable (64.084 km).
* **Structure Fees:** Additional fees are applicable for the use of structures (bridges) longer than 60 meters, with the length of the structure converted to an equivalent road length by multiplying by a factor of 10 (Table 3).
* **Monthly Pass:** A monthly pass is available for non-commercial vehicle owners residing within 20 kilometers of the fee plaza at a rate of Rs. 285.00 for the year 2021-22, subject to annual revision.
* **Multiple Journeys:** Discounted rates are provided for multiple journeys: one and one-half times the fee for one way journey for two journeys within 24 hours and two-thirds of the amount of the fee payable for fifty single journeys for fifty journeys within one month.
* **Commercial Vehicle Discount:** A 50% fee reduction is granted to commercial vehicles (excluding those with National permits) registered in the district where the fee plaza is located, provided no service road or alternative road is available.
* **Overloaded Vehicles:** Vehicles exceeding permissible load limits are subject to additional fees as per rule 10(1A) of the National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008.
* **Annual Revision:** The actual fee amount and discounts are calculated by the Authority based on the completed length of the section and revised annually, based on the base rate of fee per kilometer for the base year 200708 as mentioned in Table 1.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
* Owners and operators of all mechanical vehicles using the Hiran River to Sindoor River section of National Highway 12 (New NH 45).
* Residents living within 20 kilometers of the fee plaza.
* Commercial vehicle operators registered in the district where the fee plaza is located.
* The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
* Transportation and logistics companies.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is responsible for collecting the fees, either directly or through a contractor.
* **Fee Collection Point:** The fee is collected at the Fee Plaza located at Design Km 101.600 of NH12New NH45 near Sarasdol village in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
* **Annual Revision:** The fee rates will be revised annually by the Authority.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* The primary intended outcome is the generation of revenue for the maintenance and improvement of the Hiran River to Sindoor River section of National Highway 12 (New NH 45).
* The fee structure may influence route planning decisions for commercial vehicle operators, potentially leading to increased costs for transportation of goods.
* Local residents may benefit from the availability of monthly passes, although this benefit is limited to non-commercial vehicles within a specific proximity to the fee plaza.
**9. Conclusion:**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' notification establishes a user fee system for the Hiran River to Sindoor River section of National Highway 12 (New NH 45) in Madhya Pradesh. The policy specifies fee rates based on vehicle type and distance traveled, designates the NHAI as the collecting agency, and outlines provisions for monthly passes, multiple journeys, and overloaded vehicles. This notification is significant as it represents a mechanism for funding the maintenance and improvement of this important highway section. The long term goal is to recover the initial capital cost of the project of Rupees 842.15 crore, after which the fee leviable shall be reduced to 40% of the rates and shall be revised annually in accordance with the said rules. Stakeholders, particularly vehicle operators and transportation companies, should carefully review the details of the notification to understand the applicable fees and regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Authority of India: An organization to which the Central Government has entrusted a section of National Highway 12.
New Delhi: Place of notification issuance.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry that issued the notification.
National Highways Act, 1956: The Act under which the Central Government exercises powers to levy fees on mechanical vehicles.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: Rules followed for levying fee on mechanical vehicles
Hiran River to Sindoor River Section: The section of National Highway 12 (New NH 45) where fees are being levied, specifically from km 66.00 to km 130.424.
National Highway 12: The national highway on which the fee is being levied.
New NH 45: The new designation of the national highway section.
Madhya Pradesh: The state in which the Hiran River to Sindoor River section of the national highway is located.
Sarasdol village: Village near which the Fee Plaza is located in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh
Narsinghpur district: District in Madhya Pradesh where the Fee Plaza is located.
Fee Plaza: Location at Design Km 101.600 of NH12New NH45 near Sarasdol village where fee is payable.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 352] नइ ददल्ली, िक्रु वार, जनवरी 28, 2022/माध 8, 1943
No. 352] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022/MAGHA 8, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग गमत्रं ालय
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 27 जनवरी, 2022
का. अ. 360(ऄ).—जबदक, केन्द्र 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 सख्ं या का. अ. 2981 (ऄ) ददनांक:
28 जुलाइ, 2021 द्वारा मध्य प्रदेि राज्य में राष्ट्रीय राजमागग 12 (नया एनएच 45) के 66.00 दकमी से 130.424 दकमी तक जहरन
नदी से ससदरू नदी तक का खंड भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमागग प्राजधकरण (जजसे आसमें आसके पश्चात् ‘प्राजधकरण' कहा गया ह)ै को सौंपा ह;ै
ऄतः, ऄब, केन्द् र सरकार राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िुल्क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008 (जजसे आसमें आसके पश्चात
‘’जनयम’’ कहा गया ह)ै , के जनयम 3 के साथ परित राष्ट्रीय राजमागग ऄजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 7 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों
का प्रयोग करते हुए मध्य प्रदिे राज्य में राष्ट्रीय राजमागग 12 (नया एनएच 45) के 66.00 दकमी से 130.424 दकमी (मौजूदा दकमी
66.000 से दकमी 130.000 तक) तक जहरन नदी से ससदरू नदी तक के खंड के ईपयोग हते ु सड़क खंड की जनवल लंबाइ 64.084
दकमी हते ु यांजत्रक वाहनों पर सारणी 1 के स्ट्तम्भ (2) में जवजनर्ददष्ट दर पर तथा 3.40 दकमी (जजसकी लंबाइ 0.340 दकमी ह)ै की
समकक्ष संरचना लंबाइ (जजसकी लंबाइ 60 मीटर से ऄजधक ह)ै के ईपयोग हते ु नीचे सारणी 1 के स्ट्तम्भ (1) में जवजनर्ददष्ट प्रकार के
वाहनों पर जवजनर्ददष्ट दर पर िुल्क ईद्ग्रहीत करती है एवं प्राजधकरण को ऄपने ऄजधकाररयों के माध्यम से ऄथवा संजवदाकार के माध्यम
से ईि िुल्क को संग्रहीत करने के जलए प्राजधकृत करती है, ऄथागत्ः -
557 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सारणी-1
वाहन का प्रकार अधार वर् ग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत दक.मी. िल्ु क की
अधार दर (रूपए म)ें
(1) (2)
कार, जीप, वैन या हल् के मोटर वाहन 0.65
हल् के वाजणजज्यक वाहन, हल् के माल वाहक वाहन ऄथवा जमनी बस 1.05
बस या रक (दो धुरी वाले) 2.20
तीन धुरी वाले वाजणजज्यक वाहन 2.40
भारी संजनमागण मिीनरी (एच.सी.एम॰) या ऄथग मूसवग ईपस्ट् कर (इ.एम.इ) 3.45
या बहुधुरीय वाहन (एम.ए.वी.) (चार से छह धुरी वाले)
बड़े अकार वाले वाहन (सात या ऄजधक धुरी वाले) 4.20
1. नीचे ईद्ग्रहीत एवं संग्रहीत िुल्क, िुल्क प्लाजा पर, ऐसे िुल्क प्लाजा के जलए जवजनर्ददष्ट सड़क की जनवल लम्बाइ हते ु िोध्य और संदये
होगा, ऄथागत्:
सारणी-2
िल्ु क प्लाजा का ऄवस्ट्थान(चने जे ) लम्बाइ (दकलोमीटर म)ें जजसके जलए िल्ु क दर जजस पर िल्ु क सदं ये ह ै
सदं ये ह ै
मध्य प्रदिे राज्य के नरससहपुर 64.084 चार और ऄजधक लेन के जलए उपर सारणी-1 में
जजले में सारसडोल गांव के जनकट (10 करोड़ रूपए से ऄजधक लागत के ईजल्लजखत अधार दरों का 011%
एनएच-12 (नया एनएच- 45)
बाआपास की लम् बाइ को छोड़कर और 60
के जडजाआन दकमी 101.600 पर मीटर से ऄजधक लम् बाइ की संरचना क को
छोडकर)
2. ईपयुगि के ऄजतररि, जनम्नजलजखत संरचना क, जजनकी लम्बाइ 60 मीटर से ऄजधक है, के ईपयोग के जलए ऐसी संरचना क की
लम्बाइ को समकरण गुणक 10 से गुणा करके राजमागग की समकक्ष लम्बाइ में पररवर्ततत करते हुए, जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क प्लाजा
(प्लाजा क) पर जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क भी िोध्य और संदये होगाः
सारणी-3
िल्ु क प्लाजा का ऄवस्ट्थान सड़क की समकक्ष लम्बाइ म ें सड़क की समकक्ष दर जजस पर िल्ु क सदं ये ह ै
(चनै ेज) पररवर्ततत दकए जान े हते ु लम्बाइ (दकमी म)ें
सरं चना क^ की लम्बाइ (दकमी म)ें
मध्य प्रदिे राज्य के नरससहपुर जजले में चार और ऄजधक लेन के जलए
सारसडोल गांव के जनकट एनएच-12 उपर सारणी-1 में ईजल्लजखत में
0.340^ 3.400
(नया एनएच-45) के जडजाआन दकमी ईजल्लजखत अधार दरों का
101.600 पर 011%
^ब्य ौरा जनम्न जलजखत ह:ै
चैनेज संरचना का प्रकार
लम्बाइ (दकमी में)
दकमी से दकमी तक
1 95.720 95.790 बड़ा पुल 0.070
2 112.505 112.595 बड़ा पुल 0.090
3 118.430 118.520 बड़ा पुल 0.090
4 129.535 129.625 बड़ा पुल 0.090
कुल 0.340[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
3. जजस व्यजि 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 हो, ईसके जलए वर्ग 2021-22 के जलए माजसक पास की दर 285.000 रूपए (दो सौ पचासी रुपए केवल) और ईि
जनयमों के ईपबंधों के ऄनुसार ईसमें प्रत्येक वर्ग संिोधन दकया जायेगा।
4. राजमागग खण्ड पर बहुयात्रा क हते ु पास जनम्नजलजखत दरों पर जारी दकया जाएगा, ऄथागत्
सारणी-4
सदं ये राजि ऄनज्ञु ात एकतरफा यात्रा क वधै ता ऄवजध
की ऄजधकतम सख्ं या
एकतरफा यात्रा के जलए िुल्क का डेढ़ गुना दो संदाय के समय से चौबीस घंटे
पचास एकल यात्रा क के जलए सदं ये िुल्क की पचास संदाय की तारीख से एक मास
राजि का दो-जतहाइ
5. जजस जजले में िुल्क प्लाजा पड़ता ह ैईस जजले में पंजीकृत वाजणजज्यक वाहन (राष्ट्रीय परजमट के ऄधीन चल रह ेवाहनों को छोड़कर) के जलए
िुल्क ईस श्रेणी के जलए वाहन के जलए जवजनर्ददष्ट िुल्क का 50% होगा बिते के ऐसे वाजणजज्यक वाहनों के ईपयोग के जलए कोइ सर्तवस रोड
ऄथवा वैकजल्पक सड़क ईपलब्ध न हो।
6. जो यांजत्रक वाहन ऄपनी श्रेणी के जलए जनधागररत ऄनुज्ञेय भार की ऄपेक्षा ऄजधक भार से लदा हुअ होगा ईसके चालक ऄथवा माजलक
ऄथवा प्रभारी व्यजि को ऐसे ऄजधक भार से लद ेहुए वाहन को राष्ट्रीय राजमागग में प्रवेि कराने के जलए िुल्क संग्रहण एजेंसी को ईि जनयमों के
जनयम 01 के ईपजनयम 1ए में जवजनर्ददष्ट के बराबर िुल्क का भुगतान करना होगा और ईसे राजमागग खण्ड का ईपयोग करने की तब तक ऄनुमजत
नहीं होगी जब तक दक ऐसे यांजत्रक वाहन से ऄजधक भार को हटा न ददया जाए।
7. यांजत्रक वाहनों की श्रेणी, ईनके जलए ऄनुज्ञेय भार, छूटप्राप्त वाहनों की श्रेणी, सर्तवस सड़क, वैकजल्पक सड़क अदद सजहत सभी पररभार्ाएं
ईि जनयमों में जवजनर्ददष्ट पररभार्ा क के ऄनुसार होंगी।
8. ईि जनयमों के जनयम 12 के ऄनुसार, ईपयोगकताग क की जानकारी के जलए िुल्क की दरों को प्रदर्तित दकया जाएगा।
9. उपर सारणी-1 में यथा-ईजल्लजखत, अधार वर्ग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत दकलोमीटर िुल्क की अधार दर के अधार पर, यांजत्रक वाहनों
से जलए जाने वाले वास्ट्तजवक िुल्क और कटौजतयों की गणना प्राजधकरण द्वारा खंडों की पूरी कर ली गइ लम्बाइ के अधार पर की जायेगी
और ईसमें ईि जनयमों के जनयम 5 के ऄनुसार वार्तर्क तौर पर संिोधन दकया जाएगा तथा ईस,े तदनुसार, ऄंग्रेजी और स्ट्थानीय भार्ा
के कम-स-े कम एक-एक समाचार पत्र में प्रकाजित दकया जाएगा।
10. आस पररयोजना की ऄनुमाजनत पूंजीगत लागत 842.15 करोड़ रुपए ह।ै [पूंजी लागत में पररवतगन हो सकता ह ै क् योंदक भूजम ऄजगन, जन-
ईपयोजगता सेवा क का स्ट् थान बदलने, पेड़ों की कटाइ अदद जैसे दक्रयाकलाप ऄभी पूरे दकए जाने िेर् ह।ैं ऄंजतम पूंजीगत लागत को ऄलग
से ऄजधसूजचत दकया जाएगा। प्राजधकरण द्वारा प्रयोगकताग क 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 जाने वाले िुल्क की दरों को घटाकर 40% कर ददया जाएगा
और ईि जनयमों के ऄनुसार आस में वार्तर्क तौर पर संिोधन दकया जाएगा।
ऄजमत वरदान, संयुक्त सजचव
[फा. सं. एनएचएअइ/13013/सीओ/21-22/फी नोरटदफकेिन /पीएफ़/जहरनररवरटूससदरू ररवरसेक् िन (दकमी 66.000 टू दकमी 130.424)]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th January, 2022
S.O. 360(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O. 2981(E) dated the 28th July 2021 issued under Section 11 of the National Highways
Authority of India Act 1988 ( 68 to 1988) , the Central Government has entrusted the Hiran River to Sindoor River4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Section from km 66.00 to km 130.424 of National Highway 12 (New NH 45) in the state of Madhya Pradesh 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 64.084 km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than
60m) of 3.400 km (having length of 0.34 km) on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of
Hiran River to Sindoor River Section from Design km 66.000 to km 130.424 (existing km 66.000 to 130.000)
of NH 12(New NH-45) in the State of Madhya Pradesh 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 3.45
(EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six 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 namely: -
Table-2
Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is Rate at which fee is payable
payable
At Design Km 101.600 of NH-12(New NH-45) 64.084 100% for four and more lane of
near Sarasdol village in Narsinghpur district [Excluding length of Bypass the base rates mentioned in
of Madhya (costing >10 Cr.) and Table-1
Pradesh. length of structures above
(>60m)]
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 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: -
Table-3
Location of Fee Plaza Length of structures^ (in Equivalent road Rate at which fee is payable
(chainage) km) to be converted into length (in km)
equivalent road length
At Design Km 101.600 of NH- 100% for four and more lane of
12(New NH-45) near Sarasdol 0.340^ 3.400 the base rates mentioned in
village in Narsinghpur district of Table-1 above
Madhya Pradesh.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
^The detail is as under:
Chainage Type of Structure
Length (in km)
From Km To Km
1 95.720 95.790 Major Bridge 0.070
2 112.505 112.595 Major Bridge 0.090
3 118.430 118.520 Major Bridge 0.090
4 129.535 129.625 Major Bridge 0.090
Total 0.340
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 fee plaza is Rs 285.000 (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.
4. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: -
Table-4
Amount Payable Maximum number of one way Period of validity
journeys allowed
One and one-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 for Fifty One month from date of
fifty 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 specified 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, 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.
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 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.
10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 842.15 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/13013/CO/21-22/FeeNotification/PF/HiranRivertoSindoorRiverSection (Km. 66.000 to Km. 130.424)]
AMIT VARADAN, Jt. Secy.
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