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User Fee Notification of Lakhimpur Sisiya section from Km.140.000 to 188.800 of NH 730 in the State of Uttar Pradesh

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## Policy Analysis Report: Notification on National Highway Fee for Lakhimpur Sisiya Section (NH-730, Uttar Pradesh) **1. Executive Summary:** This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the levy of fees on mechanical vehicles using the Lakhimpur Sisiya section of National Highway 730 in Uttar Pradesh. The notification, dated September 6, 2021, establishes the fee structure, collection mechanisms, and related provisions. Key findings include the establishment of a user fee based on vehicle type and distance, the authorization of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to collect the fee, and provisions for monthly passes and fee adjustments. **2. Introduction:** This report provides an overview and analysis of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' notification regarding the levy of user fees on the Lakhimpur Sisiya section of National Highway 730 in Uttar Pradesh. The analysis is based solely on the text provided in the notification. **3. Policy Overview:** * This is a *New Policy* establishing a fee structure on National Highway 730. * **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the core objectives are to: * Levy fees on mechanical vehicles using the Lakhimpur Sisiya section of National Highway 730. * Authorize the NHAI to collect these fees to potentially recover capital costs associated with the highway project. * Establish a framework for determining and revising fee rates. **4. Background and Rationale:** Since this is a *New Policy*, the likely problem/issue it addresses is the need to generate revenue for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the Lakhimpur Sisiya section of National Highway 730. The policy establishes a user-pays system where those who benefit from using the highway contribute to its upkeep and the recovery of initial investments. **5. Key Provisions / Changes:** As a *New Policy*, the main components and requirements established by the text are: * **Fee Levy:** The Central Government levies a fee on mechanical vehicles using the Lakhimpur Sisiya section (km 140.000 to km 188.826) of National Highway 730. * **Fee Structure:** The fee is calculated based on: * Vehicle type (Car, Bus, Truck, etc.) as defined in Table 1 using a base rate per km for the base year 2007-08. * The net road section length (47.787 km). * The equivalent length of structures (bridges over 60m) converted by a multiplication factor of 10 (7.31 km converted to 0.731 km). * **Fee Collection:** The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is authorized to collect the fee, either directly or through a contractor. * **Fee Plaza:** The fee plaza is located at Design Km. 186.245 of NH 730 in Sisiya village of Lakhimpur Kheri District. * **Monthly Pass:** A monthly pass at a rate of Rs. 275.00 is available for non-commercial vehicles registered to individuals residing within 20km of the fee plaza, subject to annual revision. * **Discounts:** Pass for multiple journeys are outlined in Table 4. A 50% fee is provided for commercial vehicles registered in the district where the fee plaza falls if no service road or alternative road is available. * **Overloaded Vehicles:** Vehicles exceeding permissible load limits are subject to additional fees as per existing rules. * **Annual Revision:** The fee rates will be revised annually based on the specified rules. **6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:** The target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this policy are: * **Vehicle Owners:** All owners of mechanical vehicles using the Lakhimpur Sisiya section of NH-730 will be required to pay the specified fee. * **Local Residents:** Residents within 20km of the fee plaza are eligible for monthly passes. * **Commercial Vehicle Operators:** Commercial vehicle operators are subject to specific fee rules. * **National Highways Authority of India (NHAI):** NHAI is responsible for implementing and managing the fee collection process. * **Contractors:** Contractors may be engaged by NHAI to assist with fee collection. **7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):** * **Responsible Agency:** National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). * **Procedures:** * NHAI will calculate the actual fee based on the base rate and the length of the section. * NHAI will collect the fee through its officials or a contractor. * NHAI will publish the fee rates in at least one English and one vernacular newspaper. * NHAI will maintain records of capital cost recovery through user fees. **8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:** The likely intended outcomes of this policy are: * **Revenue Generation:** The primary expected outcome is the generation of revenue to recover capital costs and fund the maintenance and operation of the Lakhimpur Sisiya section of NH-730. * **Infrastructure Development:** The revenue generated can contribute to further infrastructure development and improvements on national highways. * **User-Pays System:** Implementation of a user-pays system where those who directly benefit from the highway contribute to its upkeep. **9. Conclusion:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' notification establishes a user fee system for the Lakhimpur Sisiya section of National Highway 730 in Uttar Pradesh. The policy outlines the fee structure, collection mechanisms, and related provisions. It authorizes NHAI to collect fees and aims to generate revenue for the upkeep and potential capital recovery of the highway, and provides discounts for local residents. The policy is a significant development for users of the highway and stakeholders involved in its management and maintenance.

Key Entities Referenced

National Highway Act, 1956: A law under which the notification regarding fee collection on a section of National Highway 730 is issued. National Highway 730: A national highway, a section of which is subject to the fee levy described in the notification. It is situated in the State of Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh: A state in India where the specified section of National Highway 730 is located. National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: Rules under which the fee is levied on mechanical vehicles. National Highways Authority of India: The organization authorized to collect the fee on the specified section of National Highway 730. Lakhimpur Sisiya section: A section of National Highway 730 from design kilometer 140.000 to kilometer 188.826 where fee is applicable Sisiya village, LakhimpurKheri District, Uttar Pradesh: Location of Fee Plaza at Design Km. 186.245 of NH 730 Amit Varadan: Jt. Secy. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry that issued the notification.
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रजजस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एलxx.x-GअID.-E0x6xx0 92021-229444 CG-DL-E-06092021-229444 ऄसाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण्ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 3317] नइ ददल्ली, सोमवार, जसतम्ब र 6, 2021/भार 15, 1943 No. 3317] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2021/BHADRA 15, 1943 सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग गमंत्रालय ऄजधसचू ना नइ ददल् ली, 6 जसतम् बर, 2021 का.अ. 3620(ऄ).—यतः केन्द्र सरकार ने राष्ट्रीय राजमागग ऄजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 5 के ऄधीन भारत सरकार के सड़क पररवहन और राजमागग मंत्रालय द्वारा जारी सूचना स.का.अ. 2004 (ऄ), तारीख 30 ऄगस्ट्त 2012 के द्वारा ईत्तर प्रदिे राज्य में राष्ट्रीय राजमागग सं. 730 को ईत्तर प्रदिे राज्य सरकार को सौंपा ह।ै ऄतः ऄब राष्ट्रीय राजमागग (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008 (जजसे आसके पश्चात् 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 केंरीय सरकार, एतद्द्वारा ईत्तर प्रदिे राज्य में राष्ट्रीय राजमागग संख्या–730 के जडजाआन दक.मी. 140.000 से दक.मी. 188.826 (वतगमान दक.मी. 140.000 से दक.मी. 188.800) (लखीमपुर-सीजसया मागग) तक के खंड के प्रयोग के जलए जनम्नजलजखत ताजलका-1 के कालम-1 में जवजनर्ददष्ट वाहनों के प्रकार पर 47.787 दक.मी. की जनजवल सड़क खण्ड लम्बाइ एवं 7.31 दक.मी. (0.731 दक.मी. की संरचना जजसकी लम्बाइ 60 मी. से ऄजधक ह)ै की समतुल्य संरचना लम्बाइ के जलए ताजलका-1 के कॉलम-2 में जवजनर्ददष्ट अधार दर का 60 प्रजतित की दर पर यांजत्रक वाहन से फ़ीस ईदगृहीत करती ह ै तथा भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमागग प्राजधकरण को ईसके ऄजधकाररयों ऄथवा दकसी िेकेदार के माध्यम से ईि फ़ीस के संग्रहण के जलए प्राजधकृत करती है, ऄथागत्:— 4945 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] ताजलका - 1 वाहन के प्रकार अधार वर् ग 2007-08 के जलए फीस की प्रजत दक.मी. अधार दर (रु. में) (1) (2) कार, जीप, वैन या हल्के मोटर वाहन 0.65 हल्के वाजणजज्यक वाहन, हल्के माल वाहन या जमनी बस 1.05 बस या रक (दो धुरी) 2.20 तीन धुरी वाले वाजणजज्यक वाहन 2.40 भारी संजनमागण मिीनरी (एचसीएम) या ऄथग मूववग ईपस्ट्कर (इएमइ) या 3.45 बहुधुरीय (एमएवी) (4 से 6 धुरी वाले) जविाल अकार के वाहन (7 या ऄजधक धुरी वाले) 4.20 1. आसके ऄंतगगत ईदगृहीत और संग्रहीत की जाने वाली फ़ीस ऐसे पथकर प्लाजा के जलए जवजनर्ददष्ट सड़क लंबाइ हते ु पथकर प्लाजा पर दये और संदये होगी, ऄथागत:— ताजलका - 2 पथकर प्लाजा का ऄवस्ट्थान (चैनजे ) लंबाइ (दक.मी. म)ें जजसके जलए िल्ु क दर जजस पर िल्ु क संदये ह।ै संदये ह ै 47.787 दक.मी. पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2 लेन के जलए ईि ईत्तर प्रदिे राज्य के लखीमपुर-खीरी जजले के सीजसया गााँव में एन.एच.- ताजलका - 1 में ईजल्लजखत अधार दर 730 के जडज़ाआन 186.245 पर का 60 प्रजतित 2. ईपयुगि के ऄजतररि, जनम्नजलजखत संरचनाओं, जजनकी लम्बाइ 60 मीटर से ऄजधक ह,ै के ईपयोग के जलए ऐसी संरचनाओं की लम्बाइ को समकरण गुणक 10 से गुणा करके राजमागग की समकक्ष लम्बाइ में पररवर्ततत करते हुए, जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क प्लाजा (प्लाजाओं) पर जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क भी दये और संदये होगाः ताजलका - 3 पथकर प्लाजा का ऄवस्ट्थान सड़क की समकक्ष लम्बाइ म ें सड़क की समकक्ष दर जजस पर िुल्क संदये ह।ै (चैनजे ) पररवर्ततत दकए जान े हते ु लम्बाइ संरचनाओं की लम्बाइ (दक.मी. म)ें (दक.मी. म)ें ईत्तर प्रदिे राज्य के लखीमपुर- 0.731 दक.मी. 7.31 दक.मी. पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2 लेन के खीरी जजले के सीजसया गााँव में जलए ईि ताजलका - 1 में एन.एच.-730 के जडज़ाआन ईजल्लजखत अधार दर का 60 दक.मी. 186.245 पर प्रजतित ब्यौरे जनम्नजलजखत हःै चैनजे संरचना का प्रकार लंम्बाइ (दक.मी.) से दक.मी. तक दक.मी. 1. मेजर जिज (दो लेन) 162.614 163.195 0.581 2. मेजर जिज (दो लेन) 182.125 182.275 0.150 कुल योग 0.731[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 20 दक.मी. तक की दरू ी में ही रहता हो, ईसके जलए वर्ग 2020-21 के जलए माजसक पास की दर 275.00 रू. (दो सौ पचहत्तर रुपए मात्र) होगी और ईि जनयमों के ईपबंधों के ऄनुसार ईसमें प्रत्येक वर्ग संिोधन दकया जायेगा। 4. राजमागग खंड पर बहु यात्राओं के जलए जनम्नजलजखत दरों पर पास जारी दकए जाएंगे, ऄथागत् ताजलका-4 संदये राजि ऄनमु त एकतरफा यात्राओं की वैधता की ऄवजध ऄजधकतम सख्ं या एकतरफा यात्रा के जलए िुल्क का डेढ़ गुना दो भुगतान के समय से 24 घंटे पचास एकल यात्राओं के जलए भुगतान योग्य पचास भुगतान की तारीख से एक महीना िुल्क की राजि का दो जतहाइ 5. जजस जजले में िुल्क प्लाजा पड़ता ह ै ईस जजले में पंजीकृत वाजणज्यक वाहन (राष्ट्रीय परजमट के ऄधीन चल रह े वाहनों को छोड़कर) के जलए िुल्क ईस श्रेणी के वाहन के जलए जवजनर्ददष्ट िुल्क का 50 प्रजतित होगा, बिते दक ऐसे वाजणजज्यक वाहनों के ईपयोग के जलए कोइ सर्तवस रोड या वैकजल्पक सड़क ईपलब्ध न हों। 6. जो यांजत्रक वाहन ऄपनी श्रेणी के जलए जनधागररत ऄनुज्ञेय भार की ऄपेक्षा ऄजधक भार से लदा होगा ईसके चालक 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 10 के ईप-जनयम 1 ए में जवजनर्ददष्ट के ऄनुसार िुल्क का भुगतान करना होगा और ईसे राजमागग खंड का ईपयोग करने की तब तक ऄनुमजत नहीं होगी जब तक की ऐसे यांजत्रक वाहन से ऄजधक भार को हटा नहीं ददया जाए। 7. यांजत्रक वाहनों की श्रेणी, ईनके जलए ऄनुज्ञेय भार, छूट प्राप्त वाहनों की श्रेणी, सर्तवस रोड, वैकजल्पक सड़क अदद सजहत सभी पररभार्ाएं जनयमों में जवजनर्ददष्ट पररभार्ाओं के ऄनुसार होगी। 8. ईि जनयमों के जनयम – 12 के ऄनुसार ईपयोगकतागओं की जानकारी के जलए िुल्क की दरों को प्रदर्तित दकया जायेगा। 9. उपर सरणी - 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 छूट की गणना भारतीय राष्ट्रीय प्राजधकरण द्वारा खंड की पूरी कर ली गइ लम्बाइ के अधार पर की जाएगी और जनयमों के जनयम - 5 के ऄनुसार वार्तर्क तौर पर संिोधन दकया जाएगा तथा ईसे, तद्नुसार, ऄंग्रेजी और स्ट्थानीय भार्ा के कम से कम एक-एक समाचार पत्र प्रकाजित दकया जाएगा। 10. पररयोजना की ऄनुमाजनत पूंजीगत लागत रु 296.50 करोड़ ह।ै [पूंजीगत लागत में पररवतगन हो सकता ह ै क्योदक भूजम ऄजगन, जनयोजगता सेवाओं का स्ट्थान बदलने, पेड़ों की कटाइ अदद जैसे दियाकलाप ऄभी पूरे दकये जाने ह।ै ऄंजतम पूंजीगत लागत ऄलग से ऄजधसूजचत की जायेगी]। भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमागग प्राजधकरण द्वारा वसूल दकये गये प्रयोिा िुल्क के जररये पूंजीगत लागत की वसूली का ररकाडग रखा जायेगा और पूंजीगत लागत की वसूली के बाद लगाये जाने वाले िुल्क की दरों को 40 प्रजतित कर ददया जायेगा और ईि जनयमों के ऄनुसार आसमें वार्तर्क तौर पर संिोधन दकया जायेगा। [फा. सं. सीइ-अरो/एलकेओ/730/यूपी/2015-16/534] ऄजमत वरदान, संयुि सजचव MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th September, 2021 S.O. 3620(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 2004(E) dated 30th August 2012 issued under Section 5 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the National Highway 730 as situated in the State of Uttar Pradesh to the State Government of Uttar Pradesh; 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 60% of base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 47.787 km and for equivalent structure4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] length (having length more than 60m) of 7.31 km (having length of 0.731 km) on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of Lakhimpur – Sisiya section from design kilometer 140.000 to kilometer 188.826 (existing km 140.000 to km 188.800) of National Highway number 730 in the State of Uttar Pradesh and authorizes the National Highways Authority of India to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely:— 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 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) 3.45 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 Length (in km.) for which Fee is Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Rate at which fee is payable payable At Design Km. 186.245 of NH- 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, 730 in Sisiya village of 47.787 Km. of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 Lakhimpur-Kheri District of Uttar above Pradesh 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, 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, at the base rate mentioned in Table-1 above:— Table 3 Length of structures (in km.) to Location of Fee Plaza Equivalent road be converted into equivalent Rate at which fee is payable) (chainage) length (in km.) road length At Design Km. 186.245 of 60% for two lane with paved NH-730 in Sisiya village of 0.731 Km. 7.31 Km. shoulders, of the base rates Lakhimpur-Kheri District of mentioned in Table-1 above Uttar Pradesh ^The details are as under:— S. No. Chainage Type of Structure Length (in km.) From Km. To Km. 1. 162.614 163.195 Major Bridge 0.581 2. 182.125 182.275 Major Bridge 0.150 Total 0.731 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 kilometer from the fee plaza is Rs 275.00 (Rs. Two Hundred Seventy Five) for the year 2020-21 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:—[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5 Table 4 Maximum number of one way Amount Payable Period of validity journeys allowed One and half times of the fee for one way Twenty four hours Two journey from the time of payment Two-third of amount of the fee payable One month from date of Fifty for 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 National Highways Authority of India 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 296.50 crores. [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 National Highway Authority of India 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. CE-RO/LKO/730/UP/2015-16/534] 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.

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