## Report on National Highway Fee Policy Amendment in Maharashtra
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification (S.O. 2651(E)) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on June 28th, 2021, concerning the levy of fees on mechanical vehicles using the Khamgaon to Shegaon and Shegaon to Deori sections of National Highway 548C in Maharashtra. This is an amendment that defines specific toll rates and locations. The core purpose is to establish and authorize the collection of user fees for these sections of the highway and define how these fees are calculated and applied to different vehicle types and structures. The report details the fee structure, target audience (highway users), responsible agency (National Highways Authority of India), and expected outcomes related to revenue generation and project cost recovery.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the policy notification S.O. 2651(E) regarding the fee levy on mechanical vehicles using specific sections of National Highway 548C in Maharashtra. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This is an **amendment** policy.
* **Core Objective(s):**
* To levy fees on mechanical vehicles using the specified sections of National Highway 548C.
* To authorize the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to collect these fees.
* To establish a fee structure based on vehicle type, road length, and structure length.
* To provide a mechanism for annual revision of fees and eventual reduction after capital cost recovery.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This notification likely amends a broader policy framework related to national highways and user fee collection. The specific reason for *this* amendment appears to be the need to define and implement user fees for the Khamgaon to Shegaon and Shegaon to Deori sections of National Highway 548C after entrusting its management to the State Government of Maharashtra. The amendment provides the specific details needed to operationalize toll collection on these routes, including fee rates, toll plaza locations, and calculation methodologies.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This notification outlines the specifics of fee collection on the Khamgaon to Shegaon and Shegaon to Deori sections of National Highway 548C. The key changes relate to defining the tolling scheme:
* **Specific Part of Original Policy Changed:** While the original policy isn't provided, this amendment clearly adds specifics related to a new tolled section of highway to the existing framework.
* **New Rules/Provisions:**
* **Fee Structure:** Fees are levied based on vehicle type (car, truck, etc.), length of road used, and length of structures (bridges) exceeding 60 meters.
* **Toll Plaza Locations:** The notification specifies a fee plaza at Km 11.800 near Nimba Fata.
* **Fee Calculation:** The base rate per km is taken from the year 2007-08. The fee calculation is based on length of road section (50.325km at 60% of base rate, 12.4 km at 100% base rate), and structure length is converted to equivalent road length (multiplying the structure length by 10).
* **Monthly Pass:** Residents within 20km of the plaza owning non-commercial vehicles can obtain a monthly pass for Rs. 275 (for 2020-21, subject to annual revision).
* **Discounts:** Specified discounts for multiple journeys in Table 4. 50% Fee exemption for commercial vehicles from same district not under national permit if no service road is available
* **Overloaded Vehicles:** Vehicles exceeding permissible load are subject to additional fees.
* **Difference/Effect of Change:** This amendment transitions the specified sections of NH548C from potentially free to tolled, thereby generating revenue for the highway's maintenance, operation, and eventual capital cost recovery. The detailed fee structure ensures that different vehicle types and usage patterns contribute proportionally.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders directly affected by these changes include:
* **Users of the Khamgaon to Shegaon and Shegaon to Deori sections of National Highway 548C:** This includes all drivers of mechanical vehicles (cars, trucks, buses, etc.) who will now be subject to toll fees.
* **Residents living within 20km of the Nimba Fata toll plaza:** They are eligible for a monthly pass.
* **Commercial Vehicle Operators:** Particularly those registered in the same district.
* **National Highways Authority of India (NHAI):** Responsible for collecting fees and managing the revenue.
* **Contractors:** Who may be hired by NHAI to collect the fees.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is responsible for collecting the user fees.
* **Procedures:**
* NHAI is authorized to collect fees either directly or through a contractor.
* The fee rates will be revised annually based on established rules (Rule 5) and published in English and vernacular newspapers.
* Fee rates must be displayed for user information (Rule 12).
* **Specific to Changes:** The NHAI will need to establish the toll plaza at the specified location (Km 11.800 near Nimba Fata), implement the fee collection system, and manage the issuance of monthly passes. The calculation of annual fee revisions based on the 2007-08 base rate is another specific implementation task.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* The primary intended outcome of these changes is to generate revenue for the maintenance and operation of the specified sections of National Highway 548C.
* The collected fees are intended to contribute to the recovery of the project's capital cost (estimated at Rs. 530 Cr). Once the capital cost is recovered, the fee is expected to be reduced to 40% of the original rate.
* These changes will likely impact the transportation costs for users of the highway, potentially affecting the cost of goods and services transported along this route.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification S.O. 2651(E) outlines the specific details for levying user fees on the Khamgaon to Shegaon and Shegaon to Deori sections of National Highway 548C in Maharashtra. This is a significant change for highway users, introducing a tolling system designed to generate revenue for project cost recovery and highway maintenance. The clear definition of fee structures, toll plaza locations, and responsible agencies provides a framework for the efficient implementation of this policy.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act 1956: An Indian law cited as the legal basis for the notification regarding fee collection on national highways.
National Highway 548C: A specific national highway in India, specifically the section excluding Tembhurni Kurudwadi Barshi section under BOT project.
Tembhurni Kurudwadi Barshi: A section excluded from National Highway 548C under BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) project.
State Government of Maharashtra: The state government entrusted with the management of National Highway 548C section.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: Rules governing the determination of fee rates and collection on national highways, providing a framework for the fee levy.
Khamgaon to Shegaon Section: A specific section of National Highway 548C, spanning from kilometer 0 to 22.800.
Shegaon to Deori Section: A specific section of National Highway 548C, spanning from kilometer 0 to 41.500.
National Highways Authority of India: The agency authorized to collect fees on the specified sections of National Highway 548C.
Nimba Fata: A location near a Fee Plaza on National Highway 548C.
Shegaon Taluka, Buldana District in the State of Maharashtra: The location of a Fee Plaza, specifying the Taluka, District, and State.
Mun River: The river which has bridge at toll plaza location.
New Delhi: Location of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for issuing the notification.
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 2460] नई ददल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, जलु ाई 1, 2021/आषाढ़ 10, 1943
No. 2460] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2021/ASHADHA 10, 1943
सड़क पररवहन एव ंराजमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 28 जून, 2021
का.आ. 2651(अ).— जबदक, केन्दर सरकार ने रा्ीय राजमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 5 के
अधीन जारी की गई भारत सरकार के सड़क पररवहन और राजमागग मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना सं. का. आ. 4006(अ),
ददनांदकत 6 नवंबर, 2019 के द्वारा महाराष्टर रायय म राष्टर ीय राजमागग सं. 548सी [महाराष्ट र सरकार की बी ी
पररयोजना के अंतगगत त भुरनी – कुरुडवाड़ी – बारिी खंड को छोड़कर] को महाराष्ट र राय य सरकार को सुपुद गकर ददया ह ;
अत: अब, राष्टर ीय राजमागग ीस (दरों का जनधागरण और संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008 (जो इसके आगे ‘जनयम’ के रूप म
उजल् लजखत ह) के जनयम 3 के साथ परित राष्ट रीय राजमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 7 द्वारा प्रदत् त
िज तयों का प्रयोग करते एए, केन्द रीय सरकार, एतदद्वारा महाराष्ट र रायय म राष्टर ीय राजमागग सं. 548सी के खामगांव से
िेगांव खंड के जडजाइन दकमी 0 से दकमी 22.800 और िेगांव से दवे री खंड के जडजाइन दकमी 0 से दकमी 41.500 तक
खंड के उपयोग के जलए 50.325 दकमी जनवल सड़क खंड लंबाई और 1.50 दकमी [0.150 दकमी की लंबाई वाली) की
समतुल् य संरचना लंबाई (60 मी र से अजधक की लंबाई वाले) के जलए ताजलका 1 के कॉलम (2) म जवजनर्ददष्ट दर के 60
प्रजतित पर और 12.4 दकमी जनवल सड़क खंड के जलए ताजलका 1 के कॉलम (2) म जवजनर्ददष्ट दर के 100 प्रजतित पर
नीचे दी गई ताजलका 1 के कॉलम (1) म जवजनर्ददष्ट वाहनों के प्रकार पर ीस उदगृहीत करती ह तथा भारतीय राष्टर ीय
3642 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
राजमागग प्राजधकरण को उसके अजधकाररयों अथवा दकसी िेकेदार के माध्य म से उ त ीस के संग्रहण के जलए प्राजधकृत
करती ह, अथागत्:—
ताजलका-।
वाहन का प्रकार आधार वष ग2007-08 के जलए प्रजत
दकमी आधार ीस दर (रु. म)
(1) (2)
कार, जीप, व न या हल् के मो र वाहन 0.65
हल्के वाजणजय यक वाहन, हल्के माल वाहन या जमनी बस 1.05
बस या रक (दो धुरी) 2.20
तीन धुरी वाजणजय यक वाहन 2.40
भारी जनमागण मिीनरी (एचसीएम) या अथग मूववग उपस्ट्क र (ईएमई) या बए धुरीय 3.45
वाहन (एमएवी) (चार से छ: धुरी)
जविाल आकार के वाहन (सात या अजधक धुरी) 4.20
1. इसके अंतगगत उदगृहीत और संगृहीत ीस ऐसे पथकर प्ल ाजा क के अंतगगत जवजनर्ददष्ट दरू ी हते ु जन् नजलजखत
पथकर प् लाजा क म दये और संदये होगी:—
ताजलका-2
पथकर प्ल ाजा (चन जे ) की अवजस्ट्थ जत लबं ाई (दकमी म) जजसके जलए ीस सदं ये ह दर, जजस पर ीस सदं ये ह ।
पेव् ड िोल् डर सजहत दो लेन के जलए
महाराष्ट र रायय म बुलााणा जजले म िेगांव 50.325 दकमी ऊपर ताजलका-1 म उजल्ल जखत
तालुका, वनबा ा ा गांव के जनक दकमी
आधार दरों का 60%
11.800 पर चार लेन अथवा अजधक के जलए ऊपर
12.4 दकमी ताजलका-1 म उजल् लजखत आधार दरों
का 100%
2. उपयुग त के अजतरर त, जन्न जलजखत ोल प्ल ाजा पर 60 मी र से अजधक लंबाई वाली जन्न जलजखत अवसंरचना क
के उपयोग के जलए 10 के समतुल् य गुणक द्वारा ऐसी अवसंरचना क की लंबाई को गुणा करके राजमागग की समतुल् य लंबाई म
अवसंरचना क की लंबाई को पररवर्ततत करके जन्न जलजखत ीस भी दये और संदये होगी:—
ताजलका-3
समतल्ु य सड़क लबं ाई म पररवर्ततत
दकए जान ेके जलए अवसरं चना क* समतल्ु य सड़क लबं ाई दर, जजस पर ीस
पथकर प्ल ाजा की अवजस्ट्थ जत (चन जे )
की लबं ाई (दकमी म) सदं ये ह
(दकमी म)
पेव् ड िोल् डर सजहत दो लेन
महाराष्ट र रायय म बुलााणा जजले म
के जलए ऊपर ताजलका-1 म
िेगांव तालुका, वनबा ा ा गावं के 0.150 1.5 दकमी
उजल्ल जखत आधार दरों का
जनक दकमी 11.800 पर
60%[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
* संरचना का ब्य ौरा जन् नानुसार ह: —
क्र. स.ं चन जे सरं चना का प्रकार लबं ाई (दकमी)
दकमी स े दकमी तक
1 दकमी 5.220 दकमी 5.370 मून नदी के ऊपर पुल 0.150
जोड़ 0.150
3. ग र-वाजणजय यक प्रयोजनों के जलए पंजीकृत यांजत्रक वाहन के स्ट्व ामी और पथकर प् लाजा से बीस दकमी की दरू ी के
भीतर जनवास करने वाले व्य ज त के जलए माजसक पास की दर वषग 2020-21 के जलए 275.00 रु. (दो सौ पछत् तर रुपए
मात्र) ह और उ त जनयमों के प्रावधानों के अनुसार प्रजतवषग संिोधन के अध् यधीन ह।
4. राजमागग खंड पर बएल यात्रा क के जलए जन् नजलजखत दरों पर पास जारी दकए जाएंगे, अथागत्
ताजलका-4
भगु तान-योग्य धनराजि अनमु त एकतर ा यात्रा क की वध ता की अवजध
अजधकतम सख्ं य ा
एकतर ा यात्रा के जलए ीस का डढ़े गुना दो भुगतान के समय से चौबीस घं े
पचास एकल यात्रा क के जलए भुगतान-योग् य पचास भुगतान की तारीख से एक महीना
ीस की राजि का दो-जतहाई
5. ीस प् लाजा जस्ट् थत होने वाले जजले म पंजीकृत वाजणजय यक वाहनों (राष्टर ीय परजम के अधीन प्रचाजलत दकए जा रह े
वाहनों को छोड़कर) के जलए ीस उस श्रेणी के वाहन हते ु जनधागररत दर की 50% होगी, बिते दक ऐसे वाजणजय यक वाहनों
के प्रयोग के जलए कोई सर्तवस रोड या व कजल् पक सड़क उपलब् ध न हों।
6. संबंजधत श्रेणी के वाहनों के जलए जवजनर्ददष्ट अनु्ेय भार से अजधक भार लद े यांजत्रक वाहन का चालक या स्ट्व ामी या
प्रभारी व्य ज त, रा्ीय राजमागग पर अजतभार लद े वाहन के प्रवेि के जलए ोल संग्रहण एज सी को ऐसी श्रेणी के वाहनों के
प्रवेि जलए, कजथत जनयमों के जनयम 10 (1ए) के अनुसार अनुप्रयोय य ीस के समतुल् य ीस का भुगतान करने के जलए
उत्त रदायी होगा और वह राजमागग खंड का प्रयोग करने के जलए तब तक हकदार नह होगा जब तक ऐसे यांजत्रक वाहन से
लदा अजतभार ह ाया नह जाता।
7. सभी पररभाषाएं, यांजत्रक वाहनों की श्रेणी, इनके अनु्ेय भार, छू प्राप्त वाहनों की श्रेणी, सर्तवस रोड, व कजल् पक
सड़क इत्य ादद पूव् त जनयमों म जवजनर्ददष्ट पररभाषा क के अनुरूप होंगी।
8. ीस की दर उक्त जनयमों के जनयम 12 के अनुसरण म प्रयो ता क के सूचनाथग प्रदर्तित करनी होंगी।
9. यांजत्रक वाहनों से ीस की वास्ट्त जवक राजि उपयुग त ताजलका-1 म यथा-उजल् लजखत आधार वषग 2007-08 के जलए
प्रजत दकमी ीस की आधार दर के आधार पर प्रभाररत होगी और छू ों की गणना भारतीय रा्ीय राजमागग प्राजधकरण
द्वारा खंड की पूरी हो गई लंबाई के आधार पर की जाएगी और उसे उ त जनयमों के जनयम 5 के अनुसार प्रजत वषग संिोजधत
दकया जाएगा तथा तदनुसार उसे अंग्रेजी और क्षेत्रीय भाषा के कम से कम एक-एक समाचार पत्र म प्रकाजित दकया
जाएगा।
10. इस पररयोजना की प्रा कजलत पूंजीगत लागत 530 करोड़ रु. ह। [भूजम अजधग्रहण, सावगजजनक जन सुजवधा क के
स्ट्थ ानांतरण, पेड़ों को का ने, आदद कायगकलापों को अभी पूरा दकया जाना ह इसजलए, पूंजीगत लागत पररवतगन के अध् यधीन
ह और अंजतम पूंजीगत लागत को पृथक रूप से अजधसूजचत दकया जाएगा।] प्राप्त प्रयो ता ीस के माध्य म से वसूल की गई
पूंजीगत लागत का भारतीय रा्ीय राजमागग प्राजधकरण द्वारा ररकाडग रखा जाएगा तथा पूंजीगत लागत की वसूली के4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
पश्च ात् उदग्राय फ ीस घ ाकर दरों के 40% तक कर दी जाएगी और कजथत जनयमों के अनुसरण म वार्तषक रूप से संिोजधत
की जाएगी।
[ ा. सं. आर /एमयूएम/’िेगांव–दवे री ा ा/पी-1125/ ोल]
अजमत वरदान, संयु त सजचव
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th June, 2021
S.O. 2651(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways S.O 4006(E) dated 6th November 2019, issued under section 5 of the National Highways Act 1956 (48 of
1956), the Central Government has entrusted the National Highway 548C [excluding Tembhurni -Kurudwadi – Barshi
section under BOT project of State Government of Maharashtra ] in the State of Maharashtra to the State Government
of Maharashtra;
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 the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 below for net road section length of 50.325 km and for equivalent
structure length (having length more than 60m) of 1.50 km (having length of 0.150 km) and at 100% of the rate
specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section of 12.4 km on the type of vehicles specified in column (1)
of the table 1 below for the use of Khamgaon to Shegaon Section from design kilometer 0 to kilometer 22.800 and
Shegaon to Deori Section from design kilometer 0 to design kilometer of 41.500 of National Highway-548C in the
State of Maharashtra and authorises 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 year 2007-08 (in Rupees)
Type of vehicle
(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) or 3.45
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 for net road length
specified for such Fee Plaza namely:—
Table-2
Location of Toll Plazas Length (in km) for which Fee is Rate at which fee is payable
(chainage) payable
At km 11.800 near Nimba Fata 50.325 Km 60% for two lane with paved shoulder of the
Village, Shegaon Taluka, Buldana base rates mentioned in Table-1 above.
District in the State of Maharashtra
12.4 Km 100 % for four lane and more, of the base rate
mentioned 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 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:—[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 5
Table-3
Location of Fee Plaza Length of structures(in km) to Equivalent road Rate at which fee is payable
be converted into equivalent length(in km)
road length
At Km 11.800 near Nimba Fata 0.150* 1.5 KM 60% for two lane with paved
Village, Shegaon Taluka, Buldana shoulder of the base rates
District in the State of Maharashtra mentioned in Table-1 above.
* The details are as under: —
Chainage Type of Structure
Length (in km)
From Km To Km
1 5.220 5.370 Bridge over Mun River 0.150
Total 0.150
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 275 (Two hundred and 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 rate, namely:
Table-4
Amount Payable Maximum number of one Period of validity
way journeys allowed
One and one-half times of the fee for one Two Twenty four hours from the time of payment
way journey
Two-third of amount of the fee payable Fifty One month from date of payment
for fifty single journeys
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 vehicle.
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 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 Rule12 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 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 sections 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 530 Cr [The capital cost of the project is subject to variation as the
activities of the land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting etc are yet to be completed and the final capital cost will
be notified separately]. The National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of the
capital cost through user fee realized 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. RO/MUM/Shegaon-DeoriPhata/P-1125/Toll]
AMIT VARADAN, Jt. Secy.
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