Executive Summary:
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, concerns the levy of fees on the Majalgaon-Kaij section of National Highway 548C in Maharashtra, effective October 29, 2020. It specifies fee rates for different vehicle types and outlines rules for collection and revision by the National Highways Authority of India, based on the National Highways Act of 1956 and related fee determination rules. The notification also addresses monthly passes, multiple journeys, overloaded vehicles, and fee display requirements.
Key Points / Main Content:
Fee Levy and Rates:
* Fees are levied on the Majalgaon-Kaij section (km 101740 to km 159258) of National Highway 548C.
* Fees are set at 60% of the base rate for the net road section length of 57.452 km.
* Different fee rates apply to various vehicle types, including cars, trucks, and oversized vehicles, based on the base year 2007-08.
* Fees are also applicable for structures longer than 60m, converted into equivalent road length.
Fee Plaza and Payment:
* Fees are due and payable at the Fee Plaza near Ambewadgaon Village (km 150267).
* Specific rates apply for the net road length and structures at this location.
Passes and Discounts:
* Monthly passes are available for non-commercial vehicles registered to people residing within 20 km of the fee plaza, priced at Rs. 265.00 for 2019-20, subject to annual revision.
* Discounts apply for multiple journeys: one and a half times the fee for one way journey allows two journeys in twenty four hours, two-thirds of the amount of the fee payable for fifty single journeys allows fifty journeys in one month
* A 50% fee applies to commercial vehicles (excluding national permit vehicles) registered in the district with the fee plaza, if no service road or alternative is available.
Overloaded Vehicles:
* Vehicles exceeding permissible load are subject to fees as per sub-rule 1A of rule 10.
General Provisions:
* Definitions of vehicle categories, permissible loads, and exempted vehicles adhere to specified rules.
* Fee rates must be displayed for users' information.
* The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will calculate actual fees and discounts, revise them annually, and publish them in newspapers.
* After the capital cost is recovered, the fee will be reduced to 40% of the rates.
Project Cost:
* The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 357.32 Crore, subject to change pending completion of land acquisition and other activities.
Impact Analysis:
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI):
* Impact: Authorized to collect fees through officials or contractors. Responsible for calculating, revising, and publishing fee rates. Must maintain records of capital cost recovery.
* Action Required: Implement fee collection, calculate and revise rates annually, publish fee information, and track capital cost recovery.
Vehicle Owners/Users:
* Impact: Subject to toll fees for using the specified section of National Highway 548C. Fee rates vary based on vehicle type.
* Action Required: Pay applicable toll fees. May be eligible for monthly passes or discounts based on residency and vehicle type.
Residents Near Fee Plaza:
* Impact: Eligible for monthly passes at a reduced rate if residing within 20 km of the fee plaza.
* Action Required: Apply for monthly passes and provide necessary documentation.
Commercial Vehicle Operators:
* Impact: May be eligible for reduced fees if registered in the district and no alternative route is available.
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with vehicle load limits to avoid additional fees.
State Government of Maharashtra:
* Impact: Entrusted with the stretch of highway from km 101740 to km 159258.
* Action Required: No specific actions are outlined in this document.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: An Indian law, specifically Act 48 of 1956, that provides for the declaration of certain highways to be national highways and for the control of national highways.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Government of India ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of national highways.
New Delhi: The capital of India, where the notification was issued.
National Highway Number 548C: A specific national highway in India. The document refers to a section of this highway.
Maharashtra: The Indian state where the specified section of National Highway 548C is located.
National Highways Authority of India: The Indian governmental organization responsible for the development, maintenance, and management of national highways, including fee collection.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: The set of rules governing the determination of rates and collection of fees on national highways in India.
Majalgaon Kaij Section: A specific section of National Highway Number 548 C in Maharashtra, between the towns of Majalgaon and Kaij.
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3437] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, अक्त बू र 29, 2020/ कार्तकग 7, 1942
No. 3437] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020/KARTIKA 7, 1942
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 29 अक् तूबर, 2020
का.आ. 3891(अ).— भारत सरकार की अजधसूचना द्वारा सड़क पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय म ें अजधसूचना
संख्या का. आ. 4006 (अ), दिनांदकत 06 नवंबर, 2019 राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम,1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 5 के
तहत िारी, केंद्र सरकार न े महाराष्टर राज्य म ें राष्टर ीय रािमाग ग संख्या 548सी के दकमी 101+740 स े दकमी 159+258
(मािलगांव-कैि खंड़) तक के खंड को महाराष्टर राज्य सरकार को सुपुि ग कर दिया ह।ै
अत: अब, राष्टर ीय रािमागग फीस (िरों का जनधारग ण और संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008 के जनयम 3 के साथ परित
(िो इसके आगे उक्त ‘‘जनयम’’ के रूप म ें उजल्ल जखत ह)ै राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम,1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 7
द्वारा प्रित् त िजक्त यों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, केन्द द्रीय सरकार,एतिद्वारा महाराष्टर राज्य म ें राष्टर ीय रािमाग-ग 548सी के मथं ा
तालूक सीमा-वातुरफाटा-अजि-मािलगांव-धरूर-कैि-कलम् ब-येरमला-कुसलंब-बारिी के दकमी 101+740 स े दकमी
159+258(खंड 3) तक के मािलगांव-कैि खंड़ के पेव् ड िोल्ड र सजहत िो लने के उपयोग के जलए नीच े िी गई ताजलका 1
के कॉलम (1) म ें जवजनर्िष्टग ट वाहनों के प्रकार पर 57.452 दकमी लंबाई की जनवल सड़क खडं और 0.66 दकमी (0.066
दकमी लंबाई वाली) की समतल्ु य संरचना लंबाई (60 मी से अजधक लंबाई वाले) के जलए ताजलका 1 के कॉलम (2) म ें
जवजनर्िष्टग ट आधार िर के 60 प्रजतित पर (िो इसके आग े ‘‘आधार िर’’ के रूप म ें उजल्ल जखत ह)ै फीस उिगृहीत करती ह ै
तथा भारतीय राष्टर ीय रािमाग ग प्राजधकरण को उसके अजधकाररयों अथवा दकसी िेकेिार के माध् यम स े उक्त फीस के संग्रहण
के जलए प्राजधकृत करती ह,ै अथागत्:-
5284 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
ताजलका-।
वाहन का प्रकार आधार वर् ग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत
दकमी आधार फीस िर (रु. म)ें
(1) (2)
कार, िीप, वैन या हल् के मोटर वाहन 0.65
हल्के वाजणजज्य क वाहन, हल्के माल वाहन या जमनी बस 1.05
बस या रक (िो धुरी) 2.20
तीन धरु ी वाजणजज्य क वाहन
2.40
भारी जनमागण मिीनरी (एचसीएम) या अथग मूववंग उपस्ट् कर (ईएमई) या बहु धुरीय 3.45
वाहन (एमएवी) (चार से छ: धुरी)
जविाल आकार के वाहन (सात या अजधक धरु ी) 4.20
1. इसके अंतगगत उिगृहीत और सगं ृहीत की िाने वाली फीस ऐसे िुल् क प् लािा के जलए जवजनर्िष्टग ट जनवल सड़क
लंबाई हते ु जनम्न जलजखत पथकर प् लािां म ें िये और संिेय होगी:-
िल्ु क प्ल ािा (जडिाइन चनै िे ) की लबं ाई (दकमी म)ें जिसके जलए फीस सिं ये ह ै िर, जिस पर फीस सिं ये ह ै।
अवजस्ट्थ जत
जिला बीड, तालुका धरूर, अबं ेवाड गांव 57.452 ऊपर ताजलका-1 में
के पास दकमी 150+267 पर (> 60 मी संरचना की लंबाई को छोड़कर) उजल् लजखत आधार िरों का
60%
2. उपयुगक् त के अजतररक्त , जनम्न जलजखत िुल् क प्ल ािा (प् लािां) पर 60 मीटर स े अजधक लंबाई वाली
जनम्न जलजखत अवसंरचनां के उपयोग के जलए 10 के समतुल्य गणु क द्वारा ऐसी अवसंरचनां की लंबाई को गुणा करके
रािमागग की समतल्ु य लंबाई म ेंअवसंरचनां की लंबाई को पररवर्तगत करके जनम्न जलजखत फीस भी िये और संिेय होगी:-
िल्ु क प्ल ािा का अवस्ट्थ ान(चनै िे ) सड़क की समकक्ष लबं ाई म ें सड़क की िर, जिस पर िल्ु क सिं ये ह ै
पररवर्ततग दकए िानहे ते ु समकक्ष लबं ाई
सरं चनां की लबं ाई (दकमी दकमी म)ें
म)ें *
जिला बीड, तालुका धरूर, अबं ेवाड 0.066* 0.66 ऊपर ताजलका-1 में उजल् लजखत
गांव के पास दकमी 150+267 पर आधार िरों का 60%
* > 60 मी संरचना का ब् यौरा जनम्न ानुसार ह:ै
क्र.स.ं चनै िे (दकमी) लबं ाई (मी)
यहां से यहां तक
1 132+580 132+646 0.066
3. गैर-वाजणजज्य क प्रयोिनों के जलए पंिीकृत यांजत्रक वाहन के स्ट् वामी और पथकर प्ल ािा स े बीस दकमी की
िरू ी के भीतर जनवास करने वाले व् यजक्त के जलए माजसक पास की िर वर् ग 2019-20 के जलए 265.00 रु. (िो सौ पैंसि
रुपए मात्र) ह ै और राष्टर ीय रािमागग िल्ु क (िरों का जनधागरण और संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008 के प्रावधानों के अनुसार प्रजतवर् ग
संिोधन के अध् यधीन ह।ै[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
4. रािमागग खंड पर बहुल यात्रां के जलए जनम्न जलजखत िरों पर पास िारी दकए िाएगं ,े अथागत-्
सिं ये राजि अनज्ञु ात एकतरफा यात्रां की अजधकतम मान्दय ता अवजध
सख्ं य ा
एकतरफा यात्रा के जलए िल्ु क का डे़ िो भुगतान के समय से चौबीस घंटे
गुना
पचास एकल यात्रां के जलए संिेय पचास भुगतान की तारीख से एक मास
िुल् क की राजि का िो-जतहाई
5. फीस प् लािा जस्ट् थत होन े वाले जिले म ें पंिीकृत वाजणजज्य क वाहनों (राष्टर ीय परजमट के अधीन प्रचाजलत दकए
िा रह े वाहनों को छोड़कर) के जलए फीस उस श्रेणी के वाहन हते ु जनधागररत िर की 50% होगी, बिते दक ऐस े वाजणजज्य क
वाहनों के प्रयोग के जलए कोई सर्वगस रोड या वैकजल् पक सड़क उपलब् ध न हों ।
6. संबंजधत श्रेणी के वाहनों के जलए जवजनर्िष्टग ट अनुज्ञेय भार स े अजधक भार लिे यांजत्रक वाहन का चालक या
स्ट् वामी या प्रभारी व् यजक्त , राष्ट्रीय रािमागग पर अजतभार लि े वाहन के प्रवेि के जलए टोल सग्रं हण एिेंसी को ऐसी श्रणे ी के
वाहनों के प्रवेि जलए, उक्त जनयमों के जनयम 10 के उप-जनयम 1ए म ें जवजनर्िष्टग ट फीस के समतुल् य फीस का भुगतान करन े
के जलए उत् तरिायी होगा और वह रािमाग ग खंड का प्रयोग करन े के जलए तब तक हकिार नहीं होगा िब तक ऐस े यांजत्रक
वाहन स े लिा अजतभार हटाया नहीं िाता।
7. सभी पररभार्ाएं, यांजत्रक वाहनों की श्रणे ी, इनके अनज्ञु ेय भार, छूट प्राप् त वाहनों की श्रेणी, सर्वगस रोड,
वैकजल् पक सड़क इत् यादि उक्त जनयमों म ें जवजनर्िष्टग ट पररभार्ां के अनरूु प होंगी ।
8. फीस की िरें उक्त जनयमों के जनयम 12 के अनुसरण म ेंप्रयोक्त ां के सूचनाथग प्रिर्िगत करनी होंगी ।
9. यांजत्रक वाहनों स े फीस की वास्ट् तजवक राजि उपयुगक्त ताजलका-1 म ें यथा-उजल् लजखत आधार वर् ग 2007-08
के जलए प्रजत दकमी फीस की आधार िर के आधार पर प्रभाररत होगी और छूटों की गणना भारतीय राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग
प्राजधकरण द्वारा खंड की पूरी हो गई लंबाई के आधार पर की िाएगी और उसे उक्त जनयमों के जनयम 5 के अनुसार प्रजत
वर्ग संिोजधत दकया िाएगा तथा तिनुसार उसे अग्रं ेिी और क्षेत्रीय भार्ा के कम स े कम एक-एक समाचार पत्र म ें प्रकाजित
दकया िाएगा ।
10. पररयोिना की अनुमाजनत पूंिीगत लागत 357.32 करोड़ रू. ह ै । भूजम अजधग्रहण, िन सुजवधां के
स्ट् थानांतरण, पेड़ों को काटन,े मूल् य समायोिन, िीएसटी आदि कायगकलापों को अभी परू ा दकया िाना ह ै इसजलए, पूंिीगत
लागत पररवतगन के अध् यधीन ह।ै अंजतम पूंिीगत लागत को पृथक रूप स े अजधसूजचत दकया िाएगा। भारतीय राष्ट्रीय
रािमागग प्राजधकरण द्वारा प्रयोक्त ा िल्ु क के िररए पूंिीगत लागत की वसूली का ररकॉड ग रखा िाएगा और पूंिीगत लागत
की वसूली हो िान े के पश् चात,्लगाए िान े वाल े िल्ु क की िरों को घटाकर 40% कर दिया िाएगा और उक्त जनयमों के
अनुसार इसम ेंवार्र्गक तौर पर संिोधन दकया िाएगा।
[फा. सं. आरओ/एमयूएम/पी-1140-2016-17/टोल]
जप्रयांक भारती, संयुक् त सजचव
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th October, 2020
S.O. 3891(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O. 4006(E) dated 06th November 2019, issued under section 5 of the National Highways Act,
1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from km 101+740 to km 159+258 (Majalgaon –
Kaij Section) of National Highway Number 548 C in the State of Maharashtra to the State Government of Maharastra
;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 and
amended from time to time (hereinafter referred to as the “said Rules”), the Central Government hereby levies the fee
at sixty of the base rate specified in column (2) in Table 1 below (hereinafter referred to as “base rate”) for net road
section length of 57.452 km and for total equivalent length of structure (having more than 60 m length) of 0.66 km
(having total length of 0.066 km) on the Type of Vehicles specified in column (1) of Table 1 below for the use Two
Lane with paved shoulders from Majalgaon to Kaij section from Km 101+740 to Km 159+258 (Section -3) of Mantha
Taluk border-Waturphata-Ashti-Majalgaon-Dharur-Kaij-Kalamb-Yermala-Kusalamb-Barshi of National Highway-
548C in the State of Maharashtra and authorizes the National Highways Authority of India 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 (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:
Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is Rate at which fee is payable
payable
At km 150+267 near Ambewadgaon Village, 57.452 60% of the base rates mentioned
Tal- Dharur, Dist.- Beed. in Table-1 above
(Excluding length of structure >
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 equalization factor of 10:
Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length of structures* (in Equivalent Rate at which fee is payable
km) to be converted into Road length
equivalent road length
(in km)
At km 150+267 near Ambewadgaon 0.066* 0.66 60% of the base rates mentioned
Village, Tal- Dharur, Dist.- Beed. in Table-1 above[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
* The details of >60m structure is as under:
S. No. Chainage (km) Length (m)
From To
1 132+580 132+646 0.066
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. 265.00 (Rupees Two Hundred
Sixty Five only) for the year 2019-20 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the National
Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008.
4. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:
Amount Payable Maximum number of one way Period of validity
journeys allowed
One and half times of the fee for one way Two Twenty four hours from the time of
journey payment
Two-third of amount of the fee payable for Fifty One month from date of payment
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 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 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 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, each in English and
vernacular language accordingly.
10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 357.32 Crore. The capital cost is subject to variation
as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, price adjustments, GST etc. are yet to be completed.
The final capital cost will be notified separately. The National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of
the recovery of 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/P-1140-2016-17/Toll]
PRIYANK BHARTI, Jt. Secy.
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