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Date: 2020-01-17 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

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Executive Summary: This notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways announces the levy of fees on mechanical vehicles for using the stretch from kilometer 25.00 to kilometer 64.00 of National Highway No. 727 (old NH 28B) in Bihar. The National Highways Authority of India is authorized to collect these fees. The notification specifies fee rates, pass conditions, and other related regulations, effective January 17, 2020. Key Points / Main Content: Fee Levy and Rates: * Fees are levied on mechanical vehicles using the specified section of NH-727 in Bihar. * Fee rates are based on vehicle type and the base rate for the year 2007-08, with a 60% base rate applied due to two-lane with paved shoulder. * Table 1 details the base rates for various vehicle types (Car/Jeep/Van, LCV, Bus/Truck, etc.). Fee Plaza Details: * The Fee Plaza is located at Km Ch. 53.625 of NH 727 (old NH 28B) near vishanpurwa villages in West Champaran District of Bihar. * Fees are payable for a net road length of 39 km at this plaza. Passes and Exemptions: * Monthly passes for non-commercial vehicles owned by residents within 20 km of the plaza are available at Rs. 265.00 for 2019-20, subject to annual revision. * Table 3 outlines rates and validity for multiple journey passes. * A 50% fee rate applies to commercial vehicles (excluding those with national permits) registered in the district, provided no service road is available. Overloaded Vehicles: * Vehicles exceeding permissible load are subject to a fee as per subrule 1A of rule 10. * Overloaded vehicles must remove the excess load before using the highway. General Provisions: * Definitions of vehicle categories, permissible load, exempted vehicles, etc., are as per the National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008. * Fee rates must be displayed for users' information. * The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will calculate actual fees and discounts based on the completed section length, revising them annually. Project Cost and Recovery: * The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 197.68 crore. * This cost is subject to change due to ongoing land acquisition, utility shifting, etc. * Once the capital cost is recovered, the fee will be reduced to 40% of the rates. Impact Analysis: Road Users: * Impact: Pay fees for using the specified section of NH-727. * Action Required: Be aware of the applicable fee rates, pass options, and regulations regarding overloaded vehicles. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI): * Impact: Responsible for collecting fees and managing the highway section. * Action Required: Collect fees, maintain records of capital cost recovery, calculate and revise fees annually, and display fee information to users. State Public Works Department, Bihar: * Impact: Previously entrusted with the stretch of highway. * Action Required: No specific action mentioned. Residents within 20 km of Fee Plaza: * Impact: Eligible for discounted monthly passes for non-commercial vehicles. * Action Required: Apply for monthly passes and provide necessary documentation.

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National Highways Act, 1956: An Indian law that provides for the declaration of certain highways as national highways and for matters connected therewith. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of national highways. National Highways Authority of India: An autonomous agency of the Government of India responsible for the development, maintenance and management of National Highways in India. New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued. Bihar: The state in India where the specified stretch of National Highway No. 727 is located. National Highway No. 727: A National Highway in India, previously known as NH 28B, a stretch of which is subject to the fee levy in this notification. National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: Rules governing the determination of fee rates and collection on national highways. Champaran District, Bihar: A district in Bihar, India where the Fee Plaza at KmCh. 53625 of NH 727 is located.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-18012020-215563 xxxGIDExxx CG-DL-E-18012020-215563 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 229] नई दिल्ली, िक्रु वार, िनवरी 17, 2020/पौष 27, 1941 No. 229] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020/PAUSHA 27, 1941 सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 17 िनवरी, 2020 का.आ. 240(अ).—िबदक केन्‍द र सरकार ने राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 5 के अधीन िारी की गई भारत सरकार के सड़क पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना का.आ. 1204(अ), दिनांदकत 29 अक् तूबर, 2004 के द्वारा जबहार राज्य में राष्‍ट रीय रािमागग सं. 727 [पुराना रारा 28बी] के दकमी 25 से दकमी 64 तक खंड को जबहार सड़क जनमागण जवभाग, जबहार को सुपुि गकर दिया है। अत: अब, केन्‍द र सरकार, राष्‍ट रीय रािमागग फीस (िरों का अवधारण और संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008 (जिसे इसमें इसके पश् चात ‘‘जनयम’’ कहा गया ह)ै , के जनयम 3 के साथ परित राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 7 द्वारा प्रित् त िजक् तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, एति्द्वारा जबहार राज्य में राष्‍ट रीय रािमागग सं. 727 [पुराना रारा 28बी] के जडिाइन दकमी 25.000 से दकमी 64.000 (39 दकमी की कुल लंबाई) तक खंड के प्रयोग के जलए जनम् नजलजखत ताजलका 1 के कॉलम (1) में जवजनर्दिष्‍ट ट वाहनों के प्रकार पर पेव् ड िोल् डर सजहत िो लेन खंडों के उपयोग हते ु आधार िर के 60% पर यांजत्रक वाहन पर फीस ताजलका 1 के कॉलम (2) में जवजनर्दिष्‍ट ट आधार िर से उिगृहीत करती ह ै तथा भारतीय राष्ट्रीय रािमागग प्राजधकरण (एनएचएआइ) को उसके अजधकाररयों अथवा दकसी िेकेिार के माध्य म से उक् त फीस के संग्रहण के जलए प्राजधकृत करती है, अथागत्:— 336 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] ताजलका-1 वाहन का प्रकार आधार वष 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 धुरी वाजणजज्य क वाहन 2.40 भारी जनमाणग मिीनरी (एचसीएम) या अथग मूववग उपस्ट् कर (ईएमई) या बहु धुरीय वाहन 3.45 (एमएवी) (चार से छ: धुरी) जविाल आकार के वाहन (सात या अजधक धुरी) 4.20 1. इसके अंतगगत उद्गृहीत और संगृहीत फीस ऐसे पथकर प्ल ािा क के अंतगगत जवजनर्दिष्‍ट ट िरू ी हते ु जनम् नजलजखत पथकर प्ल ािा( क) में िये और संिये होगी:- ताजलका-2 पथकर प्ल ािा की अवजस्ट्थ जत (चनै िे ) लबं ाई (दकमी) जिसके जलए िर, जिस पर फीस सिं ये ह ै। फीस सिं ये ह ै जबहार राज्य के पजश् चमी चंपारण जिले में जविनपुरवा गांव के 39+000 ऊपर ताजलका-1 में जनकट रारा-727 [पुराना रारा 28बी] के दकमी/चै. 53+625 उजल् लजखत आधार िरों का पर 6 0 % 2. जिस व् यजक् त का अपना यांजत्रक वाहन, गैर-वाजणजज्य क प्रयोिनों के जलए पंिीकृत हुआ हो और वह िुल् क प्ल ािा से बीस दकमी तक की िरू ी में ही रहता हो, उसके जलए वषग 2019-20 के जलए माजसक पास की िर 265.00 रु. (िो सौ पैंसि रुपए मात्र) होगी और उक् त जनयमों के उपबंधों के अनुसार उसमें प्रत् येक वषग संिोधन दकया िाएगा। 3. रािमागग खंड पर बहुल यात्रा क के जलए जनम् नजलजखत िरों पर पास िारी दकए िाएंगे, अथागत् ताजलका-3 भगु तान-योग य् धनराजि अनमु त एकतरफा यात्रा क की अजधकतम वधै ता की अवजध सख्ं य ा एकतरफा यात्रा के जलए फीस का डेढ़ िो भुगतान के समय से चौबीस घंटे गुना पचास एकल यात्रा क के जलए पचास भुगतान की तारीख से एक महीना भुगतान-योग्य फीस की राजि का िो- जतहाई 4. फीस प्ल ािा जस्ट् थत होने वाले जिले में पंिीकृत वाजणजज्य क वाहनों (राष्‍ट रीय परजमट के अधीन प्रचाजलत दकए िा रह ेवाहनों को छोड़कर) के जलए फीस उस श्रेणी के वाहन हते ु जनधागररत िर की 50% होगी, बिते दक ऐसे वाजणजज्य क वाहनों के प्रयोग के जलए कोई सर्ववस रोड या वैकजल् पक सड़क उपलब् ध न हों । 5. संबंजधत श्रेणी के वाहनों के जलए जवजनर्दिष्‍ट ट अनुज्ञेय भार से अजधक भार लिे यांजत्रक वाहन का चालक या स्ट् वामी या प्रभारी व् यजक् त, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग पर अजतभार लिे वाहन के प्रवेि के जलए टोल संग्रहण एिेंसी को ऐसी श्रेणी के वाहनों के प्रवेि जलए, कजथत जनयमों के जनयम 10 के उप-जनयम 1ए के अनुसार अनप्रु योज्य फीस के समतल्ु य िस गुणा फीस का भुगतान करने के जलए उत् तरिायी होगा और वह रािमागग खंड का प्रयोग करने के जलए तब तक हकिार नहीं होगा िब तक ऐसे यांजत्रक वाहन से लिा अजतभार हटाया नहीं िाता ।भाग II खण् ड (ii) भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 6. यांजत्रक वाहनों की श्रेणी, उनके जलए अनुज्ञेय भार, छूट प्राप्त वाहनों की श्रेणी, सर्ववस रोड, वैकजल् पक सड़क आदि सजहत सभी पररभाषाएं जनयमों में जवजनर्दिष्‍ट ट पररभाषा क के अनुसार होंगी। 7. फीस की िरें उक्त जनयमों के जनयम 12 के अनुसरण में प्रयोक् ता क के सूचनाथग प्रिर्वित करनी होंगी । 8. उक् त ताजलका-1 में यथा-उजल् लजखत, आधार वषग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत दकमी िुल् क की आधार िर के आधार पर, यांजत्रक वाहनों से जलए िाने वाले वास्ट् तजवक िुल् क और कटौजतयों की गणना भारतीय राष्ट्रीय रािमागग प्राजधकरण द्वारा खंडों की पूरी कर ली गई लंबाई के आधार पर की िाएगी और उसमें उक् त जनयमों के जनयम 5 के अनुसार प्रजत वषग संिोजधत दकया िाएगा तथा उसे तिनुसार अंग्रेिी और क्षेत्रीय भाषा के कम से कम एक-एक समाचार पत्र में प्रकाजित दकया िाएगा । 9. पररयोिना की प्राक् कजलत पूंिीगत लागत 197.68 करोड़ रु. ह ै । [पूंिीगत लागत पररवतगन के अध्य धीन ह ै क् योंदक भूजम अजधग्रहण, िन-उपयोजगता सेवा क का स्ट् थान बिलने, पेड़ों की कटाई आदि िैसे दक्रयाकलाप अभी परू ा दकया िाना िेष ह।ै अंजतम पूंिीगत लागत को अलग से अजधसूजचत दकया िाएगा]। प्राप्त होने वाली प्रयोक् ता फीस के माध्य म से वसूल की गई पूंिीगत लागत का भारतीय राष्ट्रीय रािमागग प्राजधकरण द्वारा ररकॉडग रखा िाएगा तथा पूंिीगत लागत की वसूली के पश् चात् उिग्राह्य फीस घटाकर िरों के 40% तक कर िी िाएगी और उक्त जनयमों के अनुसरण में वार्वषक रूप से संिोजधत की िाएगी । [फा. सं. आरडब् ल् यू/पीएटी/एनएच/टोल/2019-3] जप्रयांक भारती, संयुक्त सजचव MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th January, 2020 S.O. 240(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways [number S.O. 1204(E) dated the 29th October, 2004] issued under Section 5, of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from kilometer 25.00 to kilometer 64.00 of National Highway No. 727 (old NH 28B) in the State of Bihar to the State Public Works Department, Bihar; 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 39 km [At sixty per cent of the base rate for use of two lane with paved shoulder section] the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below from design/existing chainage Km. 25.00 to Km. 64.00 of NH-727 (old NH-28B) in the State of Bihar 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 3.45 (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) 4.204 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 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 is Rate at which fee is (chainage) payable payable At Km/Ch. 53+625 of NH- 39.000 60% for two lane with 727 (old NH 28B) near paved shoulders, of the vishanpurwa villages in West base rates Champaran District of mentioned in Table-1 Bihar above 2. 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. 265.00 (Two hundred and sixty five rupees) for the year 2019-2020 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules. 3. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:- Table-3 Amount Payable Maximum number of Period of validity one way journeys allowed One and one-half times of the fee for Two Twenty four hours from the time of one way journey payment Two-third of amount of the fee Fifty One month from date of payment payable for fifty single journeys 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules. 8. 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 Highway 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. 9. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 197.68 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 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. RW/PAT/NH/TOLL/2019-3] PRIYANK BHARTI, 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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