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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 using the Vellore-Villupuram stretch (km 81.000 to km 202.600) of National Highway 234 (New No. 38) in Tamil Nadu. It authorizes the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to collect these fees. The notification also specifies fee rates, discounts, and rules for collection and revision, referencing the National Highways Act, 1956, and related fee determination rules. Key Points / Main Content: Fee Levy and Collection: * Fees are levied on mechanical vehicles at 60% of the base rate specified for 2007-08, applicable to the 121.600 km net road section. * NHAI is authorized to collect fees either directly or through a contractor. Fee Structure: * Table 1 provides base rates for different vehicle types (car, LCV, bus, truck, etc.). * Table 2 specifies locations of fee plazas and applicable lengths (Vallam, Enamkariyandal, Thennamadevi), all charging 60% of the base rates from Table 1. * Monthly pass for non-commercial vehicles within 20 km of a fee plaza is ₹265 for 2019-20, subject to annual revision. * Table 4 outlines rates and validity for multiple journeys. Discounts and Exemptions: * Commercial vehicles registered in the district where the fee plaza falls, excluding those under National permit, receive a 50% discount if no service or alternative road is available. * Overloaded vehicles are subject to fees as per sub-rule 1A of rule 10. General Provisions: * Definitions (vehicle categories, load limits, exemptions, etc.) adhere to the stated rules. * Fee rates must be displayed for user information. * NHAI calculates and revises fees annually based on completed section length and publishes them in English and a vernacular newspaper. * Once the ₹268.71 crore capital cost is recovered, fees will be reduced to 40% of the rates and revised annually. Impact Analysis: Road Users: * Impact: Vehicle owners and operators using the specified stretch of NH 234 will incur toll charges. Overloaded vehicles will face additional fees. * Action Required: Pay applicable toll fees at designated plazas. Ensure vehicles are not overloaded. Local Residents: * Impact: Residents within 20 km of a fee plaza who own non-commercial vehicles are eligible for a monthly pass at a discounted rate. * Action Required: Apply for the monthly pass, if eligible. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI): * Impact: NHAI is responsible for collecting fees, either directly or through contractors. They also need to manage fee revisions and public communication. * Action Required: Implement fee collection mechanisms, calculate and revise fees annually, publish rates, and maintain records of capital cost recovery. State Government of Tamil Nadu: * Impact: The State Government is entrusted with the initial stretch of the highway. * Action Required: No specific action mentioned in the document.

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National Highways Act, 1956: A law enacted by the Parliament of India concerning national highways. This notification is issued in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of this act. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of national highways in India. This ministry issued the notification. New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. National Highway No.234: A specific national highway (now renumbered as National Highway 38) in India, part of which is the subject of this notification regarding fee collection. Tamil Nadu: The state in India where the specified stretch of National Highway No.234 is located. Vellore: A city in Tamil Nadu. It is the starting point of the stretch of National Highway 234 mentioned in the notification. Tiruvannamalai: A city in Tamil Nadu connected by the stretch of National Highway 234 mentioned in the notification. Villupuram: A city in Tamil Nadu. It is the terminating point of the stretch of National Highway 234 mentioned in the notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-27082020-221363 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-27082020-221363 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 2547] नई दिल्ली, बधु वार, अगस्ट्त 26, 2020/भाद्र 4, 1942 No. 2547] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020/BHADRA 4, 1942 सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 24 अगस्ट् त, 2020 का.आ. 2874(अ).—िबदक, भारत सरकार की अजधसूचना द्वारा सड़क पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय म ें अजधसूचना संख्या का. आ. 1401(अ), दिनांदकत 31 मई, 2013, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 5 के तहत िारी, केंद्र सरकार न े तजमलनाडु राज्य म ें राष्‍टर ीय रािमागग स.ं 234 (नई स.ं-38) के वेल्लोर स े जतरुवन्नामलाई को िोड़त े हुए और जवल्लुपुरम पर समाप्त होन े वाल े (दकमी 81.000 स े दकमी 202.600 तक) तक के खंड को तजमलनाडु राज्य सरकार को सुपुि ग कर दिया ह।ै अत: अब, केंद्रीय सरकार, राष्‍टर ीय रािमागग िल्ु क (िरों का जनधागरण और सग्रं हण) जनयम, 2008 (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश् चात ् ‘‘जनयम’’ कहा गया ह)ै के जनयम 3 के साथ परित राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 7 द्वारा प्रित् त िज‍त यों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, तजमलनाडु राज्य म ें राष्‍टर ीय रािमागग स.ं 234 के वेल्लोर स े जतरुवन्नामलाई को िोड़ते हुए और जवल्लुपरु म पर समाप्त होने वाले (दकमी 81.000 स े दकमी 202.600 तक)तक खंड के प्रयोग के जलए जनम्न जलजखत ताजलका 1 के कॉलम (1) म ें जवजनर्िष्‍टग ट वाहनों के प्रकार पर 121.600 दकमी की जनवल संडक खंड लंबाई के जलए ताजलका 1 के कॉलम (2) म ें जवजनर्िष्‍टग ट आधार िर के 60 प्रजतित िर पर यांजत्रक वाहन स े फीस उिगृहीत करती ह ै तथा भारतीय राष्‍टर ीय रािमाग ग प्राजधकरण को उसके अजधकाररयों अथवा दकसी िेकेिार के माध् यम स े उ‍त फीस के संग्रहण के जलए प्राजधकृत करती ह,ै अथागत-् : 3913 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 धुरी 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 धुरी) 4.20 1. इसके अंतगगत उिगृहीत और संगृहीत फीस ऐसे पथकर प्ल ािां के अंतगगत जवजनर्िष्‍टग ट िरू ी हते ु जनम्न जलजखत पथकर प् लािां म ें िये और सिं ेय होगी:- ताजलका-2 पथकर प् लािा (चनै िे ) की अवजस्ट्थ जत लंबाई (दकमी) जिसके जलए फीस िर, जिस पर फीस सिं ये ह।ै सिं ये ह ै वेल्लोर जिले में वल्लम गांव के जनकट रारा-234 40.4314 दकमी (पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत ऊपर ताजलका-1 में उजल् लजखत के दकमी 80/6 पर िो लेन) आधार िरों का 60% जतरुवन्नामलाई जिले में एनमकररयंडल गांव के 40.081 दकमी (पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत ऊपर ताजलका-1 में उजल् लजखत जनकट रारा-234 के दकमी 136/8 पर िो लेन) आधार िरों का 60% जवल्लुपुरम जिले में तेन्नमािवे ी गांव के जनकट 39.50 दकमी (पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत िो ऊपर ताजलका-1 में उजल् लजखत रारा-234 के दकमी 198/6 पर लेन) आधार िरों का 60% 2. गैर-वाजणजज्य क प्रयोिनों के जलए पंिीकृत यांजत्रक वाहन के स्ट्व ामी और पथकर प्ल ािा स े बीस दकमी की िरू ी के भीतर जनवास करन े वाल े व् यज‍त के जलए माजसक पास की िर वर्ग 2019-20 के जलए 265.00 रु. (िो सौ पैंसि रुपए मात्र) ह ैऔर कजथत जनयमों के प्रावधानों के अनुसार प्रजतवर् ग संिोधन के अध् यधीन ह।ै 3. रािमागग खंड पर बहुल यात्रां के जलए जनम्न जलजखत िरों पर पास िारी दकए िाएंग,ेअथागत ् ताजलका-3 संिये राजि अनुज्ञात एकतरफा यात्रां की मान् यता अवजध अजधकतम संख्य ा एक तरफा यात्रा के जलए िुल् क का िो भुगतान के समय से चौबीस घंटे डेढ़गुना पचास एकल यात्रां के जलए संिये पचास भुगतान की तारीख से एक मास िुल् क की राजि का िो-जतहाई[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 4. फीस प् लािा जस्ट् थत होने वाल े जिले म ें पंिीकृत वाजणजज्य क वाहनों (राष्‍टर ीय परजमट के अधीन प्रचाजलत दकए िा रह े वाहनों को छोड़कर) के जलए फीस उस श्रणे ी के वाहन हते ु जनधागररत िर की 50% होगी, बिते दक ऐस े वाजणजज्य क वाहनों के प्रयोग के जलए कोई सर्वगस रोड या वैकल ज् पक सड़क उपलब् ध न हों। 5. संबंजधत श्रेणी के वाहनों के जलए जवजनर्िष्‍टग ट अनुज्ञेय भार स े अजधक भार लिे यांजत्रक वाहन का चालक या स्ट् वामी या प्रभारी व् यज‍त , राष्ट्रीय रािमागग पर अजतभार लि े 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 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 ऐसे यांजत्रक वाहन स े लिा अजतभार हटाया नहीं िाता। 6. सभी पररभार्ाएं, यांजत्रक वाहनों की श्रेणी, इनके अनुज्ञेय भार, छूट प्राप् त वाहनों की श्रेणी, सर्वगस रोड, वैकजल् पक सड़क इत् यादि पूवो‍त जनयमों में जवजनर्िष्‍टग ट पररभार्ां के अनुरूप होंगी। 7. फीस की िरें उक्त जनयमों के जनयम 12 के अनुसरण म ें प्रयो‍त ां के सूचनाथग प्रिर्िगत करनी होंगी। 8. यांजत्रक वाहनों स े फीस की वास्ट् तजवक राजि उपयुग‍त ताजलका-1 म ें यथा-उजल् लजखत आधार वर्ग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत दकमी फीस की आधार िर के आधार पर प्रभाररत होगी और छूटों की गणना भारतीय राष्‍टर ीय रािमाग ग प्राजधकरण द्वारा खंड की परू ी हो गई लंबाई के आधार पर की िाएगी और उस े उ‍त 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। 9. पररयोिना की अनुमाजनत पूंिीगत लागत 268.71 करोड़ रू. ह।ै प्रयो‍त ा फीस के माध्य म स े वसूल की गई पूंिीगत लागत का भारतीय राष्ट्रीय रािमागग प्राजधकरण द्वारा ररकॉडग रखा िाएगा तथा पूंिीगत लागत की वसूली के पश् चात ् उिग्राह्य फीस घटाकर िरों के 40% तक कर िी िाएगी और उक्त जनयमों के अनुसरण म ें वार्र्गक रूप स े संिोजधत की िाएगी। [फा. सं. सीई-आरओ/चन्ने ै/एमओआरटीएच/12014/131/2018-19] जप्रयांक भारती, संयु‍ त सजचव MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th August, 2020 S.O. 2874(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.0.1401 (E) dated 31st May 2013, issued under section 5 of the National Highways Act,1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from Vellore connecting Tiruvannamalai and terminating at Villupuram (from km 81.000 to km 202.600) of National Highway No.234 (New No.38), in the State of Tamil Nadu to the State Government of Tamil Nadu. 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 sixty percent of the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section of 121.600 Km on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below from Vellore connecting Tiruvannamalai and terminating at Villupuram (from km 81.000 to km 202.600) of National Highway number 234 in the State of Tamil Nadu and authorises National Highways Authority of India to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely:-4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 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(s) namely:- Table-2 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length(in km) for which Fee is Rate at which fee is payable payable At Km 80/6, near village 40.4314Km (two lane 60% of the base rates mentioned in Vallam in Vellore District of with paved Shoulder) Table-1 above NH-234 At Km 136/8, near village Enamkariyandal in Tiruvannamalai 40.081Km (two lane 60% of the base rates mentioned in District of with paved Shoulder) Table-1 above NH-234 At Km 198/6, near village 39.50 Km (two lane with 60% of the base rates mentioned in Thennamadevi in Villupuram paved Shoulder) Table-1 above District of NH-234 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 kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs.265 (Rupees Two Hundred and Sixty Five Only) for the year 2019-20 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-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 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 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 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. 9. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 268.71crore. The National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realized and after recovery of 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/Chennai/MoRTH/12014/131/2018-19] 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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