Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways announces the levy of fees on mechanical vehicles using the four-lane stretch of National Highway No. 148B in Haryana, from Km 94.600 to Km 125.920. It authorizes the National Highway Authority of India to collect these fees. The notification also specifies rates, discounts, and rules for fee collection, effective March 12, 2020.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Fee Levy and Collection:**
* Fees are levied on mechanical vehicles for using the four-lane stretch from Km 94.600 to Km 125.920 of National Highway 148B in Haryana.
* The National Highway Authority of India is authorized to collect the fees through its officials or a contractor.
* **Fee Rates:**
* Fees are 100% of the base rates for the base year 2007-08, as specified in Table 1, for a net road length of 31.32 Km.
* Table 1 specifies base rates for different vehicle types (Car/Jeep/Van, Light Commercial Vehicle, Bus/Truck, etc.).
* **Toll Plaza Details:**
* The toll plaza is located near Kitlana village in Bhiwani District, at chainage Km 118.460 to Km 118.600.
* Fees are payable for a design length of 31.32 Km at the rates mentioned in Table 1.
* **Discounts and Passes:**
* Monthly pass for non-commercial vehicles registered to persons residing within 20 km of the toll plaza is Rs 265.00 for 2019-20, subject to annual revision.
* Table 3 specifies rates for multiple journeys (One and half times of the fee for one way journey for twenty four hours the time of payment, Twothird of amount of the fees payable for fifty single journeys for One month from date of Payment)
* Commercial vehicles registered in the district where the fee plaza falls will have fees at 50% of the specified rate (excluding vehicles plying under National permits), provided no service road or alternate road is available.
* **Overloaded Vehicles:**
* Vehicles exceeding permissible load are liable to pay a fee as specified in sub-rule 1A of rule 10.
* Overloaded vehicles cannot use the highway section until the excess load is removed.
* **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 will calculate and revise fees annually based on the completed length of the section.
* **Financial Information:**
* The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 309.66 crore.
* After recovery of the capital cost, the fee livable shall be reduced to 40 of the rates.
Impact Analysis:
* **Vehicle Owners/Users:**
* Impact: Required to pay fees for using the specified stretch of National Highway 148B; fee amounts vary based on vehicle type and usage.
* Action Required: Be aware of applicable fees, discounts, and pass options; ensure vehicles are not overloaded.
* **Residents Near Toll Plaza:**
* Impact: Eligible for a discounted monthly pass if residing within 20 km of the toll plaza and owning a non-commercial vehicle.
* Action Required: Apply for the monthly pass and provide necessary documentation.
* **Commercial Vehicle Operators:**
* Impact: May be eligible for reduced fees if registered in the district and no service road or alternative road is available.
* Action Required: Verify eligibility for reduced fees and comply with overloading regulations.
* **National Highway Authority of India:**
* Impact: Responsible for collecting fees, calculating annual revisions, and maintaining records of capital cost recovery.
* Action Required: Implement fee collection mechanisms, calculate and publish annual fee revisions, and track capital cost recovery.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry responsible for road transport and highways.
National Highways Act 1956: An act of the Indian Parliament concerning national highways.
Central Government: The executive authority of the Union of India.
Rajasthan-Haryana Border-Bhiwani-Hansi-Punjab Border Section: A specific stretch of road that is part of the National Highway network.
National Highway No. 148B: A specific national highway in India.
Haryana: A state in India where the specified highway section is located.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: The rules governing the determination of rates and collection of fees on national highways.
National Highway Authority of India: The agency responsible for the development, maintenance, and management of national highways in India.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 942] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट् पजतवार, माच ग12, 2020/फाल्ग नु 22, 1941
No. 942] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY MARCH 12, 2020/PHALGUNA 22, 1941
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 12 माच,ग 2020
का.आ. 1048(अ).—यत: भारत सरकार के सड़क पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय के राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग
अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 5 के अधीन िारी की गई की अजधसूचना स.ं का.आ. 2864(अ), तारीख
01 जसतंबर, 2007 के तहत केंद्र सरकार ने राष्ट्रीय रािमागग स.ं 148बी के दकमी 94.600 स े दकमी 126.000
(रािस्ट्थान/हररयाणा सीमा-जभवानी-हांसी-पंिाब सीमा खंड) को हररयाणा राज्य सरकार को सुपुि ग कर दिया ह;ै
अब राष्टर ीय रािमाग ग फीस (िरों का जनधागरण और सग्रं हण) जनयम, 2008 के जनयम 3 के साथ परित (िो
इसके आग े ‘‘जनयम’’ के रूप म ें उजल् लजखत ह)ै , राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 7 द्वारा
प्रित् त िजत यों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केन्द द्रीय सरकार, एतिद्वारा हररयाणा राज्य म ें राष्टर ीय रािमाग ग स.ं148-बी के
94.600 स े दकमी 125.920 (रािस्ट्थान/हररयाणा सीमा-जभवानी-हांसी-पंिाब सीमा खंड) तक पव्े ड िोल्डर के
साथ चार लने के उपयोग के जलए सारणी-1 के कॉलम (1) में जवजनर्िष्टग ट वाहनों के प्रकार पर 31.32 दकमी की जनवल
सड़क लंबाई के जलए ताजलका-1 के कॉलम (2) म ें जवजनर्िष्टग ट यांजत्रक वाहनों पर 100% िर पर फीस उद्ग्रहीत करती
ह ै तथा भारतीय राष्ट्रीय रािमागग प्राजधकरण को अपन े अजधकाररयों अथवा दकसी िेकेिार के माध् यम स े उत फीस के
संग्रहण के जलए प्राजधकृत करती ह,ै अथागत्:-
1377 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सारणी-1
क्र. स.ं वाहन का प्रकार आधार वर्ग 2007-08 के जलए फीस
की प्रजत दकमी आधार िर (रु. म)ें
1 कार/िीप/वैन या हल्के मोटर वाहन 0.65
2 हल्के वाजणजज्य क वाहन (एलसीवी), हल्के माल वाहन या जमनी 1.05
बस
3 बस या रक (िो धुरी) 2.20
4 तीन धरु ी वाजणजज्य क वाहन 2.40
5 भारी जनमागण मिीनरी (एचसीएम) या अथ ग मूववंग उपस्ट्क र 3.45
(ईएमई) या बहु धुरीय वाहन (एमएवी) (4 स े 6 धरु ी)
6 जविाल आकार के वाहन (7 या अजधक धरु ी) 4.20
2. गैर-वाजणजज्य क प्रयोिनों के जलए पंिीकृत यांजत्रक वाहन के स्ट् वामी और फीस ल ािा 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 यह उक्त जनयमों के उपबंधों के अनुसार प्रत् येक वर्ग संिोधन के अध् यधीन ह ै
3. रािमागग खंड पर बहुल यात्राओं के जलए जनम्न जलजखत िरों पर पास िारी दकए िाएगं े, अथागत ्
सारणी-3
भुगतान योग् य धनराजि अनुमत एकतरफा यात्राओं की वैधता की अवजध
अजधकतम संख् या
एकतरफा यात्रा के जलए फीस का डेढ़ िो भुगतान के समय स े चौबीस घंटे
गुना
पचास एकल यात्राओं के जलए पचास भुगतान की तारीख स े एक महीना
भुगतान योग् य फीस की राजि का िो
जतहाई
4. फीस लािा जस्ट्थ त होन े वाले जिल े 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 ऐसे
वाजणजज्य क वाहनों के उपयोग के जलए कोई सर्वगस रोड या वैकजल् पक सड़क उपलब्ध न हों
5. अपनी श्रेणी के वाहनों के जलए जवजनर्िष्टग ट अनुमत् य भार स े अजधक भार लिे यांजत्रक वाहन का चालक अथवा
स्ट् वामी अथवा प्रभारी व् यजत टोल संग्रहण एिेंसी को राष्टर ीय रािमागग पर अजधक भार लिे वाहन के प्रवेि के जलए,
कजथत जनयमों के जनयम 10 के उप-जनयम 1ए के अनुसार प्रयोज्य फीस का भुगतान करने का जिम् मवे ार होगा और
वह रािमागग खंड का उपयोग करने 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 अनमु त् य भार, छूट प्रा त वाहनों की श्रेणी, सर्वगस रोड,
वैकजल् पक सड़क इत् यादि सजहत कजथत जनयमों म ेंजवजनर्िष्टग ट पररभार्ाओं के अनरूु प होंगी
7. फीस की िरें कजथत जनयम के जनयम 12 के अनुसरण म ेंप्रयोत ाओं के सूचनाथग प्रिर्िगत करनी होंगी
8. यांजत्रक वाहनों स े फीस की वास्ट् तजवक राजि सारणी-1 म ें यथा-उजल् लजखत आधार वर् ग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत
दकमी फीस की आधार िर के आधार पर प्रभाररत होगी और पररयोिना रािमाग ग की लंबाई के पूरे भाग के आधार
पर छूटों की गणना भारतीय राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग प्राजधकरण द्वारा की िाएगी प्राजधकरण द्वारा इसे कम स े कम एक-एकभाग II खण् ड (ii) भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
समाचार पत्र म ें अग्रं ेिी और ििे ी भार्ा म ें प्रकाजित कराया िाएगा और तत्प श् चात ् कजथत जनयमों के जनयम 5 के
अनुसरण म ेंवार्र्गक रूप स े संिोजधत कराया िाएगा
9. पररयोिना की अनुमाजनत पूंिीगत लागत 309.66 करोड़ रु. ह ै चूंदक भूजम अजधग्रहण, सावगिजनक िन
सुजवधाओं के स्ट् थानांतरण, पेड़ों को काटन े आदि कायगकलापों को अभी पूरा दकया िाना ह ै इसजलए पूंिीगत लागत
पररवतगन के अध् यधीन ह ै अंजतम पूंिीगत लागत को पथृ क रूप स े अजधसूजचत दकया िाएगा प्रा त प्रयोत ा फीस के
माध् यम स े वसूल की गई पूंिीगत लागत का भारतीय राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग प्राजधकरण द्वारा ररकाडग रखा िाएगा तथा
पूंिीगत लागत की वसूली के पश् चात् उिग्राह्य फीस घटाकर िरों के 40% तक कर िी िाएगी और कजथत जनयमों के
अनुसरण म ेंवार्र्गक रूप स े संिोजधत की िाएगी
[फा.स.ं आरडब्ल्य/ू सीएच/कायग(357)/एचआर-2017]
जप्रयांक भारती, संयु त सजचव
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th March, 2020
S.O. 1048(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways number S.O. 2864 (E) dated 1st September, 2017 issued under section 5 of the National
Highways Act 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from Km. 94.600 to Km.
126.000 (Rajasthan/Haryana Border-Bhiwani-Hansi-Punjab Border Section) of the National Highway No. 148B
in the State of Haryana to State Government of Haryana;
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 fees on the mechanical vehicle
at 100% of the rates specified in columns (2) of Table-1 for net road length of 31.32 Km on the type of
vehicles specified in column (1) of Table-1 for the use of four lane with paved shoulders stretch from
km 94.600 to km 125.920 Rajasthan/Haryana Border-Bhiwani-Hansi-Punjab Border Section) of the National
Highway No. 148B in the State of Haryana and authorises the National Highway 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 vehicles or 1.05
Mini Bus
Bus or Truck (Two Axles) 2.20
Three-axle commercial vehicles 2.40
Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or Earth 3.45
Moving Equipment(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 the distance
specified for such Fee Plaza, namely: -
Table-2
Location of Toll Plaza(s) (Design Length (in Km.) for which Rate at which fee is payable.
chainage) Fee is payable
At Design Km. 118.460 (Km 118.600 31.32 100% of the base rates mentioned
as per site condition) near village in Table-1 above.
Kitlana in Bhiwani District4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 toll 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
said rules.
3. For multiple journeys of the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: -
Table-3
Maximum number of one Period of validity
Amount Payable way journeys allowed
One and half times of the fee for one Two Twenty Four hours the time of
way journey payment
Two-third of amount of the fees Fifty One month from date of Payment
payable for fifty single journeys
4. Fee for commercial vehicles (excluding vehicles plying under National permits) 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 alternate road is available or 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 said rule.
8. Based on the base rate of fee per kilometer for the base year 2007-08 as mentioned in Table-1, 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 309.66 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 realized and after recovery of the capital cost, the fee livable shall
be reduced to 40% of the rates and shall be revised annually in accordance with the said rules.
[F. No. RW/CH/Works (357)/HR-2017]
PRIYANK BHARTI, Jt. Secy.
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