## Policy Analysis Report: Toll Fee Notification for Giddalur to Vinukonda Section of NH-544D
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the levy of toll fees on mechanical vehicles using the Giddalur to Vinukonda Section of National Highway 544D in Andhra Pradesh. The notification establishes toll rates, collection mechanisms, and related provisions for the specified highway section. Key findings include the definition of fee structures based on vehicle type and distance, the introduction of fees for bypasses and structures exceeding a certain length, and provisions for monthly passes and discounts. The notification also addresses fee liabilities for overloaded vehicles and mandates the display of fee rates for user information.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of a government notification pertaining to toll fee collection on the Giddalur to Vinukonda Section of National Highway 544D, as outlined in the provided policy text. The report focuses on understanding the scope, key provisions, and potential implications of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new policy* establishing a toll fee structure for the Giddalur to Vinukonda Section of National Highway 544D. The core objective is to levy fees on mechanical vehicles using the specified highway section to recover capital costs, as inferred from sections referencing capital cost recovery and fee reduction upon recovery completion.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This policy addresses the need to generate revenue for the maintenance and operation of the Giddalur to Vinukonda Section of National Highway 544D. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been entrusted with the responsibility of managing this section of the highway (as stated in the text), and the implementation of a toll fee structure allows for cost recovery and ensures continued upkeep of the infrastructure.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a new policy, so all provisions are key. The policy establishes the following:
* **Toll Fee Structure:** Toll fees are levied on mechanical vehicles based on vehicle type (Car, LCV, Bus, Truck, etc.), road length, and structure length. The base rate of fee per kilometer is defined for the base year 2007-08 (Table 1). It is also stipulated that the actual amount of the fee will be calculated and revised annually in accordance with rule 5, and published in the newspaper.
* **Fee Plaza Locations and Rates:** The notification specifies the locations of fee plazas (Ch. 231.500 and Ch. 297.650) and the lengths of the highway section for which fees are payable at each plaza (Table 2).
* **Fees for Bypasses:** Additional fees are levied for the use of bypasses costing Rs. 10 crore or more, with specific bypasses mentioned (Gobbur Bypass and Tripuranthakam Bypass) and their respective lengths and associated fees (Table 3).
* **Fees for Structures:** Fees are also applied for structures exceeding 60m in length, by converting the length of structures into an equivalent length of highway by multiplying by an equalisation factor of 10 (Table 4).
* **Monthly Pass:** A monthly pass is available for non-commercial vehicles registered to individuals residing within 20 kilometers of the fee plaza, costing Rs. 275 for the year 2020-21, subject to annual revision.
* **Passes for Multiple Journeys:** The policy outlines rates for multiple journeys, including a 24-hour pass and a monthly pass for fifty single journeys (Table 5).
* **Discount for Local Commercial Vehicles:** Commercial vehicles registered in the district where the fee plaza is located, excluding vehicles plying under National permit, are eligible for a 50% discount if no service road or alternative road is available.
* **Overloaded Vehicle Fee:** Overloaded vehicles are subject to additional fees equivalent to those specified in subrule 1A of rule 10 of the said rules.
* **Capital Cost Recovery:** The notification mentions the estimated capital cost of the project and indicates that the fee will be reduced to 40% of the rates after the recovery of the capital cost.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The direct target audience and stakeholders include:
* Owners and operators of mechanical vehicles using the Giddalur to Vinukonda Section of NH-544D.
* Residents living within 20 kilometers of the fee plazas.
* Commercial vehicle operators in the district where the fee plazas are located.
* The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and its contractors responsible for fee collection.
* Industry related to transport of goods and services using the specified highway.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is responsible for implementing the toll fee collection, either directly or through a contractor.
* **Fee Collection Mechanism:** Fees will be collected at the designated fee plazas (Ch. 231.500 and Ch. 297.650).
* **Fee Rate Display:** The notification mandates that the fee rates be displayed for user information.
* **Annual Revision:** The notification specifies that the fee shall be revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rules.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcomes of this policy are:
* Generation of revenue for the maintenance and operation of the Giddalur to Vinukonda Section of NH-544D.
* Recovery of the capital cost of the project.
* Regulated access to the highway based on vehicle type and usage.
* Potential reduction of congestion on alternative routes.
**9. Conclusion:**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notification establishes a toll fee structure for the Giddalur to Vinukonda Section of National Highway 544D. This policy aims to generate revenue for highway maintenance, recover capital costs, and regulate access to the highway. The implementation of this notification will have a direct impact on vehicle owners and operators using the specified highway section. The toll fees, discounts, and related provisions will affect transportation costs and potentially influence traffic patterns in the region. The policy underscores the importance of user fees in maintaining and improving national highway infrastructure.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Authority of India: An authority to which the Central Government has entrusted a stretch of National Highway Number 544D in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
Giddalur: Starting point of a section of National Highway Number 544D.
Vinukonda: Ending point of a section of National Highway Number 544D.
National Highway Number 544D: A national highway in the State of Andhra Pradesh, specifically the section from Giddalur to Vinukonda, which is subject to the fee levy.
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India where the specified section of National Highway Number 544D is located.
National Highways Act, 1956: A law under which the Central Government levies fees on mechanical vehicles.
National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988: Act under which the central government has entrusted the stretch of road to National Highways Authority of India
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: Rules by which the central government levies the fee on mechanical vehicles
New Delhi: Location of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry that issued the notification regarding the fee levy on National Highway 544D.
Pandillapalli village, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh State: Location of a Fee Plaza on National Highway 544D.
Medapi village, Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh State: Location of a Fee Plaza on National Highway 544D.
NH 565: Highway connected to Gobbur Bypass
Gobbur Bypass: A bypass with length of 2.18 Km.
Tripuranthakam Bypass: A bypass of National State Highway 544D
Amit Varadan: Jt. Secy.
रजजस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 652] नइ ददल्ली, बधु वार, फरवरी 17, 2021/माघ 28, 1942
No. 652] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021/MAGHA 28, 1942
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग गमत्रं ालय
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 15 फरवरी, 2021
का.अ. 707(ऄ).— यतः, केन्द्रीय सरकार न,े भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमागग प्राजधकरण ऄजधजनयम, 1988 (1988 का
68) की धारा 11 के ऄधीन जारी की गइ भारत सरकार के सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग ग मंत्रालय की ऄजधसूचना संख्या
का. अ. 3836 (ऄ), तारीख 2 ऄगस्ट्त, 2018 द्वारा अंध्र प्रदेि राज्य म ें राष्ट्रीय राजमागग संख्या 544 डी के जगद्दलूर स े
जवनुकोंडा खण्ड के 212.983 दकमी स े 322.800 दकमी तक का खंड भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमागग प्राजधकरण (जजसे आसम ें
आसके पश्चात ्“प्राजधकरण” कहा गया ह)ै को सौंपा ह;ै
ऄतः ऄब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िल्ु क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008 (जजसे आसम ें
आसके पश्चात “जनयम’’ कहा गया ह)ै , के जनयम 3 के साथ परित राष्ट्रीय राजमागग ऄजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की
धारा 7 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, अंध्र प्रदेि राज्य म ें राष्ट्रीय राजमागग संख्या 544 डी के जडजाआन दकमी
212.983 स े दकमी 322.800 तक (जवद्यमान दकमी 213.00 स े दकमी 322.840) के जगद्दलूर स े जवनुकोंडा खण्ड के
ईपयोग के जलए 107.5325 दकमी सड़क खंड की जनवल लंबाइ के जलए तथा 2.148 दकमी (जजसकी लंबाइ 0.2148 दकमी
ह)ै की समकक्ष संरचना (जजसकी लंबाइ 60 मीटर स े ऄजधक ह)ै के जलए यांजत्रक वाहनों पर सारणी (1) के स्ट्तम्भ (2) म ें
जवजनर्ददष्ट अधार दर के 60% की दर स े तथा बाआपासों जजनकी लम्बाइ 4.98 दक.मी. और लागत दस करोड़ रु. या ऄजधक
ह,ै के ईपयोग हते ु नीच े सारणी (1) के स्ट्तम्भ (1) म ें जवजनर्ददष्ट प्रकार के वाहनों पर अधार दर के 90% पर िल्ु क ईद्ग्रहीत
करती ह ै एव ं प्राजधकरण को ऄपने ऄजधकाररयों के माध्यम स े ऄथवा संजवदाकार के माध्यम स े ईि िुल्क को संग्रहीत करन े
के जलए प्राजधकृत करती ह,ै ऄथागत्ः—
972 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सारणी 1
वाहन का प्रकार अधार वर् ग2007-08 के जलए प्रजत दक.मी.
िल्ु क की अधार दर (ूपपए म)ें
(1) (2)
कार, जीप, वैन या हल् के मोटर वाहन 0.65
हल् के वाजणजज्यक वाहन, हल् के माल वाहक वाहन ऄथवा जमनी बस 1.05
बस या रक (दो धुरी वाले) 2.20
तीन धुरी वाले वाजणजज्यक वाहन 2.40
भारी संजनमागण मिीनरी (एच.सी.एम॰) या ऄथग मूववग ईपस्ट् कर (इ.एम.इ) या 3.45
बहुधुरीय वाहन (एम.ए.वी.) (चार से छह धुरी वाले)
बड़े अकर वाले ( सात या ऄजधक धुरी वाले ) 4.20
1. नीचे ईद्ग्रहीत एव ं संग्रहीत िुल्क, जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क प्ल ाजा पर, ऐसे िुल्क प्लाजाओं के जलए जवजनर्ददष्ट सड़क की जनवल
लम्बाइ हते ु िोध्य और संदये होगा :
सारणी -2
िल्ु क प्लाजा का ऄवस्ट्थान लम्बाइ (दकलोमीटर म)ें जजसके जलए िल्ु क दर जजस पर िल्ु क सदं ये ह ै
(चनै ेज) सदं ये ह ै
अंध्र प्रदिे राज्य के प्रकासम जजले 56.3145 पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत दो लेन के जलए
में पंजडल्लापल्ली गांव के जनकट राष्ट्रीय [बाइपास की लंबाइ (लागत 10 करोड से उपर सारणी -1 में ईजल्लजखत अधार
राजमागग -544 डी के 231.500 चैनेज पर ऄजधक ) तथा संरचना की लंबाइ (60 मी. से दरों का 60%
ऄजधक) को छोड़ कर]
अंध्र प्रदिे राज्य के प्रकासम जजले में मेदपी 51.2181 पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत दो लेन के जलए
गांव के जनकट राष्ट्रीय राजमागग -544डी के [बाइपास की लंबाइ (लागत 10 करोड से उपर सारणी -1 में ईजल्लजखत अधार
297.650 चैनेज पर ऄजधक) तथा संरचना की लंबाइ (60 मी. से दरों का 60%
ऄजधक) को छोड़ कर]
2. ईपयुगि के ऄजतररि, जनम्नजलजखत बाआपास जजनकी लागत 10 करोड़ रुपए ऄथवा ऄजधक है के ईपयोग के जलए जनम्नजलजखत
िुल्क प्लाजा पर ऐसे िुल्क प्लाजा के जलए जवजनर्ददष्ट बाआपास की जनवल लंबाइ हते ु, जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क भी िोध्य और संदये होगा :
सारणी-3
िल्ु क प्लाजा बाइपास का िूपु होत ेहुए जमलत ेहुए बाइपास की लबं ाइ तथा लागत दर जजस पर
का ऄवस्ट्थान नाम जजसके जलए ऄजतररि िल्ु क सदं ये िल्ु क सदं ये ह ै
(चनै ेज) ह ै
लबं ाइ लागत (करोड़
(दक.मी.म)ें ूपपय ेम ें)
अंध्र प्रदिे राष्ट्रीय जडजाआन दक.मी. जडजाआन दक.मी. 2.18 10.48 करोड़ पेव्ड िोल्डर
राज्य के राजमागग-544 0.000 2.180 दक.मी. सजहत दो लेन
प्रकासम जजले डी का गोब्बुर (रारा-565 का (रारा-565 के के जलए ईपर
में मेदपी गांव बाइपास जवद्यमान जवद्यमान सारणी -1 म ें
के जनकट 197.060 दक.मी.) 194.975 दक.मी.) ईजल्लजखत
राष्ट्रीय अधार दरों
राजमागग - का 90 %
544डी के
राष्ट्रीय जडजाआन दक.मी. जडजाआन दक.मी. पेव्ड िोल्डर
297.650
राजमागग-544 292.40 295.200 2.80 दक.मी. 23.84 करोड़ सजहत दो लेन
चैनेज पर
डी का (जवद्यमान (जवद्यमान के जलए ईपर
जत्रपुरनथकम 292.710 दक.मी.) 295.220 दक.मी.) सारणी -1 म ें
बाइपास ईजल्लजखत
अधार दरों
का 90 %[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
3. ईपयुगि के ऄजतररि, जनम्नजलजखत संरचनाओं, जजनकी लम्बाइ 60 मीटर से ऄजधक ह,ै के ईपयोग के जलए ऐसी संरचनाओं की
लम्बाइ को समकरण गुणक 10 से गुणा कर के राजमागग की समकक्ष लम्बाइ म ें पररवर्ततत करते हुए, जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क प्लाजाओं पर
जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क भी िोध्य और संदये होगाः
सारणी-4
िुल्क प्लाजा का ऄवस्ट्थान सडक की समकक्ष लम्बाइ में सड़क की समकक्ष लम्बाइ दर जजस पर िुल्क संदये ह ै
(चैनेज) पररवर्ततत दकए जान े के जलए (दकमी)
संरचनाओं की लम्बाइ(दकमी म)ें
अंध्र प्रदिे राज्य के प्रकासम 0.0840^ 0.840 पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत दो लेन
जजले म ेंपंजडल्लापल्ली गांव के के जलए उपर सारणी -1 म ें
जनकट राष्ट्रीय राजमागग -544 ईजल्लजखत अधार दरों का
डी के 231.500 चैनेज पर 60%
अंध्र प्रदिे राज्य के प्रकासम 0.1308 ^ ^ 1.308 पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत दो लेन
जजले म ेंमेदपी गांव के जनकट के जलए उपर सारणी -1 म ें
राष्ट्रीय राजमागग -544डी के ईजल्लजखत अधार दरों का
297.650 चैनेज पर 60%
^ जववरण जनम्नानुसार है :-
क्रम चैनेज संरचना का प्रकार लम्बाइ (दक.मी.)
संख्या
दक.मी. से दक.मी. तक
1 246.530 दक.मी. 246.614 दक.मी. अर ओ बी 0.084
कुल 0.084
^ ^ जववरण जनम्नानुसार ह ै:-
क्रम (चैनेज) संरचना का प्रकार लम्बाइ (दक.मी.)
संख्या
दक.मी. से दक.मी. तक
1 283.834 दक .मी. 283.900 दक.मी. बड़ा पुल 0.066
2 306.825 दक.मी 306.890 दक.मी. बडा पुल 0.0648
कुल 0.1308
4. जजस व्यजि का ऄपना यांजत्रक वाहन, गैर-वाजणजज्यक प्रयोजनों के जलए पंजीकृत हुअ हो और वह िुल्क प्लाजा से बीस
दकलोमीटर तक की दरू ी में ही रहता हो, ईसके जलए वर्ग 2020-21 के जलए माजसक पास की दर 275.00 /- रुपए ( दो सौ पचहत्तर
रुपए मात्र ) होगी और राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िुल्क ( दरों का ऄवधारण और संग्रहण ) जनयम , 2008 के ईपबंधों के ऄनुसार ईसमें प्रत्येक वर् ग
संिोधन दकया जायेगा
5 . राजमागग खण्ड पर बहुयात्राओं हते ु पास जनम्नजलजखत दरों पर जारी दकया जाएगा, ऄथागत्ः
सारणी - 5
संदये राजि ऄनुज्ञात एकतरफा यात्राओं मान्द्यता ऄवजध
की ऄजधकतम संख्या
एकतरफा यात्रा के जलए िुल्क का डेढ़ गुना दो संदाय के समय से चौबीस घंटे
पचास या ऄजधक एकल यात्राओं के जलए संदये िुल्क पचास संदाय की तारीख से एक मास
की राजि का दो-जतहाइ
6. जजस जजले में िुल्क प्लाजा पड़ता ह ैईस जजले में पंजीकृत वाजणजज्यक वाहन (राष्ट्रीय परजमट के ऄधीन चल रहे वाहनों को
छोड़कर) के जलए िुल्क ईस श्रेणी के जलए वाहन के जलए जनधागररत िुल्क का 50% होगा बिते के ऐसे वाजणजज्यक वाहनों के ईपयोग
के जलए कोइ सर्तवस रोड ऄथवा वैकजल्पक सड़क ईपलब्ध न हो।
7. जो यांजत्रक वाहन ऄपनी श्रेणी के जलए जनधागररत ऄनुज्ञेय भार की ऄपेक्षा ऄजधक भार से लदा हुअ होगा ईसके चालक
ऄथवा माजलक ऄथवा प्रभारी व्यजि को ऐसे ऄजधक भार से लद ेहुए वाहन को राष्ट्रीय राजमागग में प्रवेि कराने के जलए िुल्क संग्रहण4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
एजेंसी को ईि जनयमों के जनयम 10 के ईपजनयम (1ए) के ऄनुसार िुल्क का भुगतान करना होगा और ईसे राजमागग खण्ड का
ईपयोग करने की तब तक ऄनुमजत नहीं होगी जब तक दक ऐसे यांजत्रक वाहन से ऄजधक भार को हटा न ददया जाए।
8. यांजत्रक वाहनों की श्रेणी, ईनके जलए ऄनुज्ञेय भार, छूट-प्राप्त वाहनों की श्रेणी, सर्तवस रोड, वैकजल्पक सड़क अदद सजहत
सभी पररभार्ाएं ईि जनयमों में जवजनर्ददष्ट पररभार्ाओं के ऄनुसार होंगी।
9. ईि जनयमों के जनयम 12 के ऄनसु ार, ईपयोगकतागओं की जानकारी के जलए िुल्क की दरों प्रदर्तित की जाएंगी।
10. उपर सारणी-1 में यथा-ईजल्लजखत, अधार वर्ग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत दकलोमीटर िुल्क की अधार दर के अधार पर,
यांजत्रक वाहनों से जलए जाने वाले वास्ट्तजवक िुल्क और कटौजतयों की गणना प्राजधकरण द्वारा खंडों की पूरी कर ली गइ लम्बाइ के
अधार पर की जायेगी और ईसमें ईि जनयमों के जनयम 5 के ऄनुसार वार्तर्क तौर पर संिोधन दकया जाएगा तथा ईसे, तदनुसार,
ऄंग्रेजी और स्ट्थानीय भार्ा के कम-स-े कम एक-एक समाचार पत्र में प्रकाजित दकया जाएगा।
11. आस पररयोजना की पूंजीगत लागत 830.54 करोड़ रुपए है । [पूंजी लागत में पररवतगन हो सकता है क् योंदक भूजम ऄजगन, जन-
न बदलनेईपयोजगता सेवाओं का स्ट् था, पेड़ों की कटाइ अदद जैसे दक्रयाकलाप ऄभी पूरे दकए जाने िेर् ह।ैं ऄंजतम पूंजीगत लागत को
ऄलग से ऄजधसूजचत दकया जाएगा। ] प्राजधकरण द्वारा प्रयोगकतागओं से वसूल दकए गए िुल्क के जररए पूंजीगत लागत की वसूली का
ररकाडग रखा जाएगा और पूंजीगत लागत की वसूली हो जाने के पश्च ात, लगाए जाने वाले िुल्क की दरों को घटाकर 40% कर ददया
जाएगा और ईि जनयमों के ऄनुसार आस में वार्तर्क तौर पर संिोधन दकया जाएगा।
[फा. सं. भाराराप्रा/ पीअइय-ु ऄमरावती/11015/14/2017/वाल्यूम-1/673]
ऄजमत वरदान, संयुि सजचव
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th February, 2021
S.O. 707(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O. 3836(E) dated 2nd August 2018 issued under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority
of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988) the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from kilometer 212.983 to
kilometer 322.800 of Giddalur to Vinukonda Section of National Highway Number 544D in the State of Andhra
Pradesh to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the "Authority");
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 length of 107.5326 km and for
equivalent structure length(having length more than 60m) of 2.148km (having length of 0.2148km) and at ninety
percent of the base rate for bypasses having length of 4.98 km costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of
vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of Giddalur to Vinukonda Section from design
kilometre 212.983 to kilometre 322.800 (existing kilometer 213.00 to kilometer 322.840) of National Highway
number 544D in the State of Andhra Pradesh and authorises the Authority 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
Type of vehicle
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)
3.45
or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles)
Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) 4.20[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
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 Plazas namely: -
Table 2
Length (in km) for which
Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Rate at which fee is payable
Fee is payable
56.3145
At Ch. 231.500 of National Highway -
[Excluding length of
544D 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the
Bypass (costing
near Pandillapalli village in Prakasam base rates mentioned in Table-1 above
>10 Cr.) and length of
district of Andhra Pradesh State
structures (>60m)]
51.2181
At Ch. 297.650 of National Highway - [Excluding length of
60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the
544D Bypass (costing
base rates mentioned in Table-1 above
near Medapi village in Prakasam district >10 Cr.) and length of
of Andhra Pradesh State structures (>60m)]
2 In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the bypass costing Rs 10
crore or more at the following Fee Plaza for net bypass length specified for such Fee Plazas : -
Table-3
Length and Cost of Rate at which fee is
bypass for which payable
Location of Fee additional fee is
Name of the Bypass Taking Off Merging at
Plaza (chainage) payable
Length (in Cost (in
Km.) Rs. Crore)
Design Design
At Ch. 90% for two lane with
Gobbur Bypass of km 0.000 km 2.180
297.650 of 2.18 Km. 10.48 Cr. paved shoulders, of the
National Highway - (existing km (existing km
National base rates mentioned
544D 197.060 194.975
Highway-544D in Table-1 above
of NH- 565) of NH- 565)
near Medapi
village in
2.80 km 23.84
Prakasam district
Design km Design Cr. 90% for two lane with
of Andhra Tripuranthakam
292.400 km 295.200 paved shoulders, of the
Pradesh Bypass of National
(existing km (existing km base rates mentioned
State Highway - 544D
292.710) 295.220) in Table-1 above
3 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 Plazas, by converting the length of structures into an equivalent
length of highway by multiplying the length of such structures by an equalisation factor of 10: -
Table 4
Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length of structures (in Equivalent Rate at which fee is
km) to be converted into road length (in payable
equivalent road length km)
At Ch. 231.500 of National Highway- 0.0840^ 0.840 60% for two lane with paved
544D near Pandillapalli village in shoulders, of the base rates
Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh mentioned in Table-1 above
State
At Ch. 297.650 of National Highway- 0.1308^^ 1.308 60% for two lane with paved
544D near Medapi village in shoulders, of the base rates
Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh mentioned in Table-1 above
State6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
^The details are as under: -
Sl. No. Chainage Length
Type of Structure
From Km To Km (in km)
1 Km 246.530 Km 246.614 ROB 0.084
Total 0.084
^^ The details are as under:-
Sl. No. Chainage
Type of Structure Length (in km)
From Km To Km
1 Km 283.834 Km 283.900 Major Bridge 0.066
2 Km 306.825 Km 306.890 Major Bridge 0.0648
Total 0.1308
4. 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 275.00 (Rupees 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.
5. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: -
Table 5
Maximum number of one way
Amount Payable Period of validity
journeys allowed
One and half times of the fee for one way Twenty four hours from the time
Two
journey of payment
Two-third of amount of the fee payable for
Fifty One month from date of payment
fifty single journeys.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules.
10. 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 Authority
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.
11. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 830.54 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 Authority 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. NHAI/PIU-Amaravati/11015/14/2017/Vol-I/673]
AMIT VARADAN, Jt. Secy.
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