## Policy Analysis Report: Toll Fee Notification on Nagpur-Umred Section of National Highway 353D
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways concerning the levy of toll fees on mechanical vehicles using the Nagpur-Umred section of National Highway 353D in Maharashtra. The notification outlines the fee structure based on vehicle type, road length, and structure length, and designates the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as the responsible entity for fee collection. The key findings are the establishment of specific toll rates, fee plaza locations, and provisions for monthly passes and discounts. This notification establishes a user-fee system to recover the capital cost of the highway project.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative analysis of the Government of India's notification regarding toll fees on the Nagpur-Umred section of National Highway 353D, based solely on the content of the provided policy text. This report aims to clarify the policy's key provisions, identify affected stakeholders, and infer potential impacts on the road transport sector.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This notification establishes a new policy regarding toll collection on a specific section of a national highway.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the core objective is to levy and collect toll fees from mechanical vehicles using the Nagpur-Umred section of National Highway 353D to recover the capital cost of the project. The objective also encompasses defining the applicable rates based on vehicle type and distance traveled.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy:** The policy likely addresses the need to generate revenue for the construction, maintenance, and improvement of the Nagpur-Umred section of National Highway 353D. The notification follows the entrustment of this section to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), suggesting the government intends to use user fees to recover the investment in this infrastructure project. Without this policy, it can be inferred the project would be funded entirely through other means.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* The policy establishes a toll fee structure for various vehicle types using the Nagpur-Umred section of National Highway 353D.
* **Toll Rates:** Specifies base rates for different vehicle categories (car, LCV, bus, truck, etc.) based on the year 2007-08. These rates are subject to annual revision. See Table 1 in the document.
* **Fee Plaza Location:** Designates a specific location for the fee plaza at Design Km 27.225 existing km 27.000 of NH353D near Champa village in Nagpur district of Maharashtra. See Table 2 in the document.
* **Length-Based Fee Calculation:** Fees are calculated based on the net road section length (40.990 km) and equivalent structure length (1.100 km) exceeding 60 meters.
* **Structure Fee:** An additional fee is levied for using structures longer than 60 meters, with an equivalent road length calculated by multiplying the structure length by a factor of 10. See Table 3 in the document.
* **Monthly Pass:** Provides a monthly pass at a discounted rate (Rs 275.00) for non-commercial vehicles registered to individuals residing within 20 kilometers of the fee plaza. See item 3 in the document.
* **Multiple Journey Passes:** Sets rates for passes allowing multiple journeys (one and one-half times the one-way fee for 24 hours, two-thirds of the fee for 50 single journeys in a month). See Table 4 in the document.
* **Local Commercial Vehicle Discount:** Offers a 50% discount for commercial vehicles (excluding national permit vehicles) registered in the district where the fee plaza is located, provided no service road or alternative road is available. See item 5 in the document.
* **Overload Fee:** Establishes a fee for overloaded vehicles entering the highway, equivalent to the fee specified in subrule 1A of rule 10 of the said rules.
* **Annual Revision:** The fee rates are to be revised annually based on established rules, and publicized in newspapers.
* **Capital Cost Recovery:** Once the initial capital cost of the project (estimated at Rupees 733.58 crore) is recovered through user fees, the toll rates will be reduced to 40% of the original rates. See item 10 in the document.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this policy include:
* Vehicle owners and operators using the Nagpur-Umred section of National Highway 353D.
* Residents living within 20 kilometers of the fee plaza.
* Commercial vehicle operators registered in the Nagpur district.
* The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and its contractors, responsible for fee collection and road maintenance.
* The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies:** The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is responsible for implementing the policy, including collecting fees, maintaining records of capital cost recovery, and calculating and publishing revised rates.
* **Timelines or procedures:** The fee rates are to be revised annually as per the established rules (rule 5).
* Fee rates must be displayed for user information (rule 12).
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* The primary intended outcome is to generate revenue to recover the capital cost of the Nagpur-Umred section of National Highway 353D.
* The policy is likely to impact the cost of transportation for vehicle owners and operators using this highway section.
* The monthly pass provision aims to mitigate the impact on local residents.
* The local commercial vehicle discount is intended to support regional businesses.
* The enforcement of overload fees aims to reduce damage to the highway infrastructure.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification regarding toll fees on the Nagpur-Umred section of National Highway 353D establishes a framework for user-fee-based funding of this infrastructure project. The policy outlines specific fee structures, designates responsible parties, and aims to balance revenue generation with considerations for local residents and businesses. This policy is a key step in recovering the project's capital cost and ensuring the long-term maintenance and improvement of this critical transportation artery.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Location of notification issuance.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry responsible for the notification.
National Highway Authority of India: The Authority responsible for managing the highway.
National Highway Authority of India Act 1988: Act governing the National Highway Authority of India.
Nagpur-Umred Section: Section of highway under consideration.
National Highway 353D: The specific national highway being discussed.
Maharashtra: The state where the highway section is located.
National Highways Act, 1956: Act related to national highways.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: Rules governing fee determination and collection on national highways.
Champa village in Nagpur district of Maharashtra: Location of Fee Plaza.
Amit Varadan: Joint Secretary.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
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प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 1724] नइ ददल्ली, बधु वार, मइ 12, 2021/विै ाख 22, 1943
No. 1724] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021/VAISAKHA 22, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग गमत्रं ालय
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 12 मइ, 2021
का.अ. 1851(ऄ).—यतः, केन्द्रीय सरकार ने, राष्ट्रीय राजमागग ऄजधजनयम, 1988 (1988 का 68) की धारा 11 के ऄधीन
जारी की गइ भारत सरकार के सड़क पररवहन और राजमागग मंत्रालय की ऄजधसचू ना संख्या का. अ. 1055 (ऄ), ददनांक 12 माचग
2020 द्वारा महाराष्ट र रा य मरा राष्ट्रीय राजमागग संख्या–353डी का नागपुर-ईमरेद खंड भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमागग प्राजधकरण (जजसे
आसमरा आसके पश्चात् ‘प्राजधकरण’ कहा गया ह)ै को सौंपा ह;ै
ऄतः, ऄब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमागग िल्ु क (दरों का ऄवधारण एवं संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008 (जजसे आसमरा आसके पश्चात्
“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 करते हुए, महाराष्ट र रा य मरा राष्ट्रीय राजमागग संख्या– 353डी के नागपुर-ईमरेद खंड के जडजाआन दक.मी. 7.300 से दक.मी.
48.400 (जवद्यमान दकमी 7.300 से दकमी 48.575) तक सड़क खंड की जनवल लबं ाइ 40.990 दक.मी. और 1.100 दक.मी (जजनकी
लंबाइ 0.110 दकमी ह)ै लबं ाइ की समकक्ष संरचना (जजनकी लम्ब ाइ 60 मी र से ऄजधक ह)ै के जलए यांजत्रक वाहनों पर सारणी 1 के
स्ट्तम्भ (2) मरा जवजनर्ददष्ट अधार दर से िुल्क ईद्ग्रहीत करती ह ैएवं प्राजधकरण को ऄपने ऄजधकाररयों के माध्यम से ऄथवा संजवदाकार के
माध्यम से ईि िुल्क को संग्रहीत करने के जलए प्राजधकृत करती ह,ै ऄथागत्ः-
सारणी 1
वाहन का प्रकार अधार वर्ग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत दक.मी.
िुल् क की अधार दर (ूपपए मरा)
(1) (2)
कार, जीप, वैन या हल् के मो र वाहन 0.65
हल् के वाजणज यक वाहन, हल् के माल वाहक वाहन ऄथवा जमनी बस 1.05
बस या रक (दो धुरी वाले) 2.20
2611 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
तीन धुरी वाले वाजणज यक 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)
बड़ ेअकार वाले वाहन (सात या ऄजधक धुरी वाल े) 4.20
1. नीचे ईद्ग्रहीत एवं संग्रहीत िल्ु क, जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क प्लाजा पर, ऐसे िुल्क प्ल ाजा के जलए जवजनर्ददष्ट सड़क की जनवल लम्बाइ हते ु
िोध्य और संदये होगाः
सारणी-2
िुल्क प्लाजा का ऄवस्ट्थान (चनै ेज) लम्बाइ (दकलोमी र मरा) जजसके जलए दर जजस पर िुल्क संदये ह ै
िुल्क संदये ह ै
महाराष्ट र रा य के नागपुर जजले मरा चंपा 40.990 चार और ऄजधक लेन के जलए उपर
गांव के जनक रारा-353डी के जडजाआन [10 करोड से ऄजधक की लागत के सारणी-1 मरा ईजल्लजखत अधार दरों का
दकमी 27.225 (जवद्यमान दकमी बाआपास और 60 मी. से ऄजधक लंबाइ 100%
27.000 ) पर की संरचना को छोड़कर]
2. ईपयुगि के ऄजतररि, जनम्नजलजखत संरचनाओं, जजनकी लम्बाइ 60 मी र से ऄजधक ह,ै के ईपयोग के जलए ऐसी संरचनाओं की
लम्बाइ को समकरण गुणक 10 से गुणा करके राजमागग की समकक्ष लम्बाइ मरा पररवर्ततत करते हुए, जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क प्लाजा पर,
जनम्नजलजखत िल्ु क भी िोध्य और संदये होगाः
सारणी – 3
िुल्क प्लाजा का ऄवस्ट्थान (चनै ेज) सड़क की समकक्ष लम्बाइ म रा सड़क की समकक्ष दर जजस पर िुल्क संदये ह ै
पररवर्ततत दकए जाने हते ु लम्बाइ (दक.मी.
संरचनाओं की लम्बाइ मरा)
(दक.मी. मरा)^
महाराष्ट र रा य के नागपुर जजले मरा चार और ऄजधक लेन के जलए उपर
चंपा गांव के जनक रारा-353डी 0.110 ^ 1.100 सारणी-1 मरा ईजल्लजखत अधार दरों का
के जडजाआन दकमी 27.225 100%
(जवद्यमान दकमी 27.000) पर
^ ब्य ोरा आस प्रकार ह:ै
क्रम चैनेज संरचना का प्रकार लंबाइ
सं. दकमी स े दकमी तक (दकमी मरा)
1 42.401 42.511 बड़ा पुल 0.110
कुल 0.110
3. जजस व्यजि का ऄपना यांजत्रक वाहन, गरै -वाजणज यक प्रयोजनों के जलए पंजीकृत हुअ हो और वह िुल्क प्लाजा से बीस दकलोमी र
तक की दरू ी मरा ही रहता हो, ईसके जलए वर्ग 2020-21 के जलए माजसक पास की दर 275.00/-ूपपए (दो सौ पचहत् तर ूपपए मात्र)
होगी और ईि जनयमों के ईपबंधों के ऄनुसार ईसम राप्रत्येक वर्ग संिोधन दकया जायेगा।
4. राजमागग खण्ड पर बहुयात्राओं हते ु पास जनम्नजलजखत दरों पर जारी दकया जाएगा, ऄथागत्ः
सारणी-4
संदये राजि ऄनुज्ञात एकतरफा यात्राओं की मान्द्यता ऄवजध
ऄजधकतम सख्ं या
एकतरफा यात्रा के जलए िुल्क का डढ़े गुना दो संदाय के समय से चौबीस घं े
पचास एकल यात्राओं के जलए संदये िुल्क की राजि पचास संदाय की तारीख से एक मास
का दो-जतहाइ[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
5. जजस जजले मरा िुल्क प्लाजा पड़ता ह ै ईस जजले मरा पंजीकृत वाजणज यक वाहन (राष्ट्रीय परजम के ऄधीन चल रह े वाहनों को
छोड़कर) के जलए िुल्क ईस श्रेणी के जलए वाहन के जलए जवजनर्ददष्ट िुल्क का 50% होगा बिते के ऐसे वाजणज यक वाहनों के ईपयोग के
जलए कोइ सर्तवस रोड ऄथवा वैकजल्पक सड़क ईपलब्ध न हो।
6. जो याजं त्रक 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 मरा प्रवेि कराने के जलए िुल्क संग्रहण एजरासी को
ईि जनयमों के जनयम 10 के ईप जनयम 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 ह ा न ददया जाए।
7. यांजत्रक वाहनों की श्रेणी, ईनके जलए ऄनज्ञु ेय भार, छू -प्राप्त वाहनों की श्रेणी, सर्तवस रोड, वैकजल्पक सड़क अदद सजहत सभी
पररभार्ाएं जनयमों मरा जवजनर्ददष्ट पररभार्ाओं के ऄनुसार होंगी।
8. ईि जनयमों के जनयम 12 के ऄनुसार, ईपयोगकतागओं की जानकारी के जलए िुल्क की दरों को प्रदर्तित दकया जाएगा।
9. उपर सारणी-1 मरा यथा-ईजल्लजखत, अधार वर्ग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत दकलोमी र िुल्क की अधार दर के अधार पर,
यांजत्रक वाहनों से जलए जाने वाले वास्ट्तजवक िुल्क और क ौजतयों की गणना प्राजधकरण द्वारा खंडों की पूरी कर ली गइ लम्बाइ के
अधार पर की जायेगी और ईसमरा ईि जनयमों के जनयम 5 के ऄनुसार वार्तर्क तौर पर संिोधन दकया जाएगा तथा ईसे, तदनसु ार,
ऄंग्रेजी और स्ट्थानीय भार्ा के कम-से-कम एक-एक समाचार पत्र मरा प्रकाजित दकया जाएगा।
10. आस पररयोजना की ऄनुमाजनत पूंजीगत लागत 733.58 करोड़ रुपए ह।ै पूंजी लागत मरा पररवतगन हो सकता ह ै क्य ोंदक भूजम
ऄजगन, जन-ईपयोजगता सेवाओं का स्ट्थ ान बदलन,े पेड़ों की क ाइ 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 ररकाड ग रखा जाएगा और पूंजीगत लागत की वसूली हो जाने के पश्च ात, लगाए जाने वाले िुल्क की दरों को घ ाकर 40%
कर ददया जाएगा और ईि जनयमों के ऄनुसार आस मरा वार्तर्क तौर पर संिोधन दकया जाएगा।
[फा. सं. भाराराप्रा/पकाआ/नागपुर/नागपुर ईमरेद/रारा-353डी/ ोल ऄजधसूचना]
ऄजमत वरदान, संयुि सजचव
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th May, 2021
S.O. 1851(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O.1055(E) dated 12th March 2020 issued under Section 11 of the National Highway Authority of
India Act 1988 (68 to 1988) , the Central Government has entrusted the Nagpur-Umred Section of National Highway
353D in the State of Maharashtra 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
the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 40.990 km and for equivalent structure
length (having length more than 60m) of 1.100 km (having length of 0.110 km) on the type of vehicles specified in
column (1) of the Table 1 below of Nagpur-Umred section from design kilometer 7.300 to kilometer 48.400 (existing
kilometer 7.300 to kilometer 48.575) of National Highway number 353D in the state of Maharashtra and authorizes
the Authority 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) 4.204 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 namely:-
Table-2
Location of Fee Plaza Length (in km) for which Fee is Rate at which fee is payable
(chainage) payable
At Design Km 27.225 (existing 40.990 100% for four and more lane of the base
km 27.000) of NH-353D near [Excluding length of Bypass (costing >10 rates mentioned in Table-1 above
Champa village in Nagpur Cr.) and length of structures (>60m)]
district of Maharashtra.
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, 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-3
Location of Fee Plaza Length of structures^ (in km) Equivalent road Rate at which fee is payable
(chainage) to be converted into equivalent length (in km)
road length
At Design Km 27.225 100% for four and more lane of the
(existing km 27.000) of base rates mentioned in Table-1 above
0.110 ^ 1.100
NH-353D near
Champa village in Nagpur
district of Maharashtra.
^The detail is as under:
Chainage Type of Structure
Length (in km)
From Km To Km
1 42.401 42.511 Major Bridge 0.110
Total 0.110
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 kilometres from the fee plaza is Rs 275.000 (Two Hundred and Seventy Five
Only) for the year 2020-21 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules.
4. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: -
Table-4
Amount Payable Maximum number of Period of validity
one way journeys
allowed
One and one-half times of the fee for one Two Twenty four hours from the time of payment
way journey
Two-third of amount of the fee payable Fifty One month from date of payment
for 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 specified 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 said rules.
8. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
9. 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.
10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 733.58 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/Nagpur/NagpurUmred/NH-353D/TollNotification]
AMIT VARADAN, Jt. Secy.
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