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The Central Government amends the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, to introduce a new fee rate for two-lane highways with paved shoulders undergoing upgradation.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, exercising powers conferred by section 9 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), issued Notification G.S.R. 01(E) on 31st December, 2025, to further amend the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008. These new rules are titled the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2025, and will come into force on their publication date in the official Gazette. The amendment inserts a new sub-rule (12) after sub-rule (11) in rule 4 of the principal rules. This new sub-rule stipulates that the fee rate for a section of a two-lane highway with paved shoulders but below four-lane, from the commencement of upgradation work to four or more lanes, shall be thirty percent of the fee applicable under sub-rule (2), remaining fixed without annual revision until the project's completion. The principal rules were initially published vide G.S.R. 838 (E) dated 5th December, 2008, and have been subsequently amended numerous times, with the latest prior amendment cited as G.S.R. 734 (E) dated 3rd October, 2025.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-01012026-269003 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 01] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2026/PAUSHA 11, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st December, 2025 G.S.R. 01(E).β€”In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, namely: 1. Short title and commencement – (1) These rules may be called the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette. 2. In the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, in rule 4, after sub-rule (11), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely: - "(12) The rate of fee for a section of a two-lane highway with paved shoulders but below four-lane on and from the commencement of the work relating to upgradation to four or more lanes, be thirty per cent of the fee applicable as specified under sub-rule (2), till the completion of the project, without any annual revision.". [F. No. H-25016/01/2025-Toll (E-248405)] CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy. Note:- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 838 (E) dated the 5th December, 2008, and were subsequently amended vide numbers G.S.R. 950(E), dated the 3rd December, 2010; G.S.R. 15(E), dated the 12th January, 2011; G.S.R. 756(E), dated the 12th October, 2011; G.S.R. 778(E), dated the 16th December, 2013; G.S.R. 26(E), dated the 16th January, 2014; G.S.R. 831(E), dated the 21st November, 2014; G.S.R. 2(E), dated the 29th December, 2014; G.S.R. 220(E), dated the 23rd March, 2015; G.S.R. 585(E), dated the 8th June, 2016; G.S.R. 1114(E), dated the 2nd December, 2016; G.S.R. 248(E), dated the 14th March, 2017; G.S.R. 427(E), dated the 7th May, 2018; G.S.R. 920(E), dated the 25th September, 2018; G.S.R. 942(E), dated the 20th December, 2019; G.S.R. 298(E), dated the 15th May, 2020; G.S.R. 523(E), dated the 24th August, 2020 and G.S.R. 804(E), dated the 30th December, 2020; G.S.R 467 (E) dated the 26th June, 2022; G.S.R 725 (E), dated the 6th October, 2023; G.S.R 556 (E), dated the 9th September, 2024; G.S.R. 388 (E) dated the 17th June, 2025; G.S.R. 437 (E) dated the 1st July, 2025; G.S.R. 734 (E) dated the 3rd October, 2025. 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA

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