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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-01042024-253477
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1503]
NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2024/CHAITRA 10, 1946
2345 GI/2024
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th March, 2024
S.O. 1584(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Surface
Transport (Roads Wing) [number S.O.78 (E) dated the 4th February 1999], issued under section 11 of the National
Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the Stretch from Km.
388.000 to Km. 516.000 (Rajasthan/ Gujarat Border to Ahmedabad Section) of old NH-8 (New NH-48) in the state of
Gujarat to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the "Authority");
And whereas, 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 by notification of the Government of India number
S.O. 2922 (E) dated 17th December, 2012 authorised Authority for levying and collecting fee on mechanical vehicles
for the section from Km. 388.180 to Km. 443.000 of old NH-8 in the state of Gujarat;
And whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of
1956), read with Rule 3 of the rules, the Central Government by notification of the Government of India number S.O.
1964 (E) dated 21st June 2017 authorised Concessionaire for levying and collecting fee on mechanical vehicles for the
section from Km. 287.400 to Km. 401.200 of old NH-8 in the state of Gujarat;
Now, upon augmentation of section from existing Km. 401.200 to Km. 494.410 of old NH-8 from 4-lane to
6-lane, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with
Rule 3 of the said rules and in supersession of the notification bearing number S.O. 2922 (E) dated 17th December,
2012, 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 41.555 Km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m)
of 2.450 Km (having length of 0.245 Km) for use of four or more lane on the type of vehicles specified in column (1)
of the Table 1 below of Shamlaji - Motachiloda - Nanachiloda section from design kilometer 447.385 to kilometer
489.185 (existing Km. 401.200 to Km. 443.000) of National Highway number 48 in the State of Gujarat and
authorises 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| 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 here under 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 | |
+=============================================+===================================+================================+
| | 41.555 Km | |
| Km. 461.685 of NH-48 (existing Km. | | 100% for Six lane of the base |
| 415.500 of old NH-8) near Vantada village in| [Excluding length of structures | rate mentioned in Table-1 above|
| Aravalli District of Gujarat | (>60m)] | |
+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+
2. In additional to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the following structures
having length more than 60 m 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-3
+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza (Chainage) | Length of structures (in | Equivalent road length| Rate at which fee is |
| | Km) to be converted into | (in Km) | payable |
| | equivalent road length | | |
+=============================================+===================================+=======================+================================+
| Km. 461.685 of NH-48 (existing Km. | 0.245^ | 2.450 | 100% for Six lane of the |
| 415.500 of old NH-8) near Vantada | | | base rates mentioned in |
| village in Aravalli District of Gujarat | | | Table-1 above |
+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------------+
^The details are as under:
+-----+------------+------------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
| | Chainage | | Type of Structure | Length (in Km) |
+-----+------------+------------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
| | From Km | To Km | | |
+=====+============+============+=====================================+================+
| 1 | 467.976 | 468.152 | ROB | 0.176 |
| | | | (LHS; existing 2 lane & | |
| | | | RHS: new 3-lane) | |
+-----+------------+------------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
| 2 | 476.461 | 476.530 | ROB | 0.069 |
| | | | (LHS; existing 2 lane & | |
| | | | RHS: new 3-lane) | |
+-----+------------+------------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
| | Total (Km) | | | 0.245 |
+-----+------------+------------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
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 330.000 (Three Hundred and
Thirty Only) for the year 2023-24 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 one | Period of validity |
| | way journeys | |
| | allowed | |
+=====================================================+===================================+==================================+
| One and one-half times of the fee for one way | Two | Twenty four hours from the time |
| journey | | of payment |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Two-third of amount of the fee payable for fifty | Fifty | One month from date of payment |
| 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.
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 Rs. 649.98 Crore. The capital cost is subjected to variation as the
activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed. The Authority shall maintain a
record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised.
[F. No. NHAI/13013/547/CP/Vantada/Fee Notification/Revision/2023/E-232918]
SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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