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4933 GI/202 6 (1)
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3436] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026/ASHADHA 10, 1948
CG-DL-E-04072026-274147
(1) (2)
0+394 0+458 रंपेट 0.064
14+710 14+830 बड़ा पुल 0.120
15+864 15+954 बड़ा पुल 0.090
17+524 17+614 बड़ा पुल 0.090
20+305 20+395 बड़ा पुल 0.090
26+073 26+137 फ्लाई ओवर 0.064
35+029 35+329 बड़ा पुल 0.300
37+405 37+495 बड़ा पुल 0.090
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th June, 2026
S.O. 3571(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways [number S.O.No. 2963 (E) dated 9th June 2026], issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority
of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the entire NH -338 and 383 in the State of
TamilNadu 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”), t he Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table
1 for net road section length of 44.947Km (Table -2) and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m)
of 9.080 Km (having length 0.908Km) (Table -3) on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below
for use of four or more lane of Melur – Thirupattur -Karaikudi section from design Km.0+000 to Km.45+855 of National
Highways number 338,36,383 (existing km.99/920 of NH -38 to Km.12/900 of NH -383Ext. ) in the State of Tamil Nadu
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 (EME) or
Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) 3.45
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 net road length
specified for such Fee Plaza(s) namely: -
Table 2
Location of Fee Plaza (Chainage) Length (in Km) for
which Fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable
At Km 22+000 (Design Chainage) of
NH-338 at Brahmanapatti Village,
Thirupathur Taluk, Sivagangai District, State
of Tamil Nadu 44.947
(Excluding length of
Structures more than
60m) 100% for four or more lane of the base
rates mentioned in Table -1 above
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(s), by converting the length of structures into an equivalent
length of highway by multiply ing the length of such structures by an equalisation factor of 10: -
Table 3
Location of Fee Plaza (Chainage) Length of structures
(in km) to be
converted into
equivalent road
length Equivalent road length
(in km) Rate at which fee is
payable
At Km 22+000 (Design Chainage) of
NH-338 at Brahmanapatti Village,
Thirupathur Taluk, Sivagangai District,
State of Tamil Nadu 0.908^ 9.080 100% for four or more lane
of the base rates mentioned
in Table -1 above
^The details are as under
Chainage
Type of Structure Length (Km)
From (Km) To (Km)
0+394 0+458 Trumpet 0.064
14+710 14+830 Major Bridge 0.120
15+864 15+954 Major Bridge 0.090
17+524 17+614 Major Bridge 0.090
20+305 20+395 Major Bridge 0.090
26+073 26+137 Fly Over 0.064
35+029 35+329 Major Bridge 0.300
37+405 37+495 Major Bridge 0.090
Total 0.908
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 kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs.3 50.00 (Rupees Three Hundred Fifty Only)
for the year 202 6-27 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 way
journeys allowed Period of validity
One and half times of the fee for one
way journey Two Twenty four hours from the time of
payment
Two-third of amount of the fee payable
for fifty single journeys Fifty One month from date of payment
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 rule 10 of the said rules .
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 km for the base year 2007 -08 as mentioned in Table -I 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 sections and revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rules and the
same shall be published in at least one newspaper, each in English and vernacular language.
10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs.1085.41 Cr. The capital cost is subject 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. PROJ -26016(32)/1/2024 -PIU Madurai/E -243819 ]
CHETNA NAND SINGH , Jt. Secy.
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