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Notification levying fee for the use of sections of National Highway 751 and National Expressway 8 in Gujarat under the National Highways Act, 1956 and the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, vide Notification S.O. 1997(E) dated 1st May, 2025, in exercise of powers conferred by section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956, read with rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, and in supersession of Gazette Fee Notification S.O. 5417(E) dated 27.12.2021, has levied fees for the use of specific sections of NH-751 and NE-8 in Gujarat. The Central Government had previously entrusted sections in Gujarat, including NH-751 and NE-8 as described in S.O. 5578 (E) dated 27th Dec, 2024, to the National Highways Authority of India under Section 11 of the National Highway Authority of India Act, 1988. The fee is levied on vehicle types specified in Table-1 based on a base rate per km for the base year 2007-08. For the Adhelai Village to Nari Junction section from design kilometer 136.000 to kilometer 169.308 (existing km 136.025 to km 169.328) of NH-751, the fee is based on a net road section length of 30.727 km and equivalent structure length of 25.810 Km (calculated from actual length 2.581 km) at 100% of the Table-1 base rates. For the National Expressway section from design kilometer 84.709 to kilometer 109.019 of NE-8, the fee is based on a net road section length of 23.860 km and equivalent structure length of 4.500 Km (calculated from actual length 0.450 Km) at 125% of the Table-1 base rates. The fee is payable at the Fee Plaza located at Design Km 142.290 of NH-751 near Bhadbhid village in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat. Fees for structures exceeding 60m in length are calculated by converting their length into an equivalent road length using an equalization factor of 10. The monthly pass rate for non-commercial vehicles registered within 20 km of the fee plaza is Rs. 340.000 for 2024-25, subject to annual revision per rules. Multiple journey passes are available as per Table-4. Commercial vehicles registered in the district where the fee plaza falls are subject to 50% of the specified rate if no service/alternative road is available. Overloaded vehicles are liable to pay fee equal to that specified in rule 10(1A) and must remove excess load before using the highway section. Fee rates must be displayed per rule 12. The actual fee amounts and discounts will be calculated and revised annually by the Authority based on completed section length and rule 5. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 2038.68 crore, subject to variation. The Authority is authorized to collect the fee through officials or contractors and shall maintain records of capital cost recovery through user fees. Issued by Kamlesh Chaturvedi, Jt. Secy., with File No. NHAI/PIU-Ahmedabad/Pipli-Bhavnagar/NH-751/TollNotification/2020-21/E-197590.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-05052025-262887 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1953] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025/VAISAKHA 12, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st May, 2025 S.O. 1997(E). - Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued under Section 11 of the National Highway Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 to 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the following sections in the state of Gujarat to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the “Authority") +--------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Notification Details | New National Highway No. | Description of NH | +====================+==========================+=================================================================================================================================+ | S.O. 5578 (E) dated 27th | NH-751 | The highway starting from its junction with NH-51 | | Dec, 2024 | | (Nari Junction) near Bhavnagar and terminating at its | | | | junction with NE-8 near Adhelai in the state of Gujarat. | | | | [Entire NH falling in the States of Gujarat ] | +--------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | S.O. 5578 (E) dated 27th | NE-8 | The highway starting from its junction with Sardar Patel | | Dec, 2024 | | Ring Road near Visalpur (Ahmedabad) connecting | | | | Tajpur, Bhat, Vasna Chacharavadi, Kavitha, Chaloda, | | | | Juval Roopvati, Sindhrej, Lana, Jalalpur | | | | (Godhneshwar), Sarandhi, Kariyana, Rupgadh, | | | | Keshargadh, Vejalka, Saragvala, Bholad, Anandpur, | | | | Valinda, Ambali, dholera, Sandhida, Hebatpur and | | | | terminating at its junction with NH-751 near Adhelai in | | | | the state of Gujarat | | | | [Entire NH falling in the States of Gujarat] | +--------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 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"), and in supersession of Gazette Fee Notification published vide S.O. 5417(E) dated 27.12.2021, the Central Government hereby levies the fee on the type of vehicles specified in Column (1) of the Table-1, at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 30.727 km (Table-2) and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 25.810 Km (having length of 2.581 km, Table-3) for the use of four or more lane section of Adhelai Village to Nari Junction section from design kilometer 136.000 to kilometer 169.308 (existing km 136.025 to km 169.328) of NH-751 and at 125% of the rate specified in Column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 23.860 km [Table-2) and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) 4.500 Km (having length of 0.450 Km, (Table-3)] for the use of National Expressway section of design kilometer 84.709 to kilometer 109.019 of NE-8 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 | | (1) | (in Rupees) | | | (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 | 3.45 | | Equipment (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 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 payable | Rate at which fee is payable | | (chainage) | | | +==============================+=====================================================================+==============================+ | At Design Km | For section from design Km 136.000 to Km 169.308 of NH-751 | | | 142.290 of NH-751 | | | | near Bhadbhid | 30.727 [Excluding length of Bypass (costing >10 Cr.) and | 100% for four or more lane of the | | village in Bhavnagar | length of structures (>60m)] | base rates mentioned in Table-1 | | district of Gujarat. | | above | +------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+ | | For section from design Km 84.709 to Km 109.019 of NE-8 | | +------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+ | | 23.860 [Excluding length of Bypass (costing >10 Cr.) and | 125% for four or more lane of the | | | length of structures (>60m)] | 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 multiplying the length of such structures by an equalization 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. 142.290 | For section from design Km. 136.000 to Km. 169.308 of NH-751 | | | | of NH-751 near | | | | | Bhadbhid village in | 2.581 | 25.810 | 100% for four or more lane of the | | Bhavnagar district of | | | base rates mentioned in Table-1 | | Gujarat. | | | above | +------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------+ | | For section from design Km. 84.709 to Km. 109.019 of NE-8 | | | +------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------+ | | 0.450 | 4.500 | 125% for four or more lane of the | | | | | base rates mentioned in Table-1 | | | | | above | +------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------+ ^The detail is as under:- +-------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | SI. | Chainage | | Type of Structure | Length (in km.)| | No. | From Km. | To Km. | | | +=======+===================+===================+=====================+================+ | | For section from design kilometer 136.000 to kilometer 169.308 of NH-751 | | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | 1 | 138.495 | 139.955 | Elevated Corridor which includes | 1.460 | | | | | 120m Major Bridge in between @| | | | | | design | | | | | | chainage 139.040 | | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | 2 | 143.324 | 143.469 | Major Bridge | 0.145 | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | 3 | 147.445 | 147.565 | Major Bridge | 0.120 | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | 4 | 152.860 | 153.042 | Major Bridge | 0.182 | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | 5 | 159.746 | 160.046 | Major Bridge | 0.300 | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | 6 | 162.777 | 162.939 | Major Bridge | 0.162 | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | 7 | 167.940 | 168.152 | ROB | 0.212 | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | | | Total | | 2.581 | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | | For section from design kilometer 84.709 to kilometer 109.019 of NE-8 | | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | 1 | 93.265 | 93.490 | Major Bridge | 0.225 | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | 2 | 101.717 | 101.942 | Major Bridge | 0.225 | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | | | Total | | 0.450 | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ 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. 340.000 (Rupees Three Hundred and Forty Only) for the year 2024-25 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 | Period of validity | | | journeys allowed | | +===========================================+===================================================+=============================+ | One and one-half times of the fee for one | Two | Twenty four hours from the time | | way journey | | of payment | +-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 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. 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 2038.68 crore. 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. NHAI/PIU-Ahmedabad/Pipli-Bhavnagar/NH-751/TollNotification/2020-21/E-197590] KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt. Secy.

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