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The Central Government levies a fee for the use of the four-lane or more Basukinath-Deoghar section of National Highway 114A in Jharkhand, including specific rates for road sections, equivalent structure lengths, and bypasses, and authorizes the National Highways Authority of India to collect these fees.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued Notification S.O. 1162(E) on March 5, 2026, to levy fees on the Basukinath-Deoghar section (Km. 85.081 to Km. 130.240) of National Highway 114A in Jharkhand. This action is taken under Section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with Rule 3 of the National Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, following the entrustment of this stretch to the National Highways Authority of India by Notification S.O. 2933 (E) dated July 4, 2023, under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988). The Central Government levies a fee at 100% of the base rate (from Table 1 for base year 2007-08) for a net road section length of 26.2513 km and for an equivalent structure length of 3.4160 km (derived from 0.3416 km actual length of structures over 60m, including ROB-01, a Flyover, and ROB-02). A rate of one and a half times the base rate is applied to bypasses totaling 18.5661 km, specifically the Basukinath Bypass (9.586 km, costing Rs. 250.26 crore) and the Deoghar Bypass (8.9801 km, costing Rs. 237.89 crore), with a total bypass cost of Rs. 748.58 crore. These fees are payable at the Basukinath Dham Toll Plaza at Km/Ch. 118.595 near Tiurnagar Village in Deoghar District. A monthly pass for non-commercial vehicles residing within 20 km of the fee plaza is Rs 340 for 2025-26, subject to annual revision. Provisions are also made for multiple journey passes, a 50% discount for local commercial vehicles if no alternative road is available, and fees for overloaded vehicles as per sub-rule 1A of the rules. The Authority will calculate and revise actual fees annually per Rule 5 and display rates as per Rule 12. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 451.45 crore, with the Authority maintaining records of capital cost recovery through user fees. The notification is signed by Chetna Nand Singh, Joint Secretary.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-06032026-270696 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1110] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026/PHALGUNA 14, 1947 1588 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 5th March, 2026 S.O. 1162(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 2933 (E) dated 04th July 2023, issued under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from Existing Km. 85.081 to Km. 130.240 (Basukinath-Deoghar section) of National Highway number 114A in the state of Jharkhand 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 Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as the "said rules"), the Central Government hereby levies the fee at 100% of the base rate specified in column (2) in Table 1 for net road section length of 26.2513 km [Table-2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 3.4160 km (having length of 0.3416 km [Table-4]) and at one and half times the base rate for bypasses having length of 18.5661 km. [Table-3] costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for use of four lane or more lane of Basukinath-Deoghar section of NH-114A from existing kilometer 85.081 to kilometer 130.240 of National Highway number 114A in the State of Jharkhand 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) | 3.45 | | 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 | Rate at which fee is payable | | (Chainage) | payable | | +===================================================+===================================================+===================================================+ | At Km/Ch. 118.595 (Basukinath Dham Toll | 26.2513 [(Excluding length of | 100% of the base rates for | | Plaza) of NH-114A near Tiurnagar Village in | bypass (costing ≥10 Cr.) and length | four or more lane mentioned | | Deoghar District of Jharkhand | of structures (>60)] | in Table-1 above | +---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ 2. In addition to above, the following fee shall be due and payable for the use of the bypass costing Rs 10 crore or more at the following Fee Plaza for net bypass length specified for such Fee Plaza(s):— Table-3 +---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza | Name of the Bypass | Taking Off | Merging at | Length and Cost of bypass for | Rate at which fee | | (Chainage) | | | | which additional fee is payable | is payable | | | | | | Length (in Km.) | Cost (in Rs. Crore) | | +===================================================+===================================================+===================================+===================================+=================+===================+===================================================+ | At Km/Ch. 118.595 (Basukinath Dham Toll Plaza) of | Basukinath Bypass of NH-114A | Design Km. 85.862 | Design Km. 95.448 | 9.586 | 250.26 | 150% of the base rates for four or more lane | | NH-114A near Tiurnagar Village in Deoghar District| | | | | | mentioned in Table-1 above | | of Jharkhand | | | | | | | +---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | Deoghar Bypass of NH-114A (Excluding ROB-02 length| Design Km. 121.125 | Design Km. 130.240 | 8.9801 | 237.89 | | | | of 134.4050 m) | | | | | | +---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | Total | | | | 18.5661 | 748.58 | | +---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ 3. 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 equalisation factor of 10:— Table-4 +---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (Chainage) | Length of Structure (in | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee is payable | | | km) to be converted | length | | | | into equivalent road | (in km) | | | | length | | | +===================================================+===================================================+===================================================+===================================================+ | At Km/Ch. 118.595 (Basukinath | 0.3416^ | 3.416 | 100% of the base rates for four or | | Dham Toll Plaza) of NH-114A near | | | more lane mentioned in Table-1 | | Tiurnagar Village in Deoghar District | | | above | | of Jharkhand | | | | +---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ ^Details are as under:- +-------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+ | S.No. | Chainage | Type of Structure | Length (in km) | | +-------------------+-------------------+ | | | | From Km | To Km | | | +=======+===================+===================+===================+===================+ | 1 | 120.4939 | 120.5761 | ROB-01 | 0.0822 | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+ | 2 | 121.0005 | 121.1255 | Flyover | 0.125 | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+ | 3 | 121.4708 | 121.6052 | ROB-02 | 0.1344 | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+ | | Total | | | 0.3416 | +-------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+ 4. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non-commercial purposes and resides within a distance to twenty kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs 340 (Rupees Three hundred and Forty only) for the year 2025-26 and is subject to revision every year as per the provision of the said rules. 5. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:— Table-5 +---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | Amount Payable | Maximum number of one-way | Period of validity | | | journeys allowed | | +===================================================+===================================================+===================================================+ | 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 | One month from date of payment | | fifty single journeys | | | +---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ 6. Fee for commercial vehicle (excluding vehicles plying under national permit) registered in the district where the fee plaza falls shall be 50% of the prescribed rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternative road is available for use of such commercial vehicles. 7. 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 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. 8. 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 Rules. 9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rules 12 of the said Rules. 10. Based on the Base rate of fee per km 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. 11. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 451.45 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. PROJ-31016(56)/5/2025-PIU Deogarh/E-262192] CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy. 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 Date: 2026.03.06 16:07:04 +05'30'

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