Publication of user fee notification

6990 GI/202 3 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4621] NEW DELHI, MON DAY , NOVEMBER 6, 2023/ KARTIKA 15, 1945 CG-DL-E-06112023-249902 (1) (2) MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTI FICATION New Delhi, the 2nd November , 2023 S.O. 4820(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 4201 (E) dat ed 11th October 2021, issued under section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of the National Highway Number 548D [excluding Talegaon Dabhade, Chakan, Shikrapur, Nhavra section from km 0/00 to km 83/551 under BOT project of State Govt. of Maharashtra] situated within the State of Maharashtra to the State Government of Maharashtra. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 o f 1956), read with Rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as the “said Rules”) , the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for n et road section length of 13.385 km for use of four lane section and at sixty of the base for net road section length of 68.300 km for use of two lane w ith paved shoulder section on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of Table 1 below of Pimpla J unction to Manjarsumbha Section from design kilometer 55.615 to kilometer 137.300 (Existing Chainage from Km 128.885 to Km. 45.877) of National Highway N o. 548D in the State of Maharashtra and authorises the National Highways Authority of India 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 levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the following Fee Plaza for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza: Table 2 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is payable Rate at which fee is p ayable Chainage Kilometer 105.000 of NH - 548D Umri Village, Dist. Beed, State of Maharashtra 68.300 60% for two lane with paved shoulder, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 13.385 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Tabl e-1 abov e 2. 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. 330.00 (Rupees Three Hundred Thirty only) for the ye ar 2023 -24 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008. 3. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, n amely:- Table-3 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 journey s Fifty One month from date of payment 4. 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. 5. The driver or ow ner or a person in charge of a m echanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category, shall be liable to pay fee for e ntering 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. 6. 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. 7. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rules 12 of the said rules. 8. 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 mech anical vehicles and the discounts will be calculated by the National Highways Authority of India 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 shal l be publishe d in at least one newspaper, each in English and vernacular language accordingly. 9. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 595.77 Crore. and the capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, uti lity shifting, tree cu tting, price adjustments, GST etc. are yet to be completed. The National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee reali sed. [F. No. RO/MUM/P -1111/2016 -17/TOLL/226783 ] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH , Jt. Secy. 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