Publication of user fee notification

6295 GI/202 3 (1) ।रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4168] NEW DELHI, WEDNES DAY , OCTOBER 4, 2023/ ASVINA 12, 1945 CG-DL-E-07102023-249233 (1) (2) MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd Octo ber, 2023 S.O. 4339(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 1098 (E) dated the 15th March, 2016 issued under section under section 5 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central G overnment has entrusted the new National Highway number 153 (B) situated within the State of Odisha to the State Government of Odisha. Now, therefore, in exercise of 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 said “rules”), the Central Government, hereby levies the fee on the mechanical vehicle at 60% of the base rate specified i n column (2) of the Table -1 for net road section length of 58.10 km on the type of vehicle specified in column (1) of table -1 below for use of two lane with paved shoulder Naktideuli - Boudh Section from design chainage Km 58.000 to Km 116.100 (existi ng chainage from Km 58.000 to Km 116.100) of National Highway number 153 (B) in the state of Odisha and authorises National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to collect, either through its officials or through con tractor, 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 vehicle 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 The fee to be levied and collected hereunder shall be du e and payable at the following Fee Plaza for the net road length Specified for such Fee Plaza, namely: - Table -2 Location of Fee Plaza (Design Chainage) Length (in Km) for which fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable At design Km. 102+576 of NH -153B near Kadaligarh Village, district - Sambalpur in the State of Odisha 58.100 60% for two lane with paved shoulder, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 2. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns mechanical vehicle registered for non -comme rcial purpose and resides within a distance of twenty kilometres from the fee plaza is Rs.330.00 (Three Hundred and Thirty Rupees only) for the year 2023 -24 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of said rules. 3. For multiple journey on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: - 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 Payments Two-third of amount of the fee Payable for fifty single journeys 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 specified 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 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. 6. All definitions including category of mechanical vehicle, its permissible load, category of exempted vehicle, service road, alternative ro ad etc. shall be as per definitions specified in the said rules. 7. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules. 8. Based on the base rate of fee per kilometre for the base year 2007 -08 as mentioned in Table 1 above, the actual amount of fee to be charged from the mechanical vehicle 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 shall be published in at least one newspaper in English and vernacular language. 9. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 175.28 Crore [The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of utilit y shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed and the final capital cost will be notified separately]. The National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised and after recovery of the capital cost, the fee leviable shall be reduced to 40% of the rates and shall be revised annually in accordance with the said rules. [F. No. RO/BBSR/11011/153(B)/ORS/16 -17/591(2)/SMBP/27/393/2017/E -190644 ] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH , Jt. Secy . Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.