Publication of user fee notification

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-08042026-271643 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1705] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026/CHAITRA 18, 1948 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7th April, 2026 S.O. 1773(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 1669 (E) dated 26th May, 2020 issued under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the entire stretch of Jagtial-Karimnagar- Warangal-Khammam section of National Highway No.563 in the State of Telangana to 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"), the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 33.381 km [Table 2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 18.62 km (having length of 1.862 km [Table 4]) and at one and half times of the base rates for bypasses having length of 32.772 km [Table 3] costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of Table 1 below for use four or more lane of Karimnagar-Warangal section of NH563 from design kilometre 58.866 to kilometre 126.881 (existing km.170.400 on SH1 to km.144.050 on NH163) of National Highway number 563 in the State of Telangana 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 of 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 | 3.45 | | (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 (chainage) | Length (in km) for which Fee is payable | Rate at which fee is payable | +=============================================================+=======================================+=================================================================================+ | At Km. 90.552 of NH 563 near Kothagattu village in Karimnagar district of Telangana State. | 33.381 | 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 bypass(es) costing Rs 10 crore or more at the following Fee Plaza for net bypass(es) length specified for such Fee Plaza :- Table-3 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+----------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Name of the Bypass with Design chainage | Taking Off | Merging at | Length (in Km.)| Cost (Rs. in Cr.)| Rate at which fee is payable | +=======================================================================================================+=====================================================+=============================+=====================================================+================+=================+======================================================+ | At Km. 90.552 of NH 563 near Kothagattu village in Karimnagar district of Telangana State. | Manakondur Bypass of NH 563 | Design Km.58.866 (existing Km.170.400 on SH1) | Design Km.68.306 (existing Km.70.160) | 8.561 | 305.74 | 150% for four or more lane, of the base rate mentioned in Table-1 above | | | Huzurabad Bypass of NH 563 | Design Km.90.906 (existing Km.91.755) | Design Km.105.956 (existing Km.105.425) | 14.843 | 311.16 | | | | Hasanparti Bypass of NH 563 | Design Km.117.306 (existing Km.117.950) | Design Km.126.881 (existing Km.144.050 on NH163) | 9.368 | 260.79 | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+----------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------+ | | Total | | | 32.772 | 877.69 | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+----------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------+ 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, 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 structures (in km) to be converted into equivalent road length | Equivalent road length (in Km) | Rate at which fee is payable | +=============================================================+===================================================================+=======================================+=================================================================================+ | At Km. 90.552 of NH 563 near Kothagattu village in Karimnagar district of Telangana State. | 1.862 km^ | 18.62 km | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above. | +-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ^The details of structures (>60m length) are as under: - Table-4 +-------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ | S.No | Type of Structure | Chainage | | Length in (Km)| | | | From | To | | +=======+=============================+===========+===========+===============+ | 1 | Major Bridge at 59.641 | 59.515 | 59.767 | 0.2527 | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ | 2 | Major Bridge at 63.346 | 63.064 | 63.628 | 0.5632 | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ | 3 | Major Bridge at 63.882 | 63.846 | 63.909 | 0.0633 | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ | 4 | Major Bridge at 69.796 | 69.736 | 69.857 | 0.1218 | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ | 5 | Major Bridge at 75.920 | 75.871 | 75.973 | 0.1024 | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ | 6 | Major Bridge at 99.750 | 99.717 | 99.793 | 0.0752 | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ | 7 | Major Bridge at 101.106 | 101.074 | 101.138 | 0.06424 | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ | 8 | Major Bridge at 103.524 | 103.489 | 103.556 | 0.06757 | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ | 9 | Major Bridge at 108.219 | 108.156 | 108.282 | 0.12664 | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ | 10 | Major Bridge at 113.012 | 112.958 | 113.066 | 0.1078 | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ | 11 | Major Bridge at 114.110 | 114.055 | 114.165 | 0.1104 | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ | 12 | ROB at 118.451 | 118.387 | 118.515 | 0.12848 | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ | 13 | Major Bridge at 125.024 | 124.985 | 125.063 | 0.07804 | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ | Total Length | | | 1.862 | +-------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ 4. 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.340.00 (Rupees Three Hundred and Forty Only) for the year 2025-26 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions 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 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 | +-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 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 specified 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 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 vehicles. 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 said rules 9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules 10. 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. 11. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 2533.76 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. TGDIV-20019/52/2025-Piu Warangal E-261900] CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. secy.