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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-08082024-256179
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3058]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2024/SHRAVANA 16, 1946
4996 GI/2024
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th August, 2024
S.O. 3208(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O. 5100 (E) dated 30 November, 2023 issued under section 11, the Central Government has
entrusted the highway starting from its junction with NH-44 near Jammu and terminating at its junction with NH-44
(Nagrota Bypass) of National Highway No. 244A in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir (Jammu Ring Road) to the
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 on Mechanical vehicles at the
rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 43.470
Kilometre (having length of 4.347 Kilometre) for use of four lane and at sixty per cent of the base rate for use of
two lane with paved shoulder net road section length of 0.166 Kilometre and for equivalent structure length (having
length more than 60m) of 0.84 Kilometre (having length of 0.084 Kilometre(2 lane)) and at one and one half time
the base rate for four lane bypass having length of 52.853 Kilometre costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of
vehicles specified in column (1) of the table 1 below of Jammu Ring Road (NH 244A) from design Kilometre
0.687 to design Kilometre 57+568 (existing Kilometre 86 of Pathankot-Jammu Section to existing Kilometre
15+068 of Jammu Srinagar Section) of National Highway number NH 44 in the UT of J&K 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 Kilometre for the |
| | base year 2007-08 (in Rupees) |
+=============================================================+=================================================+
| (1) | (2) |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| Car, jeep van or Light Goods Vehicle or mini bus | 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(s) namely:-
Table-2
+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| Location of fee plaza (Chainage) | Length (in Kilometre) for which fee is | Rate at which fee is payable |
| | payable | |
+=================================================+=============================================+=================================================+
| At Kilometre/ Ch. 21+450 of NH- | 0.166 | 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, |
| 244A near village Dondpur in | (two lane ramp) | of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 |
| District Jammu of UT of J&K. | | above |
+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
2 In addition to above, the following fee shall also 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 | Length and cost of bypass for which |
| (chainage) | | | | additional fee is payable |
| | | | | Length (in Kilometre.) | Cost (in Rs. Crore) |
+=================================================+=============================================+=================================================+=================================================+========================+=====================+
| At Kilometre/Jammu Ch. 21+450 | Jammu Ring Road NH- | Design Kilometre | Design Kilometre | 52.853 | 1942.03 |
| of NH-244A near village Dondpur | 244A (Bypass of NH-44) | 0.687 (existing Kilometre 86 of | 57+568 (existing Kilometre | | |
| in District Jammu of UT of J&K. | | Pathankot-Jammu Section) | 15+068 of Jammu Srinagar Section) | | |
+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+---------------------+
| Rate at which fee is payable |
+=========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+
| 150% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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 Kilometre) to be | Equivalent Length (in Kilometre) | Rate at which fee is payable |
| | converted into equivalent road length | | |
+=================================================+=================================================+=================================================+=================================================+
| At Kilometre/ Ch. 21+450 of NH- | 4.347 | 43.47 | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates |
| 244A near village Dondpur in | | | mentioned in Table- 1 above |
| District Jammu of UT of J&K. | | | |
+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| | 0.084 | 0.84 | 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the |
| | | | base rates mentioned in Table- 1 above |
+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
The details are as under:-
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| | Chainage | Type of Structure | Length (in Kilometre) | |
| +---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| | From Kilometre | To Kilometre | | |
+=====+=====================+=====================+=====================+==========================+
| 1 | 0.9415 | 1.0465 | MJB | 0.105 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| 2 | 4.268 | 4.418 | MJB | 0.15 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| 3 | 17.923 | 18.073 | MJB | 0.15 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| 4 | 20.252 | 20.702 | MJB | 0.45 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| 5 | 26.054 | 26.714 | MJB | 0.66 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| 6 | 29.458 | 29.578 | MJB | 0.12 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| 7 | 40.732 | 40.812 | Flyover | 0.08 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| 8 | 45.178 | 45.268 | MJB | 0.09 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| 9 | 50.713 | 51.483 | Tunnel (T-1) | 0.770 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| 10 | 51.483 | 51.700 | Cut & Cover Tunnel | 0.217 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| 11 | 53.535 | 53.810 | Cut & Cover Tunnel | 0.275 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| 12 | 53.810 | 54.500 | Tunnel (T-2) | 0.690 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| 13 | 54.500 | 54.700 | Cut & Cover Tunnel | 0.200 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| 14 | 55.755 | 56.145 | Viaduct | 0.39 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| | | Total | | 4.347 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| 15 | 57.163 | 57.247 | Flyover (2 lane) | 0.084 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| | | Grand Total | | 4.431 |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
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/- (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.
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 one-half times of the fee for one way | Two | Twenty-Four hours from the time of payment. |
| journey | | |
+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| 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 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 collection agency, equal to the fee specified in sub-rule 1A of the said rules, and shall not be entitled for
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 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 Kilometre 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 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 1861.36 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 the capital cost through user fee realised.
[F. No. NHAI/PIU-Jammu/JRR-TollNotification/01/E-237024]
SUMAN PRASAD SINGH Jt. Secy.
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and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
SARVESH KUMAR Digitally signed by SARVESH
SRIVASTAVA
KUMAR SRIVAST
Date: 2024.08.08 21:39:17+
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