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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-09042026-271650
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1706]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026/CHAITRA 18, 1948
2499 GI/2026
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th April, 2026
S.O. 1774(E). - Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O. 795(E) dated 10.03.2017, issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India
Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from km 154.900 to km 198.698 (Davulapalli
to Markapuram section) of National Highway number 565 in the State of Andhra Pradesh to the National Highways
Authority of India;
Further, by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide S.O.
No 1052(E) dated 05.03.2024 issued under section 5 of National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central
Government has entrusted New NH No.565 {excluding from Km 86.057 to Km 133.922 and from km 154.900 to Km
361.327 (Nagarjunasagar- Dam-Davulapally- Markapuram- Vaggampalle- Dornala T Junction Section)} and excluding
from Km 425.400 to Km 509. 400 (Penchalakona-Yerpedu Section)} of National Highway No. 565 in the State of
Andhra Pradesh to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh.
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 "said rules”) and in supersession of the Gazette Notification published vide S.O.980(E)
dated 22.02.2019, the Central Government hereby levies the fee at sixty percent of the rate specified in column (2) of
the Table 1 for net road section length of 61.915 Km [Table-2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more
than 60m) of 5.580 Kms [Table-3] (having total length of 0.558 Kms) on the type of vehicles specified in column(1) of
Table 1 below for the use of two lane with paved shoulders of the Davulapalli to Markapuram section of National
Highway number NH-565 from design Km 133.922 to Km.197.595 (Existing Chainage from 133.922 to Km 198.698)
excluding length of 1.200 km (from km 194.000 to km 195.200) which has been descoped of NH 565 in the state of
Andhra Pradesh and authorizes 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) | 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(s) namely:
Table-2
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length (in km) for which Fee is | Rate at which fee is payable |
| | payable | |
+=========================================================================================+=================================================+====================================================================================+
| At Km.163.250 of NH-565 | 61.915 Km | 60% for two lane with paved |
| in Millampalli village in | [Excluding length of structures(>60m)] | shoulders, of the base rates mentioned |
| Markapur District of the State of | | in Table-1 above |
| Andhra Pradesh | | |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
2 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-3
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza | Length of structures (in km) | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee is payable |
| (chainage) | to be converted into | length (in km) | |
| | equivalent road length | | |
+=========================================================================================+=================================================================+============================+====================================================================================+
| At Km.163.250 of NH-565 in | 0.558 km.^ | 5.580 km. | 60% for two lane with paved |
| Millampalli village in Markapur | | | shoulders, of the base rates |
| District of the State of Andhra | | | mentioned in Table-1 above |
| Pradesh | | | |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
^The details are as under:
Design Chainage
+-------+------------+------------+-------------------+--------------+
| SI.No | From Km | To Km | Type of Structure | Length (in km) |
+=======+============+============+===================+==============+
| 1 | Km 140.312 | Km 140.387 | Major Bridge | 0.075 |
+-------+------------+------------+-------------------+--------------+
| 2 | Km 140.483 | Km. 140.558| Major Bridge | 0.075 |
+-------+------------+------------+-------------------+--------------+
| 3 | Km 140.807 | Km. 140.912| Major Bridge | 0.105 |
+-------+------------+------------+-------------------+--------------+
| 4 | Km 143.347 | Km. 143.482| Major Bridge | 0.135 |
+-------+------------+------------+-------------------+--------------+
| 5 | Km 148.264 | Km. 148.369| Major Bridge | 0.105 |
+-------+------------+------------+-------------------+--------------+
| 6 | Km 186.290 | Km. 186.353| Major Bridge | 0.063 |
+-------+------------+------------+-------------------+--------------+
| Total | | | | 0.558 Km |
+-------+------------+------------+-------------------+--------------+
3. 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. 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.
4. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:
Table-4
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| Amount Payable | Maximum number of one-way | Period of validity |
| | journeys allowed | |
+==================================================================+==========================================+======================================+
| One and half times of the fee for one | Two | Twenty-Four Hours from the time |
| way journey | | of payment |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| Two-third of amount of the fee payable | Fifty | One month from date of payment |
| for fifty single journeys | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules.
9. 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 vehicle and the discounts will be calculated by the National Highway
Authority of India on the basis of 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.
10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 479.11 Cr. The Capital Cost is subject to variation as the
activities of Land Acquisition, Utility Shifting, Tree Cutting, Future Strengthening, Capacity Augmentation 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 realised.
[F. No. RW/NH-12014/03/2023-24/AP/Zone-(South-I), E- 231260]
CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
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Date: 2026.04.09 14:20:37
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