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The Central Government levies user fees for specific sections of National Highway 35 (Old NH-76) in Uttar Pradesh, authorizing the National Highways Authority of India to collect them.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued Notification S.O. 2973(E) on 9th June, 2026, superseding notification No. 2562 (E) 31.07.2020. This notification, exercising powers under 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, levies fees for the Mau Jasra section of National Highway number 35 (Old NH-76), spanning from design kilometer 148.400 to kilometer 206.774, in the State of Uttar Pradesh. This section was previously entrusted to the State Government of Uttar Pradesh by S.O. 394(E) dated 28.05.1999 under section 5 of the same Act. Fees are levied at 60% of the base rate (specified in Table 1 for the base year 2007-08) for a net road section length of 49.870 km (two lane with paved shoulder section), and at 100% of the base rate for 8.432 km (four or more lane section) and an equivalent structure length of 0.72 km (converted from 0.072 km actual structure length) for four or more lane use. The fees are due and payable at the Toll Plaza located at Km 199.550 of New NH 35 (km 377.550 of Old NH 76) near Village Umapur in Prayagraj district. A monthly pass for non-commercial vehicles registered within 20 kilometers of the fee plaza is Rs 350 for the year 2026-27, subject to annual revision as per the rules. Multiple journey passes allow two one-way journeys within 24 hours for 1.5 times the one-way fee, and fifty journeys within one month for two-thirds of the amount payable for fifty single journeys. Commercial vehicles registered in the district where the fee plaza falls are eligible for a 50% discount if no service or alternate road is available. Overloaded vehicles are subject to fees as specified in rule 10. The National Highways Authority of India is authorized to collect these fees and is responsible for calculating and annually revising the actual fee amounts based on rule 5, with publication in English and vernacular newspapers. The estimated capital cost of the projects is Rs 434.99 crore. The notification is signed by CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-11062026-273327 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2877] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026/JYAISTHA 20, 1948 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th June, 2026 S.O. 2973(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 394(E) dated 28.05.1999 issued under section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of National Highway 76 (New NH 35) in the State of Uttar Pradesh to the State Government of Uttar 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 "rules"), and in supersession of the notification No. 2562 (E) 31.07.2020 the Central Government hereby levies the fee at 60% of the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 49.870 km [ Table- 2] for use of two lane with paved shoulder section, at 100% of the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1, for net road section length of 8.432 km [Table-2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 0.72 km [Table-3] (having length of 0.072 km) for use of four or more lane section on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of from design kilometer 148.400 to kilometer 206.774 of National Highway number 35 (Old NH-76) (Mau Jasra section) in the State of Uttar Pradesh and authorises the National Highways Authority of India to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely:- Table - 1 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | Types 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 | 1.05 | | Mini Bus | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | Bus or Truck (Two Axles) | 2.20 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | Three-Axle commercial vehicles | 2.40 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or Earth | 3.45 | | Moving Equipment (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 Toll Plaza for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza(s), namely: - Table -2 +-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | Location of Toll Plaza | Length (in km) for which fee is | Rate at which fee is payable | | (Chainage) | payable | | +===============================================+==========================================+==================================+ | Km 199.550 of New NH | 8.432 km | 100% for four or more lane, of | | 35 (km 377.550 of Old | | the base rates mentioned in | | NH 76), Near Village | | Table-1 above. | | Umapur in Prayagraj | | | | district of Uttar Pradesh | | | +-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | | 49.870 km | 60% for two lane with paved | | | | shoulders, of the base rates | | | | mentioned in Table-1 above. | +-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ 2. In addition to the above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for use of the following structures having length more than 60m at the following Fee Plaza, by converting the length of structure 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 | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee | | | km) to be converted into | length (in km) | is payable | | | equivalent road length | | | +===============================================+==========================================+==================================+==================================+ | Km 199.550 of New NH 35 (km | 0.072 km^ | 0.720 km | 100% for four or | | 377.550 of Old NH 76), Near | | | more lane, of the | | Village Umapur in Prayagraj | | | base rates | | district of Uttar Pradesh | | | mentioned in | | | | | Table-1 above. | +-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ ^Details of the structures are as under: +--------+----------+--------+-------------------+---------------+ | Sr. No.| Chainage | | Type of Structure | Length | | +----------+--------+ | (in km) | | | From km | To km | | | +========+==========+========+===================+===============+ | 1 | 205.624 | 205.696| ROB | 0.072 | +--------+----------+--------+-------------------+---------------+ | Total | | | | 0.072 | +--------+----------+--------+-------------------+---------------+ 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 350 (Rupees Three Hundred Fifty only) for the year 2026-27 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 | Two | Twenty four hours from the time | | for one way journey | | of payment | +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | Two-third of amount of the fees | Fifty | One month from date of payment | | payable for fifty single | | | | journeys | | | +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 5. Fee for commercial vehicles (excluding vehicles plying under National permits) registered in the district where the fee plaza falls shall be 50% of the specified rates for that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternate 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 Highways to toll collecting agency, equal to the fees specified in rule 10 of the said rules 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, the actual amount of fee to be charged from the mechanical vehicles and the discount will be calculated by the National Highways Authority of India on the basis of the completed portion of the length of the project highway 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 estimate capital cost of the projects is Rs. 434.99 crore. The National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realized. [F. No. CE-RO/LKO/NH-35/2025-26/FeeNotification/688/E-262546] CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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