Publication of user fee notification

6386 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. 4218] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY , OCTOBER 10 , 2023/ ASVINA 18, 1945 CG-DL-E-11102023-249307 (1) (2) 60% MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th October , 2023 S.O. 4389(E).—Whereas by notific ation of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 4201(E) dated 11th October 2021 issued under Section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of NH - 548C [excluding Tembhurni -Kurudwadi – Barshi section under BOT project of State Govt. of Maharashtra] in the state of Maharashtra to the State Government of Maharashtra; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with rul e 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 net r oad section length of 3.314 km [at 100% of the base rate for four or more lane section] and 37.567 km [ at 60% of the base rate f or two lane with paved shoulder section] and for equivalent structure length (having length of more than 60m) of 4.79 km. (havi ng length of 0.479 km) at sixty per cent of the base rate for use of two lane with paved shoulder section on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of Anjangaon – MP Border from design chainage km 84+800 to km 126+160 of National Highway number 548C in the State of Maharashtra and authorises the National Highways Authority of India to collect, either throu gh 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) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) 3.45 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 payable Rate at which fee is pay able At design Km. 120+760 of NH - 548C near Karanja Bahiram village Taluka Chandurbazar Dist- Amravati in the State of Maharashtra. 37.567 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 3.314 100% for four or more la ne, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 2. In addition to above, th e 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 multiply ing the length of such structures by an equalisation factor of 10: - Table -3 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length of structures (in km) to be converted into equivalent road length Equival ent road length (in km) Rate at which fee is payable At design Km. 120+760 of NH-548C near Karanja Bahiram village Taluka Chandurbazar Dist - Amravati in the State of Maharashtra. 0.479^ 4.79 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates me ntioned in Table -1 above ^The details are as under: - Chainage (location) Type of Structure Length(in km) 1 99+485 Major Bridge 0.080 2 105+085 Major Bridge 0.324 3 116+289 Major Bridge 0.075 Total 0.479 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 kilometres from the fee plaza is Rs. 330 (Three Hundred Thirty Rupees only) for the year 2023 -24 and is subje ct to revision every year as p er 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 journeys allowed Period of validity One and one -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 5. Fee for commercial vehicle (excluding vehicles plying un der 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 permissib le 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 t he fee specified in sub -rule 1A of rule 10 of the said rules, and shall not be entitled to ma ke use of the highway section unless the excess load has been removed from such mechanical vehicle. 7. All definitions including category of mechanical ve hicles, 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 vehicles 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. 10. The e stimated capital cost of the p roject is Rupees 359 crore. [The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed and the final capital cost will be notified separately]. The National Highways Authori ty 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 accor dance with the said rules. [F. No. RO/MUM/P -1095/Toll/2023 -24/E -223437] 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.