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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-11122025-268390
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 5499]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 18, 1947
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th December, 2025
S.O. 5687(E). - Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O. 1050(E) dated March 5th,2024 dated issued under Section 11of the National Highways
Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from Anantapur –
Muchukota - Tadipatri- Bugga having a length of 74.450 kms of new National Highway number 544D in the State of
Andhra Pradesh to National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as "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 41.189 km [Table-2] and for equivalent structure length (having length
more than 60 m) of 12.970 km (having length of 1.297 km [Table-4]) and at one and half times of the base rate for
bypasses having length of 26.299 km [Table-3] (each costing more than ten crores) on the type of vehicles specified in
column (1) of the Table 1 below for the use of four or more lane section of Anantapur – Muchukota - Bugga from
Design kilo meter 0.000 to kilo meter 69.000 (existing km. 0.000 to km.74.450 of National Highway number 544D in
the State of Andhra Pradesh and authorises the Authority to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor,
the said fee, namely:-
Table-1
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Type of vehicle | Base rate of fee per km. for the base year
| 2007-08 (in Rupees)
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(1) | (2)
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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 | 3.45
Equipment(EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) |
Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) | 4.20
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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
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Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length (in km) for which Fee | Rate at which fee is payable
| is payable |
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Toll Plaza At Km/Ch 37.900 of NH-544-D near Muchukota village in | 41.189 | 100% for four or more lane, of
Anantapur districtin the State of Andhra Pradesh | | the base rates mentioned in
| | Table-1 above
[Excluding length of Bypass (costing > 10 Cr.) and length of | |
structures (>60m)] | |
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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 [excluding Structures length > 60m] specified for such Fee
Plaza(s): -
Table-3
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Location of Fee Plaza | Name of | Taking | Merging | Length and Cost of bypass for which additional fee is payable | Rate at which fee is
(Chainage) | bypass | off | at |---------------------------------------------------------------| payable
| | | | Length | Cost (in |
| | | | (in | Rs. |
| | | | Km.) | Crore) |
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Toll Plaza At Km/Ch | Anantapur | Design | Design | 7.766 | 138.50 | 150% for four or more
37.900 of NH-544-D near | Bypass of | km | km. | | | lane of the base rates
Muchukota village in | NH-544D | 0.000 | 8.100 | | | mentioned in Table-1
Anantapur district in | | | | | | above
the State of Andhra | | | | | |
Pradesh | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Tadipatri Bypass of | | Design | Design | 18.533 | 403.35 |
NH-544D | | km | km. | | |
| | 44.200 | 63.500 | | |
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Total | | | | 26.299 | 541.85 |
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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
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Location of Toll Plaza (chainage) | Length of structures^ | Equivalent | Rate at which fee is
| (in km) to be converted | Road length | payable
| into equivalent road length | (in km.) |
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Toll Plaza At Km/Ch 37.900 of NH-544-D near Muchukota village in | 1.297 | 12.97 | 100% for four or more
Anantapur district in the State of Andhra Pradesh | | | lane, of the base rates
| | | mentioned in Table-1
| | | above
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^The details of Structures (> 60m length) are under: -
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Sl. No. | Chainage | Type of Structure | Length (in Km)
|--------------------| |
| From Km | To Km | |
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1 | 1.0425 | 1.3575 | MJB | 0.315
2 | 21.616 | 21.756 | MJB | 0.140
3 | 39.900 | 39.975 | MJB | 0.075
4 | 53.349 | 53.451 | ROB | 0.102
5 | 56.765 | 57.430 | MJB | 0.665
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Total | | | | 1.297
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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 340.000 (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
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Amount Payable | Maximum number of one | Period of validity
| way |
| Journeys allowed |
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One and half times of the fee for one way| Two | Twenty-four hours from the time
journey | | of payment
Two-third of amount of the fee payable | Fifty | One month from date of payment
for fifty single journeys | |
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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 vehicle.
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 kilo meter 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 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 3347.18 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.. PROJ-36017(112)/10/2025-PIU Anantapur/E-259791]
CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
GORAKHA NATH YADAVA
Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA
Date: 2025.12.11 09:13:06+05'30'