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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-12112025-267577
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2025/KARTIKA 20, 1947
No. 4932]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th November, 2025
S.O. 5087(E). Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways number S.O. 1507(E) dated 12th day of May 2020 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 15/656 to km
140/960 from junction with NH-66 near Ferokh to Junction with NH-544 near Pallakad of National Highway
No.966 (Old NH-213) situated within the State of Kerala 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 at sixty per cent of base rate
specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 46.720 Km [Table-2] on the type of vehicle
specified in column (1) of Table-1 for use of two lane with paved shoulder of the Nattukal – Thanau junction,
Plakkad Section from Km. 87.00 to Km. 133.720 of NH-966 (old NH-213) in the State of Kerala, 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 Equipment (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) | 3.45 |
| 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 is payable | Rate at which fee is payable |
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| At Km.122/970 to 123/430 of NH-966 at Mundur Village in Palakkad district of Kerala | 46.720 Km | 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
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2. 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/- (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.
3. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:
Table 3
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| Amount Payable | Maximum number of one way journeys allowed | Period of validity |
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| One and 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 |
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4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules.
8. 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
Authority 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.
9. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 326.53 Cr. 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 realized.
[F. No. RW/TRI/OE/NH-213/115/2016-17-Vol-III/E-191214]
CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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