Amendment in the National Highways Fee Rules 2008

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-13042026-271788 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 255] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th April, 2026 G.S.R. 279(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement. (1) These rules may be called the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the 15th day of April, 2026. 2. In the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, for rule 10, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:- "10. Rate of Fee for overloading. — (1) Without prejudice to the liability of the driver, owner or person in-charge of a mechanical vehicle under any law for the time being in force, where a mechanical vehicle using a National Highway is found to be loaded in excess of the permissible maximum gross vehicle weight, the details of such vehicle alongwith excess load details shall be reported to the National Vehicle Register (VAHAN). (2) The sum total of the unladen weight of mechanical vehicle and the weight of the load carried by it shall be identified through any appropriate weight measurement device as may be notified, by the Central Government and installed at the fee plaza and shall form the basis for determination of excess load, if any, after deduction of the gross vehicle weight: Provided that where no such weight measurement device has been installed at the fee plaza, no fee for overloading shall be levied and collected, and the driver, owner or person in-charge of the mechanical vehicle, as the case may be, shall be liable to pay fee applicable for such vehicle only. (3) The driver, owner or person in-charge of the mechanical vehicle, as the case may be, shall be liable to pay fee for the overloaded vehicle using a National Highways, which shall be collected through digital payment means including FASTag or Unified Payment Interface (UPI) or any other electronic means as may be notified by the Central Government, at the rates specified in the Table below, namely:- TABLE +-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Percentage of excess load over | Multiplying factor to | Fees. | | Maximum permissible gross vehicular | base rate of fees. | | | weight. | | | +=======================================================+=============================+=========================================================================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Upto 10% | No overload fee | | +-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Over 10% but upto 40% | 2 | [(Fees applicable for such category of mechanical | | | | vehicle under sub-rule (2) of rule 4) x (multiplying | | | | factor)] | +-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Over 40% | 4 | | +-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Illustration: If for a three-axle rigid truck, the permissible Gross Vehicular Weight (GVW) is 28.5 tonnes. It's 110% (i.e. 10% excess load over maximum permissible gross vehicular weight) is 31.35 tonnes and 140% (i.e. 40% excess load over maximum permissible gross vehicular weight) is 39.90 tonnes. No overload fee shall be levied upto 31.35 tonnes and above 31.35 tonnes, calculation of overload fee for this truck shall be as specified in the Table below namely:- Table +---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Maximum permissible gross | Multiplying factor to | Fees | | vehicular weight (in metric tonnes) | base rate of fees | | +===================================================+=============================+=========================================================================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Upto 31.35 T | No overload fee | | +---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Over 31.35 upto 39.90 T | 2 | [(Fees applicable for such category of mechanical | | | | vehicle under sub-rule (2) of rule 4) x (multiplying | | | | factor)] | +---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Over 39.90 T | 4 | | +---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ (4) If such a vehicle enters a National Highway without a FASTag or valid, functional FASTags as the case may be, the provisions of sub rule (3) of Rule 6 shall also apply for calculation of fee rates as per the provisions of sub-rule (3). (5) The provisions of this rule shall not apply to private investment projects executed prior to commencement of this rule unless the concessionaire expresses their consent to be governed by this provision without demand for any compensation. [F. No. H-25016/01/2026-Toll/E-263711] CHETNANAND SINGH, Jt. Secy. Note:-The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide notification number G.S.R. 838 (E), dated the 5th December, 2008 and were subsequently amended vide numbers G.S.R. 950(E), dated the 3rd December, 2010, G.S.R. 15(E), dated the 12th January, 2011, G.S.R. 756(E), dated the 12th October, 2011, G.S.R. 778(E), dated the 16th December, 2013, G.S.R. 26(E), dated the 16th January, 2014, G.S.R. 831(E), dated the 21st November, 2014, G.S.R. 2(E), dated the 29th December, 2014, G.S.R. 220(E), dated the 23rd March, 2015, G.S.R. 585(E), dated the 8th June, 2016, G.S.R. 1114(E), dated the 2nd December, 2016, G.S.R. 248(E), dated the 14th March, 2017, G.S.R. 427(E), dated the 7th May, 2018, G.S.R. 920(E), dated the 25th September, 2018, G.S.R. 942(E), dated the 20th December, 2019, G.S.R. 298(E), dated the 15th May, 2020, G.S.R. 523(E), dated the 24th August, 2020; G.S.R. 804(E), dated the 30th December, 2020, G.S.R 467 (E) dated the 24th June, 2022, G.S.R 725 (E), dated the 6th October, 2023, G.S.R 556 (E), dated the 9th September, 2024, G.S.R. 388 (E) dated the 17th June, 2025, G.S.R. 437 (E) dated the 1st July, 2025, G.S.R. 734 (E) dated the 3rd October, 2025, G.S.R. 01 (E) dated the 31st December, 2025, G.S.R. 107 (E) dated the 4th February, 2026, G.S.R. 191 (E) dated the 17th March, 2026 and G.S.R. 251 (E) dated the 2nd April, 2026.