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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-13082026-275437
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 4276]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026/SHRAVAN 20, 1948
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th August, 2026
S.O. 4454(E) .- Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.0.1399 (E), dated the 27th September, 2005 and further amendment vide S.O.973(E), dated 09th
April 2015, issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central
Government has entrusted the stretches from Km. 0.000 to Km 218.200 (Nagapattinam – Thanjavur – Trichy – Karur
section) of National Highway No.67 in the State of Tamil Nadu respectively to the National Highways Authority of
India (hereinafter referred to as the Authority);
And whereas, pursuant to the provision of Section 14 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988
(68 of 1988), the Authority has entered into an Agreement (hereinafter referred to as said agreement) with M/s
Thanjavur Trichy Tollway Private Limited having its registered office at No.55, 2nd Floor, Lane-2, Westend Marg,
Saidulajab, Gadaipur, New Delhi, South West Delhi-110030, Delhi (hereinafter referred to as "Concessionaire”) on 09th
July 2026 for the bid submitted on 09th February 2026 for the Tolling, Operation, Maintenance and Transfer of four lane
of Thanjavur - Trichy section Design Km 80+000 to Design Km 121+570 of NH-67 (New NH-83) in the state of Tamil
Nadu (hereinafter referred to as the said section) of the National Highway.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8A 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 and any
other its amendments notified thereof till bid due date) and in supersession of the Notification Number S.O. No. 929(E)
dated 19.02.2025, except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government,
having regard to the expenditure involved in building, maintenance, management and operation of the said section,
interest on the capital invested, reasonable return, the volume of traffic and the period of the agreement entered into the
Authority and the Concessionaire, hereby notifies that there shall be levied and collected fees for use of said section at
the rates specified in column (2) of Table -1 below for net road section length 37.77 Km (Table-2) and at one and half
times of the base rate for bypass having total length of 3.8 km (Table-3), costing rupees ten crore or more, on the type
of vehicles specified in Column (1) of Table 1 and authorises the said Concessionaire to collect and retain the fee on
and from the appointed date or publication of this Notification in the Official Gazette, whichever is later, till the
termination date as specified in the agreement, namely: -
Table 1
+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Category 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 | 1.05 |
| or Minibus | |
+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 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 following Fee Plaza, at the base rate
mentioned in Table 1 above, for the distance specified for such Fee Plazas, namely: -
Table-2
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Location of Toll Plaza (Design Kilometre [Km]) | Length (in km) for which Fee is Payable | Rate at which Fee is Payable |
+===================================================================================================+=================================================================+=========================================================+
| At design Km 120+900 of NH-83, Valavanthankottai Village, Tiruchirappalli District in the state of Tamil Nadu | 37.77 Km [Excluding bypass length 3.8 km] | 100% for four or more lane of the base rates mentioned Table-1 above. |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Or | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| New Fee Plaza at Km 116+450 of NH-83 near Pudukudi village in district of Thanjavur in the state of Tamil Nadu | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| [Upon commencement of fee collection at this New Fee Plaza, operation of fee plaza at Km 120+900 shall be deemed discontinued] | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the following bypass(es) at
the following Fee Plaza(s) at one and half times of the base rate mentioned in Table-1 above for the length of Bypass(es)
specified for such Fee Plaza(s):-
Table-3
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza | Name of the bypass | Taking Off | Merging at | Length & cost of Bypass for which additional FEE is payable | Rate at which fee is payable |
| | | | | Length (in Km) Cost (in Rs. Crores) | |
+===================================================================================================================+====================+=======================+==================+====================================================================+=====================================================+
| At design Km 120+900 of NH-83, Valavanthankottai Village, Tiruchirappalli District in the state of Tamil Nadu | | | | | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| Or | | | | | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| New Fee Plaza at Km 116+450 of NH-83 near Pudukudi village in district of Thanjavur in the state of Tamil Nadu | Vallam Bypass | Design Km 93+800 (existing Km 93+320) | Design Km 97+600 (existing Km 97+350) | 3.8 18.83 | 150% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| [Upon commencement of fee collection at this New Fee Plaza, operation of fee plaza at Km 120+900 shall be deemed discontinued] | | | | | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------+------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
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. 360/- (Rupees Three Hundred Sixty 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 journeys allowed | Period of validity |
+=================================================+=================================================+=======================================+
| 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 |
+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
5. Fee for commercial vehicle (excluding vehicles plying under national permit) registered in the district where the
fee plaza falls shall be 50% of the prescribed rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternative
road is available for use of such commercial vehicles.
6. A mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category under the rules,
shall not be permitted to use the National Highway for crossing the plaza until the excess load has been removed from
such mechanical vehicle. 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 as per the applicable provision in the said rules, namely:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Percentage of excess load over Maximum Permissible Gross Vehicular Weight | Multiplying Factor to the base rate | Fees |
+===================================================================================+=================================================+================================================================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 0% to 20% | Two | [(Fees applicable for such category of mechanical vehicle under sub-rule (2) of rule 4) x (Multiplying factor)] |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| >20% to 40% | Four | |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| >40% to 60% | Six | |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| >60% to 80% | Eight | |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| >80% and Above | Ten | |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
7. The Fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rules 12 of the said rules.
8. Based on the base rate of fee per kilometre 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. The
same shall be got published by the authority in at least one newspaper in English and vernacular language through the
concessionaire and thereafter revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rule and provisions of the
concession agreement and will be published; provided, however, that such revision shall not be effected until a period
of 6 (six) months from the date of preceding revision of fee.
[F. No. FINDIV-16011(15)/1/2025-TOT/INVIT Division/E-259790]
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.
SARVESH KUMAR
SRIVASTAVA
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