Publication of user fee Notification

7141 GI/202 3 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4711] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2023/KARTIKA 23 , 194 5 CG-DL-E-14112023-250049 (1) (2) MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th November , 2023 S.O. 4920(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.0. 884 (E) dated the 31st March 2015 issued under Section 5 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of new National Highway No. 150 in the State of Karnataka to the State Government of Karnataka. 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 33.22 km [at sixty percent of the base rate for use of two lane with paved shoulder section] and 1.43 km [at hundred percent of the base rate for use of four lane section] on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of Chittapur – Yadgir Bypass - section from design kilometer 34.000 to kilometer 70.900 [existing kilometer 34.000 to kilometer 72.300] of National Highway number 150 in the State of Karnataka and authorises National Highway Authority of India to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namel y:- 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 0.94 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 here under 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 payable At Km 60.500 to 60.900 (Design Ch.) of NH -150 Near Yeragol Village in Yadgir Dist. of Karnataka State) 33.22 60% for 2 lane with paved shoulder, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 1.43 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 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 330/ - (Rupees Three Hundred and Thirty Only) for the year 2023 -24 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 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 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. 5. The driver or owner or a person in c harge of a mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category, shall be liable to pay fee for entering vehicle on the National Highway to the fee collecting agency, equal to the fee specified in sub -rule 1A of rul e 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 exe mpted 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 fe e per kilometer for the base year 2007 -08 as mentioned inTable -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 lengt h 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 221.25 Crore and the capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed. The National Highways Authority of India s hall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. RW/BNG/N -150/KM.34 -70/11/2019(pt.)/E -215125] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH , Jt. Secy. 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