Publication of user fee notification

1904 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1267] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13, 2024 /PHALGUNA 23, 1945 CG-DL-E-15032024-253039 (1) (2) 753ए के दकमी 143.060 पर 40.26 100% MINISTRY OF ROAD T RANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11th March , 2024 S.O. 1332(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 4201(E) dated 11th October 2021, issued under section 5 of the N ational Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of National Highway No. 753A situated within the State of Maharashtra to the State Government of Maharashtra. 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 and amended from time to time (hereinafter refe rred to as the “said Rules”), the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length 40.26 km and at one and half times the base rate for bypasses having length of 5.58 km for use of four or more lane section on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of Table for Takarkhed Bhagile - Jalna from design km 108+500 to km 153+160 (Including Deulgaon Raja Town Length i.e. 4.4 km) (total length of 45.84 km) [Existing chainage from km 110+37 5 to km 155+110] of National Highway No. 753A in the State of Maharashtra and authorises the National Highways Authority of India to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely: - 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 0.65 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 1. The fee to be levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the Fee Plaza for net road len gth 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 design Km. 143.060 of NH -753A near Shree Krishna Nagar / Near Jamwadi Taluka – Jalna Dist. - Jalna in the State of Maharashtra. 40.26 km (Excluding length of bypass costing > Rs. 10 crore) 100% for four lane or more, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for th e use of the bypass costing Rs. 10 crore or more at the following fee plaza for net bypass length specified for such fee plaza(s): - TABLE -3 Fee Plaza Name of bypass Taking off Merging at Length and Cost of bypass for which additional fee is payable Rate at which fees is payable Length (in km) Cost (in Rs. cr) At design Km. 143.060 of NH - 753A near Shree Krishna Nagar / Near Jamwadi Taluka – Jalna Dist. - Jalna in the State of Maharashtra. Deulgaon Raja Bypass Design Km. 0.00 (Start at Km 122.600) & Existing km 124.475 Design Km. 0.00 (End at Km 127.000) & Existing km 128.875 5.58 km 78.86 150% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 3. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle regist ered for non -commercial purposes and resides within a distance of twenty kilometres from the fee plaza is Rs. 330.00/ - (Rupees Three Hundred and Thirty Rupees only) for the year 2023 -24 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the sai d 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 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 5. Fee for commercial vehicle (excluding vehicles plying under National permit) registe red 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. 6. The driver or owner or a person in charg e 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. 7. 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. 8. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules. 9. 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 National Highways Authority of India 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. 10. The estimated capital cost of the proj ect is Rupees 496.76 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 National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of ca pital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. RO/MUM/P -1170/Toll/2023 -24/E -224629] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. Secy . 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