Publication of user fee notification

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-15042026-271824 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1848] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026/CHAITRA 25, 1948 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 15th April, 2026 S.O. 1917(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 2563(E) dated the 31st July, 2020, Central Government has authorised National Highway Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the “Authority") to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor for the use of four lane of Piska More to Palma Section from Design Km. 3.450 to Km. 26.000 (Existing Km. 3.450 to Km. 26.000) of NH-23 in the State of Jharkhand. And whereas, the said notification was amended vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways bearing number S.O. 953(E), dated the 1st March, 2023. Now, in exercise of powers conferred by section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes following further amendments in the Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways bearing S.O. No. 2563 (E) dated 31.07.2020, published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), and subsequently amended by S.O. No. 953(E), dated 01.03.2023, namely: i. In the said notification, Paragraph-1 shall stand revised as under: "Now, therefore, in the 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 rates specified in column (2) of Table 1 for net road length of 21.962 kms [Table 2] and for equivalent structure length of 4.380 kms (having length more than 60m) (having length of structure 0.438 kms [Table-2]) for the use of four or more lane section of Piska More to Palma Section from design km. 2.900 to km. 26.000 of NH-23 (New NH-43) in the state of Jharkhand and authorises the authority to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely:-“ ii. In the said notification, under Point 1, the Table 2 [previously revised by S.O. 953(E)] shall stand revised as under: - +---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length (in km) for which | Rate at which fee is payable | | | fee is payable | | +=======================================+===================================+===================================+ | At Km. 20.232 Design Chainage of | 21.962 km | 100% for four or more lane, of | | NH-23 (New NH-43) near village | | the base rates mentioned in | | Patracholi in Ranchi district of | (Excluding length of | Table-1 above | | Jharkhand. | structures >60 m) | | +---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ iii. In the said notification, after Point -1, the following Point shall be inserted, namely: - "1.2 In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the following structures having length more than 60m at the following Fee Plaza(s), by converting the length of structures into an equivalent length of highway by multiplying the length of such structures by an equalisation factor of 10: - +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (Chainage) | Length of Structure (in km) to be | Equivalent | Rate at which fee | | | converted into equivalent road length | road length | is payable | | | | (in km) | | +=======================================+==================================================+========================+===================================+ | At Km. 20.232 Design Chainage of | 0.438* | 4.380 | 100% for four or more lane, of | | NH-23 (New NH-43) near village | | | the base rates mentioned in | | Patracholi in Ranchi district of | | | Table-1 above | | Jharkhand. | | | | +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+ *The Details are as under: - +------------+----------+-------------------+----------------+ | Chainage (NH-23) | Type of Structure | Length (in km) | +------------+----------+===================+================+ | From Km | To Km | | | +============+==========+===================+================+ | 0.000 | 0.438.820| Viaduct | 0.438 | +------------+----------+-------------------+----------------+ iv. In the said notification, Point 9 [previously revised by S.O. 953(E)] shall be revised as under:- "9. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 350.21 crores. The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc., are yet to be completed and the final capital cost will be notified separately. The Authority shall maintain the record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised." The above amendment shall come into effect after construction of Elevated Corridor from Km. 2.900 to Km. 3.450. on NH-23 in the State of Jharkhand. [F. No. JHDIV-20020/73/2025-PIU Ranchi/ E-263710] 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 KUMARESH SRIVASTAVA Date: 2016.04.15 6/30