Publication of user fee notification

6540 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4333] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY , OCTOBER 13 , 2023/ ASVINA 21, 1945 CG-DL-E-16102023-249451 (1) (2) 60% 90% नीलक ं िपुरम 68.960 70.537 1.577 11.63 रोल् ला 81.717 84.996 3.279 15.87 अगाली 89.602 93.688 4.086 19.35 हुल् लेक ेरे 95.068 96.615 1.547 10.52 िोड़ 15.408 78.94 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th October , 2023 S.O. 4504(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 2219 (E) dat ed 14th July 2017 issued under section 5 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the National Highway No. NH -544E situated within the state of Andhra Pradesh to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh. Now, th erefore, in exercise of th e 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 Centr al Government hereby levie s the fee at 60% of the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 26.968 km and at 90% of the base rate for bypasses having a length of 15.408 km costing rupees ten crore or more on the type o f vehicles specified in co lumn (1) of the Table 1 below for use of two lane with paved shoulder of Madakasira to Sira section (till AP/Knt/border) from design km 56.803 to km 99.179 of National Highway No. 544E in the State of Andhra Pradesh and authorises the National Highway Auth ority of India to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee namely: - Table 1 Category of Vehicle Base Rates of fee per km for the base year 2007 -08 (in Rupees) 1 2 Car, Jeep, Van or Light Motor Vehicle 0.65 Light Comm ercial Vehicle, Light Goods Vehicle or Minibus 1.05 Bus or Truck (2 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 Vehicl es (7 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 length specified for such Fee Plaza namely: - Location of Fee Plaza (Chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is payable Rate at whi ch fee is payable At Km 80.400 of NH -544E Near Rolla Village in Anantapuramu District of Andhra Pradesh State. 26.968 60% for two lane with paved shoulder, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1. 2. In addition to the above the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the bypasses costing Rs. 10 crore or more at the following Fee Plaza for the net bypass length specified for such Fee Plaza(s); Table -3 Location of Fee Plaza (Chainage) Name of the Bypass Taking of Merging at Length and Cost of bypass for which additional fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable Length (in Km) cost (in Rs. Cr) At km 80.400 of NH - 544E Near Rolla Village in Anantapuramu District of Andhra Pradesh State Madakasira 56.803 61.722 4.919 21.57 90% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Neelakantapuram 68.960 70.537 1.577 11.63 Rolla 81.717 84.996 3.279 15.87 Agali 89.602 93.688 4.086 19.35 Hullekere 95.068 96.615 1.547 10.52 Total 15.408 78.94 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 kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs.330/ - (Rupees Three Hund red and Thirty only) for the year 2023 -24 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 n umber of one way journeys allowed Period of val idity One and half times 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 the 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 specified rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternative road is available for use of such commercial vehi cles. 6. 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 Hig hway 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 in cluding 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 ac cordance with ru le 12 of the said rules. 9. Based on the Base rate of Fee per km for the base year 2007 -2008 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 Nationa l Highways Autho rity 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, each in English and vernacular language. 10. The e stimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 185.84 Crore (The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting etc). The National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recove ry of capital co st through user fee realised and after recovery of the capital cost; the fee leviable shall be reduced to 40% of the rates and shall be revised annually in accordance with the said rules. [F. No. RO/VJA/JB:NH(O)/2019 -20/695/E -224917 ] SUMA N PRASAD SINGH , Jt. Secy. uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.