Full Text
REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-18062025-263945
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2646]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025/JYAISTHA 27, 1947
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th June, 2025
S.O. 2711(E).- Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O.1052 (E) dated the 5th March, 2024 issued under section 5 of the National Highway Act, 1956
(48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of New NH-67 [excluding from 589.00 to km 741.950
(Mydukur - Domala T Junction -Atamakur Nellore section) and (Venkatachalam to Krishnapatnam port section)] in
the State of Andhra Pradesh to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Whereas user fee collection is currently ongoing at the Chitimitti Chintala fee plaza located at Km. 535+170
(near Chittimiti Chinthala Village in Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh State) on the Muddanur to Jammalamadugu
Section from Design Km 513.000 to Km 545.150 (Existing Km 513.000 to Km 546.550) of NH-67 in Andhra
Pradesh, as notified via Gazette Notification bearing S.O. 2344(E) dated 13th July, 2020. The length of this stretch
has been included into this notification. Upon commencement of user fee collection at the fee plaza under
consideration in the instant notification located at Km 518+700 (Near Mangapatanam village in Kadapa District State
of Andhra Pradesh), the aforementioned fee notification i.e. S.O. 2344 (E) dated July 13, 2020, shall be rescinded, and
consequently, the fee plaza at Km 535+170 (near Chittimiti Chinthala Village) shall cease operations.
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 on mechanical vehicles at the rate
specified in column (2) of the Table-1 for net road section length of 53.3254 Kms (Table-2) and for equivalent
structure length (having length more than 60 m) of 8.436 km (having a length of 0.8436 km, Table-3) for use of four
or more lane section and at sixty percent (60%) of the base rate for net road section length of 18.500 Kms (Table-2)
and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60 m) of 1.31 km (having a length of 0.131 km, Table-3)
for use of two lanes with paved shoulder section, on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of table -1 below of
Taddipatri to Jammalamadugu via Muddanur from km.482+000 to km.554+800 (existing from km.476+700 to
km.545+150) of National Highway number NH-67 in the State of Andhra Pradesh; 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)| 3.45 |
| 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 Fee Plaza for net road length specified
for such Fee Plaza(s) namely: -
Table-2
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| Location of Fee | Length (in km) for | Rate at which fee is payable |
| Plaza (chainage) | which Fee is | |
| | payable | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| At km. Existing Ch. 518+700 | 53.3254 | 100% for four or more lanes of the |
| of NH-67 Near Mangapatanam | (Excluding length of structures (>60m)) | base rates mentioned in Table-1 |
| village in Kadapa District State | | above. |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | 18.500 | 60% for two lane with paved shoulder |
| | (Excluding length of structures (>60m)) | of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 |
| | | above. |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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: -
Table-3
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza | Length of structures (in km) to be | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee is payable |
| (Chainage) | converted into equivalent road | length (in km) | |
| | length | | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| At km. Existing Ch. | 0.8436^ | 8.436 | 100% for four or more lanes of the |
| 518+700 of NH- | | | base rates mentioned in Table-1 |
| 67Near Mangapatanam | | | above. |
| village in Kadapa | 0.131^^ | 1.310 | 60% for two lane with paved |
| District State of | | | shoulder of the base rates |
| Andhra Pradesh | | | mentioned in Table-1 above. |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
^The details of structure (>60 m) having 4 lane or more are as under: -
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| Sr. No. | Design Chainage | Types of Structure | Length (in km) |
| | From km | To km | | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 1 | 496+133 | 496+232 | Road Over Bridge | 0.0986 |
| 2 | 501+516 | 502+083 | Major Bridge | 0.5670 |
| 3 | 503+468 | 503+556 | Major Bridge | 0.0880 |
| 4 | 528+894 | 528+984 | Major Bridge | 0.0900 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | Total | | 0.8436 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
^^The details of structure (>60 m) having two lane with paved shoulder are as under: -
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| Sr. No. | Design Chainage | Types of Structure | Length (in km) |
| | From km | To km | | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 1 | 533+973 | 534+104 | Road Over Bridge | 0.131 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | Total | | 0.131 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
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. 350/- (Rupees Three Hundred and Fifty
only) for the year 2025-26 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 | Period of validity |
| | journeys allowed | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| One and half times the fee for one way | Two | Twenty-four hours from the time |
| journey | | of payment |
| Two-third of amount of the fee payable for | Fifty | One month from the date of |
| fifty single journeys | | 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 vehicles.
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 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 kilometres 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 project is Rupees 671.54Crores. The capital cost is subject to variation as the
activities of Toll Plaza misc. works etc. are yet to be completed. The National Highways Authority of India shall
maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised.
[F. No. RW/NH-12014/30/2021-AP/Zone-III/E-206992]
KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digital signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA
15:36:37 +05'30'