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Notification levying user fee on mechanical vehicles under section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 for the Maharashtra/Karnataka border-Bidar-Humnabad section of NH-50 in Karnataka.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, by S.O. 303(E) dated 19th January, 2024, in exercise of powers under 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, levies fee on mechanical vehicles for the Maharashtra Border to Bidar section from Km. 0.000 to Km. 54.370 of NH-50 in Karnataka, following the Central Government's entrustment of the Maharashtra/Karnataka border-Bidar-Humnabad section of NH-50 to the State Government of Karnataka vide notification S.O. 5567(E) dated 29th October, 2018 under section 5, and authorizes the National Highways Authority of India to collect the fee. The fee is set at 100% of Table-1 base rates (2007-08 base year, Rs. 0.65 to Rs. 4.20 per km by vehicle category) for a 4.805 km four-or-more-lane section and 60% for a 49.390 km two-lane section, collectible at the fee plaza near Kalasdal village, Bidar district, from design chainage Km 22.150 to 22.550; an additional 60%-rate fee applies for 0.175 km of a Major Bridge over the Sangam River at design Km 15.080, converted to an equivalent 1.750 km road length using a factor of 10. The notification also sets a monthly local-resident pass of Rs. 330 for 2023-24, multiple-journey pass rates, a 50% discount for local commercial vehicles absent an alternative road, and an estimated total project capital cost of Rs. 302.07 crore; it is signed by Suman Prasad Singh, Jt. Secy., under file number RW/BNG/NH-50/Km0-54/82/2021-PartII/E-215103.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20012024-251536 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 294] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2024/PAUSHA 29, 1945 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th January, 2024 S.O. 303(E).- Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Department of Road Transport and Highways) number S.O. 5567 (E) dated the 29th October 2018 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.50 (Maharashtra/Karnataka border-Bidar-Humnabad section) situated within 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 4.805 Km for use of four or more lane and at sixty percent of the base rate for the net road length of 49.390 Km & for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 1.75 Km (having length of 0.175 km) for use of two lane with paved shoulders on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of Maharashtra Border to Bidar Section from Km. 0.000 to Km.54.370 of NH-50 in the State of Karnataka 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 | | (1) | (in Rupees) | | | (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) | 3.45 | | (four to six axles) | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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 | Length (in km) for which | Rate at which fee is payable | | (chainage) | Fee is payable | | +=================================================================================================+=======================================+===========================================================================================+ | From Km 22.150 to | 49.390 | 60% for two lane with paved shoulder, of the base rates | | 22.550 (Design | | mentioned in Table-1 above | | Chainge) -(Near | | | | Kalasdal Village, Bidar | 4.805 | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in | | Dist., Karnataka State) | | 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 equalsation factor of 10: - Table-3 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza | Length of structures (in km) to be converted into equivalent road | Equivalent road length (in km) | Rate at which fee is payable | | (chainage) | length | | | +=================================================================================================+====================================================================+=================================+====================================================================================+ | From Km 22.150 to 22.550 | 0.175^ | 1.750 | 60% for two lane with paved shoulder, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above.| | (Design Chainge) -(Near Kalasdal Village, Bidar Dist., Karnataka State) | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ^Details are under:- +--------+-----------------+---------------------------+----------------+ | S. No. | Design Chainage | Type of Structure | Length (in Km) | +========+=================+===========================+================+ | 1. | At Km 15.080 | Major Bridge Sangam River | 0.175 | +--------+-----------------+---------------------------+----------------+ | | Total | | 0.175 | +--------+-----------------+---------------------------+----------------+ 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 Rupees 330/- (Rupees Three Hundred 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 number of one-way | Period of validity | | | journeys allowed | | +=================================================================+============================================+==========================================+ | One and one-half times of the fee for one | Two | Twenty-four hours from the | | way journey | | time of payment | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | Two-third of amount of the fee payable for | Fifty | One month from 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. 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 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 inTable-1 above, the actual amount of fee to be charged from the mechanical vehicles and the discounts will be calculated by the National Highway 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 302.07 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 Highway Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. RW/BNG/NH-50/Km0-54/82/2021-PartII/E-215103] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. Secy.

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