Publication of user fee notification

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20012024-251541 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 293] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2024/PAUSHA 29, 1945 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th January, 2024 S.O. 302(E).- Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number SO 1097(E) dated 4th August, 2005, issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from km 3.600 to km 97.300 (Pathankot Jammu Section), Km. 0.00 to Km. 20.40/9.20 (Jammu-Bypass) and from km. 9.20 to km. 286.00 Jammu- Srinagar Section including Nagrota Bypass (length 14.40 km) and Udhampur Bypass (length 18.70 km) and from km. 286.00 to km 303.80 Srinagar Bypass of erstwhile National Highways No. 1A (new NH-44) in the erstwhile State (now UT) of Jammu & Kashmir to the National Highways Authority of India (herein after referred to as the "Authority"). 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") and in supersession to the notifications bearing S.O. 649 (E) dated 04.03.2014 and S.O. 609 (E) dated 01.03.2014, the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 149.896 km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60 m) of 105.33 km ( having length of 10.533 km) on the Type of Vehicles specified in column (1) of Table 1 below for the use of four or more lane of stretch from Km. 16.350 to Km. 97.200/0.000 (Pathankot – Jammu Section), from Km. 0.000 to Km. 20.305/9.370 (Jammu Bypass) and Jammu Udhampur stretch from km. 9.370 to km. 52.457/0.00 including Nagrota Bypass from km 9.800 to km 21.500 and from km 0.00 to km 16.387/67.000 of Udhampur Bypass on Jammu Srinagar Section of erstwhile National Highway No. 1A (New NH-44 erstwhile State (now UT) of Jammu & Kashmir and authorises the Authority 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 length 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 | +===========================================================================+=====================================================================================================+====================================================================================+ | Km 16.400 of Pathankot Jammu Stretch of NH 44 (old NH 1A) (near village | 65.882 * (Excluding 4927 m length of structures indicated in Para-2 below)* | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in table 1 above | | Lakhanpur in Kathua District) | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Km. 22.600 of Jammu Udhampur Stretch of NH 44 (old NH 1A) (near Village | 73.973 (excluding 5606 m length of structures indicated in Para-2 below | | | Bann in Jammu District) | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ * After completion of rehabilitation of damaged Tarnah Bridge (which has necessitated diversion through a Border road thereby bypassing/avoiding 8.841 km road stretch along NH44) & construction in balance length of 1.2km due to pending 2 lane RUB, the fee shall be levied and collected for 75.923 km length (i.e. for full tolling section excluding structures more than 60 m) 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 Plazas, 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 (chainage) | Length of structures (in km) to be converted into equivalent road length | Equivalent road length (in km) | +===========================================================================+======================================================================+=================================+ | Km 16.400 of Pathankot Jammu Stretch of NH 44 (old NH 1A) (near village | 4.368*^ | 43.68 | | Lakhanpur in Kathua District) | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | Km. 22.600 of Jammu Udhampur Stretch of NH 44 (old NH 1A) (near Village | 5.606^ | 56.06 | | Bann in Jammu District) | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ * After completion of rehabilitation of damaged Tarnah Bridge to 4 Lane, the fee shall be levied and collected for 4.927 km length (i.e. for full tolling section of structures more than 60 m) ^The details are as under :- Lakhanpur Fee Plaza at Km 16.400 of Pathankot Jammu Stretch of NH 44 +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | Sl. | Chainage | Length (m) | | No. | From Km | To Km | | +=====+===========+==========+===========+ | 1 | 20.550 | 20.765 | 215.00 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 2 | 27.017 | 27.326 | 309.60 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 3 | 27.663 | 27.878 | 215.00 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 4 | 36.311 | 36.896 | 585.20 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 5 | 43.052 | 43.158 | 105.80 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 6 | 44.347 | 44.416 | 69.20 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 7 | 46.305 | 46.864 | 558.90 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 8 | 55.212 | 55.462 | 250.30 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 9 | 59.161 | 59.248 | 86.60 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 10 | 62.001 | 62.070 | 69.20 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 11 | 63.417 | 63.486 | 69.20 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 12 | 67.550 | 68.640 | 1090 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 13 | 69.462 | 69.790 | 327.15 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 14 | 76.994 | 77.402 | 408.00 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 15 | 81.454 | 81.559 | 105.00 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 16 | 86.891 | 86.968 | 77.65 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 17 | 89.310 | 89.446 | 155.65 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | 18 | 94.420 | 94.650 | 229.50 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ | | | | 4926.95 | +-----+-----------+----------+-----------+ Bann Fee Plaza at Km. 22.600 of Jammu Udhampur Stretch of NH 44 +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | Major Structure No. | Chainage Left CW | Length in m (LCW) | Chainage Right CW | Length in m (RCW) | | | From Km | To Km | From Km | To Km | | +===================+====================+====================+====================+====================+====================+ | B-2 | 17.814 | 18.504 | 690 | 17.814 | 18.504 | 690 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | CD-1 | 9.876 | 9.984 | 108 | 9.876 | 9.984 | 108 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | CD-2 | 12.440 | 12.580 | 140 | 12.440 | 12.580 | 140 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | V-1 | 13.220 | 13.460 | 240 | 13.220 | 13.460 | 240 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | CD-3 | 14.335 | 14.485 | 150 | 14.335 | 14.485 | 150 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | CD-4 | 15.400 | 15.550 | 150 | 15.400 | 15.550 | 150 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | CD-5 | 15.819 | 15.981 | 162 | 15.819 | 15.981 | 162 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | Y-8 | 16.815 | 16.955 | 140 | 16.815 | 16.955 | 140 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | B-8 | 18.532 | 18.612 | 80 | 18.532 | 18.612 | 80 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | B-9 | 19.495 | 19.595 | 100 | 19.495 | 19.595 | 100 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | V-2A | 20.625 | 20.745 | 120 | 20.625 | 20.745 | 120 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | V-3 | 23.208 | 23.528 | 320 | 23.208 | 23.528 | 320 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | T-1 | 23.720 | 23.890 | 170 | 23.715 | 23.880 | 165 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | V-4B | 24.034 | 24.114 | 80 | 24.034 | 24.114 | 80 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | V-5 | 24.215 | 24.445 | 230 | 24.215 | 24.445 | 230 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | T-2 | 24.480 | 24.711 | 231 | 24.533 | 24.800 | 267 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | T-3 | 24.940 | 25.370 | 430 | 24.916 | 25.390 | 474 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | T-4 | 25.490 | 26.020 | 530 | 25.490 | 26.000 | 510 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | V-10 | 31.335 | 31.565 | 230 | 31.335 | 31.565 | 230 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | V-10A | 35.447 | 35.587 | 140 | 35.447 | 35.587 | 140 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | V-14 | 39.455 | 39.545 | 90 | 39.455 | 39.545 | 90 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | V-16 | 39.850 | 39.950 | 100 | 39.850 | 39.950 | 100 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | B-21 | 49.340 | 49.480 | 140 | 49.340 | 49.480 | 140 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | B-23 | 50.203 | 50.303 | 100 | 50.203 | 50.303 | 100 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | B-24 | 50.350 | 50.490 | 140 | 50.350 | 50.490 | 140 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | B-25 | 52.060 | 52.160 | 100 | 52.060 | 52.160 | 100 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | B-28 | 2.840 | 3.020 | 180 | No Major Bridge | | | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | B-30 | 5.634 | 5.934 | 300 | 5.752 | 5.817 | 65 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | FO | 11.920 | 12.020 | 100 | 11.920 | 12.020 | 100 | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | B-31A | 12.650 | 12.750 | 100 | No Major Bridge | | | +-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | B-32 | No Major Bridge | | | 13.500 | 13.590 | 90 | +===================+====================+====================+====================+====================+====================+ | TOTAL | | | 5791 | | | 5421 | +===================+====================+====================+====================+====================+====================+ | Average Length of Structures | 5606 m | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ 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. 330.00 (Rupees Three Hundred Thirty only) for the year 2023-24 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008. 4. For multiple joumey 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 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) 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, category of mechanical vehicles, its permissible load, category of exempted vehicles, service road, alternative road etc. shall be as per definitions specified in the rules. 8. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rules 12 of the said rules. 9. Based on the Base rate of fee per km 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 Authority on the basis of the completed length of the project highway 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 accordingly. 10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 2086.67 crores (for influence length of Ban Fee Plaza) + Rs. 895.75 Crore (for influence length of Lakhanpur Toll Plaza) = Rs. 2982.42 Crore (Rupee Two Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty two Crore and Forty Two Lakhs only). The capital cost is subjected to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed. The Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. NHAI/PIU-JMU/Thandikhui Toll/2022/E-228254] SUMAN PRASAD 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.