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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-20022025-261069
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 816]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2025/MAGHA 25, 1946
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th February, 2025
S.O. 820(E).-Whereas the Central Government vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry
of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 350 (E), dated 24-01-2020, issued under section 11 of the National
Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), Central Government has entrusted the stretch from Deshgaon
(junction with NH-347B)-Sanawad- Barwah- Indore(Bhawarkua Chowk) of NH-347BG (Total Length of 106 Km) in
the state of Madhya Pradesh to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter 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"), the Central Government hereby levies the fee at 100% of the base rate
specified in column (2) in Table 1 for net road section length of 30.054 km (Table-2) and for equivalent structures
length (having length more than 60m) of 38.01 km (having length of 3.801 Km) (Table-4) and at one and half times
of the base rate for bypasses having length of 40.445 Km (Table-3) costing rupees ten crore or more on type of vehicle
specified in column (1) of table 1 below of 4 Laning of Tejajinagar to Balwara to Dhangaon Section of NH-347BG
(Indore to Boregaon, Pkg-II &Pkg-III) Design Ch. Km 9.000 to Design Ch. Km 82.810 (length 74.30 Km.) under
Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I in the state of Madhya Pradesh and authorises the Authority to collect, either through
its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, as under:-
+---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| Type of Vehicle | Table-1 | |
| | 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 | 3.45 | |
| (EME) 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: -
+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza | Table-2 | |
| (Chainage) | Length (in km) for which Fee is | Rate at which fee is payable |
| | payable | |
+=========================================+=====================================================================================+===============================+
| At km 44+600 of NH-347BG | 30.054 | 100% for four or more lane, of|
| near village Padali in Dist. | [excluding length of Bypass costing | the base rates mentioned in |
| Khargone | more than Rs. 10 Cr. & length of | Table-1 above |
| | structures >60m] | |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the bypass costing Rs 10
crore or more at the following Fee Plaza for net bypass length specified for such Fee Plaza(s):-
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| Location of Fee | Table-3 | | | | | |
| Plaza (chainage) | Name of | Taking Off | Merging at | Length and Cost of | bypass for | |
| | the town being | | | which additional | fee is payable | Rate at which |
| | Bypassed | | | Length (in Km.) | Cost (in | fee is payable |
| | | | | | Cr.) | |
+=================================+=================================+===================+=================+=====================+=====================+===================+
| | Simrol | 19.200 | 23.100 | 3.900 | 80.22 | 150% for four or |
| at km 44+600 of | Balwara | 37.000 | 42.400 | 5.400 | 134.79 | more lane, of the |
| NH-347BG near | Barwah + | 46.240 | 59.490 | 26.695 | 268.87 | base rates |
| village Padali in | sanawad + Baswa | 60.765 | 74.210 | | | mentioned in |
| Dist. Khargone | Bhanbhard & | 76.35 | 80.80 | 4.45 | 76.32 | Table- 1 above |
| | Dhangaon | | | | | |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
| | Total | | | 40.445 | 560.20 | |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
3. 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 equalization factor of 10:
+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza | Table-4 | | |
| (Chainage) | Length of structures (in | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee is payable |
| | km) to be converted into | length (in km) | |
| | equivalent road length | i.e. 10 times | |
+=========================================+===================================================================+=============================================+===============================+
| at km 44+600 of NH- 347BG | 3.801 | 38.01 | 100% for four or more lane, of|
| near village Padali in Dist. | | | the base rates mentioned in |
| Khargone | | | Table-1 above |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
^The details are as under: -
+--------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------+
| Sr. No. | Chainage| | Type of Structure | Length (in Km)|
| | From Km | To Km | | |
+========+=========+=========+=================+===============+
| 1. | 24.515 | 24.905 | VIADUCT | 0.390 |
+--------+---------+---------+=================+===============+
| 2. | 25.219 | 25.2835 | VIADUCT | 0.065 |
+--------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------+
| 3. | 33.900 | 34.020 | MAJOR BRIDGE | 0.120 |
+--------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------+
| 4. | 41.423 | 41.557 | ROB | 0.134 |
+--------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------+
| 5. | 59.490 | 60.765 | Major Bridge | 1.275 |
+--------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------+
| 6. | 67.437 | 67.512 | Major Bridge | 0.075 |
+--------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------+
| 7. | 70.608 | 70.683 | Major Bridge | 0.075 |
+--------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------+
| 8. | 82.574 | 82.635 | Major Bridge | 0.061 |
+--------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------+
| 9. | 23.660 | 24.236 | Tunnel | 0.576 |
+--------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------+
| 10. | 30.505 | 30.985 | Tunnel | 0.480 |
+--------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------+
| 11. | 31.630 | 32.180 | Tunnel | 0.550 |
+--------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------+
| | Total | | | 3.801 |
+--------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------+
4. 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.340.000 (Three Hundred Forty Rupees) for
the year 2024-25 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules.
5. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: -
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Amount Payable | Table-5 | |
| | Maximum number of | Period of validity |
| | one-way 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 | Fifty | One month from date of |
| for fifty single journeys | | payment |
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
6. 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.
7. The driver or owner or a person in charge of a which mechanical vehicle 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.
8. 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.
9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules.
10. Based on the base rate of fee per kilometer 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 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.
11. The estimated capital cost of the project total amounting Rs. 2164.49 Cr. (Tejajinagar to Balwara (PKG-2) is
Rs. 1162.80 Cr. & Balwara to Dhangaon (PKG-3) is Rs. 1001.69 Cr.). The capital cost is subject 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-Indore/NH347BG/IndoreEdlabad/Tollfeenotification/E-241776]
KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt. Secry