Publication of user fee notificaiton

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20032026-271097 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1370] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026/PHALGUNA 28, 1947 2003 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th March, 2026 S.O. 1435(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. No. 2006 (E) dated 20.08.2012 and S. O. No. 4173 (E) dated 27.12.2016 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. 73.200 to Km 190.000 (Kiratpur to Nerchowk Section) and from Km. 190.000 to Km. 310.400 (Nerchowk to Manali Section) of National Highway No. 21 (New NH-205 & NH-154) in the State of Himachal Pradesh to the National Highways Authority of India (herein after referred to as the “Authority") respectively. 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 (herein after referred to as the "rules") and in supersession of the notification bearing S.O. 2764(E) dated 22nd June, 2023, the Central Government hereby levies the fee at 100% of the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 25.544 km [Table-2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 36.08 Km (having length of 3.608 km [Table-4]) for the use of four or more lane section and at 60% of the base rate for use of two lanes with paved shoulder section of equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 10.000 km (having length of 1.000 km [Table-4]) and one and half times the base rates for four lane bypass length of 28.938 km [Table-3](Costing rupees ten crore or more) and 90% of the base rate for two lane with paved shoulders bypass length of 1.743 Km [Table-3] on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for the use of Kiratpur-Nerchowk-Manali section from Km. 119.965 to Km. 178.795 & Km. 0.000 to Km. 2.003 of NH-21 (Now NH-205 & NH-154) in the state of Himachal Pradesh 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 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 Minibus | 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 | 3.45 | | 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 namely: - TABLE-2 +---------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length (in km) for which Fee is | Rate at which fee is payable | | | payable | | +=====================================================================+=================================+==========================================+ | Located at design km 121.935 at Baloh village of Bilaspur District | 25.544 | 100% for four or more lane, of the base | | in the state of Himachal Pradesh | | 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 bypass costing Rs 10 crore or more at the following Fee Plaza for net bypass length specified for such Fee Plaza: - TABLE-3 +---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------+---------------+------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Name of the Bypass | Taking | Merging | Length (in Km.) | Cost (in Rs. | Rate at which fee is payable | | | | Off | at | | Crore) | | +=====================================================================+====================+===========+===========+=======================+===============+==========================================+ | | Greenfield Bypass | 119.965 | 129.054 | 7.835 | 373.654 | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------+---------------+------------------------------------------+ | | Sundernagar Bypass | 136.950 | 143.630 | 6.542 | 99.69 | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------+---------------+------------------------------------------+ | Located at design km 121.935 At Baloh village Of Bilaspur District | Nerchowk Bypass | 148.213 | 152.415 | 4.097 | 34.28 | 150% for four or more lane, of the base | | in the state of Himachal Pradesh | Mandi Bypass | 153.615 | 161.610 | 5.846 | 509.69 | rates mentioned in Table-1 above | | | Pandoh Bypass | 173.540 | 178.795 | 4.618 | 171.27 | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------+---------------+------------------------------------------+ | | Total (A) | | | 28.938 | 1188.584 | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------+---------------+------------------------------------------+ | | ACC Link Road | 0.000 | 2.003 | 1.743 | 25.734 | 90% for two lane with paved shoulders, | | | | | | | | of the base rates mentioned inTable-1 | | | | | | | | above | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------+---------------+------------------------------------------+ | | Total (B) | | | 1.743 | 25.734 | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------+---------------+------------------------------------------+ 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 60 m 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-4 +---------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length of structures^(in km) To be converted into | Equivalent road length | Rate at which fee is payable | | | equivalent road length | (in km) | | +=====================================================================+=======================================================+==========================+==========================================+ | Located at design km 121.935 at Baloh village of Bilaspur District | 1.000^ | 10.000 | 60% for two lane with paved shoulder, of | | in the state of Himachal Pradesh | | | the base rates mentioned in Table-1 | | | | | above | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+------------------------------------------+ ^The details are as under: Two Lane Structures having length more than 60 m +---------+--------------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | Sl. No. | Structure (Chainage (Km.)| Type of Structure | Length (Km.) | | +----------+---------------+ | | | | From | To | | | +=========+==========+===============+===================+=================+ | 1 | 127.860 | 128.600 | 2 Lane Tunnel | 0.740 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | 2 | 1.085 | 1.345 | 2 Lane Bridge | 0.260 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | Total | | | 1.000 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------+ ^^ The details are as under: Four lane or more Structures having length more than 60m +---------+--------------------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | Sl. No. | Structure (Chainage (Km.)| Type of Structure | Length (Km.) | Average 4-lane length (Km.) | | +----------+---------------+ | | | | | From | To | | | | +=========+==========+===============+===================+================+===========================+ | 1 | 122.220 | 122.373 | 4 Lane Bridge | 0.153 | 0.153 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 2 | 123.000 | 123.073 | 4 Lane Bridge | 0.073 | 0.073 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 3 | 125.804 | 125.936 | 4 Lane Bridge | 0.132 | 0.132 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 4 | 127.720 | 127.801 | 4 Lane Bridge | 0.081 | 0.081 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 5 | 128.979 | 129.054 | 4 Lane Bridge | 0.075 | 0.075 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 6 | 139.550 | 139.622 | 4 Lane Bridge | 0.072 | 0.072 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 7 | 141.876 | 141.942 | 4 Lane Bridge | 0.066 | 0.066 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 8 | 148.213 | 148.318 | 4 Lane Bridge | 0.105 | 0.105 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 9 | 154.678 | 154.768 | 4 Lane Bridge | 0.090 | 0.090 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 10 | 158.345 | 158.411 | 4 Lane Bridge | 0.066 | 0.066 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 11 | 159.115 | 160.350 | 2 Lane Tunnel (LHS)| 1.235 | 1.240 | | | 159.115 | 160.360 | 2 Lane Tunnel (RHS)| 1.245 | | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 12 | 160.749 | 161.492 | 2 Lane Tunnel (LHS)| 0.743 | 0.753 | | | 160.753 | 161.515 | 2 Lane Tunnel (RHS)| 0.762 | | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 13 | 173.760 | 173.934 | 4 Lane Bridge | 0.174 | 0.174 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 14 | 175.005 | 175.388 | 4 Lane Tunnel | 0.383 | 0.383 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 15 | 175.515 | 175.595 | 4 Lane Bridge | 0.080 | 0.080 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | | Total (A)| | | 3.543 | | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | On Widening Road | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | 16 | 172.150 | 172.215 | 4 Lane Bridge | 0.065 | 0.065 | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | | Total (B)| | | 0.065 | | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ | | Grand | Total (A+B) | | 3.608 | | +---------+----------+---------------+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+ 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 kilo-metres from the fee plaza is Rs 340/- (Rs. Three Hundred and Forty Only) for the year 2025-26 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:- TABLE-5 +-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Amount Payable | Maximum number of one-way journeys | Period of validity | | | allowed | | +=====================================================+=====================================+=====================================+ | 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 | Fifty | One month from date of payment | | single journeys | | | +-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 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 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. 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 is Rupees 3091.18 crore. [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/PD/PIU-Mandi/T-K/31-B/267/ E-257028] CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.