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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-22012026-269535
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 329]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2026/MAGHA 2, 1947
501 GI/2026
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd January, 2026
S.O. 357(E). - Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways, number S.O. 465(E) dated 26th April 2002 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 0.000 to Km 365.570
(Lucknow to Faizabad to Gorakhpur to Uttar Pradesh/Bihar Border section) of National Highway No.28 in the State
of Uttar Pradesh to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the "Authority").
And whereas pursuant to the provision of Section 14 of the National Highways Authority of India Act,
1988 (68 of 1988), the Authority has entered into an agreement (hereinafter referred to as said Agreement) with M/s
IRB Harihara Corridors Pvt Ltd, having its Registered Office at 11th Floor, 1101 Hiranandani Knowledge Park, Powai,
Mumbai-400076 (Hereinafter referred to as “Concessionaire") the successful bidder for the bid submitted on 27.02.2025
for the Tolling, Operation, Maintenance & Transfer of Four Lane with paved shoulder Sultanpur-Lucknow section from
Km 90+370 to Km 217+795 of NH-731 and Ayodhya - Gorakhpur section from km 137.970 to km 254.071 (existing
chainage Km 136+759 to Km 252+860) of NH-28 (New NH-27) in the state of Uttar Pradesh (hereinafter
referred to as the said section).
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8A 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 of the Notification Number S.O. No.4875 (E) dated 13.10.2022, except
as respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, having regard to the
expenditure involved in building, maintenance, management and operation of the said section, interest on the capital
invested, reasonable return, the volume of traffic and the period of the agreement entered into the Authority and
the Concessionaire, hereby notifies that there shall be levied and collected fees for the use of the said section at
the rates specified in column (2) of Table -1 below for net road section length of 109.295 km [Table-2] and for
equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 23.52 Km (having length 2.352 Km [Table-4]) and at one
and a half times of the base rate for use of bypasses, costing rupees ten crore or more, having length of 4.454 Km [Table-
3] for four or more lane section on the type of vehicles specified in Column (1) of Table 1 and authorises the said
Concessionaire to collect and retain the fee on and from the Appointed Date or publication of this Notification in the
Official Gazette, whichever is later, till the termination date as specified in the agreement.
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| 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 Toll Plaza, at the base rates
mentioned in Table -1 above, for the distance specified for such Toll Plaza(s) namely:
Table - 2
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Location of Toll Plaza | Length (in km) for which Fee is Payable | Rate at which Fee is |
| (Kilometre [Km]) | | payable |
+=======================================================================================================+===================================================================================================================================+=========================================================+
| At Km 164+561 (existing km | 47.200 | 100% for four or |
| 163+350) of NH-28 (new NH-27) | [excluding 1.587 km of structures | more lane of the base rates |
| near Chaukadi village in Basti | (having length more | mentioned in Table- 1 above |
| district of Uttar Pradesh State. | than 60m) and excluding bypass length | |
| | 4.454 km] | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| At Km 199+311 (existing km 198+100) | 62.095 [excluding 0.765 km of structures | 100% for four or more lane |
| of NH-28 (new NH-27) | (having length more than 60m)] | of the base rates mentioned |
| near Madwanagar village in Basti district | | in Table- 1 above |
| of Uttar Pradesh State | | |
| Or | | |
| New Toll Plaza at km 225+111 (existing | | |
| Km 223+900 of NH-28 (new NH-27) | | |
| near Kheendiha village in Sant Kabir | | |
| Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh | | |
| State | | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the following bypass(es)
at the following Fee Plaza(s) at one and half times of the base rate mentioned in Table -1 above for the length of
Bypass(es) specified for such Fee Plaza(s):
Table - 3
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza | Name of | Taking | Merging at | Length (excluding | Cost (in Rs. | Rate at which |
| | the bypass | Off (km) | (km) | structure >60m) & | Crores) | fee is payable |
| | | | | cost of Bypass for | | |
| | | | | which additional FEE | | |
| | | | | is payable | | |
+=======================================================================================================+=====================+===================================+===================+=============================+===================================+===================================+
| At Km | Ayodhya | km 137.970 | km 144+011 | Length | >10 cr. | 150% for four |
| 164+561 (existing | Bypass | (existing km | (existing km | (in Km) | | or more lane, |
| km 163+350) of | | 136+759) | 142+800) | | | of the base rates |
| NH-28 (new NH-27) | | | | 4.454 | | mentioned in |
| near Chaukadi village in | | | | | | Table-1 above |
| Basti district of Uttar | | | | | | |
| Pradesh State. | | | | | | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
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 equalization factor of 10, at the base rate
mentioned in Table 1 above:
Table - 4
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Location of Toll Plaza (Kilometer [Km]) | Length of structures* | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee is |
| | (in km) to be converted into | length (in km) | payable |
| | equivalent road length | | |
+=======================================================================================================+=====================================================================================+=============================+===================================+
| At Km 164+561 (existing km | 1.587 | 15.87 | 100% for four or |
| 163+350) of NH-28 (new NH-27) | | | more lane, of the base |
| near Chaukadi village in Basti district of | | | rates mentioned in |
| Uttar Pradesh State. | | | Table-1 above |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| At Km 199+311 (existing Km 198+100) of | 0.765 | 7.65 | |
| NH-28 (new NH-27) near Madwanagar | | | |
| village in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh | | | |
| State | | | |
| Or | | | |
| New Toll Plaza at km 225+111(existing | | | |
| Km 223+900 of NH-28 (new NH-27) near | | | |
| Kheendiha village in Sant Kabir Nagar | | | |
| district of Uttar Pradesh State | | | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------+
*The details of structures (> 60 m length) are as under:
+-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| S. | Start Chainage (at Km) | End Chainage (at Km) | Type of Structure | Length (km) |
| No. | | | | |
+=====+===================================+===================================+=====================+==============+
| 1 | km 138+416 (existing km | km 138+516(existing | Flyover | 0.099 |
| | 137+205) | km 137+305) | | |
+-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 2 | km 139+261(existing | km 140+551(existing | Major Bridge | 1.29 |
| | km 138+050) | km 139+340) | | |
+-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 3 | km 141+362(existing km | km 141+460 | Major Bridge | 0.098 |
| | 140+151) | (existing km 140+249) | | |
+-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 4 | km 143+311 (existing | km 143+411(existing | Flyover | 0.099 |
| | km 142+100) | km 142+200) | | |
+-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| | Total length (km) | | | 1.587 |
+-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 5 | km 194+517 (existing | km 194+625 | Flyover | 0.108 |
| | km 193+306) | (existing km 193+414) | | |
+-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 6 | km 195+558 (existing | km 195+650 (existing | Major Bridge | 0.09 |
| | km 194+347) | km 194+439) | | |
+-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 7 | km 197+792 (existing km | km 197+891 | Flyover | 0.099 |
| | 196+581) | (existing km 196+680) | | |
+-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 8 | km 204+932 (existing | km 205+031 | Flyover | 0.099 |
| | km 203+721) | (existing km 203+820) | | |
+-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 9 | km 215+622 (existing | km 215+690 | Major Bridge | 0.074 |
| | km 214+411) | (existing km 214+485) | | |
+-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 10 | km 234+882 (existing | km 234+981 | Flyover | 0.099 |
| | km 233+671) | (existing km 233+770) | | |
+-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 11 | km 243+081 (existing | km 243+203 | Major Bridge | 0.122 |
| | km 241+870) | (existing km 241+992) | | |
+-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| 12 | km 245+356 (existing | km 245+431 | ROB | 0.075 |
| | km 244+145) | (existing km 244+220) | | |
+-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| | Total length (km) | | | 0.765 |
+-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
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 (Rupees Three Hundred
Forty only) for the year 2025- 2026 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of 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- | Period of validity |
| | way journeys allowed | |
+=================================================+===================================+==========================+
| One and half times of the fee for | Two | Twenty-four hours from |
| one-way journey | | the time of payment |
+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+
| Two-third of amount of the fee | Fifty | One month from date of |
| payable 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 prescribed rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or
alternative road is available for use of such commercial vehicles.
7. A mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category under the rules,
shall not be permitted to use the National Highway for crossing the plaza until the excess load has been removed from
such mechanical vehicle. 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 as per the applicable provision in the said rules, namely:
Table -6
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Percentage of excess load over | Multiplying Factor to the | Fees |
| Maximum Permissible Gross | base rate | |
| Vehicular Weight | | |
+=============================================================+===================================+=========================================================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 0% to 20% | Two | [(Fees applicable for such |
| | | category of mechanical vehicle under |
| >20% to 40% | Four | sub-rule (2) of rule 4) x (Multiplying |
| | | factor)] |
| >40% to 60% | Six | |
| | | |
| >60% to 80% | Eight | |
| | | |
| >80% and Above | Ten | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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 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. The same shall be got published by the authority in at least one newspaper in English and vernacular
language through the concessionaire and thereafter revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rule and
provisions of the concession agreement and will be published; provided, however, that such revision shall not be
effected until a period of 6 (six) months from the date of preceding revision of fee.
[F. No. FINDIV-16011(15)/1/2024-O/o CGM (Finance-I)/E-247572]
CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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