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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-22022025-261237
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 923]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025/PHALGUNA 2, 1946
1345 GI/2025
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st February, 2025
S.O. 931(E). - Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O. 5422(E) dated 13.12.2024 issued under Section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of
1956), the Central Government has entrusted the entire National Highway No. 752B situated within the State of
Madhya Pradesh to the State Government of Madhya Pradesh.
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 sixty percent of the base rate
specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 45.74 km [Table-2] and for equivalent structure
length (having length more than 60m) of 3.60 km (having length of 0.360 km) [Table-3] of section from design
kilometer 0+000 to kilometer 40+400 excluding 1.1 Km from chainage 26+400 to 27+500) and including 6.8 Km
bypass from chainage 22+800 to 29+600 (existing km 0+000 to km 40+800) of National Highway number 752B in
the State of Madhya Pradesh 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 (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: -
Table 2
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza | Length (in km) for which Fee is | Rate at which fee is payable|
| (chainage) | payable | |
+==============================================================================+=================================================================+=============================+
| At Ch/km. 11+400 of NH- | 45.74 | 60% for two lane with paved |
| 752B near Village Mana in Agar | [Excluding length of structures (>60m)] | shoulders, of |
| district of Madhya Pradesh | | the base 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 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 equalisation factor of 10: -
Table 3
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza | Length of structures (in | Equivalent road length (in | Rate at which fee is |
| (chainage) | km) to be converted into | km) | payable |
| | equivalent road length | | |
+==============================================================================+=====================================================================+================================+=============================+
| At Ch/km. 11+400 | 0.360^ | 3.60 | 60% for two lane with |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+-----------------------------+
paved shoulders, of the base
rates mentioned in Table-1
above
The details are as under:
+-----+-----------+----------+------------------+----------------+
| | Chainage | | Type of Structure| Length (in km) |
+=====+===========+==========+==================+================+
| | From Km | To Km | | |
+-----+-----------+----------+------------------+----------------+
| 1 | 40+175 | 40+325 | Major Bridge | 0.150 |
+-----+-----------+----------+------------------+----------------+
| 2 | 08+215 | 08+425 | Major Bridge | 0.210 |
+-----+-----------+----------+------------------+----------------+
| | | Total | | 0.360 |
+-----+-----------+----------+------------------+----------------+
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 340.00 (Rupees Three Hundred and Forty only)
for the year 2024-25 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 half times of the fee for one | Two | Twenty-four hours from the time|
| way journey | | of payment |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| Two-third of amount of the fee | Fifty | One month from date of payment|
| payable for fifty single journeys. | | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
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 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 kilometre 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 National
Highways 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 148.30 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 National Highways
Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised.
[F. No. CE-RO/BPL/Jirapur-Susner-MP-RJBorder/NH-752B/2021-22/E-204195]
KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt. Secy.