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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-22122025-268707
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 5704]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 28, 1947
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th December, 2025
S.O.5901(E).—Whereas, by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O.2408(E) dated 27thMay 2022, issued under section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of
1956), the Central Government has entrusted New National Highway No.179A situated within the State of Tamil Nadu
to the State Government of Tamil Nadu.
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 notification bearing S.O. 5327 (E) dated 13.12.2023, the Central
Government hereby levies the fee at the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of
59.455 km(Table-2) and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60 m) of 1.61 km (having length of
0.161 km) (Table-3) for the use of four or more lane and at sixty per cent of the base rate specified in column (2) of the
Table 1 for net road section length of 2.200 km (Table-2) for use of two lane with paved shoulder section on the type of
vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for the use of Salem to Vaniyambadi Section from km 17.800 to
km 80.000 of National Highway number 179A in the State of Tamil Nadu 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 (EME) | 3.45 |
| 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 (chainage) | Length(in km) for which Fee | Rate at which fee is payable |
| | is payable | |
+=================================================+=============================================+=========================================================+
| At Km 39.760 of NH-179A, near | 59.455 Km | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates |
| village H.Pudhupatti, Pappireddipatti | (Excluding Structure > 60m | mentioned in Table-1 above. |
| Taluk of Dharmapuri District of | length) | |
| Tamil Nadu | | |
+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| | 2.200 Km | 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of 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 60 m at the following fee plaza(s), by converting the length of structures in to 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-3
+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length of structures^ (in km) | equivalent road | Rate at which fee is |
| | to be converted into | length (in km) | payable |
| | equivalent road length for | | |
| | which fee is payable | | |
+=================================================+=============================================+=============================+=========================================================+
| At Km 39.760 of NH-179A, near | 0.161 | 1.61 | 100% for four or more |
| village H.Pudhupatti, Pappireddipatti | | | lane, of the base rates |
| Taluk of Dharmapuri District of | | | mentioned in Table-1 |
| Tamil Nadu | | | above. |
+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
^ The details of structures (> 60 m length) are as under:-
+--------+---------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Sl.No. | Chainage | Type of structure | Total Length (in km) |
| +----------+----------+ | |
| | From km | To km | | |
+========+==========+==========+===================+===================+
| 1 | 68.846 | 69.007 | Major Bridge | 0.161 |
+--------+----------+----------+-------------------+-------------------+
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 kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs. 340.00 (Rupees 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.
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 way | Two | Twenty four hours from the time |
| journey | | of payment |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Two-third of amount of the fee payable for | Fifty | One month from date of payment |
| 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 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 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 517.85 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/Chennai/MoRTH/12014/146/2018-19(part)/E-198455]
CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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GORAKHA NATH YADAVA
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YADAVA
Date: 2025.12.22 11:54:56 +05°30'