Publication of user fee notification

6049 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3703] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 /BHADRA 2 8, 194 6 CG-DL-E-23092024-257391 (1) (2) MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th September , 2024 S.O. 4042(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 3033 (E) dated 22.06.2018 issued under section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of new NH -730C in the State of Uttar Pradesh to the State Government of Uttar 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 and amended from time to time (hereinafter referred to as the “said Rules”), the Central Government, hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in Column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 5.72 Km for use of the four lane section and at sixty percent of the base rate for net road section length of 55.51 Km for use of two lane with paved shoulder on the type of vehicles specified in Column (1) of the Table 1 below for the stretch from Km 52.770 to Km 114.000 (starting at 52.770 km distance and ending at Km. 114.000 on National Highway No. NH 730 C in the States of Uttar Pradesh, and authorises the National Highway 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 1.05 Vehicle or Mini Bus Bus or Truck (Two Axles) 2.20 Three -axle commercial vehicles 2.40 Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or Earth Moving Equipment (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) 3.45 Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) 4.20 1. The fee to be levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the following Fee Plaza (s) for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza (s): - 2. The rate of the 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 (Three hundred and Forty Rupees only) for the year 2024 -25 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules. 3. For multiple journey on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: Table -3 Amount Payable Maximum number of one - way journeys allowed Period of Validity 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 or more single journeys Fifty One month from date of payment 4. Fee for the commercial vehicle (excluding vehicles playing under national permit) registered in the district where the fee plaza falls shall be 50% of the specified rate that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternative road is available for use of such commercial vehicles. 5. The driver or owner or 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 fees 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. 6. 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 rules. 7. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules. 8. Based on the Base rate of fee per km 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, each in English and vernacular language accordingly. Table - 2 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length (in Km) for which fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable At Km 91+010 at Kudaiya village, Dist. Shahjahanpur, Tehsil Jalalabad in the State of Uttar Pradesh 5.72 km 100% for four or more lane, of the base rate mentioned in Table 1 above. 55.51 60% for two lane with paved shoulder, of the base rate mentioned in Table 1 above. 9. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 322.36 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 National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised . [F. No. PIU/MoRT&H/Toll/Pkg -II(187)/2022 -23 /E-236271 ] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Joint Sec . Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.