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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-26062025-264154
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2786]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2025/ASHADHA 4, 1947
4170 GI/2025
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd June, 2025
S.O. 2853(E).—Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O.974(E) dated 9th April,2015,issued under section 5 of the National Highways Act,1956 (48 of
1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of old National Highway No.67 (new NH No.83,81 and 181)
[excluding km 0.000 to km 218.2000 (Nagapattinam – Thanjavur-Trichy-Karur section)] 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”), the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net
road section length of 54.80 km for the use of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for the use of four
or more lane of Palladam – Kurukathi Section from design Km 26.500 to Km 81.300 of new National Highway number
81 in the State of Tamil Nadu and authorizes the National Highways Authority of India to collect, either through its
officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely:-
Table-1
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| Type of Vehicle | Base rate of fee per km for the base |
| | year 2007-08 (in Rupees) |
| (1) | (2) |
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| 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) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles | 3.45 |
| Oversized Vehicles (Seven or more Axles) | 4.20 |
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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
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| Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length(in km) for which Fee is payable | Rate at which fee is payable |
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| At Km 32.000 of new NH-81, near village Pongalur, PalladamTaluk of Tiruppur District of Tamil Nadu. | 54.800 Km | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
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2. 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.350.00(Rupees Three Hundred and Fifty
Only) for the year 2025-26 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules.
3. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:-
Table-3
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| Amount Payable | Maximum number of one way journeys allowed | Period of validity |
+--------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| One and one-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 single journeys | Fifty | One month from date of payment |
+--------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
4. 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.
5. 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.
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 said 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 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.
9. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 333.36 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. RO/Chennai/MoRTH/12014/NH-81/023/AP/2022-23/E-217200]
KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt. Secy.
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Date: 2025.06.26 15:58:48 +05'30'