Publication of user fee notification

5485 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3649] NEW DEL HI, FRIDAY , AUGUST 25, 2023/ BHADRA 3, 1945 CG-DL-E-26082023-248360 (1) (2) पर 40.237 100% क ु ल 0.750 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2 5th August, 2023 S.O. 3809(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 4201(E) dated the 11th October, 2021 issued under Section 5 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entru sted National Highway No.353E situated within the State of Mahar ashtra to the State Government of Maharashtra; 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 Nati onal Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as the “rules”), the Central Government hereby levies the fee on mechanical vehicles at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section len gth of 2.90 km [at 100% for four or more lane section] and 40.237 km [at sixty per cent of the base rate for use of two lane with paved shoulder section] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 7.50 km (having length of 0.750 k m) [at sixty per cent of the base rate for use of two lane with paved shoulder section] on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of Chimur to Warora section from design chainage kilometer 47.700 to kilometer 52.700, kilometer 53.410 to kilometer 54.610 and kilometer 60.600 to kilometer 98.350 (total length 43.950 km) of National Highway No.353E in the State of Maharashtra 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) 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 colle cted 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 is payable Rate at which fee is payable At design Km. 68.000 of NH-353E near Khangaon Village, Taluka Chimur, district - Chandrapur in the State of Maharashtra. 40.237 [Excluding length of structures (>60m)] 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 2.90 km 100% for four and above lane, 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 60m at the following Fee Plaza(s), by converting the length of structures into an equivalent length of highway by multiply ing the length of such structures by an equalisation factor of 10: - Table -3 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length of structures (in km) to be converted into equivalent road length Equivalent road length (in km) Rate at which fee is payable At design Km. 68.000 of NH -353E near Khangaon Village, Taluka Chimur, district - Chandrapur in the State of Maharashtra. 0.750 km^ 7.50 km 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned i n Table -1 above ^The details are as under: - Chainage Type of Structure Length (in km) From Km To Km 1 53+660 54+410 Animal Underpass 0.750 Total 0.750 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 330.00 (Three Hundred and Thirty Rupees only) for the year 2023 -24 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules. 4. For multiple jour neys on the highway section, passes s hall be issued at the following rates, namely: - Table -4 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 th e time of payment Two-third of amount of the fee payable for fifty single journeys Fifty One month from date of payment 5. Fee for commercial vehicle (excluding vehicles plying under National permit) registered in the district where the fee plaza falls sha ll 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 permi ssible 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 t o make use o f 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. sha ll 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 t he 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 515.56 crore. [The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisi tion, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed and the final capital cost will be notified separately]. The National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised and after recov ery of the capital cost, the fee leviable shall be reduced to 40% of the rates and shall be revised annually in accordance with the said rules. [F. No. RO/MUM/P -1068/2016 -17/Toll/E -222378 ] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH , Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri , New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.