Publication of user fee notification

5484 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. 3648] NEW DEL HI, FRIDAY , AUGUST 25, 2023/ BHADRA 3, 1945 CG-DL-E-26082023-248361 (1) (2) 60% MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2 5th August, 2023 S.O. 3808(E).—Whereas by notification of the Gove rnment of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 4201(E) dated 11th October 2021, issued under section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of NH - 548B in the state of Maharashtra 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 National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 and amended from time to time (hereinafter referred to as the “said Rules”), th e Central Government hereby levies the fee on mechanical vehicles at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 at 60% for net road length of 47.656 km [for use of two lane with paved shoulder section] on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of Table 1 below for the use of Omerg a to Ausa Section design chainage from Km.0. 000 to km.47. 800 (existing chainage from Km. 249.200 to Km. 201.400) of NH -548B developed to two lane with paved shoulder in the state of Maharashtra and authorises the Nation al 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 Vehi cle 0.65 Light Commercial Vehicle, Light Goods Vehicle or Minibus 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 levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the following Fee Plaza for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza: Table -2 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length (in km ) for which Fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable At design chainage Km.36+000 Lamjana Pati, Tal. Ausa, District -Latur in the State of Maharashtra. 47.656 (Excluding length of structure > 60m) 60% for two lane with paved shoulder , of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 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.330/ - (Rupees Three Hundred and Thi rty only) for the year 2023 -24 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, name ly: 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 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 prescribed rate for that category of vehicle provi ded no service road or alternative road is avai lable 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 rules. 7. The fee rates shall be displayed for inform ation of the users in accordance with rules 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 wi ll 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 sha ll be published in at least one newspaper, each in English and vernacular language accordingly. 9. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs.272.04 Crores. The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of utility shifting, price adj ustments, GST, etc., are yet to be completed. The final ca pital 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 recovery of the capital c ost, 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 -1236/2017 -18/E -223211 ] 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.