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Notification by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways under section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 levying user fee on mechanical vehicles for the Malegaon-Risod section of National Highway No. 461B in Maharashtra.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, vide S.O. 3801(E) dated 24th August 2023, in exercise of powers under 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, levied user fee on mechanical vehicles for the Malegaon-Risod section (Design Km 0.00 to Km 44.220) of National Highway No. 461B in Maharashtra, following the earlier entrustment of the highway stretch to the State Government of Maharashtra vide S.O. 4201(E) dated 11th October 2021 under section 5 of the Act. Fees are levied at sixty percent of the 2007-08 base rate for a net road section length of 36.74 km and an equivalent structure length of 1.05 km, actual structure length 0.105 km, a Major Bridge from Km 24.993 to Km 26.068, collectible by the National Highways Authority of India via the fee plaza at design Km 6.100 near Shirpur Village, Malegaon taluka, Washim district. Base rates per km range from Rs. 0.65 for Car/Jeep/Van/Light Motor Vehicle to Rs. 4.20 for Oversized Vehicles with seven or more axles. The monthly local-resident pass is Rs. 330 for 2023-24; multi-journey passes are also specified. Commercial vehicles registered in the district receive a 50 percent fee reduction where no alternative road exists; overloaded vehicles are liable for additional fees per rule 10(1A). The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 238.817 crore, subject to variation, with fee reduction to 40 percent of rates after capital cost recovery. Signed by Suman Prasad Singh, Joint Secretary.

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5470 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. 3641] NEW DELHI , THURSDAY , AUGUST 24, 2023/ BHADRA 2, 1945 CG-DL-E-26082023-248368 (1) (2) 60% 1 24.993 26.068 बड़ा पुल 0.105 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2 4th August, 2023 S.O. 3801 (E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highway s numbe r S.O. 4201(E) dated 11th October, 2021 issued under Section 5 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of National Highway No. 461B situated within the State of Maharashtra to the State Gover nment o f Maharashtra; Now, ther efore, 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 Centr al Government hereby levies the fee on mechanical vehicles at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 36.74 km [at sixty per cent of the base rate for use of two lane with paved shoulder section] and for equivalent st ructure length (having length more than 60m) of 1.05 km (having length of 0.105 km) [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 Malegaon – Risod from Design Km. 0.00 to Km 44.220 section of National Highway No.461B 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 vehicle s 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 Fe e 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 6.100 of NH -461B near Shirpur Village, Taluka Malegaon, dis trict- Washim in the State of Maharashtra.. 36.74 [Excluding length of structures (>60m)] 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 60m at the following Fee Plaza(s), by converting the length of structures into an equivalent length of highway by multiplying 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 6.100 of NH - 461B near Shirpur Village, Taluka Malegaon, district - Washim in the State of Maharashtra. 0.105 km^ 1.05 km 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above ^The details are as under: - Chainage Type of Structure Length (in km) From Km To Km 1 24.993 26.068 Major Bridge 0.105 Total 0.105 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 ye ar 2023 -24 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 journeys allo wed 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 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 vehi cles. 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 a gency, 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 mechanic al 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 p roject is Rupees 238.817 crore. [The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed and the final capital cost will be notified separately]. The National Highways Aut hority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised and after recovery 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 -1205/Toll/2023 -24/E -223433 ] 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 Public ations, Delhi -110054.

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