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This notification levies fees for the use of the Parsarma-Bariyahi, Bangaon Bypass, and Mahishi Spur Road sections of NH-327E in Bihar, and authorizes the National Highways Authority of India to collect these fees.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 371(E) dated 19th January, 2026, has levied user fees for specific stretches of National Highway 327E in Bihar. This action is taken in exercise of 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, following the entrustment of the 29.60 km Parsarma-Bangaon-Mahishi section of NH 327E to the National Highways Authority of India by S.O. 5426(E) dated 22nd November 2022, under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988). Fees are levied at 60% of the base rate (from Table 1, base year 2007-08) for a net road section length of 29.558 km and an equivalent structure length of 2.30 km (from 0.230 km original length for structures over 60m), and at 90% of the base rates for bypasses costing Rs. 10 crore or more, specifically the 3.82 km Bangaon Bypass (costing Rs. 62.426 crore). The fee plaza is located at Km/Ch.15.440 of NH-327E near Rahua village in Saharsa district. Base rates range from Rs. 0.65 per km for Car/Jeep/Van/LMV to Rs. 4.20 per km for Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles). A monthly pass for non-commercial vehicles residing within 20 km of the fee plaza is Rs. 340.00 for 2025-26, subject to annual revision under the said rules. Discounts include 50% for commercial vehicles registered in the district if no alternative road is available, and specific rates for multiple journeys. Overloaded vehicles are liable to pay a fee as per sub-rule 1A of Rule 10 of the said rules. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 1036.15 Crore, with the Authority responsible for maintaining records of capital cost recovery through user fees. Fees and discounts will be calculated and revised annually per Rule 5 and displayed per Rule 12 of the said rules.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-27012026-269583 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 343] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2026/MAGHA 4, 1947 519 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th January, 2026 S.O. 371(E). Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 5426(E) dated 22th November 2022, issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of NH 327 E from Parsarma- Bangaon- Mahishi section having a total length of 29.60 km situated within the State of Bihar to the National Highways Authority of India, (hereinafter referred to as the "Authority"); 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 sixty percent of the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 29.558 km [Table 2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60 m) of 2.30 km (having length of 0.230 km) [Table 4] and at ninety percent of the base rates for bypasses having length of 3.82 km [Table 3] costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for use of two lane with paved shoulder from Parsarma to Bariyahi (Design Km 0.000 to km 24.068) of NH-327E, Bangaon Bypass (Design km 0.000 to 3.820) & Mahishi Spur Road (Design km 0.000 to km 5.720) in the state of Bihar and authorises the Authority 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) | 3.45 | | (four to six axles) | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | 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 for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza namely: - Table-2 +------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length (in km) for which Fee is payable | Rate at which fee is payable | +==================================================================+====================================================================================================================+================================================================================================+ | At Km/Ch.15.440 of NH-327E near Rahua village in Saharsa | 29.558 KM | 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above | | district of State Bihar | [Excluding length of Bypass (costing≥10 Cr.) and length of structures (>60m)] | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the bypass costing Rs. 10 crore or more at the toll plaza for net bypass length specified for such Fee Plaza(s). Table-3 +------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+----------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza | Name of the | Taking Off | Merging at | Length (in km) | Cost (In Rs. Crore) | Rate at which fee is payable | +==================================================================+================+==========================+==========================+================+=============================+================================================================================================+ | At Km/Ch. 15.440 of NH-327E near Rahua village in Saharsa | Bangaon Bypass | Km 0.000 at Sec-III | Km 3.820 at Sec-III | 3.820 | 62.426 | 90% for two lanes with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above | | district of State Bihar | | (NH-327E) | (NH-327E) | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+----------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 3. 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 Toll Plaza(s), by converting the length of structures into an equivalent length of highway by multiplying the length of such structures by an equalization factor of 10: Table-4 +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Toll Plaza (Chainage) | Length of structures (in km) to be converted into equivalent | Equivalent Road length (In km) | Rate at which fee is payable | | | road length | | | +==================================================================+=================================================================+================================+================================================================================================+ | At Km/Ch. 15.440 of NH-327E near Rahua village in Saharsa | 0.230^ | 2.30 | 60% for two lanes with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above | | district of State Bihar | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ The details are as under: +--------+--------------------+--------------------+-------------------------------------+------------+ | S. No. | Chainage (km) From | Chainage (km) To | Type of Structure | Length (m) | +========+====================+====================+=====================================+============+ | 1 | 2.430 | 2.500 | Major Bridge | 0.070 | +--------+--------------------+--------------------+-------------------------------------+------------+ | 2 | 3.827 | 3.987 | Major Bridge | 0.160 | | | | | (At Mahishi Spur Road) | | +--------+--------------------+--------------------+-------------------------------------+------------+ 4. 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.340.00 (Rupees Three Hundred & Forty only) for the year 2025-26 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules. 5. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: Table-5 +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | 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 | Fifty | One month from date of payment | | single journeys | | | +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules. 10. Based on the base rate of fee per kilometre 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 Authority 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. 11. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 1036.15 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 Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of Capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. BRDIV-19/42/2025-PIU Supaul /E-255428] CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy. 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA

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