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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-27012026-269585
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 342]
NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2026/MAGHA 4, 1947
518 GI/2026
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 19th January, 2026
S.O. 370(E). Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways number S.O.3833(E) dated the 3rd August, 2018, issued under section 11 of the National
Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government had entrusted the stretch from
Kilometer 0.000 to Kilometer 80.000 of Sonauli Gorakhpur Section of National Highway-29 Extension in
the State of Uttar Pradesh to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the
"Authority");
And whereas, by notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways numbers S.O.1611(E) dated 16th April, 2019 and its subsequent amendment notification number
S.O. 4382 (E) dated 25th September, 2025, the Central Government had authorised the authority to collect, either
through its official or through a Contractor, for the use of two laning with paved shoulder of Sonauli to
Gorakhpur Section from Design Km. 0.000 (Existing chainage Km. 0.000) to Design Km. 81.412 (Existing
chainage Km. 80.000) of National Highway No. 24 (Old NH- 29E) in the State of Uttar Pradesh ;
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"), and in supersession of the notifications of the
Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways numbers S.O. 1611(E) dated 16th April,
2019, and S.O. 4382(E) dated 25th September, 2025, except as respects things done or omitted to be done
under such supersession, the Central Government hereby notifies that this notification shall come into force with
effect from the Commercial Operation Date (COD) of the ongoing four-laning work of the existing two-lane
Sonauli-Gorakhpur section. Accordingly, the fee shall be levied on the type of vehicles specified in
column (1) of the Table-1 at the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table-1 below for the net road
length of 74.200 kilometer [Table-2], and at one and half times the base rate specified in column (2) of the
Table-1 for bypasses having length of 5.340 kilometer [Table-3] costing rupees ten crore or more, for the use of
four lane with paved shoulders of Sonauli to Gorakhpur section from design kilometer 0.000 (existing chainage
kilometer 0.000) to design kilometer 79.54 (existing chainage kilometer 80+295) on National Highway number 24
(old NH-29E) in the state of Uttar Pradesh and the Central Government hereby authorises the Authority 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 |
| (1) | 2007-08 (in Rupees) |
| | (2) |
+=================================================================================================+===================================================================+
| Car, Jeep, Van or Light Motor Vehicle | 0.65 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Light Commercial Vehicle, Light Goods Vehicle or Mini Bus | 1.05 |
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| Bus or Truck (Two Axles) | 2.20 |
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| Three-axle commercial vehicles | 2.40 |
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| Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or Earth Moving Equipment (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) | 3.45 |
| (four to six axles) | |
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| 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) | Influence Section | Length (in km) for which Fee is payable | Rate at which fee is payable |
+==========================================================================+====================+===========================================+=====================================================================+
| At km 13.700 (Existing chainage at km 13.665) near village Chandithan in | Km 00.000 | 39.770 | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 |
| Dist. Maharajganj | to km 39.770 | | above |
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| At km 77.476 (Existing chainage at km 78.137) near village Jungle kaudia | Km 39.770 | 34.430 | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 |
| in Dist. Gorakhpur | To km 79.540 | | above |
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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 following Fee Plaza for net bypass length specified for such Fee Plaza(s) : -
Table-3
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| Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Name of | Taking Off | Merging at | Length and Cost of bypass for which for which | | Rate at which fee is payable |
| | the Bypass | | | additional fee is payable | | |
| | | | | Length (in Km) | Cost (in Rs. Crore) | |
+=====================================================+===============+=========================================+=========================================+=====================================================+=======================+=================================================================+
| At km 77.476 (Existing chainage at km 78.137) near | Pipiganj | Design km 68.520 | Design km 73.860 | 5.340 | 121 | 150% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in |
| village Jungle kaudia in Dist. Gorakhpur | Bypass | (Existing km 71.516) | (Existing km 75.216) | | | Table-1 above |
+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
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 kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs. 340.000 (Three Hundred and
Forty Rupees only) for the year 2025-26 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
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| 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 |
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| 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 vehicles.
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 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.
7. 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.
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
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.
10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 2703.97 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 realized.
[F. No. UPDIV-21015/244/2025-NHAI- RO Varanasi (UP East) /E-259648]
CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.