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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-27032026-271311
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1504]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2026/ CHAITRA 4, 1948
2182 GI/2026
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th March, 2026
S.O. 1569(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways S.O. 1035(E) dated the 7th May, 2010 issued under Section 11 of the National Highway Authority of India
Act 1988 (68 to 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from kilometer 153.300 to kilometer 410.000
(Khagaria - Bakhtiyarpur – Purnea section) of National Highways No. 31 in the State of Bihar to 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
(hereinafter referred to as the "Rules") and in supersession of fee notification published vide S.O. 3237 dated 08.08.2024,
the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in columns (2) of the Table 1 for net road section
length of 6.200 km [Table 2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 13.18 km (having
length of 1.318 km [Table 4]) and at one and one half times the base rate for bypasses having length of 41.972 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 four laning of Bakhtiyarpur-Mokama Section from design km 153.300 to km 197.900 and Aunta-Simaria section
from km 197.900 to km 202.790 of NH-31 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) | 3.45 |
| or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (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 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 chainage km 178.700 at village | 6.200 | 100% for four or more lane of the |
| Biharbigha in District Patna in the state of | [Excluding structures of length> 60m | base rates mentioned in Table-1 |
| Bihar | and bypasses costing> 10 crores] | above |
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
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
+------------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+----------------------------+-------------+------------------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza | Name of the| Taking | Merging | Length | Cost (in | Rate at which the fee is |
| (chainage) | Bypass | Off | at | [Excluding | Crs.) | payable |
| | | | | structures of | | |
| | | | | length> 60m] | | |
| | | | | (in Km) | | |
+====================================+============+==========+==========+============================+=============+====================================+
| At design km | Bakhtiyarpur | Km | Km | | | 150% for four or more |
| 178.700(Design) at village | Mokama | 153.300 | 191.700 | 37.350 | 822.23 | lanes, of the base rates |
| Biharbigha in District | | | | | | mentioned in Table-1 |
| Patna in the state of Bihar | Aunta Simaria| Km | Km | | | above |
| | | 197.900 | 202.790 | 4.622 | 345.95 | |
+------------------------------------+------------+----------+----------+----------------------------+-------------+------------------------------------+
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 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-4
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza | Length of structures (in Equivalent road km) to be | Rate at which fee is payable |
| (chainage) | converted into length (in km) equivalent road length | |
+===================================================+=========================================================+===================================================+
| At Km/Ch. KM 178.700 (Design) | | 100% for four or more lanes of the |
| at village Biharbigha in District | 1.318 Km^ | base rates mentioned in Table-1 |
| Patna in the state of Bihar | 13.18 km | above |
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
^The details are as under: -
+-----+----------------------------+-----------------+-------------------+----------------+
| | Chainage | Type of structure | Length (in km) |
| +----------------+-----------+ | |
| | From km | To km | | |
+=====+================+===========+===================+===================+
| (a) | Bakhtiyarpur-Mokama section| | |
+-----+----------------+-----------+-------------------+-------------------+
| 1 | 153.850 | 154.010 | Viaduct | 0.160 |
+-----+----------------+-----------+-------------------+-------------------+
| 2 | 154.010 | 154.090 | ROB | 0.080 |
+-----+----------------+-----------+-------------------+-------------------+
| 3 | 154.090 | 154.264 | Viaduct | 0.174 |
+-----+----------------+-----------+-------------------+-------------------+
| 4 | 154.264 | 154.388 | ROB | 0.124 |
+-----+----------------+-----------+-------------------+-------------------+
| 5 | 154.388 | 154.900 | Viaduct | 0.512 |
+-----+----------------+-----------+-------------------+-------------------+
| | Total length of structure in Bakhtiyarpur-Mokama | 1.050 km |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| (b) | Aunta-Simaria section | | |
+-----+----------------+-----------+-------------------+-------------------+
| 1 | 202.306 | 202.494 | ROB-2 | 0.188 |
+-----+----------------+-----------+-------------------+-------------------+
| 2 | 202.750 | 202.830 | Viaduct | 0.080 |
+-----+----------------+-----------+-------------------+-------------------+
| | Total length of structure in Aunta-Simaria | 0.268 km |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| | Total length of Structures | 1.318 km |
+-----+---------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
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 kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs.340/- (Rupees Three Hundred Forty only)
for the year 2025-2026 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 | Period of validity |
| | journeys allowed | |
+=======================================================+===================================================+===================================================+
| One and half times of the fee for one way | Two | Twenty four hours from the time |
| journey | | 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 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.
11.
The estimated capital cost of the projects is Rupees 1733.009 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-2014/55/2025-PIU Begusarai/E-262390]
CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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