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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-27032026-271332
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1531]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2026/ CHAITRA 4, 1948
[F. No. FINDIV/28/2026-TOT/ INVIT Division E-264626]
CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th March, 2026
S.O. 1596(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Surface
Transport (Road Wing) number S.O. 78 (E), dated 4th February 1999 and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
number S. O. 660 (E), dated 27th September 1996, issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India
Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from Kilometer 46.000 to Kilometer 398.750
(Uttarpradesh / Bihar Border to Barwa Adda Section) of National Highway No. 2 and Km 398.750 to Km 441.440
(Barwa Adda to Barakar Section) of National Highway No.2 (New NH-19) in the State of Bihar and Jharkhand to the
National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the “Authority");
And whereas, pursuant to the provision of Section 14 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988
(68 of 1988), the Authority has entered into an agreement (hereinafter referred to as said agreement) with M/s Raajmarg
1 Projects Private Limited, having its registered office at G-5 & 6, Sector-10, Dwarka, Delhi, South West Delhi, Delhi,
India, 110075 (hereinafter referred to as the “Concessionaire"), on 17th March 2026 for the Tolling, Operation,
Maintenance and Transfer of Gorhar – Barwa Adda Section from Km 320.810 to Km 401.332 of NH-19 (Old NH-2) in
the state of Jharkhand (hereinafter referred to as the said section) of the National Highway.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8A 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 any other amendments notified thereof till signing of the Agreement and in supersession
of the Notification Number S. O. No 191(E) dated 14 th January 2022, except as respects things done or omitted to be
done before such supersession, the Central Government, having regard to the expenditure involved in building,
maintenance, management and operation of the said section, interest on the capital invested, reasonable return, the
volume of traffic and the period of the agreement entered into between the Authority and the Concessionaire, hereby
notifies that there shall be levied and collected fees on mechanical vehicles for the use of the Six / Four Lane Highway
of Gorhar - Barwa Adda Section from Km 320.810 to Km 401.332 of NH 19 in the State of Jharkhand (hereinafter
referred to as the "said section'), for Net road length of 72.357 km (Table 2) at 100% of the rates specified in Column
(2) of Table 1 below and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 3.09 km. having length 0.309
km, Table 4) and one and half times of the base rate for use of bypasses, costing rupees ten crore or more, having length
of 7.856 km (Table 3) for the four or more lane section on the type of vehicles specified in Column (1) of Table 1, and
authorises the said Concessionaire to collect and retain the fee on and from the date of commercial operation or
publication of this Notification in the Official Gazette, whichever is later, till the termination date as specified in the
agreement.
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 | 1.05 |
| Vehicle or Minibus | |
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Bus or Truck (Two Axles) | 2.20 |
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Three-axle commercial vehicles | 2.40 |
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or | 3.45 |
| Earth Moving Equipment (EME) 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 following Fee Plaza, at the base
rate mentioned in Table 1 above, for the distance specified for such Fee Plazas, namely: -
Table-2
+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza (Chainage) | Length (in km) for which Fee is | Rate at which Fee is payable |
| | Payable | |
+=============================================+==================================================+==============================+
| At Km 352.100 of NH-19 (Old | 72.357 [excluding 0.309 Km of | 100% for four or more lane |
| NH-2) near Kulgo Village in Girdihi | structures (having length more than | of the base rates mentioned |
| District of Jharkhand | 60m) and excluding bypass (> 10 Cr.) | in Table-1 above |
| | length 7.856 Km | |
+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
2. In addition to the above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the following bypass(es)
at following Fee Plaza(s) at one and half times of the base rate mentioned in Table 1 above for the length of bypass(es)
specified for such Fee Plaza(s): -
Table-3
+---------------------------------------------+-------------------+---------------+---------------+----------------------+------------------------------+
| Location of Toll | Name of | Taking | Merging | Length and cost of | Rate at which |
| Plaza | the | Off | at | bypass for which | fee is payable |
| (Chainage) | Bypass | | | additional fee is | |
| | | | | payable | |
| | | | | Length | Cost (in | |
| | | | | (in | Rs. | |
| | | | | km) | Crore) | |
+=============================================+===================+===============+===============+========+==============+==============================+
| At Km 352.100 | Bagodar | Design | Design km | 4.856 | >10 Cr. | 150 % for four or more |
| of NH- | Bypass of | km | 336.756 | | | lane of the base rates |
| 19 (Old NH-2) | NH - | 331.800 | | | | mentioned in Table-1 |
| near | 02/New | | | | | above |
| Kulgo Village in | NH | | | | | |
| Girdihi | no.19 | | | | | |
| District of | Rajganj | Km | Km | 3.000 | >10 Cr | 150 % for four or more |
| Jharkhand | Bypass | 389.800 | 392.800 | | | lane of the base rates |
| | | | | | | mentioned in Table-1 |
| | | | | | | above |
+---------------------------------------------+-------------------+---------------+---------------+--------+--------------+------------------------------+
| Total (KM) | | | | 7.856 | | |
+---------------------------------------------+-------------------+---------------+---------------+--------+--------------+------------------------------+
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 60 m 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 equalization factor of 10, at the rate mention in
Table 1 above:
a. The details of 4 or more lane structures (> 60 m length) are as under-
Table-4
+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------------+
| Location of Toll Plaza | Length of | Equivalent | Rate at which |
| (Existing Kilometre [Km]) | structures | Road | Fee is Payable |
| | (in km) to be | Length (in | |
| | converted into | km) | |
| | equivalent road | | |
| | length | | |
+=============================================+=================================================+===========================+==============================+
| At Km 352.100 of NH-19 | 0.309^ | 3.090 | 100% for four or more lane, |
| (Old NH-2) near Kulgo | | | of the base rates mentioned |
| Village in Girdihi District of | | | in Table-1 above |
| Jharkhand | | | |
+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+------------------------------+
^ The details of 4 or more lane structures (> 60 m length) are as under:
+--------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+---------------+
| S. No. | Start Chainage (at | End Chainage (at | Type of | Length |
| | Km) | Km) | Structure | (km) |
+========+==========================+========================+===================+===============+
| 1 | 333.313 | 333.413 | Major Bridge | 0.100 |
+--------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+---------------+
| 2 | 358.103 | 358.206 | Major Bridge | 0.103 |
+--------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+---------------+
| 3 | 358.789 | 358.895 | Major Bridge | 0.106 |
+--------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+---------------+
| Total length (km) | | | 0.309 |
+--------+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+---------------+
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. 340.00 (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 journey on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:
Table-5
+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| Amount Payable | Maximum number of one- | Period of validity |
| | way journeys allowed | |
+=================================================+=============================================+====================================+
| One and half times of the fee for one | Two | Twenty four hours from the time of |
| way journey | | payment |
+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| Two-third of amount of the fee | Fifty | One month from date of payment |
| payable for fifty 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 prescribed rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternative
road is available for use of such commercial vehicles.
7. A mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category under the rules,
shall not be permitted to use the National Highway for crossing the plaza until the excess load has been removed from
such mechanical vehicle. 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 as per the applicable provision in the said rules, namely: -
+-------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Percentage of excess | Multiplying | Fees |
| load | Factor to the | |
| over Maximum | base rate | |
| Permissible Gross | | |
| Vehicular Weight | | |
+=================================================+==========================+==================================================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+-------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 0% to 20% | Two | [(Fees applicable for such category of mechanical vehicle under sub- |
| >20% to 40% | Four | rule (2) of rule 4) x (Multiplying factor)] |
| >40% to 60% | Six | |
| >60% to 80% | Eight | |
| >80% and Above | Ten | |
+-------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
8. The Fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rules 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. The
same shall be got published by the authority in at least one newspaper in English and vernacular language through the
concessionaire and thereafter revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rule and provisions of the
concession agreement and will be published; provided, however, that such revision shall not be effected until a period
of 6 (six) months from the date of preceding revision of fee.
[F. No. FINDIV/28/2026-TOT/ INVIT Division E-264626]
CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH
Date: 2026.03.27 16:40:02 +05'30'
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