Publication of user fee notification

2302 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1489] NEW DELH I, WEDNES DAY , MARCH 27, 2024 /CHAITRA 7, 194 6 CG-DL-E-28032024-253423 (1) (2) 675.700 पर बाईपास 687.641 694.370 6.729 1 710.728 710.818 बड़ा पुल 0.090 2 716.148 716.223 आरओबी 0.075 1 662.513 662.577 फ्लाईओवर 0.064 (1) (2) (3) >40% to 60% छह >60% to 80% आि MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th March , 2024 S.O. 1570(E).—Wherea s by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. No. 2705 (E) dated 02.11.2010, issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has en trusted the stretch from Km 242.400 to Km 311.585 (existing km 242.600 to km 311.000) of Rewa – Katni section of National Highway No. 7 in the State of Madhya Pradesh to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the “Authority”); And whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 7 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) read with Rule (3) of the National Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules 2008, the Central Government by notifica tion of the Government of India authorized Authority for levying and collecting fee on mechanical vehicles for t he use of stretches as follows: Vide S.O. No. 3748 (E) dated 18.10.2019 for the Rewa – Katni - Jabalpur section from design km 242.400 to km 311.585 (existing km 242.600 to km 311.000) of National Highway Number -7 (new NH -30) in the State of Madhya Pradesh. And whereas, pur suant 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 NHIT Eastern Projects Private Limited, having its registe red office at G -5 & 6, Sector -10, Dwarka, Delhi, South West Delhi, Delhi, India, 110075 (hereinafter referred to as the “Concessionaire”), on 7th March, 2024 for the Tolling, Operation, Maintenance and Transfer (InvIT) of Rewa - Katni section from km 656.6 00 to km 725.185 (Total Project length 69.185 km) of National Highway No. 30 (old NH -7), in the state of Madhya Pradesh (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 [GSR 838 (E) dt. 05.12.2008] read along with National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2010 [GSR 950(E) 03.12.2010], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2011 [GSR 15(E) 12.01.2011], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Second Amendment Rules, 201 1 [GSR 756 (E) 12.10.2011], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2013 [GSR 778(E) 16.12.2013], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2014 [GSR 26(E) 16.01.2014], National Hi ghways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2014 [GSR 831(E) 21.11.2014], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2014 [GSR 02(E) 29.12.2014], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules 2015 [GSR 220(E) 23.03.2015], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules 2016 [GSR 585(E) 08.06.2016], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules 2016 [GSR 11 14(E) 02.12.2016], The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2017 [GSR 248(E) 14.03.2017] , The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2018 [GSR 427(E) 07.05.2018], The Nation al Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2018 [GSR 920(E) 25.09.2018], The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2019 [GSR 942(E) 20.12.2019], The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2020 [GSR 298(E) 15.05.2020], The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2020 [GSR 523(E) 24.08.2020], The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amen dment Rules, 2020 [GSR 804(E) 30.12.2020], and any other amendments till date of agreement and in supersession of the Notification Number S.O. No. 3748 (E) dated 18.10.2019 except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the C entral Government, having regard to the expenditure involved in building, maintenance, management and operation of the said Section of said National Highway, interest on the capital invested, reasonable return, the volume of traffic and the period of said agreement entered between the Authority and the Concessionaire, hereby notifies that there shall be levied and collected fees on mechanical vehicles at the rate specified in Column (2)of the Table 1 for net road section length of 55.044 Km and for equivale nt length of structure (having more than 60m length) of 1.65 Km (having total length of 0.165 Km) and at one and one half times the base rate for a section of length of 13.912 Km bypasses costing rupees ten crore or more for use of the four or more lane se ction and at 60% of the base rate for equivalent length of structure (having more than 60m length) of 0.640 Km (having total length of 0.064 Km) for use of the two lane section on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below and author ises the said Concessionaire to collect and retain the fee on and from the Appointed Date or publication of this Notification in the Official Gazette, whichever is later, till the date of termination as specified in the agreement. This fee notification sha ll be effective from the Appointed Date of the ToT project. TABLE 1 Type of vehicle Base rate of fee per km* for NH section of four or more lanes for the base year 2007 -08 (in Rupees) (1) (2) Car, Jeep, Van or Light Motor Vehicle 0.65 Light Commercial V ehicle, 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) (four to six axles) 3.45 Oversized Vehicles ( seven or more axles) 4.20 1. The fee levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the following Fee Plazas for the distance specified for such Fee Plazas: S. No. Location of Toll Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which fee is payable Rate at Which fee is payable 1 At km 675.700 Odhaki Paipkhar Toll Plaza 55.044 km (excluding length of structures more than >60m) 100% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 2. In addition to the above, the following fee shall also be due and pa yable for the use of the following bypass costing more than Rs. 10 crores at the following toll plaza, for the length of bypass specified for such toll plazas. Location of Toll Plaza (chainage) Name of Bypass and Location Taking off Merging at Length of bypass for which Fee is Payable (in km) Rate at which Name of fee is payable At km 675.700 Odhaki Paipkhar Toll Plaza Bela Bypass 659.873 662.811 2.874 (excluding 0.064 km of structures indicated in para 3 below) 150% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Amarpatan Bypass 687.641 694.370 6.729 Maihar Bypass 713.169 717.553 4.309 (excluding 0.075 km of structures indicated in para 3 below) Total (km) 13.912 3. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payabl e 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: a. For 4 lane Structures Location of Toll Plaza (Existing KM) Length of Structures (in km) to be converted into equivalent road length Equivalent road length Rate at which fee is payable At km 675.700 Odhaki Paipkhar Toll Plaza 0.165 1.65 100% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above The details of 4 lane structures (> 60 m length) are as under: Sl. No. Location of Structure (at KM) Type of Structure Total Length (km) From To 1 710.728 710.818 Major Bridge 0.090 2 716.148 716.223 ROB 0.075 Total length 0.165 For 2 lane Structures Location of Toll Plaza (Existing KM) Length of Structures (in km) to be converted into equivalent road length Equivalent road length Rate at which fee is payable At km 675.700 Odhaki Paipkhar Toll Plaza 0.064 0.640 60% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above The details of 2 lane structures (> 60 m length) are as under: Sl. No. Location of Structure (at KM) Type of Structure Total Length (km) From To 1 662.513 662.577 Flyover 0.064 Total length 0.064 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. 330.00 (Rupees Three Hundred Thirty only) for the ye ar 2023 -24 which is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008. 5. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following ra tes, namely; 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 single journeys Fifty One month from date of payment 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. The driver or owner or person in charge of a mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category under the rules shall be liable to pay fee, for entering the overloaded vehicle on the National Highway to the user fee collecting agency, equal to fee as follows. Percentage of excess load over Maximum Permissible Gross Vehicular Weight Multiplying Factor to the base rate Fees (1) (2) (3) 0% to 20% Two >20% to 40% Four [(Fees applicable for such category of mechanical vehicle under sub -rule (2) of rule 4) x (Multiplying factor)] >40% to 60% Six >60% to 80% Eight >80% and Above Ten 8. All definitions, cate gory of mechanical vehicles, its permissible load, category of exempted vehicles, service road, alternative road etc. shall be as per definitions specified in the Rules. 9. The Fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordan ce with rules 12 of the said Rules. 10. Based on the Base Rate of Fee per km for the base year 2007 -08 as mentioned in Table -1, the actual amount of fee to be charged from the mechanical vehicles and the discounts will be calculated by the Authorit y on the basis of completed length of the Project Highway. The same shall be got published by the Authority through the Concessionaire in at least one newspaper, each in English and vernacular language and thereafter revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rules and provision of Concession Agreement and got published, provided that no revision shall be effected within a period of 6 (six) months from the date of the preceding revision of Fee. [F. No. NHAI/Finance/Invit/23 -24/FeeNotificat ion/Rewa -Katni -Jabalpur – Lakhnadonsection/OdhakiPaipkharTollPlaza/E -236111 ] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, J t. Secy . Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.