Publication of user fee notification

2309 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1494] NEW DELH I, THURS DAY , MARCH 28, 2024 /CHAITRA 8, 194 6 CG-DL-E-28032024-253433 (1) (2) 150% 150% 308.876 आरओबी 0.066 326.626 आरओबी 0.081 क ु ल दक.मी. 1.518 (1) (2) (3) >40% to 60% छह >60% to 80% आि 235880] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 27th March, 2024 S.O. 15 75(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India i n the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. No. 78 (E) dated 04.02.1999, issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from Km 0.000 to Km 592.000 of Bangalore to Karnataka / Maharashtra Border section of National Highway No. 4 in the State of Karnataka 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 notification of the Gover nment of India authorized Authority for levying and collecting fee on mechanical vehicles for the use of stretches as follows: Vide S.O. No. 4367 (E) dated 19.09.2022 for the Chitradurga – Davanagere including Chitradurga Bypass from existing chainage km 1 89.000 to km 260.000 (Design chainage km 0.000 to km 20.700 & km 208.000 to km 260.000) of NH -48 (old NH -4) in the state of Karnataka Vide S.O. No. 5306 (E) dated 14.11.2022 for the Davanagere – Haveri section from Design km 260.000 to km 338.923 of NH -48 (old NH -4) in the state of Karnataka Vide S.O. No. 4624 (E) dated 20.10.2023 for the Gabbur to Devgiri section from Design km 340.000 to km 404.000 (existing km 340.000 to km 404.000) of NH -4 in the state of Karnataka And whereas, pursuant to the pr ovision 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 registered office at G -5 & 6, Sector -10, Dwarka, Delhi, South West Delhi, Delhi, India, 110075 (hereinafter referred to as the “Concessionaire”), on 07.03.2024 for the Tolling, Operation, Maintenance and Transfer (InvIT) of Chitradurga – Hubli section from km 189.00 to km 403.47 0 (Total Project length 214.470 km) of National Highway No. 48 , in the state of Karnataka (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, 2 010 [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, 2011 [GSR 756 (E) 12.10.2011], Na tional 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 Highways Fee (Determination of R ates 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 20 15 [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 1114(E) 02.12.2016], The Nationa l 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 National 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) Amen dment 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) Amendment 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. 4367 (E) dated 19.09.2022, S.O. No. 5306 (E) dated 14.11.2022 & S.O. No. 4624 (E) dated 20.10.2023 except as respect things done or omitt ed 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 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 roa d section length of 154.785 km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60 m) of 15.18 km (having length of 1.518 Km) and at 150% of the base rate for bypasses length of 58.167 Km for use of four or more lane sections on the type of veh icles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below and authorises 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 termina tion as specified in the agreement. This fee notification shall 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 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) (four to six axles) 3.45 Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) 4.20 1. The to be fee levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the following Fee Plazas for the distance specified for such Fee Plazas: Sl. No. Loca tion of Toll Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which fee is payable Rate at Which fee is payable 1 Hebbalu Plaza at existing km 237.650 44.714 km (excluding 27.698 km length of bypass & 0.268 km length of structure) 100% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Chalageri plaza at existing km 286.110 47.732 km (excluding 30.470 km length of bypass & 0.712 km length of structure) 100% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 3 Bankapur plaza at existing km 352.550 62.339 km (excluding 0.538 km length of structure) 100% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 2 . In addition to the above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the following bypass costing more than Rs. 10 crores at the following toll plaza, fo r the length of bypass specified for such toll plazas. Location of Toll Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is Payable Rate at which Name of fee is payable Hebbalu Plaza at existing km 237.650 27.698 km (Excluding 0.202 km length of structure) 150% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Chalageri plaza at existing km 286.110 30.469 km (Excluding 0.551 km length of structure) 150% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above (i) The details of Bypass (>10 cr) are as under Location of Toll Plaza From Existing Chainage (km) To Existing Chainage (km) Name of Bypass Total Length (Km) Hebbalu Plaza at existing km 237.650 0.00 20.700 Chitradurga Bypass 20.498 227.200 229.400 Bharmasagara Bypass 2.200 255.000 260.00 Devangere Bypass 5.00 Chalageri plaza at existing km 286.110 260.00 265.00 Devangere Bypass 5.00 276.300 281.400 Harihara Bypass 4.629 292.736 302.406 Ranebennuru Bypass 9.670 325.356 327.056 Nelogal Bypass 1.620 328.306 337.856 Haveri Bypass 9.550 Total Length (km) 58.167 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 equalisation factor of 10: 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 Hebbalu Plaza at existing km 237.650 0.268 2.68 100% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Chalageri plaza at existing km 286.110 0.712 7.12 100% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Bankapur plaza at existing km 352.550 0.538 5.38 100% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above The details of 4 lane structures (> 60 m length) are as under: Location of Toll Plaza Existing Chainage (km) Type of Structure Length (km) Hebbalu Plaza at existing km 237.650 6.971 Flyover cum ROB 0.130 13.850 Interchange flyover 0.072 210.654 Major Bridge 0.066 Chalageri plaza at existing km 276.209 Major Bridge 0.095 286.110 279.514 Major Bridge 0.470 308.876 ROB 0.066 326.626 ROB 0.081 Bankapur plaza at existing km 352.550 345.554 Major Bridg e 0.280 356.335 Flyover 0.129 363.573 Flyover 0.129 Total Km 1.518 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 year 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 o n the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, 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 perm issible 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 G ross Vehicular Weight Multiplying Factor to the base rate Fees (1) (2) (3) 0% to 20% Two [(Fees applicable for such category of mechanical vehicle under sub -rule (2) of rule 4) x (Multiplying factor)] >20% to 40% Four >40% to 60% Six >60% to 80% Eight >80% and Above Ten 8. All definitions, category 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 accordance 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 veh icles and the discounts will be calculated by the Authority 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 langu age 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 revisi on of Fee. [F. No. NHAI/Finance/Invit/23 -24/FeeNotification/Chitradurga -Davanagere -Haveri -Hublisection/B -3(Modified)/E - 235880] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. 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.