Publication of user fee notification

2310 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1495] NEW DELH I, THURSDAY , MARCH 28, 2024 /CHAITRA 8, 194 6 CG-DL-E-28032024-253434 (1) (2) 426.967) पर 1 839.566 839.746 बड़ा पुल 0.18 2 866.199 866.289 बड़ा पुल 0.090 3 872.744 872.816 फ्लाईटवर 0.072 4 875.644 875.716 फ्लाईटवर 0.072 1 856.024 856.096 फ्लाईटवर 0.072 (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. 15 76(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. No. 910 (E) dated 21.04.201 0, 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 377.600 to Km 544.000 of Katni - Jabalpur – Lakhnadon 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 con ferred 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 Government of India authorized Authority for levying and collecting fee on mechanical vehicles for the use of stretches as follows: Vide S.O. No. 3981 (E) dated 04.11.2019 for the Rewa – Katni - Jabalpur section from design km 399.657 to km 467.916 (existing chainage km 397.000 to km 465.500 km) of National Highway Number -7 (new NH -30) in the State of Madhya Pradesh. 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 refer red 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 Katni - Jabalpur – Lakhnadon section from km 813.257 to km 880.600 (Total Project length 67.343 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], Nat ional Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Second Amendment Rules, 2011 [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 (Determinat ion of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2014 [GSR 26(E) 16.01.2014], National Highways 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], Nati onal Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules 2016 [GSR 1114(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 (Determinat ion 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) A mendment 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) 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. 3981 (E) dated 04.11.20 19 except as respect 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 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 total road length of 67.343 km [including 40.612 km road, 26.245 km bypass, 0.414 km of 4 lane structures (having length more than 60m) with equivalent length of 4.140 km] and 0.072 km of 2 lane structures (having length m ore than 60m) with equivalent length of 0.72 km] for use of four and more lane sections (hereinafter referred to as “base rate”) on the Type of Vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below and authorizes 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 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 fee levied an d collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the following Fee Plazas for the distance specified for such Fee Plazas: Sl. No. Location of Toll Plaza (Existing KM) Length (in km) for which fee is payable Rate at which Fee is payable 1 Mohtara Toll Pla za at km 840.567 of NH -30 (km 426.967 of old NH -7) 40.612 km [excluding length of structure > 60 and length of bypass costing >10 cr.) 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, 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 o f bypass for which Fee is Payable (in km) Rate at which Name of fee is payable Mohtara Toll Plaza at km 840.567 of NH -30 (km 426.967 of old NH -7) Chhapraa Bypass 814.144 815.664 1.520 150% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Dhangawa By Pass 820.542 822.286 1.744 Sihora Bypass 830.935 836.109 5.174 Jujharri & Gosalpur Bypass 843.521 846.838 3.317 Gandhigram Bypass 850.625 853.391 2.766 Panagar Bypass 855.680 867.566 11.724 (excluding 0.162 km of structure having >60m) Total (km) 26.245 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: 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 (in km) Rate at which fee is payable Mohtara Toll Plaza at km 840.567 of NH -30 (km 426.967 of old NH -7) 0.414 4.140 100% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 0.072 0.720 60% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above The details of 4 lane structu res (> 60 m length) are as under: Sl. No. Location of Structure (at KM) Type of Structure Total Length (km) From To 1 839.566 839.746 Major Bridge 0.18 2 866.199 866.289 Major Bridge 0.090 3 872.744 872.816 Flyover 0.072 4 875.644 875.716 Flyover 0.072 Total length 0.414 The details of 2 lane structures (> 60 m length) are as under: Sl. No. (Existing KM) Type of Structure Total Length (km) From To 1 856.024 856.096 Flyover 0.072 Total length 0.072 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 ever y 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 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 availabl e 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 overload ed 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 [(Fees applicabl e 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 lo ad, 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 vehicles 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 language and thereafter revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rules and provision of Concess ion 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/FeeNotification/Rewa -Katni -Jabalpur –Lakhnadonsection/MohtaraTol lPlaza/E -236117 ] 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.