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The Central Government levies a fee for the use of specific sections of National Highway number 753L in Maharashtra, superseding a previous fee notification.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through S.O. 3929(E) dated 26th August, 2025, notifies the levy of a fee for the use of the two-lane with paved shoulder section of National Highway number 753L in the State of Maharashtra, specifically covering Pahur-Jamner-Bodhwad-Muktainagar-Barahanpur Pkg-I (from km.0+00 to 44+760) and Pkg -II (from km.44+760 to 60.500). This action is taken in exercise of 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, and supersedes fee notification S.O. No. 591(E) dated 08.02.2024. Previously, a stretch of NH 753L (excluding Muktainagar – Maharashtra/Madhya Pradesh border section from Km. 60.500 to Km. 76.000) was entrusted to the State Government of Maharashtra by notification S.O.5420 (E) dated 13th Dec-2024, issued under section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956. The fee is levied at sixty per cent of the base rate specified in Table 1 (based on the year 2007-08) for a net road section length of 60.27 kilometers and an equivalent structure length of 2.30 kilometers (derived from 0.230 km of structures greater than 60m). The National Highways Authority of India is authorized to collect this fee at the Staggered Fee Plaza at Ch. 2.140 (RHS) & Ch. 2.250 (LHS) near Pahur village, Taluka-Jamner in Dist. Jalgaon, Maharashtra. A monthly pass for non-commercial vehicles registered for non-commercial purposes and residing within twenty kilometers of the fee plaza is set at Rs 350.00 for the year 2025-26, subject to annual revision. Provisions for multiple journey passes, a 50% fee reduction for local commercial vehicles (excluding National permit) if no alternative road is available, and liability for overloaded vehicles as per sub-rule 1A of rule 10 are also included. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 308.07 Cr., with the National Highways Authority of India responsible for maintaining records of capital cost recovery through user fees.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-28082025-265758 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3824] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2025/BHADRA 5, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th August, 2025 S.O. 3929(E).-Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O.5420 (E),dated-13th Dec-2024 issued under section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of NH No. 753L [excluding Muktainagar – Maharashtra/Madhya Pradesh border section from Km. 60.500 to Km. 76.000] in the state of Maharashtra to the State Government of Maharashtra. 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 the supersession of fee notification S.O. No. 591(E) dated 08.02.2024, the Central Government hereby levies the fee at sixty per cent of the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 60.27 kilometer [Table-2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more at than 60m) of 2.30 kilometer (having length of 0.230 km, Table-3]) on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for use of two lane with paved shoulder section of Pahur-Jamner-Bodhwad-Muktainagar- Barahanpur Pkg-I from km.0+00 to 44+760 and 15.74 km of Pkg -II from km.44+760 to 60.500 of National Highway number 753L in the State of Maharashtra and authorises the National Highways Authority of India 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 levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the following Fee Plaza for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza: Table-2 +----------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length (in km) for | Rate at which fee is payable | | | which Fee is payable | | +----------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Staggered Fee Plaza at Ch. 2.140 (RHS) & Ch. 2.250 | 60.27 Km. [Excluding | 60% for use of two lane with paved | | (LHS) of NH-753 L near Pahur village, Taluka-Jamner | length of structures | shoulders, of the base rates | | in Dist. Jalgaon in the State of Maharashtra | (>60m)] | mentioned in Table-1 above | +----------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 2. 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: Table 3 +----------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chain age) | Length of structures (in | Equivalent | Rate at which fee is payable | | | km) to be converted into | Road length | | | | equivalent road length | (In km) | | +----------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Staggered Fee Plaza at Ch. 2.140 (RHS) & | 0.230 Km^ | 2.30 Km | 60% for use of two lane with | | Ch. 2.250 (LHS) of NH-753L near Pahur | | | paved shoulders, of the base | | village, Taluka-Jamner in Dist. Jalgaon in the | | | rates mentioned in Table-1 | | State of Maharashtra | | | above | +----------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ^The details of >60 m structure is as under: +---------+--------------------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------------+ | Sr. No. | From Design chainage | To Design chainage | Type of Structure | Length of the structure | | | | | | (in km.) | +---------+--------------------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------------+ | 1 | 16.664 | 16.806 | MJB | 0.142 | | 2 | 31.661 | 31.749 | MJB | 0.088 | +---------+--------------------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------------+ | | Total | | | 0.230 | +---------+--------------------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------------+ 3. 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 350.00 (Three hundred and fifty Rupees) for the year 2025-26 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules. 4. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: Table-4 +----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+ | 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 | One month from date of payment | | fifty single journeys | | | +----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+ 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 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 National Highways Authority of India 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. 10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 308.07 Cr. 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 National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. RO/MUM/P-1099/2016-17/Toll/E-228720] VINAY KUMAR, Addl. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA

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