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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-29012026-269646
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 367]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY, 2026/MAGHA 8, 1947
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th January, 2026
S.O. 395(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways Number S.O. 1457 (E) dated the 09.05.2017 & Number S.O. 276 (E) dated the
14.02.2012 issued under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the
Central Government has entrusted the stretch Kharar-Banur-Tepla of NH-205A from Km 0.00 to km
39.53 and the stretch of Chandigarh to Kurali section [from km 0.870 to km 1.680(Punjab/Chandigarh
Border) and from km 6.800 Chandigarh/Punjab Border) to Km 28.600 ] of NH-205 and NH-5 in the State of
Punjab respectively to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the "Authority");
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"), the Central Government hereby levies the at the rate
specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 30.223 [Table-2] and for equivalent
structure (having length more than 60m) of 11.010 km (having length of 1.101 km [Table-4]) and at one and
half times the base rate for bypasses having length of 7.126 km [Table-3] costing rupees ten crore or more
on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for use of four or more lane of
Greenfield alignment IT City Chowk to Kuralipart of NH- 205 A (from design chainage km 0+000 to km
22+080 and part of NH-205 from design chainage Km 22+080 to Km 31.230 including section of existing
Kurali Bypass of NH-205 from existing Km. 22+680 to Km. 29+900) in the State of Punjab authorises the
Authority to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely:-
Table 1
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| 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) or | 3.45 |
| Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) | |
| Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) | 4.20 |
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1. The fee to be levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the Fee Plaza for net road length
specified for such Fee Plaza(s) namely: -
Table 2
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| Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length (in km) for which Fee is payable | Rate at which fee is payable |
+==========================================================+=====================================================================================================+=======================================================================================+
| At Km 19+425 of NH-205A near Bajheri village in SAS | 30.223 | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
| Nagar district of State Punjab | [Excluding length of Bypass (costing >10 Cr.) and structures (>60m)] | |
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2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the bypass costing Rs 10
crore or more at the following Fee Plaza for net bypass length specified for such Fee Plaza (s): -
Table 3
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| Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Name of the Bypass | Taking Off | Merging at | Length and Cost of bypass for which additional fee is payable | Rate at which fee is payable |
| | | | | Length (in Km.) | Cost (in Rs. Crore) | |
+==========================================+=====================+============+=============+=================+=============================================================================+==================================================================================================+
| At Km 19+425 of NH-205A near village | Kurali Bypass of | 22.680 | 29.900 | 7.126 | 410.40 | 150% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
| Bajheri in SAS Nagar district of State | NH-205 | | | | | |
| Punjab | | | | | | |
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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 60m 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 4
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| Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length of structures (in km) to be converted into equivalent road | Equivalent road length (in km) | Rate at which fee is payable) |
| | length | | |
+==========================================================+=====================================================================+=================================+=======================================================================================+
| At Km 19+425 of NH-205Anear Bajheri village in SAS Nagar | 1.101 km | 11.010 | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
| district of State Punjab | | | |
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^The details are as under: -
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| Sr. No. | Design Chainage | Type of Structure | Length (in km) |
| +---------+-------+ | |
| | Start | End | | |
+========+=========+=======+=====================+====================+
| 1 | -(0+060)|+(0+060)| VOP | 0.120 |
| 2 | 0+070 |0+280 | Flyover | 0.210 |
| 3 | 0+288 |0+388 | Major Bridge | 0.100 |
| 4 | 18+416 |18+506 | Major Bridge | 0.090 |
| 5 | 20+572 |20+639 | ROB | 0.067 |
| 6 | 29+695 |29+905 | Major Bridge | 0.210 |
| 7 | 31+020 |31+230 | Flyover | 0.210 |
| 8 | 26+833 |26+927 | ROB (Kurali Bypass) | 0.094 |
+--------+---------+-------+---------------------+--------------------+
| | Total | | 1.101 |
+--------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------------+
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
and 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 journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: -
Table 5
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| Amount Payable | Maximum number of one way journeys allowed | Period of validity |
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| 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 | Fifty | One month from date of payment |
| journeys. | | |
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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 specified 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 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.
8. 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.
9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules.
10. 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
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.
11. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 2304.24 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 Authority shall maintain
a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised.
[F. No. PUNDIV-2015/10/2025-PIU Chandigarh/E-259289]
CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.