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The Central Government levies a fee for the use of specific sections of NH-752E, specifically the Shirur-Kharda section in Maharashtra, and authorizes the National Highways Authority of India to collect this fee, in accordance with Section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956, and Rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 4415(E) dated 25th September, 2025, issued by the Central Government, has levied a fee for the use of the Shirur-Kharda section of NH-752E in Maharashtra, specifically from design chainage km 55.937 to km 114.486. This action is exercised under 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. The notification specifies a fee for a net road length of 0.62 km for four or more lane sections and 53.489 km for two-lane sections with paved shoulders, with rates detailed in Table 1 based on the vehicle type and a base year of 2007-08. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is authorized to collect this fee at a Fee Plaza located at design chainage Km.79+210 in Chumbali village, Taluka-Beed, District-Beed, Maharashtra. Monthly passes for non-commercial vehicles residing within 20 km of the plaza are set at Rs.350/- for 2025-26, subject to annual revision. Provisions are also made for multiple journey passes, reduced fees for district-registered commercial vehicles (50% if no alternative road), and penalties for overloaded vehicles as per Rule 10(1A) of the Rules. The notification references a previous notification S.O. 5420(E) dated 13th December 2024, which entrusted a stretch of NH-752E (excluding Aurangabad – Bidkin – Paithan section) to the State Government of Maharashtra. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 381.77 crore, and NHAI is tasked with maintaining records of capital cost recovery through user fees, with rates to be revised annually per Rule 5 and published in newspapers.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-29092025-266525 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4295] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025/ASVINA 4, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th September, 2025 S.O. 4415(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways S.O. 5420(E) dated 13th December 2024, issued under section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of 752E [excluding Aurangabad – Bidkin – Paithan section] 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"), the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road length of 0.62 km for use of four or more lane section and at 60% for net road length of 53.489 km for use of two lane with paved shoulder section on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of Table 1 below for Shirur-Kharda section design chainage from km 55.937 to km 114.486 of NH-752E (excluding overlapped section from Km 83.460 to 87.900, length of 4.44 Km, with NH548D) in the state of Maharashtra and authorizes 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| 3.45 | | (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) | 4.20 | +-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 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 +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length (in km) for | Rate at which fee is payable | | | which Fee is | | | | payable | | +=================================================================================+=============================================+==============================================================+ | At design chainage Km.79+210 | 53.489 Km | 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of | | Chumbali village, Taluka-Beed, District- | | the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above | | Beed in the State of Maharashtra. | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | | 0.62 km | 100% of for four or more lane, of the base | | | | rates mentioned in Table-1 above | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ 2. 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 kilometres from the fee plaza is Rs.350/- (Rupees Three Hundred and Fifty only) for the year 2025-26 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules. 3 For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:- Table-5 +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | Amount Payable | Maximum number of one way | Period of validity | | | journeys allowed | | +=================================================================================+=============================================+=======================================+ | One and half times of the fee for one | Two | Twenty four hours from the | | way journey | | time of payment | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | Two-third of amount of the fee payable | Fifty | One month from date of | | for fifty single journeys | | payment | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules. 8. 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. 9. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 381.77 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-1128/2016-17/toll/E-254118] 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.

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