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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-31072025-265149
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3457]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2025/SHRAVANA 9, 1947
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 31st July, 2025
S.O. 3541(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (number S.O.910 (E) dated the 21st Day of April, 2010) issued under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from kilometer 0.48 to kilometer 59.350 of Nagpur Obaidullaganj section (Nagpur-Madhya Pradesh/ Maharashtra Border) in the state of Maharashtra and from km. 0.600 to km. 256.400 in the state of Madhya Pradesh (Obaidullaganj-Betul- Multai- Madhya Pradesh/Maharashtra Border) of National Highway No. 47 (Old NH-69) 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") and in supersession of earlier Gazette Notification published vide S.O. No. 2519(E) dated 25th September, 2014, the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 130.635 km (Table-2) and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 19.840 km (having length of 1.984 km, Table-4) and at one and one half times the base rate for bypasses having length of 41.893 km (Table-3) costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below four use of four or more lane of (Nagpur-Obaidullaganj section (Nagpur-Madhya Pradesh/ Maharashtra Border)) from design kilometre 2.950 to kilometer 59.640# (existing km 3.00 to km 59.300) of National Highway number 47 (Old NH-69) in the State of Maharashtra and Obaidullaganj-Betul- Multai-Madhya Pradesh/Maharashtra Border section from design kilometer 0.000 to kilometer 117.822# (existing km 137.00 to km 257.400*) of National Highway number 47 (Old NH-69) in the State of Madhya Pradesh and 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) |
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| (1) | (2) |
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| 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 |
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* - "Authority has confirmed that the old chainage was km. 137.00 to 256.400 and that due to some increase in intermediate length, the new End Chainage is km 257.400. However, the physical beginning and end of the entrusted stretch remains same."
# - "Authority has confirmed that corresponding design chainages of 117.822 (MP Section) & 59.640 (MH Section) correspond to same location (MP/MH Border). Further, there is increase of 312m as per design length from length mentioned in Concession Agreement".
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 |
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| At Km/Ch. 44.500 of NH-47 (Old NH-69) near Bhagemari village(s) in Nagpur district of Maharashtra State | 49.232 (Excluding length of Bypass (costing >10 Cr.) and length of structures (>60m)) | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
| At Km/Ch. 71.050 of NH-47 (Old NH-69) near Khambara village in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh State | 45.118 (Excluding length of Bypass (costing >10 Cr.) and length of structures (>60m)) | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
| At Km/Ch. 14.700 of NH-47 (Old NH-69) near Milanpur village in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh State | 36.285 (Excluding length of Bypass (costing >10 Cr.) and length of structures (>60m)) | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
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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 (in Km) | Cost (In Rs. Crore) | Rate at which fee is payable |
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| At Km/Ch. 44.500 of NH-47 (Old NH-69) near Bhagemari village(s) in Nagpur district of Maharashtra State | Saoner Bypass of NH - 47 | Design km 32.600 (existing km 32.700) | Design km 40.600 (existing km 40.00) | 7.839 | 112.23 | 150% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
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| At Km/Ch. 71.050 of NH-47 (Old NH-69) near Khambara village in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh State | Badchicholi Bypass of NH-47 | Design km 110.80 (existing km 250.500) | Design km 113.18 (existing km 253.180) | 2.38 | 34.08 | 150% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
| | Pandhurna Bypass of NH-47 | Design km 86.900 (existing km 226.050) | Design km 94.200 (existing km 233.900) | 7.084 | 101.43 | |
| | Tigaon Bypass of NH-47 | Design km 79.150 (existing km 218.100) | Design km 82.250 (existing km 221.150) | 3.04 | 30.56 | |
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| At Km/Ch. 14.700 of NH-47 (Old NH-69) near Milanpur village in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh State | Multai Bypass of NH-47 | Design km 47.200 (existing km 188.400) | Design km 55.900 (existing km 194.600) | 8.700 | 124.57 | 150% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
| | Betul Bypass of NH-47 | Design km 0.250 (existing km 137.00) | Design km 13.250 (existing km 150.800) | 12.850 | 183.99 | |
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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 length | Equivalent road length (in km) | Rate at which fee is payable |
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| At Km/Ch. 44.500 of NH-47 (Old NH-69) near Bhagemari village(s) in Nagpur district of Maharashtra State | 1.301^ | 13.01 | 100% for four or more lanes, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
| At Km/Ch. 71.050 of NH-47 (Old NH-69) near Khambara village in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh State | 0.438^^ | 4.38 | 100% for four or more lanes, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
| At Km/Ch. 14.700 of NH-47 (Old NH-69) near Milanpur village in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh State | 0.245^^^ | 2.45 | 100% for four or more lanes, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
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The details are as under:
Chainage
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| S. No.| From | Km | Type of structure | Length (In Km)|
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| 1 | 4.235 | 4.315 | Flyover | 0.080 |
| 2 | 4.845 | 5.478 | ROB | 0.633 |
| 3 | 7.444 | 7.528 | ROB | 0.084 |
| 4 | 11.165 | 11.405 | Flyover | 0.240 |
| 5 | 13.648 | 13.751 | Major Bridge | 0.103 |
| 6 | 38.050 | 38.211 | ROB | 0.161 |
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| Total | | | | 1.301 |
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^^The details are as under: -
Chainage
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| S. No.| From | Km | Type of structure | Length (In Km)|
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| 1 | 65.371 | 65.450 | ROB | 0.0798 |
| 2 | 81.404 | 81.464 | Major Bridge | 0.0601 |
| 3 | 87.791 | 87.875 | Major Bridge | 0.084 |
| 4 | 91.836 | 91.967 | Major Bridge | 0.1316 |
| 5 | 94.242 | 94.324 | Major Bridge | 0.0822 |
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| Total | | | | 0.438 |
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^^^The details are as under:
Chainage
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| S. No.| From | Km | Type of structure | Length (In Km)|
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| 1 | 3.760 | 3.910 | Major Bridge | 0.150 |
| 2 | 18.029 | 18.124 | Major Bridge | 0.095 |
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| Total | | | | 0.245 |
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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 kilometres from the fee plaza is Rs 350.00 (Three Hundred Fifty 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 journeys.| Fifty | One month from date of payment |
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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 2498.76 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. PROJ-28018(74)/2/2024-PIU Nagpur 2/E-254741]
VINAY KUMAR, Addl. Secy.
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