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Notification levying user fee on mechanical vehicles under section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 for the Ajanta-Buldhana section of NH-753E in Maharashtra.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, by S.O. 3833(E) dated 29th August, 2023, in exercise of powers 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, levies fee on mechanical vehicles for the Ajanta-Buldhana section (design Km 0.000 to Km 49.130, existing Km 182.480 to Km 231.804) of NH-753E in Maharashtra, following the Central Government's entrustment of that NH-753E stretch to the State Government of Maharashtra vide notification S.O. 4201(E) dated 11th October, 2021 under section 5 of the Act, and authorizes the National Highways Authority of India to collect the fee. The fee is set at 100% of Table-1 base rates (ranging from Rs. 0.65 per km for cars/jeeps/vans to Rs. 4.20 per km for oversized vehicles with seven or more axles, at 2007-08 base year rates) for a 1.6 km four-or-more-lane section, and 60% of those rates for a 47.53 km two-lane-with-paved-shoulder section, collectible at the fee plaza near village Deulghat, Taluka Buldhana, Buldhana district, Maharashtra. The notification also prescribes a monthly local-resident pass of Rs. 330 for 2023-24, multiple-journey pass rates, a 50% fee discount for local commercial vehicles absent an alternative road, overload fee liability under rule 10(1A), and an estimated project capital cost of Rs. 401 crore; it is signed by Suman Prasad Singh, Jt. Secy., under file number RO/MUM/P-1124/2016-17/Toll/E-224365.

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5542 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3672] NEW DELH I, TUES DAY , AUGUST 29, 2023/ BHADRA 7, 1945 CG-DL-E-31082023-248427 (1) (2) 41.710 पर 1.6 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2 9th August, 2023 S.O. 3833(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 4201(E) dated 11th October 2021 issued under Section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) , the Central Government has entrusted the st retch of National Highway No. 753E situated within 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 on mechanical vehicles at the rate specified in column (2) of th e Table 1 for net road section length of 1.6 km for the use of four and more lane section and at sixty per cent of the base rate for net road section length of 47.53 km for use of two lane with paved shoulder section on the type of vehicles specified in c olumn (1) of the Table 1 below of Ajanta -Buldhana section from design kilometer 0.000 to kilometer 49.130 (existing km 182.480 to km 231.804) of National Highway number 753E in the State of Maharashtra and authorises the National Highways Authority of Indi a 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 Vehic le, 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 (sev en 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 which Fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable At design Km. 41.710 near village Deulghat, Tal. Buldhana, District -Buldhana in the State of Maharashtra 1.6 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 47.53 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, 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 33 0 (Three Hundred and Thirty Rupees only) for the year 2023 -24 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 -3 Amount Payable Maximum number of one way journeys allowed Period of validity One and one -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 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 pa y 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 ru les. 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 401 crore. [The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility sh ifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed and the final capital cost will be notified separately]. The National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised and after recovery of the capital cost, the fee leviable shall be reduced to 40% of the rates and shall be revised annually in accordance with the said rules. [F. No. RO/MUM/P -1124/ 2016 -17/Toll/E -224365 ] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH , Jt. Sec y. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Governmen t of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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