Notification, 2012

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MINTSTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 9th November, 2012 8.027M):Whereas by notifications of the Government of IndiaIn the erstwhile Ministry of Surface Transport Oloads Wing) number S. O. 465 (E) dated the 26'11 April, 2002; S.0. 196(E) dated the 6'" March, 2000 and S. O. l 192(E) dated the 3"I December, 2001, issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government entrusted the stretch from Kanpur Section) of National Highway No. 25 in the State of Uttar Pradesh to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafier referred to as the “Authority" ; And whereas, in exercise of the powers confen‘ed by section 7 of the National Highway Act 1956 (48 of 1956) read with rules 3,5 and 11 to 14 of the National Highways Fee OJetennination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 the Central Government by notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways (Department of Road Transport and Highways) number S. O. 759 (E) dated the 18‘h March, 2009, authorised the National Highways Authority of India for levying and collecting fee on mechanical vehicles for the use of four-laned stretch from km 1 1.000 to krn 59.000 (hereinafier referred to as the “said stretch”) Lucknow to Kanpur section of National Highway No. 25 in the State of Uttar Pradesh at the rates and category of vehicles specified in its schedule.

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 and amended from time to time (hereinafier refened to as the “said Rules" and in supersession of the notification bearing No. 8.0. 759 (E) dated the 18'h March, 2009, the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the base rate specified in column (2) of Table 1 for net road section length of 48.000 km (hereinafier referred to as “base rate”), for use of the four and more lane sections on the type of Vehicles specified in column (1) of Table 1 below, for the use of the “said stretch” and authorises the Authority 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) Car, Jeep, Van or Light Motor Vehicle 0.65 Light Commercial Vehicle, Light Good 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 Notes: -

1. The fee levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the following Toll Plaza for net road length specified for such Toll Plaza (3):

Location ofToll Plaza(s) (chainage) Length (in km) for which fee is payable Krn/ch. 39.000 (near village Nawabganj in Unnao district) 48.000 [Wlliavzmn] mam-rm :amiw

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 kilometers from the toll plaza is Rs. 200.00 (Rupees Two Hundred only) for the year 2012-13 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008.

3. For multiple journey on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:

Amount Payable Maximum number of one Period of validity way journeys allowed One and half times of the fee for one Two Twenty four hours from way journey the time ofpayment TWO-third of amount of the fee payable Fifly 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 prescribed rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternative road is available for use of such commercial vehicles.

5. Mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category under the rules, shall be liable to pay fee at such rates which is applicable for the next higher category of the vehicles 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, altemative 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 km for the base year 2007-08 as mentioned in Table-l, the actual amount of fee to be charged from the mechanical vehicles and the discounts will be calculated by the Authority and revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rules and the same shall be published in at least one newspaper, each in English and vernacular language accordingly.

9. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 186.28 Crores. The Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realized and afier 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. A total of Rs. 69.77 Crores has been recovered from the users fee realized till 31.03.2012. l0. The increase in the rates of fee shall in no case be more than twenty-five percent of the rates of fee applicable in the immediately preceding year.

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Provisions this notification answers to

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Other instruments under the same Act

All of the The National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988