New Delhi:(Page3 News Network)-The Government has notified the National Highways Fee (Determination of
Rates & Collection) Rules, 2008 on 5.12.2008, as amended from time
to time, for the projects taken up on or after 05.12.2008. For the
stretches completed before 5th December, 2008 the fee collection is as
per the National Highways (collection of Fees by any person for the use
of Section of National Highways/ Permanent Bridge/ Temporary Bridge on
National Highways) Rules, 1997; the National Highways (Fees for the use
of National Highways Section and Permanent Bridge – Public Funded
Project) Rules, 1997; and the National Highways Rules, 1957 for those
completed after the date of notification of these Rules. The above
mentioned Rules have been notified under Section 7 of the National
Highways Act, 1956. The user fee on a stretch of National Highway is
collected as per the individual Notification published in the official
Gazette by the Central Government. In cases where a particual stretch of
National Highway is entrusted to a State Government/UT, they comply
with the Notifications issued by the Central Government.
User fee is being collected by the private road developers as per the
provision of the Concession Agreements and at the agreed fee rates as
per applicable fee rules. However, in case of 4 laned sections under
tolling when taken up for 6 laning/further developments, the tolling is
continued during 6 laning/further developments as per the provisions of
the Concession Agreement and Govt. policy.
This was stated by Sh Sarvey Sathyanarayana, the Minister of State for
the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in response to a written
question in Rajya Sabha today.
