Review of Toll Policy

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 abovementioned 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 Notifications published in the Official Gazette by the Central Government.  In cases where a particular stretch of National Highway is entrusted to a State Government/UT, they comply with the Notifications issued by the Central Government.
The rate of fee for a section of a four-lane highway shall on and from the commencement of the work relating to upgradation to six laning, be seventy-five per cent. of the fee applicable on the date of commencement of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2013, till the completion of the project without any annual revision.  Further no user fee shall be levied for delayed period. The details are –
 

Gurgaon-Kotputli-Jaipur section of NH-8 was in dilapidated condition particularly during monsoon. NHAI has conducted various high level meetings with Independent Engineer & Concessionaire and has also issued “Default Notice” to Concessionaire for delay in completion of O&M works.
This was stated by Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana, the Minister of  State  in the Ministry of  Road  Transport  and Highways in reply to a question in Lok Sabha yesterday.