Lok Sabha Question No. 2681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Toll Plazas Located at National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: MANSHANKAR NINAMA

be pleased to state:

(a) the State-wise details of toll plazas existing at the National Highways in the country;

(b) the State-wise details of the number of toll plazas which are still levying toll tax despite recovery of the cost of construction;

(c) whether the Government has decided to discontinue such toll plazas which have recovered their cost of construction; and

(d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) The state-wise details of the number of fee plazas operated on National Highways (NHs) are at ' Annexure-A' .

(b) to (d) The collection of user fee for the use of a section of National Highway (NH) is as per the applicable NH Fee Rules and provisions of the Concession/ Contract Agreement. However, in case of Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects, after completion of the concession period, the user fee is to be collected by Central Government executing agency at reduced rates of 40%. In case of a public funded project,  the  user  fee  rates  are  to  be  reduced  to  40%  after  recovery  of  capital  cost  of  the  project.  The concession  period  on  BOT  basis  of  four  lane  Raipur-Durg  section  on  NH  No.  53  in  the  state  of Chhattisgarh was ended on 02.03.2015. At present, the user fee is levied at one no. of fee plaza on this section at reduced rates of 40% as per the provisions of NH Fee Rules.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2681 ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2018

## TOLL PLAZAS LOCATED AT NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## 2681. SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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## ANNEXURE-A

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2681  FOR  ANSWER  ON  02.08.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI  MANSHANKAR NINAMA REGARDING TOLL PLAZAS LOCATED AT NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

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State-wise  details  of  number  of  fee plazas  operated  on National Highways-

| S. No.   | State                                      |   Number of Fee Plazas |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh                             |                     35 |
| 2.       | Bihar                                      |                     17 |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh                               |                     07 |
| 4.       | Delhi &EPE (Eastern Peripheral Expressway) |                     11 |
| 5.       | Gujarat                                    |                     36 |
| 6.       | Haryana                                    |                     18 |
| 7.       | Jammu &Kashmir                             |                     05 |
| 8.       | Jharkhand                                  |                     05 |
| 9.       | Karnataka                                  |                     41 |
| 10.      | Kerala                                     |                     03 |
| 11.      | Madhya Pradesh                             |                     33 |
| 12.      | Maharashtra                                |                     44 |
| 13.      | North-East                                 |                     04 |
| 14.      | Odisha                                     |                     11 |
| 15.      | Punjab                                     |                     20 |
| 16.      | Rajasthan                                  |                     71 |
| 17.      | Tamil Nadu                                 |                     52 |
| 18.      | Telangana                                  |                     15 |
| 19.      | Uttar Pradesh                              |                     48 |
| 20.      | Uttarakhand                                |                     02 |
| 21.      | West Bengal                                |                     17 |
| TOTAL    |                                            |                    495 |

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