Lok Sabha Question No. 6333 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Discontinuation of Toll Fees
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: PARESH RAWAL, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, B.V. NAYAK, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, RAM CHARITRA

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  toll  collected during each of the last three years, State-wise including Gujarat and Kerala;
- (b) whether the Government has any plan to discontinue the toll fees from the toll  roads  from  which investment  has already been recovered;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State  and  National  Highway-wise  including  Ahmedabad-PrantijSabarkantha toll road, Gujarat;
- (d)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  waive  toll  tax  for  those  residing  close  to  NHs  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to provide service roads to villages adjacent to NHs and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a)  The details of the user fee (toll) collected during each of the last three years are at Annexure'A' .

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6333

ANSWERED ON 5 TH  APRIL, 2018

## DISCONTINUATION  OF TOLL  FEES

## 6333.   SHRI PARESH RAVAL:

SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

SHRI B.V. NAIK:

SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

DR. P.K. BIJU:

SHRI  RAM  CHARITRA NISHAD:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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(b) No, Madam. The collection of user fee for the use of a section of National Highway is as per the applicable NH Fee Rules and provisions of the Concession/ Contract Agreement. However, in case of 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 is to be reduced to 40% after recovery of capital cost of the project.

- (c) Does not arise.
- (d) No, Madam.

(e)  Service  roads  are  built  and  maintained  along  National  Highways  as  per  the  provisions  of  the respective Concession Agreement/Contract Agreement.

## ANNEXURE-A

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6333 FOR ANSWER ON 05.04.2018 ASKED BY SHRI PARESH RAVAL & OTHERS REGARDING DISCONTINUATION OF TOLL FEES

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## User Fee Collection Statement for the period from 2014-15 to 2016-17 (Rs./Crores)

| S. No.   | State          |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh |   1053.46 |   1216.21 |   1188.54 |
| 2.       | Bihar          |    438.82 |    547.37 |    591.79 |
| 3.       | Chattisgarh    |    120.84 |    205.95 |    240.68 |
| 4.       | Gujarat        |   1397.54 |   1728.64 |   1911.73 |
| 5.       | Haryana        |    619.06 |    708.49 |    711.51 |
| 6.       | Jammu &Kashmir |     31.81 |     62.5  |     73.89 |
| 7.       | Jharkhand      |    143.34 |    187.36 |    174.18 |
| 8.       | Karnataka      |   1213.34 |   1413.46 |   1452.4  |
| 9.       | Kerala         |    102.95 |    137.48 |    138.01 |
| 10.      | Madhya Pradesh |    457.48 |    599.27 |    587.74 |
| 11.      | Maharashtra    |   1805.73 |   2106.06 |   1941.23 |
| 12.      | North-East     |      6.42 |      1.61 |     39.55 |
| 13.      | Odisha         |    299.73 |    379.18 |    422.55 |
| 14.      | Punjab         |    403.49 |    547.21 |    563.8  |
| 15.      | Rajasthan      |   1792.27 |   2602.87 |   2788.79 |
| 16.      | Tamil Nadu     |   1828.12 |   1958.93 |   2075.02 |
| 17.      | Telangana      |    619.79 |    679.5  |    704.69 |
| 18.      | Uttar Pradesh  |   1515.41 |   1944.01 |   1979.22 |
| 19.      | Uttarakhand    |      3.07 |      1.76 |      1.85 |
| 20.      | West Bengal    |    673.43 |    800    |    951.72 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL          |  14547.8  |  17835.4  |  18542.1  |