Lok Sabha Question No. 833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Committee for Monitoring of Toll Tax
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

(a) No, Madam.

(b)  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  authorized  National  Highways  Authority  of India  (NHAI)  to  monetize  public  funded  completed  National  Highway  (NH)  projects  which  are operational and are collecting user fee for at least 2 years through the Toll Operate Transfer (TOT) model subject to, approval of the Competent Authority in Ministry/NHAI on case to case basis.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 833

ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## COMMITTEE  FOR  MONITORING OF TOLL TAX

## 833. SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government propose to  constitute  a  separate  committee  for proper  monitoring  of Toll  Tax  being collected at National Highways, if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  mobilize  funds  by  giving  National  Highways  projects  to  the private companies on lease to construct the roads and collect the toll tax;

(c)    whether  the  Government  have identified such projects in which there is potential of private investments;

(d) if so, the State-wise and project-wise details thereof along with the norms fixed for selection of these projects;

(e) whether  the funds  mobilized are likely  to  be  used  for  construction  of highways and early completion of different highways projects in the country; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(c) &(d) Around 75 operational NH projects completed under public funding have been preliminary identified for potential monetization using the TOT Model.  The First Bundle of TOT Project has already been started w.e.f. 29.08.2018 after submission of Bid Concession Fee. The detail of TOT Bundle-1  projects  is  at Annexure-'A' .  Bids  for  Second  Bundle  of  TOT  Project  have  also  been received in NHAI. The detail of TOT Bundle-2 projects is at Annexure-'B' .

(e)  &(f)  As  per  Cabinet approval, funds received from TOT will go to the  Consolidated Fund of India (CFI), and be ring-fenced for utilization by NHAI.

## ANNEXURE-A

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) &(d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 833 FOR ANSWER ON 07.02.2019 ASKED BY SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY REGARDING COMMITTEE FOR MONITORING OF TOLL TAX

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| TOT Bundle   | Name of stretches                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   Length (in km) | Bid Concession Fee   | Status                                                                                                                                                        |
|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| TOT Bundle-1 | (i) Siddhantham to Gundugolanu section of NH-5 in the state of Andhra Pradesh. (ii) Diwancheruvu to Siddhantham section of NH-5 in the state of Andhra Pradesh. (iii) Annavaram to Diwancheruvu section of NH-5 in the state of Andhra Pradesh. (iv) Ankapalli to Annavaram (Tuni) section of NH-5 in the state of Andhra Pradesh. (v) Icchapuram to Narasannapeta section of NH-5 in the state of Andhra Pradesh. (vi) Puintola to Icchapuram section of NH-5 in the state of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. (vii) Bamanbore to Garamore section of NH-8A in the state of Gujarat. (viii) Garamore to Samakhiyali section of NH-8A in the state of Gujarat. (ix) Porbandar - Jetpur section of NH- 8B in the state of Gujarat. |           680.64 | Rs. 9681.5 Crore     | Concession Agreement signed on 26.4.18 with 9 SPVs. Concession- aire has deposited Rs 9681.5 Cr on 28.08.2018 and appointed date is declared w.e.f 29.8.2018. |

## ANNEXURE-B

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) &(d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 833 FOR ANSWER ON 07.02.2019 ASKED BY SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY REGARDING COMMITTEE FOR MONITORING OF TOLL TAX

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| TOT Bundle    | Name of stretches                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   Length (in km) | Initial Estimated Concession Value (IECV) of Authority)   | Status                              |
|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| TOT Bundle- 2 | (i) Chittorgarh - Kota & Chittorgarh Bypass section of NH-27 in the state of Rajasthan. (ii) Swaroopganj - Pindwara & Pindwara - Udaipur section of NH-27 in the state of Rajasthan. (iii) Palanpur/ Kheemana - Aburoad section of NH-27 in the state of Rajasthan and Gujarat. (iv) Jetpur-Somnath section of NH- 115 in the state of Gujarat. (v) Purnea to Dalkhola section of NH- 31 in the state of Bihar. (vi) Dalkhola to Islampur section of NH-31 in the state of West Bengal. (vii) Islampur - Sonapur- Ghoshpukur section of NH-31 in the state of West Bengal. (viii) Salsalabari to West Bengal/ Assam border section of NH-31C in the state of West Bengal. |          588.551 | Rs 5362 Crore                                             | 3 Bids were received on 19.12.2018. |

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