Lok Sabha Question No. 2443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Collection of Toll Tax
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, M.K. Vishnu Prasad

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  amount  of  toll  tax  collected  by  the Government on National Highways (NHs) during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise and particularly in Andhra Pradesh  and Tamil Nadu;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  spent  any  funds from  the  said  revenues  on  the  development of  NHs during  the  said  period  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof;
- (c) whether some States including Tamil Nadu have raised objections  for  collection  of  toll  tax from  NHs during  the  last  three  years;  and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  consultations undertaken  with  various  stakeholders  in  this regard along  with  the  outcome  thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The State-wise details of the user fee collected by the Government on National Highways during the last three years and the current year are at Annexure.
- (b) Yes, Sir. The details of funds released to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for the last three years and current year under toll remittances are as under -

| Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore       |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
| 2016-17               | 2017-18               | 2018-19               | 2019-20 (upto 29.02.2020) |
| 7,500.00              | 8,462.14              | 9,570.13              | 10,600.00                 |

Expenditure incurred for the development of National Highways under Permanent Bridge Fee Fund by the States/UTs is as under-

| Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore       |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
| 2016-17               | 2017-18               | 2018-19               | 2019-20 (upto 29.02.2020) |
| 72.29                 | 21.42                 | 4.09                  | 2.61                      |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2443

ANSWERED ON 5 TH  MARCH, 2020

## COLLECTION OF TOLL TAX

## 2443.   SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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(c)  &(d)  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  has  requested  Ministry  to  exempt  all  State  Government vehicles on duty and State Transport undertaking town buses from payment of user fee. The buses of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation are not paying user fee on fee plazas of NHAI. NHAI has taken up the issue several times with the State Government and has also raised claim on State Government of Kerala to reimburse the loss in toll revenue. Further, four fee plazas under public funded  projects  and  one  fee  plaza  under  Public  Private  Partnership  (PPP)  project  are  nonoperational in different states due to public agitation. The details of such fee plazas are as under-

| S. No.                           | Section                                             | National Highway No.             | Length in Kms                    | Plaza Location                   | State                            |
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Public Funded Project            | Public Funded Project                               | Public Funded Project            | Public Funded Project            | Public Funded Project            | Public Funded Project            |
| 1.                               | Jammu-Pathankot                                     | 1A (44 new)                      | 48.650                           | Km16.400 Lakhanpur               | Jammu& Kashmir                   |
| 2.                               | Guwahati Bypass - Nagaon - Daboka - Udauli /section | 36 &37                           | 73.670                           | Km254.514 raha                   | Assam                            |
| 3.                               | Guwahati-Sonapur (AS-3)                             | 37                               | 19.000                           | Naziraghat                       | Assam                            |
| 4.                               | Daboka - Lanka (AS-16)                              | 54                               | 24.000                           | Daboka                           | Assam                            |
| Public Private Partnership (PPP) | Public Private Partnership (PPP)                    | Public Private Partnership (PPP) | Public Private Partnership (PPP) | Public Private Partnership (PPP) | Public Private Partnership (PPP) |
| 5.                               | Aurang-Raipur                                       | 6                                | 21.733                           | Km276.600 Sundar Nagar           | Chhattisgarh                     |

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2443  FOR  ANSWER  ON  05.03.2020  ASKED  BY  SHRI  MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY AND DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K. REGARDING COLLECTION OF TOLL TAX

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| Revenue Collection Statement for the period from 2016-17 to 2019-20 (upto December, 2019) (Rs./Crores)   | Revenue Collection Statement for the period from 2016-17 to 2019-20 (upto December, 2019) (Rs./Crores)   | Revenue Collection Statement for the period from 2016-17 to 2019-20 (upto December, 2019) (Rs./Crores)   | Revenue Collection Statement for the period from 2016-17 to 2019-20 (upto December, 2019) (Rs./Crores)   | Revenue Collection Statement for the period from 2016-17 to 2019-20 (upto December, 2019) (Rs./Crores)   | Revenue Collection Statement for the period from 2016-17 to 2019-20 (upto December, 2019) (Rs./Crores)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                          | State                                                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                                                  | 2017-18                                                                                                  | 2018-19                                                                                                  | 2019-20                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                           | 642.78                                                                                                   | 854.95                                                                                                   | 666.55                                                                                                   | 433.01                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                                    | 193.40                                                                                                   | 287.80                                                                                                   | 349.80                                                                                                   | 298.79                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                                             | 9.17                                                                                                     | 35.35                                                                                                    | 33.95                                                                                                    | 19.81                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                  | 771.27                                                                                                   | 1086.93                                                                                                  | 1059.73                                                                                                  | 753.81                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                  | 0.20                                                                                                     | 77.13                                                                                                    | 401.60                                                                                                   | 375.64                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                         | -                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                        | 0.52                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                        | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                           | 73.89                                                                                                    | 79.11                                                                                                    | 96.64                                                                                                    | 102.83                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                | 174.18                                                                                                   | 236.32                                                                                                   | 262.14                                                                                                   | 206.93                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                | 443.47                                                                                                   | 569.06                                                                                                   | 557.86                                                                                                   | 461.32                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                                   | 6.91                                                                                                     | 5.25                                                                                                     | 5.93                                                                                                     | 11.16                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                           | 182.40                                                                                                   | 259.95                                                                                                   | 306.85                                                                                                   | 307.55                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                                              | 246.71                                                                                                   | 312.27                                                                                                   | 292.39                                                                                                   | 253.38                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                       | North-East                                                                                               | 39.55                                                                                                    | 47.63                                                                                                    | 56.69                                                                                                    | 60.75                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                                   | 241.42                                                                                                   | 338.70                                                                                                   | 402.21                                                                                                   | 266.21                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                                   | 143.89                                                                                                   | 141.74                                                                                                   | 272.00                                                                                                   | 263.83                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                                | 1202.90                                                                                                  | 1160.38                                                                                                  | 836.79                                                                                                   | 769.00                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                                               | 769.38                                                                                                   | 886.75                                                                                                   | 1036.46                                                                                                  | 824.13                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                                | 232.85                                                                                                   | 304.43                                                                                                   | 324.82                                                                                                   | 273.69                                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                                              | 1.86                                                                                                     | 0.16                                                                                                     | 3.71                                                                                                     | 3.95                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                            | 1039.00                                                                                                  | 1332.48                                                                                                  | 1525.16                                                                                                  | 1200.88                                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                                              | 522.69                                                                                                   | 614.30                                                                                                   | 696.39                                                                                                   | 434.11                                                                                                   |
| A                                                                                                        | Total (Sl. No. 1 to 21)                                                                                  | 6937.92                                                                                                  | 8630.68                                                                                                  | 9187.65                                                                                                  | 7321.30                                                                                                  |
| B                                                                                                        | Revenue from Toll- Operate-Transfer (TOT) projects (upfront payment for 30 years)                        | -                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                        | 9681.50                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                        |