Lok Sabha Question No. 2569 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Collection of Toll
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sudheer Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2569 ANSWERED ON 16TH MARCH, 2023

## COLLECTION OF TOLL

2569. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  policy  of  the  Government  with  regard  to  collection  of  toll  on National Highways (NHs) in the country;
- (b)  the  total  amount  of  toll  collected  during  the  last  financial  year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government/National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has set any target of toll collection in current financial year 2023-24 and next three years and if so, the details thereof, State/year-wise;
- (d) whether the progress of highway development in some States is slow vis-as-vis some other States and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to expedite the pace of highway development in such States; and
- (e) the details of the steps taken by the Government for smooth/better collection of toll?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Government has notified the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates & Collection) Rules, 2008 on 5th December, 2008, and the said rules, as amended from time to time, are applicable for determination of  user fee for all public funded projects and private funded projects executed  and  bids  invited  on  or  after  5th  December,  2008.  For  the private funded projects completed before 5th December, 2008, the fee collection is as per the provisions of 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; and the National Highways (Rate of fee) Rules, 1997. The user fee on  a  stretch  of  National  Highways  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/Union  Territory  (UT),  the  executing authority  of  the  concerned  State  Government/UT  complies  with  the notification issued by the Central Government.
- (b)  The  state-wise  user  fee  collection  at  fee  plazas  on  National Highways during the financial year 2021-22 are at Annexure A.
- (c) There is no such target set for current Financial year as well for next three years. However, user fee collection is expected to increase by 5% due to annual traffic growth and by 3% due to change in Wholesale Price Index (WPI) every year. Further, new fee plazas are put for commercial operation  upon  completion  of  National  Highways  Stretch  adding additional revenue every year.
- (d) Details of construction achievement, state wise, in current Financial Year  2022-23  are  at  Annexure  B.  However,  some  National  Highway projects are delayed in the country due to various reasons like delay in land acquisition, delay in forest clearance, delay in Road Over Bridges (ROB)  clearance,  delay  in  handing  over  of  irrigation  land,  delay  in

shifting of utilities, addition / deletion / relocation of various structures and financial crunch of the Concessionaire etc. To expedite completion of  National  Highway  projects,  various  steps  have  been  taken  which include  streamlining  of  land  acquisition  &  environment  clearances, premium  re-scheduling, close coordination with other Ministries, revamping of dispute resolution mechanism, frequent reviews at various levels  etc.  In  order  to  ensure  timely  completion  of  these  projects, regular meetings are held with project developers, State Governments and contractors at all levels.

(e) For smooth/better collection of user fee and for the convenience of the  commuters  at  fee  plazas  on  National  Highways,  Government introduced the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology through FASTag for making payment at fee plaza. With the  declaration of all lanes of fee plazas on National Highways as FASTag Lane of the fee  plaza  with  effect  from  midnight  of  15th/16th  February  2021, transparency  in  toll  collection  has  improved  and  opportunity  for pilferage, cash handling and associated issues has reduced.  It has also resulted into seamless movement at fee plaza resulting in less waiting time and congestion.

ANNEXURE A

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2569 FOR ANSWER ON 16.03.2023 ASKED BY  SHRI  PRATAPRAO  JADHAV,  SHRI  DHAIRYASHEELSAMBHAJIRAO MANE,  SHRI  SHRIRANG  APPA  BARNE,  SHRI  SANJAY  SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK, SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO AND SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA REGARDING  COLLECTION OF TOLL

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Details  of  user  fee  collection  on  National  Highways  during  the  last financial year, state-wise:

|   S. No. | Name of the State   | User fee collection for financial year 2021-22 (In Crore Rupees)   |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh      | 2,434.42                                                           |
|        2 | Bihar               | 2,094.95                                                           |
|        3 | Chhattisgarh        | 481.89                                                             |
|        4 | Gujarat             | 3,642.40                                                           |
|        5 | Haryana             | 1,093.90                                                           |
|        6 | Himachal Pradesh    | 37.11                                                              |
|        7 | Jammu & Kashmir     | 194.81                                                             |
|        8 | Jharkhand           | 422.19                                                             |
|        9 | Karnataka           | 2,351.26                                                           |
|       10 | Kerala              | 215.66                                                             |
|       11 | Madhya Pradesh      | 2,472.88                                                           |
|       12 | Maharashtra         | 3,386.21                                                           |
|       13 | North-East          | 387.95                                                             |
|       14 | Odisha              | 685.64                                                             |
|       15 | Punjab              | 293.47                                                             |

| 16.             | Rajasthan           | 3,933    |
|-----------------|---------------------|----------|
| 17.             | Tamil Nadu 2,695.78 |          |
| 18.             | Telangana 1,380.04  |          |
| 19.             | Uttar               | 4,183.74 |
|                 | Pradesh             |          |
| 20.             | Uttarakhand 324.23  |          |
| 21.             | West Bengal         | 2,031.03 |
| Total 34,742.56 | Total 34,742.56     |          |

ANNEXURE B

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2569 FOR ANSWER ON 16.03.2023 ASKED BY SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV, SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE,  SHRI  SHRIRANG  APPA  BARNE,  SHRI  SANJAY  SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK, SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO AND SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA REGARDING  COLLECTION OF TOLL

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Details of construction achievement, state wise, in Current Financial Year 2022-23:

|   Serial No. | Name of the State   |   Length Constructed (in Kilometer) |
|--------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
|            1 | Andhra Pradesh      |                                  92 |
|            2 | Assam               |                                  12 |
|            3 | Bihar               |                                 335 |
|            4 | Chhattisgarh        |                                  37 |
|            5 | Delhi               |                                  17 |
|            6 | Gujarat             |                                 249 |
|            7 | Haryana             |                                 175 |
|            8 | Himachal Pradesh    |                                  72 |
|            9 | Jammu and Kashmir   |                                  33 |
|           10 | Jharkhand           |                                  58 |
|           11 | Karnataka           |                                 219 |
|           12 | Kerala              |                                  74 |
|           13 | Madhya Pradesh      |                                 349 |
|           14 | Maharashtra         |                                 513 |
|           15 | Meghalaya           |                                   0 |
|           16 | Odisha              |                                 139 |
|           17 | Punjab              |                                 124 |
|           18 | Rajasthan           |                                 334 |
|           19 | Tamil Nadu          |                                 279 |
|           20 | Telangana           |                                  62 |
|           21 | Uttarakhand         |                                  80 |
|           22 | Uttar Pradesh       |                                 397 |

| Serial No.   | Name of the State   |   Length Constructed (in Kilometer) |
|--------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 23.          | West Bengal         |                                  89 |
|              | Total               |                                3739 |

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