Lok Sabha Question No. 1426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Collection of Toll
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Umesh G. Jadhav, Prathap Simha, L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, B. Y. Raghavendra

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that road commuters have to pay more toll amount per kilometer  of  journey  on  National  Highways  (NHs)  in  Tamil  Nadu  and Karnataka as compared to the journey on NHs in other States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the details of the toll levied per kilometre for  traveling  on  NHs  in  these  two  States  in  comparison  to  other  major States in the country having NH length of more than 3000 Kms;
- (c) whether the Government received any requests from these two States to withdraw the increased rate of toll and to stop collection of tolls at the toll gates which are more than ten years old;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government thereon; and
- (e) the details of the factors and the process of determining the fee to be collected as toll?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1426 ANSWERED ON 10TH FEBRUARY, 2022

## COLLECTION OF TOLL

1426. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN: SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) No, Sir.  However,  requests  were received from several State Governments  for  closure  of  public  funded  fee  plazas  operational  on National  Highways.  Requests  were  also  received  to  exempt  all  State Government  vehicles  on  duty,  to  allow  unlimited  trips  under  National Highways Fee Rules 2008 to all the buses of State Transport Corporations and to exempt State Transport Undertaking from payment of user fee. In view of extant National Highways Fee policy, all such requests were not accepted by the Government of India.
- (d) Does not arise.
- (e)  User  fee  rates  on  National  Highways  are  fixed  in  accordance  with National  Highways  Fee  (Determination  of  Rates  and  Collection)  Rules, 2008 and amendment thereof. As per rule 4 &5 of the said rules, the rate of fee for use of a section of national highway of four or more lanes shall, for the base year 2007-08, be the product of the length of such section multiplied by the following rates, namely:-

| Type of Vehicle                                                                                                   |   Base rate of fee per km (in Rupees) |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Car, Jeep, Van or Light Motor Vehicle                                                                             |                                  0.65 |
| Light Commercial Vehicle, Light Goods Vehicle or Mini Bus                                                         |                                  1.05 |
| Bus or Truck (Two axles)                                                                                          |                                  2.2  |
| Three-axle commercial vehicles                                                                                    |                                  2.4  |
| Heavy Construction Machinery(HCM) or Earth Moving Equipment (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) |                                  3.45 |

| Type of Vehicle                          |   Base rate of fee per km (in Rupees) |
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) |                                   4.2 |

The rates specified as above shall also be increased without compounding, by three percent each year with effect from the 1st day of April, 2008 and such increased rates shall be deemed to be the base rate for subsequent years. The applicable base rates shall be revised annually with effect from

April 1 each year to reflect the increase in the wholesale price index.

However,  for  the  private  funded  projects  for  which  agreements  were executed and bids invited before 5th December, 2008, user fee is being charged  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  applicable  National  Highways  Fee Rules 1997 and respective concession agreements.

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