Lok Sabha Question No. 12 (STARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Toll Operations and Collections
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam, Manjulata Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 12 ANSWERED ON 20TH JULY, 2023

## TOLL OPERATIONS AND COLLECTIONS

*12. SHRI SELVAM G.:

## SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the toll collected in the country has drastically declined;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of toll collected, year-wise during the said period;
- (d) whether the Government has not discontinued the toll fees from the toll roads from which investment has already been recovered and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (e) the number of toll booths which are operated by private operators on National Highways (NHs) in Tamil Nadu and Odisha;
- (f) whether the Government is aware that some toll booths on NHs are being operated by private operators beyond their contract period in the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (g) the steps being taken by the Government against these toll booths?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (g) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (g) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 12 FOR ANSWER ON 20.07.2023 ASKED BY SHRI SELVAM  G.  &  SHRIMATI  MANJULATA  MANDAL  REGARDING  TOLL OPERATIONS AND COLLECTIONS.

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- (a) to (b) No, Sir.
- (c) User fee Collection for the last three years at fee plazas on National Highways is as under:
- (d) As per National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, the user fee is continued collected in perpetuity at the rates stipulated in the rules.
- (e) List enclosed at Annexure-A.
- (f)  to  (g)  There  are  two  types  of  Fee  Plazas-  Concessionaire  (Private operators) fee plazas and public funded fee plazas.

|   Serial no. | Financial Year   | User fee collection (in Crore Rupees)   |
|--------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|            1 | 2020-21          | 27,923.80                               |
|            2 | 2021-22          | 33,907.72                               |
|            3 | 2022-23          | 48,028.22                               |

The collection of User Fee at Concessionaire fee plazas is governed by the respective Concession Agreement. There are no such fee plaza which are operated  by  Private  Operator  (Concessionaire)  beyond  its  concession period. After the completion of concession period, the fee plazas are taken over by NHAI from Concessionaire for user fee collection.

The collection of User Fee at public funded fee plazas are awarded to user fee collection agencies through competitive bidding for a period of 1 year or  limited  bidding  for  a  period  of  3  months.  The  extension  of  such Contracts are governed by Contract Agreement.

For public funded fee plazas, if no bids is higher than the existing contract or  in  case  of  urgency,  the  Authority  reserves  the  right  to  extend  the contract period upto three months in the contract of contract period of One year and upto one month in short term contract for 03 months.  Further the period is sometimes extended beyond these provisions for a very short period of time under unavoidable circumstances.

ANNEXURE-A

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 12  FOR ANSWER ON 20.07.2023 ASKED BY SHRI SELVAM  G.  &  SHRIMATI  MANJULATA  MANDAL  REGARDING  TOLL OPERATIONS AND COLLECTIONS.

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| S. No Section   | S. No Section               | NH             | Plaza Location                                    |
|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Tamil Nadu      | Tamil Nadu                  | Tamil Nadu     | Tamil Nadu                                        |
|                 | BOT PROJECTS                |                |                                                   |
| 1               | Hosur-Krishnagiri           | 7              | Km88.300Krishnagiri                               |
| 2               | Krishnagiri -walajhapet     | 7 & 46         | Km. 46.800 Peddakallupalli (Vaniyambadi)          |
| 3               | Krishnagiri -walajhapet     | 46             | Km. 98.520 Pallikonda Distt Vellore               |
| 4               | Krishnagiri -Thopurghat     | 7              | Km 154.440, Palayam Village, Dharmapuri District. |
| 5               | Omallur-Namakkal            | 7              | Km 191.800 Omallur (Kottagoundampatty )           |
| 6               | Nammakal- Karur             | 7              | Km 259.500 , Rashampalayam                        |
| 7               | Tindivanam-Ulundurpet       | 45             | Km148.900,Vikravandi                              |
| 8               | Salem-Kumarapalayam         | 47             | Km 27.697 Vaiguntham Village                      |
| 9               | Kumarapalayam- Chengalpalli | 47             | Km 88.287, Vijaymangalmam                         |
| 10              | Chengapalli -Coimbatore     | 47             | km 136.840 Kaniyur                                |
| 11              | Pondicherry - Tindivanam    | 66             | Km6.572Morattandi                                 |
| 12              | Trichy-Karur                | 67             | Km 157.500 Thirupuvaithurai                       |
|                 |                             | 67             | Km 198.500 Manavasi                               |
| 13              | Salem-Ulundrupet            | 68 (New NH 79) | Km21.750metupatti Km73.760Nathakkarai& Km 105.000 |
| RO Madurai      | RO Madurai                  | RO Madurai     | RO Madurai                                        |
|                 | TOT/Invit                   |                |                                                   |

| 14                      | Madurai - Kannyakumari                             | 7                       | Km 18.652 near Kappalur District Madurai              |
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 15                      | (Km0.000-Km243.170)                                | 7                       | Km74.930 near Etturvattum District Virudhunagar       |
| 16                      |                                                    | 7                       | Km 125.350 near Salaipudhur                           |
| 17                      | 7                                                  |                         | Km185.387nearNanguneri District Tirunelvelli          |
| BOT PROJECTS 18         | Karur Bypass - Dindigul Bypass DindigulBypass-     | 7                       | Km338.000Valanchettiyur                               |
| 19                      | Samyanallore                                       | 7                       | Km 398.500 Kodai                                      |
| 20                      | Trichy - Dindigul                                  | 45                      | Km 382.850 near                                       |
| 21                      | Ulundurpet - Padalur                               | 45                      | Km192.750Sengurichi & Km244.00Thirumandurai           |
| 22                      | Padalur - Trichy                                   | 45                      | Km 304.510, Samayapuram                               |
| 23                      | Madurai Tuticorin                                  | 45B                     | Km 143.580 near Eliyarpathy village District Madurai& |
| 24                      | Thanjavur - Trichy                                 | 67                      | Km 120.900 , Valavanthankottai                        |
| Odisha (RO Bhubneshwar) | Odisha (RO Bhubneshwar)                            | Odisha (RO Bhubneshwar) | Odisha (RO Bhubneshwar)                               |
| S. No Section           | S. No Section                                      | NH                      | Plaza Location                                        |
| BOT Projects            | BOT Projects                                       | BOT Projects            | BOT Projects                                          |
| 1                       | Bhubaneshwar- Jagatpur- Chandikhole section        | 5                       | Km 34.624 Manguli near Cuttack                        |
| 2                       | Sambalpur - Baragarh - Orissa / Chhatisgarh Border | 6                       | Km41.000,Barahagoda                                   |

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