Lok Sabha Question No. 1592 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Toll Plazas
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dr. M K Vishnu Prasad

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  numerous  toll plazas are functioning even after the projects full cost is recovered and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  number  of  toll  plazas  in  Tamil  Nadu,  Karnataka  and  Andhra Pradesh;
- (c)  the  new  toll  plazas  established  in  the  said  States  during  the  last three years;
- (d) the toll collected in toll plazas during the last five years in the said States; and
- (e)  the  details  of  new  toll  plazas  proposed  to  be  set  up  in  the  said States?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  Collection  of  user  fee  at  fee  plazas  on  National  Highways  is  not related  to  the  recovery  of  project  development  cost.  User  fee  is

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1592 ANSWERED ON 13 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## TOLL PLAZAS

1592. DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

collected for the use of any section of National Highway, in accordance with the provisions of the NH Fee Rules.

As per the provision of National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and  Collection)  Rules,  2008,  the  fee  as  notified  as  per  Concession Agreement shall be leviable till the end of the concession period and after the concession period is over, the fee shall be collected by the Central Government or the executing authority as per the fee specified under sub-rule (2) of rule 4 of National Highway Fee Rules, 2008 on the date of transfer of such section of the National Highway, bridge, tunnel or bypass, as the case may be, to be revised annually.

In respect of a public funded project, the fee leviable shall continue to be  collected  in  perpetuity  for  such  section  of  the  National  Highway, bridge, tunnel or bypass, as the case may be, to be revised annually in accordance with these rules.

In case of BOT Projects, after the end of Concession period, the Toll Plaza  is  handed  over  to  Government  and  thereafter  the  user  fee  is collected by the Government through its implementing Agencies.

- (b)  The  number  of  NH  Fee  Plazas  in  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, as on 31.01.2025, are as under:
- (c)  The  number  of  new  fee  plazas  started  in  last  three  years  in  the State of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are as under:

| Name of the stateNo. of operational user fee plazas   |   Name of the stateNo. of operational user fee plazas |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Tamil Nadu                                            |                                                    70 |
| Karnataka                                             |                                                    58 |
| Andhra Pradesh                                        |                                                    72 |

| Name of the stateNo. of user fee plazas   |   Name of the stateNo. of user fee plazas |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Tamil Nadu                                |                                        21 |
| Karnataka                                 |                                        14 |
| Andhra Pradesh                            |                                        20 |

(d) The user fee collected at fee plazas on National Highways during the  last  five  years  in  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Karnataka  and Tamil Nadu are as under:

|                   | Total user fee collection (in Crore Rupees)   | Total user fee collection (in Crore Rupees)   | Total user fee collection (in Crore Rupees)   | Total user fee collection (in Crore Rupees)   | Total user fee collection (in Crore Rupees)   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Name of the state | 2019-20                                       | 2020-21                                       | 2021-22                                       | 2022-23                                       | 2023-24                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 1,830.84                                      | 1,979.08                                      | 2,434.42                                      | 3,273.86                                      | 3,502.27                                      |
| Tamil Nadu        | 2,610.43                                      | 2,332.79                                      | 2,695.78                                      | 3,817.49                                      | 4,221.50                                      |
| Karnataka         | 1,881.99                                      | 1,866.39                                      | 2,351.26                                      | 3,516.79                                      | 4,086.18                                      |

(e) The establishment of the user fee plazas and the commencement of user fee collection depends upon the completion of the projects and the  publication  of  the  Fee  Notification  in  the  Gazette  of  India.  Upon completion of the project, user fee collection will be commenced after notifying the applicable rates in the local newspapers.

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