Lok Sabha Question No. 179 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Revenue Generated through Toll Plazas
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Daroga Prasad Saroj

be pleased to state:

- (a) the time by which the total cost incurred in constructing the four-lane road from Budhanpur to Varanasi passing through Lalganj and Azamgarh Lok Sabha Constituencies is expected to be fully recovered through the toll plaza constructed at Amaura;
- (b)  the  number  of  toll  plazas  currently  constructed  in  the  country including  the  above-  mentioned  toll  plaza  and  the  daily  revenue  being earned by the Government from these toll plazas;
- (c) the time period after which the National Highways of the country will become toll-free based on the income earned from toll plazas;
- (d)  the per day cost of road construction in the country at present and the percentage by which this cost is more or less than the total income earned from all toll plazas across the country; and
- (e)  whether  any  kind  of  tax  is  being  collected  from  the  citizens  of  the country for the construction of these roads, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

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

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 179

ANSWERED ON 31 ST  JULY, 2025

## REVENUE GENERATED THROUGH TOLL PLAZAS

*179. SHRI DAROGA PRASAD SAROJ:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## STATEMENT

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  179  FOR  ANSWER  ON  31.07.2025 ASKED  BY  SHRI  DAROGA  PRASAD  SAROJ  REGARDING  REVENUE GENERATED THROUGH TOLL PLAZAS.

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- (a)        Budhanpur to Varanasi section of NH-28 (Old NH-233) includes 2 packages viz Pkg-(II) & (III).

Amora  Fee  Plaza  falls  under  NH-28  Pkg-II  (from  Budhanpur  to  start  of Gossai ki Bazar Bypass). Dherhi Fee Plaza falls under NH-28 Pkg-III (from start  of  Gossai  ki  Bazar  Bypass  to  Varanasi)  with  total  cost  of  Rs. 5746.97  Cr.  (i.e.  for  Pkg-II  is  Rs.  3307.53Cr.  and  for  Pkg-III  is  Rs. 2439.44Cr.)

The Revenue generated since commencement of fee collection through Amora  Fee  Plaza  (i.e.  13.03.2024  till  30.06.2025)  is  Rs.  51.12  Cr.  and through Dherhi Fee Plaza (i.e. 24.01.2024 till 30.06.2025) is Rs. 22.35 Cr. i.e. a Total of Rs. 73.47 Cr. for both packages/plazas.

Further, collection of user fee at fee plazas on National Highways is not related  to  the  recovery  of  project  development  cost.  User  fee  is collected  for  the  use  of  a  completed  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 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  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  Build-Operate-Transfer  (BOT)  Projects,  after  the  end  of Concession  period,  the  fee  Plaza  is  handed  over  to  Government  and thereafter  the  user  fee  is  collected  by  the  Government  through  its implementing Agencies.

The  revenue  collected  by  the  Government  from  user  fee  collection  is deposited  in  Consolidated  Fund  of  India  (CFI)  and  the  funds  provided through budgetary  allocations are utilised for the  development  of National Highways.

- (b) As on June, 2025, there are a total of 1,087 fee plazas operational on National Highways.

User  fee  being  collected  from  these  fee  plazas  for  the  Financial  Year 2024-25 is Rs.168.24 Cr. per day. Details are as under:-

| Financial Year   | User Fee collected at Public Funded Fee Plaza operated through NHAI (in Crore Rupees)   | User fee collected at Concessionaire operated Fee Plaza operated through the concessionairs (in Crore Rupees)   | Total (in Crore Rupees)   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2024-25          | 28,823.74                                                                               | 32,584.41                                                                                                       | 61,408.15                 |

- (c)  In  case  of  concessionaire  operated  fee  plaza,  after  the  end  of Concession  period,  the  fee  Plaza  is  handed  over  to  Government  and thereafter  the  user  fee  is  collected  by  the  Government  through  its implementing Agencies.

In respect of fee plaza under public funded project, the fee leviable shall continue  to  be  collected  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.

The  revenue  collected  by  the  Government  from  user  fee  collection  is deposited  in  Consolidated  Fund  of  India  (CFI)  and  the  funds  provided through budgetary  allocations are utilised for the  development  of National Highways.

- (d) The  cost  of  construction  of  the  defined  highway  depends  on various  factors  such  as  the  terrain  type,  site  requirement,  height  of embankment, number  of  structures  planned  in  the  project,  SOR  of  the State, lead considered for aggregates, cement, bitumen etc.

As various factors involved to work out the cost of construction of NH, Government  has introduced  an  interactive  cost-analysis  IT  tool,  where project inputs like terrain, embankment height, structural type, aggregate  lead,  traffic  loading,  and  pavement  design  are  used  to calculate component wise normative costs. (e)     Yes  Sir.  Road  users  contribute  to  National  Highway  development and upkeep primarily through (i) user fees (tolls) levied on specified NH sections  opened  to  traffic  and  (ii)  central  cesses  on  petrol  and  highspeed diesel, the proceeds of which are credited to the statutory Central Road & Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) (earlier Central Road Fund-CRF) and are deposited in Consolidated Fund of India (CFI). These funds used, inter alia, for NH development alongwith budgetary allocation. (i)  User  Fee  (Toll)  on  National  Highways:  User  fees  are  levied  and collected by the Government under the National Highways Fee (Determination  of  Rates  and  Collection)  Rules,  2008,  as  amended  from time  to  time  after  completion  of  NH  stretch  and  same  is  deposited  in Consolidated Fund of India (CFI). (ii) Central Road Fund (CRF) & Central Road & Infrastructure Fund (CRIF): Parliament  enacted  the  Central  Road  Fund  Act,  2000  to  give  statutory status to a dedicated fund for development and maintenance of National Highways, State roads, and safety works at rail-road crossings, financed by a cess (duty of excise/customs) on petrol and high-speed diesel. Subsequent  statutory  amendments  renamed  the  Fund  as  the  Central Road  &  Infrastructure  Fund  (CRIF)  and  further  enabled  deployment  of cess proceeds across a wider basket of infrastructure sectors (transport-including  rural  roads  &  bridges,  ports,  inland  waterways, airports, railways, urban transport-energy, water & sanitation, communication,  and  social/commercial  infrastructure), including  NH development. The Road & Infrastructure Cess component of central excise on petrol and diesel is credited to the Consolidated Fund of India; after accounting procedures,  amounts  are  transferred  to  the  CRIF  for  allocation  in accordance with the Act and rules notified by the Central Government.

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