Lok Sabha Question No. 982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: National Highway Fee Rules, 2008
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Aparupa  Poddar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 982 ANSWERED ON 8TH FEBRUARY, 2024

NATIONAL HIGHWAY FEE RULES, 2008

982. SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  is  a  delay  in  implementation  of  the  amendment  in National Highway Fee Rules, 2008 with respect to charging of user fee for elevated bridges/structures of more than 60 meters length and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether there have been delays in toll collection as per the time limits prescribed by National Highway Fee Rules, 2008 which has led to loss of revenue to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) amounting to Rs. 64.60 crore and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  details  of losses incurred by NHAI due to lack of provision for revenue sharing in Concession Agreements during the last five years, State/yearwise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (b) Ministry has issued an Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to ensure timely commencement of user fee collection as prescribed in National  Highway  Fee  Rules,  2008.  However,  there  have  been  some cases of delay in commencement of user fee collection operation which are mainly attributable to public agitation or land acquisition issues.

State-wise details where such delay has been reported, are listed at Annexure.

(c)  No  such  loss  has  happened  as  per  the  provision  of  concession agreement finalized through open competitive bidding process.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 982 FOR ANSWER ON 08.02.2024 ASKED BY  SHRIMATI  APARUPA  PODDAR  REGARDING  NATIONAL  HIGHWAY FEE RULES, 2008.

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State-wise details where delay in user fee collection has been reported:

|   Sl. no. | Name of the State   | Fee plaza/Stretch                                                                     |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Telangana           | Gummadidala Fee Plaza                                                                 |
|         2 | Jharkhand           | (i) Hesmi (Mandar) Fee Plaza (ii) Patrachauli Fee Plaza (iii) Nagwa Fee Plaza         |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh      | Nellore Bypass at km.1378.800 of NH-16                                                |
|         4 | Tamil Nadu          | (ii)Velampatti Fee Plaza (iii) Pollachi-Coimbatore section (iv) Lembalakudi Fee Plaza |
|         5 | Karnataka           | KN Hundy Fee Plaza                                                                    |
|         6 | Kerala              | Thiruvallam Fee Plaza                                                                 |

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