Lok Sabha Question No. 903 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Losses Incurred in Toll Collection
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  estimated  losses  incurred  in  the  income  from  Toll collection since the Covid-19 pandemic, month-wise;
- (b) the period for which Toll collection was suspended during the Covid19 pandemic;
- (c)  the  details  of  measures  taken  to  minimize/compensate  the  said incurred loss;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  Toll  tax  collected  during  Covid  period  and thereafter till date;
- (e)  the  number  of  days  for  which  Toll  plazas  on  various  National Highways  remained  non-functional  due  to  protests  during  the  said period;
- (f) the estimated loss of income as a result thereof; and
- (g) whether the Government has compiled Toll and State-wise data of the same and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The user fee (Toll) collection is done through user fee (toll) collection agency and remittance is fixed as per terms of the Contract in case of

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 903 ANSWERED ON 07TH DECEMBER, 2023

## LOSSES INCURRED IN TOLL COLLECTION

903. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN REJENIMBALKAR:

SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

Public Funded Fee Plazas. However, in case of Force Majeure events such as Flood, Earthquake, Pandemic etc the agency is granted relief towards forgone remittance as per stipulations of Contract Agreement. Forgone remittance/relief is as per contractual obligations.

- (b) The user fee collection was suspended during complete lockdown from 26.03.2020 (09:00 hrs) to 19.04.2020 (24:00hrs) i.e. for a period of 24.625 days.
- (c) NHAI had issued policy guidelines dated  28.05.2020 for giving relief under Force Majeure conditions due to COVID Wave-1  for public funded projects.
- (d)  The  details  of  User  fee  collection  during  COVID  Period  and thereafter  from NHAI's fee plazas is as under:
- (e) The details of public funded fee plazas on National Highways, which remained non-functional due to protests is placed at Annexure.

|   S.No. | F.Y.                       | Toll Collection (In Rs.Cr)   |
|---------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|       1 | 27695.00                   | F.Y.2019-20                  |
|       2 |                            | F.Y. 2020-21 27920.17        |
|       3 | F.Y. 2021-22               | 33881.20                     |
|       4 | FY. 2022-23                | 46998.03                     |
|       5 | F.Y. 2023-24 (Till Nov 23) | 35645.05                     |

(f) & (g) As answered in Sl. No. (a).

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 903 FOR ANSWER ON 07.12.2023 ASKED BY  SHRI  VINAYAK  RAUT:  SHRI  OMPRAKASH  BHUPALSINH  ALIAS PAWAN REJENIMBALKAR: SHRI SANJAY JADHAV: REGARDING LOSSES INCURRED IN TOLL COLLECTION

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| S.No Plaza Name                | State         |   No of days |
|--------------------------------|---------------|--------------|
| 1 Padmanavpur                  | Odisha        |           93 |
| 2 Sukhuapada                   | Odisha        |          105 |
| 3 Jharpokharia                 | Odisha        |          262 |
| 4 Lomshinong Toll Plaza        | Meghalaya     |          171 |
| 5 Banushi Fee Plaza            | Uttarakhand   |           20 |
| 6 Koyla Fee Plaza              | Uttar Pradesh |           20 |
| 7 Puraini Toll Plaza           | Uttar Pradesh |           23 |
| 8 Banthadi on NH-458           | Rajasthan     |          228 |
| 9 Tamdoli on NH-458            | Rajasthan     |           93 |
| 10 Badighati & Butati on NH-89 | Rajasthan     |          200 |
| 11 Six ML                      | Rajasthan     |          342 |
| 12 Lathi                       | Rajasthan     |           88 |
| 13 Ramdevra                    | Rajasthan     |           88 |
| 14 Jahaukali (EPE)             | Delhi         |          457 |
| 15 Azizpur                     | Punjab        |          454 |

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|   16 | Dhareri Jattan   | Punjab   |   454 |
|------|------------------|----------|-------|
|   17 | Kalajhar         | Punjab   |    95 |
|   18 | Bhagomajra       | Punjab   |    95 |
|   19 | Ghulal           | Punjab   |   456 |
|   20 | Milk Majra       | Punjab   |   353 |
|   21 | Jaloli           | Punjab   |   353 |
|   22 | Paind            | Punjab   |    86 |
|   23 | Dappar           | Punjab   |   428 |
|   24 | Behrampur        | Punjab   |   431 |
|   25 | Chandimandir     | Haryana  |   352 |
|   26 | Behram           | Punjab   |   457 |
|   27 | Bachuan          | Punjab   |   450 |
|   28 | Chak Bamniya     | Punjab   |   447 |
|   29 | Nijjarpura       | Punjab   |   231 |
|   30 | Usma             | Punjab   |   407 |
|   31 | Karahewala       | Punjab   |     4 |
|   32 | Ferozshah        | Punjab   |    35 |
|   33 | Darapur          | Punjab   |    71 |
|   34 | Jagjitpura       | Punjab   |   192 |
|   35 | Badbar           | Punjab   |   181 |

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| 36         | Sheikhpura             | Punjab   | 198   |
|------------|------------------------|----------|-------|
| Khuian     | Sarwar                 | Punjab   | 37 43 |
| 38 Saini   | Majra                  | Haryana  | 352   |
| 39         | Thana Haryana          |          | 352   |
| 40         | Bhagan Toll Remittance | Haryana  | 346   |
| 41 Khatkar | Haryana                |          | 364   |
| 42 Peont   |                        | Haryana  | 360   |

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