Lok Sabha Question No. 3159 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Revenue Generation through Toll Collection
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  revenue  generated  by  the  National  Highways  Authority  of India (NHAI) through toll collection across the country during the last ten years;
- (b) whether the Government prescribes any time-limit for levying toll on national  highways  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number  of highways  that  continue  to  collect  toll  beyond  the  prescribed  period, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has prescribed any performance or maintenance metrics to assess upkeep of national highways, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  any  audit  has  identified  highways  not  meeting  those standards, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  The  details  of  total  user  fee  collected  at  fee  Plazas  on  National Highways  across  the  country  during  the  last  ten  years  are  tabulated below:

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3159 ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## REVENUE GENERATION THROUGH TOLL COLLECTION

†3159. SHRI PATEL UMESHBHAI BABUBHAI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

| Financial Year   | User fee Collection (In Crore Rupees)   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2015-16          | 17,759.28                               |
| 2016-17          | 18,511.86                               |
| 2017-18          | 21,763.56                               |
| 2018-19          | 26,188.02                               |
| 2019-20          | 27,503.86                               |
| 2020-21          | 27,926.67                               |
| 2021-22          | 33,928.66                               |
| 2022-23          | 48,032.40                               |
| 2023-24          | 55,882.12                               |
| 2024-25          | 61,408.15                               |

- (b) User fee at Fee Plaza on National highways (NHs) is collected after publication  of  respective  user  fee  notification  in  Gazette  of  India  in accordance with the provisions of the National Highways Fee (Determination  of  Rates  and  Collection)  Rules,  2008  and  respective Concession Agreement. As per the provisions of National Highways Fee Rules, 2008, in case of concessionaire operated fee plaza, fee as notified as per concession agreement shall be leviable till the end of concession period and after the end of concession period, the fee Plaza is handed over to the 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.  The  revenue collected by the Central Government  from  user  fee collection is deposited  in  Consolidated  Fund  of  India  (CFI)  and  the  fund  provided through budgetary allocation are utilised for further maintenance, development and augmentation of National Highways.
- (c) Maintenance of National Highways (NHs) is regulated/governed as per the provision of the respective Contract/Concession Agreement. As per the Government's policy, if any stretch of a NH is not covered by postconstruction  defect  liability  or  maintenance  provision  in  terms  of  the

construction/development Contract/Concession Agreement, then Government approves either a Short Term Maintenance Contract (STMC) or  a  Performance  based  Maintenance  Contract  (PBMC)  for  already developed stretches. The maintenance of National Highways is carried out  as  per  requirement  and  it  is  ensured  that  no  stretch  of  National Highways remains unattended. (d)    The  maintenance  of  National  Highways  is  carried  out  as  per requirement  and  it  is  ensured  that  no  stretch  of  National  Highways remains  unattended.  For  monitoring,  Independent  Engineer/Authority Engineer  (IE/  AE)  conducts  regular  site  inspections  and  competent authority  conducts  periodical  reviews/  site  visits.  Also,  periodic  NSV surveys, FWD tests, drone surveys, etc. are carried out for assessing and monitoring  the  condition  of  pavement  &  other  Highway  Assets  w.r.t desired  Service  level  specified  in  Contract  Agreement.  Deployment  of Third Party Quality Auditors for independent quality audits of NH works on a case-to-case basis. Based on the results of these surveys/ inspections, necessary repair and maintenance  works  are  carried  out  through  respective  Contractors/ Contract/Concession

Concessionaires as per the provisions of Agreement.

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