MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 7th February, 2002

S.0.175(E),—Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India in

the erstwhile Ministry of Surface Transport (Roads Wing)'s number S.O. 660(E), dated

the 27^th September, 1996, and S.O. 78(E) dated the 4* February, 1999, issued under

section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the

Central Government entrusted the stretches from Barwa Adda (Km. 398.75) to Barkar

(Km. 441.44) in the State of Jharkhand, and the stretches from Barkar (Km. 441.44) to

Panagarh (Km, 512.4) in the State of West Bengal on the National Highway No.2 to the

National Highways Authority of India;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the National

Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with rules 3 and 9 of the National Highways

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA. EXTRAORDINARY

[PAKTII—SEC.3(ii)1

(Fees for the use of National Highway Section and permanent Bridge - Public Funded

Project) Rules, 1997, and rule 3 of the National Highways (Rate of Fee) Rules, 1997 the

Central Government hereby notifies that there shall be levied and paid fees on

mechanical vehicles for the use of the said stretch from Km. 398.75 to Km. 512.4

(113.65 km.) on the said Highway at the rates specified in the Schedule annexed hereto

and authorises the National Highways Authority of India to collect and retain fees at the

rate specified in the said Schedule from the date of the publication of this notification in

the Official Gazette to the 31^st March, 2003.

SCHEDULE

Rate of Fee to be recovered from the users of stretch between Km. 398.75 to Km.

512.4 (Km. 398.75 to Km. 441.44 in Jharkhand State and Km. 441.44 to Km. 512.4 in

West Bengal) Section of NH-2.

SI.No.

Type of Vehicle

Car/Jeep/Van

Light Commercial Vehicle

Truck/Bus and Heavy construction

machinery

Fee rate for vehicle for one way

trip upto 31^st March, 2003

(Rs.)

50.00

90.00

180.00

Notes 1. When the same vehicle has to cross the Sections of the aforesaid National

Highway more than once a day, the user shall have the option to pay one and half times

the above rates while crossing the Section in the first trip itself or if the vehicle has to use

the said Section continuously and quite frequently for entire month or even beyond that

for much longer period, the vehicle owner can have a monthly pass on the payment of

charges equivalent to thirty times single rate applicable to it, as specified in the aforesaid

Schedule.

The following vehicles are exempted from the fee specified above in the Schedule,

namely:-

(i)

Defence vehicles,

(ii)

Vehicles with Very Important Person symbols,

(iii)

Police Vehicles,

(iv)

Fire fighting vehicles,

(v)

Ambulances,

(vi)

Funeral Vans,

(vii)

Post and Telegraph Departments vehicles, and

(viii) Central and State Government vehicles on duty.

The vehicles officially belonging to the following shall be deemed to be vehicles

having VIP symbols, namely;-

(i)

President of India,

(ii)

Vice President of India,

(iii)

Governors/Lt. Governors/Executive Councilors,

(iv)

Central and State Ministers,

(v)

Leaders of Opposition of Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha/State Legislature having the

status of Cabinet Minister,

(vi)

Speakers or Chairmen of Central and State Legislatures,

(vii)

Foreign dignitaries on State visit to India, and

(viii)

Foreign Diplomats stationed in India using cars with CD symbols,

(ix)

Members of Parliament, and

(x)

Members of State Legislative Assemblies/Councils within their respective

Constituencies.

The rate of fee, the categories of vehicles exempted from payment of fee and the

name, address and telephone number of the authority to whom complaints, if any, should

be addressed, shall be conspicuously and prominently displayed 500m ahead of the toll

booths, 100m ahead of the toll booths and at the toll booths also, the height of the display

boards and size of letters being such that it is easy for drivers to read the display boards

[F.No RW/NH-37011/78/2001-PIC]

C C BHATTACHARYA,Direc^for General (Road Development) and Addl Secy

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