Toll Plazas | Total Length | Toll Revenue in FY 2015-16 | |
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Public Funded/Annuity (6660 Km); OMT(2667Km) & SPV of NHAI (211 Km) | 170 No. | 9,538 Km | Rs.5,335 Crore |
BOT(Toll)(10476 Km) + SPVof NHAI (56 Km) | 212 No. | 10,532 Km | Rs.12,607 Crore |
Total: | 382 No. | 20,070 Km | Rs.17,942 Crore |
FY 2011-12 | FY 2012-13 | FY 2013-14 | FY 2014-15 | FY 2015-16 | FY 2016-17 | |
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Length under Tolling | 10,997 Km. | 13,358 Km. | 15,507 Km. | 16,988 Km. | 18,807 Km. | 20,070 Km. |
Toll Revenue: | Rs.7,033 Crore | Rs.9,222 Crore | Rs.11,388 Crore | Rs.14,171 Crore | Rs.17,250 Crore | Rs.17,942 Crore |
In case of Public Funded/ Annuity/ SPVs Govt. collects the user fee (toll) by engaging the contractors through competitive e-bidding, whereas in private investment/ OMT Projects, the Concessionaire collects the user fee (toll).
In India, the tolling is generally under the open system, whereby fee payable is a fixed amount based on the length of stretch under one project which is normally 60 kilometers. If a stretch is of lesser length, user fee of actual length only is collected.
User fee on a particular fee plaza is based on stretch length under that plaza, structures (bridge, tunnel, bypass) and width of the highways, applicable fee rules and provisions of the concessions agreement.
Vehicles are categorised for the welfare of road users. This categorisation is primarily based on the size and load they carry and damage done to the road and type of use (commercial/personnel) of a vehicle.
As per the fee rules 2008 the spacing between two adjacent toll plazas should be 60 km. The broad reasons for establishing fee plaza within a distance of 60 kms are as under:
Concession to local/frequent users are extended as welfare measures. There may be variation in the concessions available as these have been provided at different times under different fee rules and provisions of concession agreement.
Annual revision is done w.e.f. 1st April and fee is to be rounded off to the nearest Rs 5 as per the new user fee rules. However some roads built before 2008 are governed by old ruleswhere fee is rounded off to Re 1 only.
User fee is levied and collected as per applicable fee rules and provisions of the concession agreement. In some cases, user fee collection is allowed when project is 75% complete. This helps people to use the completed part of the road and traveller pays only for the 75% length opened for traffic.
User fee is levied and collected as per applicable fee rules and provisions of the concession agreement. As per rule, a concessionnaire has right to collect user fee till the completion of concession period allowed under the agreement.
Once a highway is built, Fee is to be collected to recover the cost. Once cost is recovered the fee is collected at reduced rate of 40% as the road is to be maintained in good condition for the travellers.
List of exempted vehicles is different as exemptions have been granted under different rules prevailing at the time of construction of the road.
As per 03.12.2010 Notification of the Government, the exemption is available only for NHAI or any other Government Organization using such vehicles for inspection, survey, construction or operation of National Highways and maintenance thereof.
The Concessionaire shall formulate, publish and implement an appropriate scheme and make such modifications to the scheme as may reasonably be suggested by the Authority or by Local Users from time to time (Ref. Clause 27.3 of Concession Agreement).
The excess load is to be removed and a penalty equal to 10 times the applicable fee is to be paid. This is applicable to all projects/ all Concession Agreements.
A complaint is to be lodged with respective Project Directors.