TAT TET TISTATT TPTRTOT grat renner ccs onzsrite (are afta, pe wire atte omer earns) Abr ira 01-1 26000507 asoeaete National Highways Authority of India | S677 / 216 268/256) (Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways) ‘Hes Tl 6, Hare-10, Bree, WE Fee-110 075 G-5 86, Soctor-10, Dwarks, New Debit 10075 NHAI/ 13013/267/CMD-CO/05-06/RTI-16 04.12.2006 Circular No. NHAI/ Commercial Operation/81 Sub. Exemption to Defence Personnel under Indian Tolls (Army & Air Force) Act, 1901. In continuation to our circular No. NHAI/ Commercial Operation/18 dated 30.04.2003, enclosed please find the copy of letter no. NH-11065/12/2003-P & M dated 15.09.2004 of the Ministry circulating the extract of the Indian Tolls (Army & Air Force) Act 1901. It is regarding exemption from user fee under Indian Tolls (Army & Air Force) Act 1901 in addition to the exemptions allowed by the Ministry under various notifications. It may please be ensured that exemptions under Indian Tolls (Army & Air Force) Act 1901 are invariably mentioned on the display boards installed before the fee plazas as per our circular no. 35 dated 06.01.2004. This issyes with ths approval of the Competent Authority. Wis afr GM (CO) Encls. As above To, All PIUs/ CMUs Copy to All Members All CGMs/ CVO. All GMs PS to Chairman Librarian ZAGM(COWDGM(CONRTIRTI-16,Navratan SinghatoeGovernment of India Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways ‘Department of Road Transport é& Highways (P&M Section) Transport Bhawan, ‘No.1, Parliament Street, ‘New Delhi {10 001 NoNH-11065/12/2003-P&M Dated: 15,9.2004 To 1. The Secretary (P¥D), All States/Union Territories ‘The Chairman, ‘National Highway Authority of kudi, 0 5&6, Sector 10, Dwarks, ‘New Dethi — 10 045. Sub: Exemption of Defence vehicles from payment of user's fee for use of section of National Highway/permanent bridge/tempérary bridge on National Highways. Sir, ‘The Ministry of Defence has brought to the notice of this Ministry that Defence personnel, their petsonal vehicles and Civil Mire Transport employed in te serview of defence forces ave facing difficulties a Toll Collection Centre on National Highways ag they ave not being allowed exemptions of fees permissible under the Indian Tolls (Atny and Air Force) Act, 1901 in different parts of the country. ‘The matter has been examined in consultation with the Ministry of Law and Justice’(Deptt. of Legal Affairs) and it has been clarified by that Ministry that the provisions of the Indian Tolls (Army and Ais Force) are applicabie to collection of tolls on National Highways 2. Extracts from the Indian Tolls (Asmy and Air Force) Act, 1901 are enclosed (Annex-D). This Ministry has notified National Highways (collection of Fee by any person for use of seetion on National Highways, permanent bridge/temporary bridge on National Highways) ame sient rales 2003 vide GSR No.834(E) dated 27" October, 2003. According to these rules certain categories vehicles, including defence vehicles ate exempted from payment of users fee given in the notification. The details of all such defence vebiclesipersons exempted from payment of users fees are enclosed (Annex- 1! ‘These exemptions have dlso been made applicable for public funded projects, 3. _It is sequested that necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned who are responsible for fees collection, that in addition to the exemptions allowed by the Ministry uunder various notifications the exemption as permissible under Indian Tolls (Army and. Air Foree) Act, '901 are clso applicable on National Highways. Yours faithfully, (KR Galt) Under Secretary to the Govt. of India Tel: 23710450Copy for necessary action forwarded to: 1, Chief Engineer (PWD), All States. 2 All R.O.s, Minister of Road Transport & Highways. 3. All Chief Engineers, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Copy for information forwarded to. 1, Et. Gen, A Natarajan, Adjutant General, Army Headquarters, DHQ PO, New: Delhi wart. his letter No.F/80377/JAG, dated 18.6.2003. (RE Catt) ‘Under Secretary to the Govt. of India Tel: 23710450ANNEXURE-1 As per Section 3, of Indian Tolls (Atmy and Air Force) Act, 2001, the foitowing Defence persons and ptdferty are exempted from paynient of users fee: (@) — Allofficers, soldiers and airmen of — (the regular forces Gd) any irregular Corps (6) All members of the territorial acmy or of the National Cadet Corps when on duty or when proceeding to or retuming from duty. (©), All officers, soldiers and airmen of the Indian reserve forces when proceeding front their place or their residence on being called otst for service, training, or muster of when proceeding back to their place ofeesident after such service, training or muster. (@) all authotized foliowers of - the regular forces ‘the territorial army or the National Cadet Corps Gi): any irregular Corps (©) all Members of the family of officers, soldiers, air men or authorized followers of G) (the reguiar forces) (Gi) or any irregular Corps when accompanying any body of troops, or any officer, soldier, airmen or authorized follower theirof on duty or on the march. (Q) allprisoner. under military or air force escort. (g) __ the carriages, horse and baggage, and the persons-(if any) employed in driving the carriage, the baggage, of any persons exempted under any of the foregoing clauses, when such carriages, horses, baggage, or persons accompanying the persons: so exempted under the circumstances mentioned in those clauses respectively. {h) all carriages and horses belonging to goverment or employed (in the Indian) military (or air force) cervice and all persons in charge of or accompanying the same, when conveying any such persons as icreinbefore in this section mentioned or when conveying baggage or stores, or when rettiming, unladen from conveying sueh persona, baggage or stores: @ all carriages and borses when moving under the orders of military (or air force) authority Zor the purpose of being employed (in the Indian) military (or air force) service @ all animals accompanying any body of troops which are intended to be slaughtered for food or kept for any purpose connected with the provisioning of such troops, and (&) all persons in charge of any carriage, horse or animal exempted under any of the foregoing clauses when accompanying the same under the circumstances mentioned if, those clauses respectively shall be exempted from. paymnt of any users fee while on vehicle for use of Section of Natoma Hiohwave ‘esmanenl Brideeitemnorary Bridge on National Highwaysde. Otherwise demandable by Virtue of any Act, Ordinance, Regulation, onder or direction of any legislature o¢ other public authority in India, {Explanation ~ the persons or property exempted under clauses (4), (€), (g) and () shall bs deemed to accompany the Forces, toops, persons ot property concerned, when the nove of the former is the direct result of, or is connected with the move of the latter, ‘itrespective of the interval of space and time between the two moves. weeeeMINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS Auwneunts x NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th October, 2003 I (1) These rules may be called ‘the National Highways (Collection of Fees by any, person for the use of Section of National Highways/ permanent beidgeltemporary bridge on National Highway) Amendment Rules, 2003, (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, 2 In the National ‘Highways (Collection of Fees by any Person for the use of Section ojoitional Highways/permanent bridgetemporary bridge te National Highway)Rules, 1302 a rl 5, ia sub-rule), ia the proviso, for slausei, the follovring clause shall.be substituted, namely - ‘G) vehicles - (A) having "VIP" symbols; officially belonging to « (2) President of India : (2) Vice-President of India {©) Governor of a State or Lt. Governor of a Union Territory; {@ a Foreign Dignitary ou State visit to Indias (e} 4 Foreign diplomat stationed in India using cars with “CD'"CC' number plates; ©) Pelonging to winner of Gallantry awards Guch as Param Vit Chakra, Ashok Ch, Maha Vir Chakre, Kiri Chakra, ‘Vit Chale and Shaurye Chakri oh wares Produces his photo ideatity -ard duty authenticated by the Coup. such award." (No. NEi-11065/15/2009.p¢4) ALOK RAWAT, Jt. Secy, Foomote : The principal noistion was published in the Gasette of tudia vide 0.5, ‘No. 62(B), dated 6.2,1997 and amended vide Notification G.8.R No.336(5) dated 13.4,2000.