Toll Exemption

Indian Military Veterans

National Highways Authority of India
(Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Govt. of India)
Project Implementation Unit Lucknow
~I Phone : 91-522-2726167
~I Fax : 91-522-4064621
 E-mail : luc@nhai.org
~Website : www.nhai.org
 Lucknow-226010
Dated : 15.04.2017

To,
The Authorized Signatory, M/s PNC Kanpur-Ayodhaya Tollways Road Pvt
Ltd. , Lucknow.
2. The Project Manager, M/ s Lucknow Sitapur Expressways Ltd ., Lucknow.
3. The Toll Plaza Manager, M/s Balaji Enterprises, Lucknow.
4. The Authorized Signatory, M/s Bholanath Rajpati Shukla, Mira Road (E),
Thane.
5. The Authorized Signatory, M/s Khalatakar Construction, Nagarpur.

Sub:- OM Defense Toll Clarification -reg.

Ref:-1.Ministry letter OM No. H-25016/2/2011-P&P(Toll)(Vol. III) dated
17.06.2014.

Sir,

2. NHAI, HQ e-mail dated 28.03.2017.
3. RO,Lucknow endorsement letter No. 11011/11/ RO/ LKO/ 2016/
1681 dated 06.04.2017
Please find enclosed herewith letter from Ministry regarding clarification
regarding National Highways fee (Determination of Rates and co llection)
Rules-2008, which is self explanatory.
You are requested to strictly provide a copy of t his letter to all army persona l
who are arguing for exemption living on personal vehicle
and follow the directions.

Yours truly,
Director

Encl:- As above.

Copy to:-
1. The Team Leader, MW S .A.'""lnfr:s1tfu~turervcondu~ n Pvt.Ltd.,
Lucknow. /~ Dt.t//
2. The Team Leader, M/s Theme Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd., uckn w. +-
3. The Team Leader, M/ s MSV International, Inc., Gomti Nagar, Lucknow
4. The Team Leader, M/s Egis (Ind ia) Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd.,
Gurgaon, Haryana,
Head Office: Plot No. G-5 & 6, Sector-10, Dwarka, New Delhi -110 075 Phone: 91-11-25074100/200
/
'MINISTHY OF ROAD & HJGf IWAYS
Transport I3havan, l, Parliament Street,
New Delhi,
 June.2014
QFFIC_E MEMORANDU
Subject: .RTI Act, 2005 -- Clarification regarding National Highways Fee
<Determination of Rates ancJ collection) Rules, 2008.

Rule - 11 [b) (i) of National Highways Fee <Determination of Rates and
. Collection) Rules, 2008, as amended. vehicles used for official purposes by
 the Ministry of Defence including those which are eligible for exemption in
accordance with the provisions of the Indian Toll (Army and Air Force) Act,
/ 1901 and rules made there under, as extended to Navy also. Further, as
per Section - 3 of The Indian Tolls (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901 all
officers, soldiers, airmen and all members of the families of officers,
soldiers, airmen or authorized followers are exempted from paying toll.
References are being received in this Ministry regarding clarification
whether:-
[a] under lndian Toll (Army and Air Force) Act. 1901 and rules
made there under exemptions are available only to th,c serving
personals and that only on use ofGovt. vehicle;
[b) under Indian Toll (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901 and rules
made there under no exemptions are available.\ to the retired
personals; and
[c) under. lndian Toll (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901 and rules
made there under no exemptions are available on use of personal
vehicle;
2. The issue w<1s re -examined and it 1s now being clarified that the
exemption under the Indian Toll (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901 is
avail<1ble only to the persons who are 'on duty' and does not pertain to
retired personals. No exemption is ovailable on us~ of personal vehicle if it
production of pass as specified in the Indian T oll (An ny and Air Force)
Rules.1942.

Secretary. Ministry of Defence
Chairman, NHAI
DG (RD)&SS
All JSs/CEs ·
PS to Minister(RT&H,S)
PPS to Secretary(RT &I-D
NIC for uploading on the Ministry's Website
Ministry of Law & Justice w.r.L their F.T.S. No. 48/JS&LA/SKM/14 dated ·
11/6/2014
Copy to: -
F.No. H-25016/2/ 2011 - P&P(Toll)(Vol.III)