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framework governing overloading fees on National Highways.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">These Rules came into effect on <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">15 April 2026<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Highlights of National Highways Fee Fourth Amendment Rules 2026:<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p>The amendment Rules modify <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Rule 10<\/span> of the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Rule 10 has been <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">substituted<\/span>, introducing a revised mechanism for the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">levy and collection of fees on overloaded vehicles<\/span> using National Highways.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The amendment introduces a <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">graded fee system<\/span> based on the percentage of excess load over the maximum permissible GVW:<\/p>\n<table 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&times; base fee<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: middle; width: 55.02mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm;\">More than 40%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 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