Publication of Notification under Central Motor Vehicle Rules

The Gazette of India

CG-DL-E-12052026-272469

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 315] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026/VAISAKHA 18, 1948

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th May, 2026

G.S.R. 349(E).— WHEREAS the draft rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, were
published, as required under sub-section (1) of section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), vide
notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number G.S.R. 916 (E), dated the 23rd December, 2025 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 23rd December, 2025, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry
of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made
available to the public;

AND WHEREAS, copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 23rd
December, 2025;

AND WHEREAS, the objections and suggestions received have been considered by the Central Government;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of section 56 and section 64 of the
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the

Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, namely: –

1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (Sixth Amendment)
Rules, 2026.

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred as the said rules), in rule 52, in sub-rule (2),
(a) after the words “shall refer the vehicle to the authority”, the words “or authorised testing station” shall
be inserted;
(b) for the words “certificate of fitness from that authority”, the words “certificate of fitness, in Form
38 from that authority or authorised testing station” shall be inserted;

3. In the said rules, in rule 62, in sub-rule (1),
(a) for the words “in respect of a transport vehicle”, the words “in respect of a motor vehicle” shall be
substituted;
(b) after clause (d), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely: –

(c) in the first proviso, for the words “the renewal of a fitness certificate shall be made only after an
Inspecting Officer or authorised testing stations as referred to in sub-section (1) of section 56 of the Act has
carried the tests specified in the Table given below, namely: -”, the words “the renewal of a certificate of fitness
shall be made only after capturing and uploading at least a ten seconds geo-tagged video of the vehicle at the
time of fitness test through a mobile application developed by the Central Government, covering the vehicle
from front, rear, right side and left side ensuring clear visibility of the registration number plate, chassis number
and features of the vehicle by an,

(i) authorised testing station as referred to in sub-section (1) of section 56 after carrying out the tests
specified in the Table-D in sub-rule (1) of rule 189; or

(ii) inspecting Officer after carrying out the tests specified in the Table given below, namely:-”
shall be substituted.

(d) in the first proviso, in TABLE, after serial number 20 and the entries relating thereto, the following
serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: –

(e) in the second proviso, for the words “the renewal of fitness certificate shall be made only after carrying
out tests specified in the Table given below”, the words “the renewal of a certificate of fitness shall be made
only after capturing and uploading at least a ten seconds geo-tagged video of the vehicle at the time of fitness
test through a mobile application, developed by the Central Government, covering the vehicle from front, rear,
right side and left side ensuring clear visibility of the registration number plate, chassis number and features of
the vehicle after carrying out the tests specified in the Table given below” shall be substituted.
(f) the third proviso and the fourth proviso shall be omitted;

(g) after the fifth proviso, the following shall be inserted, namely: –

“Provided also that no fitness certification shall be required at the time of registration for new non-transport
vehicle sold as fully built vehicle and such vehicle shall be deemed to be having certificate of fitness for a
period of fifteen years from the date of registration.”

4. In the said rules, in rule 174, in sub-rule (1), in clause (iii), the words “in Form 25 for” shall be omitted.
5. In the said rules, in rule 176, in sub-rule (1), –

(a) for the first proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely: –

“Provided that a service station or any person related to repair of vehicle shall not become the owner
or operator of an automated testing station directly in the same district where such operations are
conducted:”;

(b) the second proviso, shall be omitted;

6. In the said rules, in rule 177, in sub-rule (2), the words “or manufacturing or sale of vehicles or automobile spares
or scrapping of vehicles” shall be omitted.

7. In the said rules, rule 181,-
(a) sub-rule (2) shall be omitted;
(b) for sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: –

“(3) The following information for vehicle identification and vehicle owner identification shall be entered at
the time of booking a slot for fitness test at an automated testing station, namely: –

(i) Registration number of a vehicle;
(ii) Mobile number of the registered owner or authorised signatory,”;
(c) in sub-rule (4),-
(i) in clause (viii), after the words “Month and Year of Manufacture; “, the word “and” shall be
omitted ;
(ii) after clause (ix), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely: –
“(x) insurance validity;
(xi) permit validity, wherever applicable;
(xii) Pollution under Control Certificate validity.”;
(d) in sub-rule (6),-
(i) clause (v) shall be omitted;
(ii) for clause (vi), the following clause shall be substituted, namely, –
“(vi) the visual checks data, including geo-tagged photographs and at least a ten seconds geo-tagged
video of the vehicle shall be captured and uploaded through a mobile application developed by the
Central Government, covering the vehicle from front, rear, right side and left side ensuring clear
visibility of the registration number plate, chassis number, features of the vehicle and presence of the
vehicle in the automated testing station.”;

(e) in sub-rule (7), –
(i) the words “Form 25 or” and the words “, as the case may be,” shall be omitted. ;
(ii) in clause (iv), after the word “details”, the words “and photographs” shall be inserted.

8. In the said rules, in rule 182, –
(a) in sub-rule (1), for the words “after getting the defects rectified”, the words “after paying fees as specified
in rule 81” shall be substituted;
(b) sub-rule (1A) shall be omitted;
(c) in sub-rule (2), after the words “multiple re-tests”, the words “after paying fees as specified in rule 81”
shall be inserted.

9. In the said rules, in rule 189, –
(a) in sub-rule (1), –
(i) In Table-D, against serial number 23, –
(A) in column 5, for the word “Visual” the words “Visual and Functional” shall be
substituted;
(B) in column 7, after item number (ii), the following shall be inserted, namely: –
“Functional inspection parameters:
(i) vehicle location tracking device shall be active in VAHAN database as per AIS 140;
(ii) e-SIM shall have a validity period up to the date on which the subsequent fitness test of
the vehicle falls due;
(iii) location of the vehicle during the fitness test shall be validated through vehicle location
tracking device.”
(ii) in Note (a), the words “and shall be allowed to apply for multiple re-tests after paying
prescribed fitness testing fee” shall be omitted;
(iii) for Note (b), the following Note shall be substituted, namely: –
“(b) if a vehicle is not declared as ‘fit’ within 180 days from the first date of vehicle being declared
as ‘unfit’ (excluding the day of test), after failing any of the tests listed in Note (a) above or from the
date of expiry of fitness certificate, whichever is later, the vehicle shall be categorized as ‘End of Life
Vehicle’ (ELV) and flagged in the VAHAN as ‘ELV’: Provided that the registering authority of the
State or Union territory, may allow extension beyond 180 days, under exceptional circumstances.”;

(iv) in Note (c), the words “Such vehicle may undergo multiple re-tests, after paying the prescribed
fitness testing fee” shall be omitted.
(b) for sub-rule (5), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely-
“(5) All test data and visual checks data, including photographs and videos, captured as per sub-rule
(6) of rule 181, shall be preserved for atleast 6 months for audit and assessment purpose.”.

10. In the said rules, in Form 38 in the heading, the words “(APPLICABLE IN THE CASE OF TRANSPORT
VEHICLES ONLY)” shall be omitted.

Publication of Notification under Central Motor Vehicles (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2026.

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