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This notification publishes draft rules to further amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, under the powers conferred by Section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through G.S.R. 431(E) dated 27th June, 2025, has published draft rules proposing amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. These amendments are proposed by the Central Government in exercise of powers under Section 110 read with sub-section (1) of Section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988). The public is invited to submit objections or suggestions within thirty days from the date of this notification's publication in the Gazette of India. These inputs should be sent to the Additional Secretary (MVL) at comments-morth@gov.in, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001. The proposed changes primarily affect Rule 115 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, which were originally published vide G.S.R. 590(E) dated 2nd June, 1989. Specific amendments include: in sub-rule (18), clause (i), TABLE 2, the figure '3000' for gross weight not exceeding is substituted with '3500'; '(Hydrogen CNG)' is replaced with '(Hydrogen+CNG)'; '[(E10)/(E)]' for Gasoline is replaced with '[(E10)/(E20)]'; '(E85)' is replaced with '(E85) or more'; and '(B10)' is replaced with '(B100)'. In the Notes under TABLE 2, item 4, sub-item (d), '(as specified by the manufacturer)' is omitted after 'Gasoline fuels E10', and in item 17, sub-item (i), 'Compression' is replaced with 'Comparison'. Further changes in sub-rule (18), clause (ii), TABLE 2, include replacing '(E85)' with '(E85) or more', 'NMHC1' with 'NMHC2', 'CH41' with 'CH42', 'Mg/kWh' with 'mg/kWh', and '60' with '600' for WNTE in item 13. Similar substitutions of '(E85)' with '(E85) or more' are made in sub-rule (19), clause (i), TABLE 2, column (11); sub-rule (20), TABLE 2, column (10); and sub-rule (22), TABLE 2, column (11). The rules will come into force upon their final publication in the Official Gazette. The notification is signed by Mahmood Ahmed, Additional Secretary.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-02072025-264299 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 388] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2025/ASHADHA 9, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th June, 2025 G.S.R. 431(E).—The following draft rules to further amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of Section 212 of the said Act for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of this notification, as published in the Gazette of India, are made available to the public. The objections or suggestions which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft rules before the expiry of the period aforesaid will be considered by the Central Government; Objections and suggestions to these draft rules, if any, may be sent to the Additional Secretary (MVL), email: comments-morth@gov.in, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001. DRAFT RULES 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (............. Amendment) Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 115,— (1) in sub-rule (18), in clause (i), — (i) in TABLE 2, — (a) in the marginal heading, after the words “gross weight not exceeding”, for the figure '3000', the figure '3500' shall be substituted; (b) under column (7), in the column heading, under the word 'HCNG', for the bracket, figure and word '(Hydrogen CNG)', the bracket, figure and word '(Hydrogen+CNG)' shall be substituted; (c) under column (8), in the column heading, under the word 'Gasoline', for the bracket, figure and word '[(E10)/(E)]', the bracket, figure and word '[(E10)/(E20)]' shall be substituted; (d) under column (11), in the column heading, for the bracket, figure and word '(E85)', the bracket, figure and word '(E85) or more' shall be substituted; (e) under column (15), in the column heading, for the bracket, figure and word '(B10)', the bracket, figure and word '(B100)' shall be substituted. (ii) in the Notes under TABLE 2, — (a) in item 4, in sub-item (d), after the words and figures 'Gasoline fuels E10', the bracket and words '(as specified by the manufacturer)', shall be omitted; (b) in item 17, in sub-item (i), for the word 'Compression', the word 'Comparison' shall be substituted. (2) in sub-rule (18), in clause (ii), in TABLE 2,— (i) under column (8), in the column heading, for the bracket, figure and word '(E85)', the bracket, figure and word '(E85) or more' shall be substituted; (ii) in the Notes under TABLE 2,— (a) in item 11, in sub-item (i), in table 1, in column (4), in the column heading, for the word and superscript 'NMHC1', the word and superscript 'NMHC2' shall be substituted; (b) in item 11, in sub-item (i), in table 1, in column (5), in the column heading, for the word, subscript and superscript 'CH41', the word, subscript and superscript 'CH42' shall be substituted; (c) in item 13, in the table,— (i) against the row 1 named 'Test cycle', in the entry under columns 2, 3, 4 and 5, for the word and figure 'Mg/kWh', the word and figure ‘mg/kWh' shall be substituted; (ii) against the row 2 named 'WNTE', the entry under column 4, for the figure '60', the figure '600' shall be substituted. (3) in sub-rule (19), in clause (i), in the TABLE 2, under column (11), in the column heading, for the bracket, figure and word '(E85)', the bracket, figure and word '(E85) or more' shall be substituted. (4) in sub-rule (20), in TABLE 2, under column (10), in the column heading, for the bracket, figure and word '(E85)', the bracket, figure and word '(E85) or more' shall be substituted. (5) in sub-rule (22), in TABLE 2, under column (11), in the column heading, for the bracket, figure and word '(E85)', the bracket, figure and word '(E85) or more' shall be substituted. [F. No. RT-11028/06/2025-MVL] MAHMOOD AHMED, Addl. Secy. Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) vide G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and lastly amended vide G.S.R. .....(E) dated the........ Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.07.02 13:58:00 +05'30'

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