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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-08112025-267471
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 733]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025/KARTIKA 13, 1947
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd November, 2025
G.S.R. 819(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 vide number G.S.R 417(E),
dated the 25th June,2025 and number G.S.R. 485E, dated the 18th July, 2025, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part
II, Section (3), Subsection (i), inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before
the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date of 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 26th June,2025 and
21st July, 2025 respectively;
And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have
been considered by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (d) of section 64 and section 110 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 as the Central Motor Vehicles (Fourth Amendment)
Rules, 2025.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the
Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 50, after sub-rule (A),
following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely:
(B) In case of hydrogen fuel-operated vehicles, the registration mark shall be exhibited as follows:-
High Security registration Plates Colour Scheme for Hydrogen fueled Vehicles
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| Colour for all categories of | Colour for Transport vehicles & others is | ½ of the width of the plate |
| Vehicles is White | Green & Black for Rent a Cab | size± 1 as per CMVR 50 |
| | | |
| | Colour for all categories of Vehicles is Blue | ½ of the width of the plate |
| | | size± 1 as per CMVR 50 |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| | Length of the plate size is as per CMVR 50 |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 50±2 for plate size | 500x120&340x200 | *Letter & figures shall be yellow for Transport |
| | | vehicles and White for others Vehicles |
| 40±2 for plate size | 200x100&285x45 | *Colour Specification is as per AIS 159 |
| | | Note: All dimension are in mm. |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
3. in the said rules, in rule 125H after sub-rule(3), the following sub-rule shall be inserted namely:-
"(4) On or after 1st October, 2026, all haulage tractors, other than agricultural tractors, of category
N2 and category N3, shall be fitted by the manufacturer or their dealer or the respective operator, as the case
may be, with Vehicle Location Tracking Devices (VLTD) compliant with AIS-140:2016 or the corresponding
BIS specifications notified under Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this rule,—
(a) "Category N2" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass
exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnes;
(b) "Category N3" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass
exceeding 12 tonnes;
(5) The VLTD shall be integrated with an RFID transceiver conforming to IS 16722:2018 capable of
reading RFID data from the coupled trailer and transmitting it to the backend.
(6) All trailers of category T3 and category T4 shall be fitted with passive RFID tags in accordance with
IS 16722:2018, as amended from time to time, to enable electronic identification and pairing with tractors.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this rule,—
(a) "Category T3" means a category T vehicle having a maximum weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes but
not exceeding 10 tonnes;
(b) "Category T4" means a category T vehicle having a maximum weight exceeding 10 tonnes;
(7) On or after 1st April, 2027, all haulage tractors, other than agricultural tractors, of N2 and N3
category, shall be equipped with an Event Data Recorder (EDR) as per AIS-220 as amended from time to
time to capture and store critical vehicle data. The EDR shall be capable of recording parameters necessary
for analysing operational events and enhancing safety monitoring."
4. In the said rules, in rule 125D, at the end of sub-rule(2) the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
"Provided that on and after 1st October, 2026, all trailers shall be fitted with 13-pin or 13-pole or
more pin connector with a suitable nominal supply voltage as per IS 9895:2004/ ISO 12098:2020 as
amended from time to time.
Provided that on and after 1st April, 2027, the mechanical coupling system (fifth wheel) of all haulage
tractors and trailers shall conform to IS 8007 (Part 1): 2024 and IS 8007 (Part 2): 2023 as amended
from time to time."
[F. No. RT-11036/98/2025]
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. 568(E) dated the 20th August, 2025.
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GORAKHA NATH
YADAVA
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NATH YADAVA
Date: 2025.11.08 12:53:23 +05'30'