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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-13112025-267609
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 749]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2025/KARTIKA 21, 1947
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th November, 2025
G.S.R. 835 (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. 499(E),
dated the 22nd July, 2025, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (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 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 28th July,
2025;
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 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 (Seventh
Amendment) Rules, 2025.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force on 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 62, in sub-rule (1) —
(a) in clause (ba), for the words "three years", the words "one year" shall be substituted.
(b) in the first proviso, after the words "fitness certificate”, the words "of all transport vehicles including E-
rickshaw and E-cart" shall be inserted.
(c) after the first proviso, in the TABLE, after serial number (20) and the entries relating thereto, the
following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: -
+-----+----------------------+-----------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| "1 | 2 | 3 4 5 6 7 | 8 |
+-----+----------------------+-----------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| (21)| Maximum speed for E- | No No No No Yes | The vehicle shall be driven in unladen condition (with full |
| | rickshaw and E-cart. | | charge and at full accelerator position) on straight or flat road |
| | | | and when the vehicle attains full speed, the maximum speed |
| | | | shall be calculated by measuring time taken to travel fixed |
| | | | distance (say 50 meters). The maximum speed of the vehicle |
| | | | shall not be more than 25 km/hour.". |
+-----+----------------------+-----------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
3. In the said rules, in rule 100, with effect from the 1st day of April, 2026, in sub-rule (1), for the words "and
combine harvester", the words ", combine harvester, E-Rickshaw and E-cart" shall be substituted.
4. In the said rules, in rule 101, in sub-rule (2), for clause (iii), the following clause shall be substituted, with effect
from the 1st day of April, 2026, namely: -
"(iii) AIS-045, as amended from time to time, in the case of Quadricycles, E-rickshaw and E-cart.".
5. In the said rules, in rule 117, in sub-rule (1), with effect from the 1st day of April, 2026, —
(a) the words "or an E-rickshaw or E-cart or a vehicle" shall be omitted;
(b) in the third proviso, after the words "thirty kilometers per hour", the words "excluding E-rickshaw or E-
cart" shall be inserted.
6. In the said rules, after rule 125-Q, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:-
"125-R. Specific requirements for E-rickshaw and E-carts. – (1) On and after the 1st day of April, 2026 all
manufacturers of E-rickshaw and E-cart, as part of the type approval procedure, shall undergo an audit of
their manufacturing facilities and process, to establish quality control.
(2) The audit shall be done by the test agency, undertaking the type approval process of E-rickshaw and E-
cart:
Provided that for a manufacturer possessing a valid IATF certification or equivalent, the scope of audit shall
be limited to document verification only.
(3) All E-rickshaw or E-cart manufactured on or after the 1st day of April, 2027 shall be fitted with lithium-ion battery
packs and the performance requirements of the same shall be as per AIS-156 (Part 1) and (Part 2), as amended from
time to time.".
[F. No. 11036/109/2024-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. 819(E) dated the 03rd November 2025.
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