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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-14082026-275464
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 664]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2026/SHRAVAN 22, 1948
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th August, 2026
G.S.R.728(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 39, clause(s)
(a), (fa), (g), (h), (i), (k), (l), (n) and (p) of Section 64, clause (a) of sub-section (14) of section 88, and section
211 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: [email protected], Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament
Street, New Delhi-110 001.
Draft Rules
1. Short title and commencement— (1) These rules may be called as the Central Motor Vehicles
(...............Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred as said rules), in rule 33,
(i) after the words "testing agency specified under rule 126", the words “or automotive component
manufacturer" shall be inserted;
(ii) before the words “obtains a trade certificate”, the words “or automotive component manufacturer” shall
be inserted;
(iii) before the words “have places of business”, the words “or automotive component manufacturer" shall
be inserted;
(iv) the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely,—
“Explanation. For the purposes of this rule, “automotive component manufacturer” means an automotive
component manufacturer approved by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and involved in
research and development for developing new products for the automotive industry."
3. In the said rules, in rule 53B, for sub-rule (2) and the provisos thereof, the following sub-rule shall be
substituted, namely, —
"(2) Any temporary registration granted under sub-rule (1), other than a temporary registration granted under
proviso to section 43, shall be valid for a period of:
a. six months from the date of its issue, in case of a chassis to which a body has not been attached:
Provided that where the chassis is detained in a workshop beyond the said period of six months for being fitted
with a body or due to any unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the owner, the registering authority
may, on submission of application in Form 20B and payment of appropriate fee as specified in rule 81 by the
owner, extend the initial period of validity one or more times by 30 days each, as the registering authority may
deem fit;
b. forty-five days from the date of its issue, in case of fully built motor vehicle which is:
i. to be altered for conversion to an adapted vehicle, or
ii. to be registered in a State other than the State in which the dealer is situated.”.
4. In the said rules, in rule 87, —
(i) in sub-rule (1), for the words “made in Form 46 and shall be accompanied by a fee of rupees one thousand
per annum in the form of a bank draft", the words “made electronically in Form 46 and shall be accompanied
by an electronic receipt towards payment of fee of Rupees one thousand per annum or in the form of a bank
draft" shall be substituted;
(ii) for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely,
"(2) Every authorisation shall be electronically granted in Form 47 and shall be effective for a period of one
year or more, at the option of the applicant seeking authorisation, not exceeding five years at a time, subject
to payment of a fee of Rupees Sixteen thousand five hundred for each year of the period for which the
authorisation is granted, to be deposited in the national permit account for the permit granted to operate
throughout the territory of India;"
5. In the said rules, in rule 88, in sub-rule (3), after the Explanation, the following sub-rule shall be inserted,
namely,-
"(3A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rules (1), (2), and (3), in the case of a battery operated
vehicle, hydrogen fuel based vehicle or any natural gas driven vehicles, the age limits specified therein, as
the case may be, shall stand extended by a period of five years."
6. In the said rules, in Form 16,—
(i) In the first paragraph,—
(a) after the words “I/We”, the words and punctuation “, holder of Form 16A with dealership authorisation
certificate number...................” shall be inserted;
(b) after the words and punctuation mark “hereby apply for issue of/renewal of a trade certificate(s):”, the
following shall be inserted namely:—
"Note: Upon providing the dealership authorisation certificate number, details in serial numbers 1, 2, 2A and
4 shall be auto fetched from VAHAN portal."
(ii) In the table, for serial number 2 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries
shall be substituted, namely:—
"2. GST registration number:
2A. PAN:
2B. Udyam Aadhaar (if applicable):
2C. Corporate Identification Number (CIN) (if applicable)
7. In said rules, in Form 20,—
(i) in Serial Number 5(A), before the words “Mobile number of the owner of the vehicle”, the words “Aadhar
linked", shall be inserted;
(ii) for clause (ii) of the Note, following shall be substituted, namely,—
"(ii) Subject to hypothecation in favour of ........, having agreement number/loan account number
..................."
(iii) in the last paragraph, for the words and figures "Forms 23 and 24", the words and figures "Form 24",
shall be substituted.
8. In said rules, in Form 21, in Part IV, for the words "The vehicle is held under the agreement of hire-
purchase/lease/ hypothecation with........", the following shall be substituted, namely,—
"The vehicle is held under the agreement of hire-purchase/ lease/ hypothecation with.............. having
agreement number/loan account number...........".
9. In the said rules, in Form 34, in the last paragraph, for the words and figures “Forms 23 and 24”, the word
and figures "Form 24”, shall be substituted.
10. In the said rules, in Form 35,—
(i) in the first paragraph, after the words “hire-purchase/ lease/ hypothecation”, the words “having agreement
number/ loan account number.....", shall be inserted;
(ii) in the last paragraph, for the words and figures "Forms 23 and 24", the word and figures "Form 24”, shall
be substituted.
11. In the said rules, in Form 46,—
(i) before serial number 1, the words and punctuation “Registration number of the vehicle:" shall be inserted;
(ii) after serial number 10, the following shall be inserted,—
"Note: Upon providing Registration Number of the vehicle, details in the aforesaid entries shall, where
available, be auto-fetched from the VAHAN portal; in other cases, the same shall be furnished by the
applicant."
(iii) serial number 12 shall be omitted, and serial number 13 shall be re-numbered as serial number 12;
(iv) in serial number 12 so re-numbered,—
(a) in entry (a), after the words “I/We enclose bank draft(s)" the words “/ electronic receipt of
payments" shall be inserted;
(b) in entry (b), for the words "I/We enclose the receipt towards payment of Rs. 16,500/- as
consolidated fee for National Permit”, the words “I/We enclose the receipt towards payment of the
fee calculated at the rate of Rs. 16,500/- for each year of the period for which the authorisation is
sought" shall be substituted;
(vi) after the word “Signature”, the words “or thumb impression" shall be omitted.
12. In the said rules, in Form 48,—
(i) before serial number 1, the words and punctuation “Registration number of the vehicle:" shall be inserted;
(ii) for serial numbers 5 and 6, the following serial numbers shall be substituted, namely, —
"5. Details of:
a. Valid Registration certificate:
b. Valid Insurance certificate:
c. Valid PUC certificate:
d. Valid fitness certificate:
d. Pending challan history:
6. Details of national permits if previously held in respect of the motor vehicle
"
(iii) in serial number 7, for the words “Details of other permits", the words “Details of other than national
permits" shall be substituted;
(iv) serial numbers 8, 12 and 14 shall be omitted, and serial numbers 9, 10, 11 and 13 shall be re-numbered
as serial numbers 8, 9, 10 and 11, respectively;
(v) before the word "Date", the following shall be inserted, namely,
"Note: Upon providing Registration Number of the vehicle, details in the aforesaid entries shall, where
available, be auto-fetched from the VAHAN portal; in other cases, the same shall be furnished by the
applicant."
(vi) after the words "Signature”, the words “or thumb impression” shall be omitted.
[F. No. RT-11036/57/2024-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. .....(E) dated the
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