PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART II SECTION 3 SUB SECTION i

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-15012026-269350 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 26] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2026/PAUSHA 24, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th January, 2026 G.S.R. 26(E). -The following draft of certain rules further to 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 will be taken into consideration after the expiry 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 in respect of the said draft rules before the expiry of the aforesaid period will be considered by the Central Government. Objections and suggestions to these draft rules, if any, may be sent to the Additional Secretary (MVL, Transport & Road Safety), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110 001 or on the email: comments-morth@gov.in; Draft Rules 1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (...............Amendment) Rules, 2026. (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 Vehicle Rules, 1989, in rule 115G, after sub-rule (6), the following sub-rule shall be inserted namely: - "(7) On and after 1st October 2026, all vehicles of category M1, manufactured or imported in India, shall be tested for measurement of fuel consumption with Air-conditioning system in operation, as per AIS-213, as amended from time to time." [F. No. RT-11036/192/2025 -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: 2026.01.15 13:10:00 +05'30'