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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-16022026-270169
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 125]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026/MAGHA 24, 1947
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th February, 2026
G.S.R. 131(E).—Whereas, the draft rules to amend the All India Tourist Vehicles (Permit) Rules, 2023 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. 630 (E),
dated the 12th September, 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 of India containing the said notification was made available to the
public;
And, whereas, copy of the said Gazette notification was made available to the public on
15th September, 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 powers conferred by sub-section (14) read with sub-section (9) of section 88 of
the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the
All India Tourist Vehicles (Permit) Rules, 2023, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement -These rules may be called as the All India Tourist Vehicles (Permit)
Amendment Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force with effect from 1st day of April, 2026.
2. In the All India Tourist Vehicles (Permit) Rules, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 2, in
sub-rule (1),-
(a) in clause (b), for the word and figure "rule 5", the word and figure "rule 3" shall be substituted;
(b) in clause (f), for the words "the Act.", the words "the Act;" shall be substituted;
(c) after clause (f), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
'(g) "unpaid user fee" means the user fee payable by a motor vehicle for use of a section of a National
Highway, where the Electronic Toll Collection Infrastructure has recorded the passage of such vehicle but has
not received the applicable user fee levied under the provisions of section 7 of the National Highways Act,
1956 (48 of 1956) and rules made thereunder.'.
3. In the said rules, in rule 3, in sub-rule (2), after the words “Transport Authority", the words "of the State where the
tourist vehicle to which the application relates is registered" shall be inserted.
4. In the said rules, in rule 4,—
(a) for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
"(1) On receipt of an application under rule 3, the Transport Authority may inspect the documents electronically to
ensure that-
(i.) the vehicle has necessary valid documents such as certificate of insurance, certificate of fitness, Pollution
Under Control Certificate and has paid the tax prescribed by the State or Union territory where the vehicle is
registered and there is no unpaid user fee; and
(ii.) the tourist vehicle operator or its director or a partner, as the case may be, has necessary valid documents
such as Aadhaar or Corporate Identification Number or Goods and Service Tax Registration Identification
number, to verify that such tourist vehicle operator has the residence or place of business in the State where the
tourist vehicle is registered.".
(b) in sub-rule (5), for the word "twelve", the word "fifteen" shall be substituted.
5. In the said rules, after rule 4, the following rule shall be inserted, namely, —
"4A. General conditions attached to All India Tourist Permits. - The following shall be the conditions for the tourist
vehicle for All India Tourist Permit, that the tourist vehicle shall:
(a). either commence its journey, or end its journey, circular or otherwise, in the home State, subject to the
condition that the vehicle shall not remain outside the home State for a period of more than sixty days to be
monitored by the State Government through the Command and Control Centres or such other centre setup by the
State or vehicle location tracking device manufacturers or any other agency authorised by the State Government;
(b). not be operated as a stage carriage;
(c). not pick up or set down passengers not included in the list of tourists prepared under rule 10;
(d). be fitted with a vehicle location tracking device and emergency button referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule 125H
of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989; and
(e). not have any challans related to offences and contraventions under the Act due beyond the time period of forty
five days as specified in sub-rule (5) of rule 167 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 from the date of
issuance of the challan, except in cases contested for redressal on the portal before the authority specified by the
State Government.
Explanation. For the purposes of this rule, "home State" means the State which has granted the All India Tourist
Permit.".
6. In the said rules, in rule 10,—
(a) in the marginal heading, after the word "tourists", the words "and particulars of the route" shall be inserted;
(b) after sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-
"(1A) A tourist vehicle operator plying a tourist vehicle under the All India Tourist Permit, shall at all times carry
in electronic or physical form, the particulars of the point of origin, the destination and the States lying on the
proposed route of such tourist vehicle. The destination and the route may be modified at any stage, before
commencement of journey.".
7. In the said rules, in Form 1, in the table, —
(i) after the row "Name of the applicant", the following row shall be inserted, namely, —
"Address of the applicant:
(Aadhaar in case the applicant is an individual or
Corporate Identification Number in case the applicant is
a company or Goods and Service Tax Registration
Identification Number in any other case).".
(ii) in column (6) for the words "Seating capacity", the words "Seating or sleeper capacity, or combination thereof"
shall be substituted.
8. In the said rules, in Form 2, in serial no. 3 for the table and entries thereto, the following table and entries shall be
substituted, namely:-
+-----+-----------+--------------+--------------------------+---------------------+------------+--------------------+---------------------------+
| Sr. | Make of | Registration | Date and validity | Date and validity | Road Tax | Date of First | Seating or sleeper |
| No. | the | No. | of Fitness Certificate | of Insurance | paid up to | Registration | capacity, or |
| | Vehicle | | | | | | combination thereof |
+-----+-----------+--------------+--------------------------+---------------------+------------+--------------------+---------------------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8)" |
+-----+-----------+--------------+--------------------------+---------------------+------------+--------------------+---------------------------+
[F No. RT-16017/2/2018-T]
MAHMOOD AHMED, Addl. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i),
vide notification number G.S.R. 302 (E), dated the 18th April, 2023.
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