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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-21032025-261826
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 149]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025/PHALGUNA 29, 1946
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICAION
New Delhi, the 20th March, 2025
G.S.R. 184(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 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 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,
Transport), email: comments-morth@gov.in, 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, 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 Vehicle Rules, 1989 (herein after referred as the said rules), in rule 2, after clause (zd),
following clauses (ze) and (zf) shall be inserted, namely: -
"(ze) "New Model” of a motor vehicle means a vehicle model which obtains a CMVR Type Approval Certificate
from any of the Test Agency notified under Rule 126, on or after the date of implementation of any new Rule of
CMVR for which separate date is given for the new model and the "New Model" shall meet the requirements of
the new Rule.
(zf) "Existing Model" of a motor vehicle means a vehicle model which has already been Type Approved prior to
the earliest date of implementation of the new Rule and those "Existing Models" shall be allowed to meet the
requirements of the new Rule on and from a different date, as notified in the new Rule for Existing Models.
3. In the said rules, in rule 93, in sub-rule (1)(B), for item (i), following item (i) shall be substituted, namely: -
"A rear-view mirror, or devices for indirect vision, or guard rail or a direction indicator rub-rail (rubber
beading) having maximum thickness of 20 millimeter on each side of the body or side foot step, or sensors
along with their casing used for advanced driver assistance systems such as Blind Spot Information System,
moving Off Information system, etc., shall not be taken into consideration in measuring the overall width of a
motor vehicle. The above devices shall be within the prescribed dimension if so specified in the respective
standards".
4. In the said rules, in rule 96, in sub-rule (4), in item (ii), after the third proviso following proviso shall be
inserted, namely: -
"Provided also that Braking system other than Anti-lock Braking for M2, M3, N1, N2, N3 and Quadricycle
categories of vehicles manufactured, on and after 1st April, 2026, in case of new models and 1st October,
2026, in case of all models shall conform to IS:11852:2019, as amended from time to time."
5. In the said rules, in rule 96, in sub-rule (4), in item (ii), after the fourth proviso following proviso shall be
inserted, namely: -
"Provided also that motor vehicle categories for which Endurance Braking System Test (Type II A Test) is
applicable as per IS:11852:2019 and manufactured on and after 1st April 2026, shall comply with the
Endurance Braking System Test (Type II A test) as specified in IS:11852:2019 amended from time to time.”
6. In the said rules, in rule 96, in sub-rule (4), in item (ii), after the fifth proviso following proviso shall be
inserted, namely: -
"Provided also that Braking system other than Anti-lock Braking for N1 category of vehicles manufactured, on
and after 1st April, 2026, in case of new models and 1st October, 2026,in case of existing models shall comply
with the requirements of IS:11852:2019."
7. In the said rules, in rule 96, in sub-rule (4-B), after first proviso following provisions shall be inserted,
namely:-
"Provided also that vehicles of category M2 manufactured on and after 1st April, 2026, in case of new models
and 1st October, 2026, in case of all models, shall be fitted with Anti-lock Braking System conforming to the
IS 11852:2019, as amended from time to time.
8. In the said rules, in rule 96, in sub-rule (9), after first proviso following proviso shall be inserted, namely: -
"Provided further that vehicles of category N2 other than tractor-trailer combination meant for carrying
hazardous goods and liquid petroleum gas, M3 and N3 manufactured on and after 1st April, 2026, in case of
new models and 1st October, 2026, in case of all models, shall be fitted with Anti-lock braking system
conforming to IS:11852:2019, as amended from time to time.”
9. In the said rules, in rule 96, after sub-rule 11, following shall be inserted, namely: -
“(12) All M2, M3, N2 and N3 category of vehicles, manufactured on and after 1st April 2026, in case of new
models, and 1st October 2026, in case of all models, shall be fitted with Vehicle Stability Function as per IS
11852:2019 and Advanced Emergency Braking Systems, as per AIS-162, as amended from time to time."
10. In the said rules, in rule 98, after sub-rule (5) following shall be inserted namely: -
"(6) On and after, 1st April 2026, in case of new models and 1st October 2026, in case of existing models,
vehicles of category M2, M3, N2 and N3 shall be fitted with Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS),
which shall conform to AIS-188, as amended from time to time."
11. In the said rules, in rule 125C, in sub-rule 7(b), in Table I, in item 6, in column 4, after the words and figures
"1st April 2023", the words and figures "1st October 2025 (for school buses)” shall be inserted.
12. In the said rules, after rule 125P, following rule shall be inserted, namely: -
"125Q. Advance Driver Assistance Systems.- (1) Vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2 and N3 manufactured on
and after, 1st April 2026, in case of new models and 1st October 2026, in case of existing models shall be fitted
with Driver Drowsiness and Attention Warning Systems as specified in AIS-184, as amended from time to time.
(2) Vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2 and N3 manufactured on and after, 1st April 2026, in case of new models
and 1st October 2026, in case of existing models shall be fitted with Blind Spot Information Systems as specified
in AIS-186, as amended from time to time.
(3) Vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2 and N3 manufactured on and after, 1st April 2026, in case of new models
and 1st October 2026, in case of existing models shall be fitted with Moving off Information Systems as specified
in AIS-187, as amended from time to time."
[F. No. RT-11036/106/2024 -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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SARVESH KUMAR Digitally signed by SARVESH KUMAR
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