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The Gazette of India
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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2025/ASHADHA 27, 1947
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th July, 2025
G.S.R. 480(E).—The following draft rule of certain rules which the Central Government proposes to
make, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 215B, sub-section (1) of section 215C and sub-
clause (c), (d) and (e) of sub-section (2) of section 215C of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), in supersession
of the National Road Safety Board Rules, 2021, and S.O. 3627(E) dated 3rd September, 2021, 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 Official Gazette, are made available to
the public;
Objections and suggestions to these draft rules, if any, may be sent to the Additional Secretary (Road Safety), email:
comments-morth@gov.in, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New
Delhi-110 001. Any objection(s) or suggestion(s) 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.
Draft Rules
1. Short Title and commencement.-
(1) These rules may be called the National Road Safety Board Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions.-
(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Act" means the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988);
(b) "Board" means the National Road Safety Board constituted under sub-section (1) of section
215B;
(c) "Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board;
(d) "Member" means a member of the Board;
(e) "Non-official Member" means member of the board affiliated to non-government entity,
organization or an individual;
(f) "Section" means a section of the Act.
(2) The words and expressions used herein and not defined and defined in the Act shall have the same
meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act.
3. Constitution of the Board.- (1) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:
(i) Chairperson, who shall be a person of ability, integrity and standing, having special knowledge of, or
experience in, highway engineering, road safety, law, traffic management and regulation, automobile
engineering or public administration which, in the opinion of the Central Government, is relevant for
the Board to perform its functions and fulfil its objectives under the Act, to be nominated by the
Central Government;
(ii) six members being officers of State Governments or Union Territory Administrations, not below the
rank of a Transport Commissioner or the rank of Additional Director General of Police in charge of
traffic management, to be nominated by the Central Government
(iii) two members being officers, not below the rank of Additional Director General (ADG), representing
the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, to be nominated by the Central Government, ex-
officio;
(iv) two members representing National Highways Authority of India, not below the rank of Member in
the National Highways Authority of India, shall be nominated by the Central Government, ex-officio;
(v) a member representing the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited
(NHIDCL), not below the rank of Director in NHIDCL, to be nominated by the Central Government,
ex-officio;
(vi) not less than five but not exceeding seven members, being persons of ability, integrity and standing,
having special knowledge of, or experience in, road safety, law, civil society engagement, traffic
management and regulation, automobile engineering or public administration, to be nominated by the
Central Government;
(vii) an officer of the Ministry of Road Transport & not below the rank or equivalence of Joint Secretary
in the Central Government, who shall be the Member Secretary of the Board, ex-officio.
Provided that in exercise of the powers under clause (ii), the Central Government shall ensure that the
members are drawn from all geographical zones of the country
(2) A person shall not be nominated as Chairperson unless he has attained forty five years of age and has
an experience of at least fifteen years in any of the fields mentioned in clause (i) of sub-rule (1).
(3) A person shall not be nominated under clause (vi) unless he has attained forty years of age and has an
experience of at least fifteen years in any of the fields mentioned in clause (vi) of sub-rule (1).
(4) The Central Government shall satisfy itself that the person proposed to be nominated as Chairperson
under clause (i) or as member under clause (vi) of sub rule (1) does not have any financial or other interest
that may be prejudicial to performance of functions as such Chairperson or Member.
Explanation: For the purpose of proviso to sub-rule (1), the expression "zone” means one of the
following six zones:
(i) the Northern Zone, comprising the States of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and
the Union territories of Delhi, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh;
(ii) the Central Zone, comprising the States of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and
Chhattisgarh;
(iii) the Eastern Zone, comprising the States of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and Sikkim
and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands;
(iv) the North-Eastern Zone, comprising States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura;
(v) the Western Zone, comprising the States of Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra and the Union
Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu;
(vi) the Southern Zone, comprising the States of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka and Kerala and the Union Territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry.
4. Term, allowances and other terms and conditions of appointment of Chairperson and Members.-
(1) The Chairperson shall hold office for such period not exceeding three years from the date of nomination
for first term and shall be eligible for re-nomination for a maximum of one more term of two years:
Provided that the Chairperson of the Board shall not hold office after he has attained the age of sixty five
years for second term.
(2) A Member nominated under clause (vi) of sub rule (1) of Rule 3 shall hold office for such period not
exceeding two years from the date of nomination and shall be eligible for re-nomination for a maximum of
one more term:
Provided that in such Member of the Board shall not hold office after he has attained the age of sixty five
years:
(3) The Members nominated under clause (ii) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 3 shall be nominated for a term of two
years on rotation basis.
(4) Where a person is nominated as a member of the Board by virtue of holding an office or a post, he
shall cease to be a member of the Board as soon as he ceases to hold such office or post, as the case may be,
and the officer duly appointed as his successor shall continue as a member of the Board:
Provided that an officer duly appointed as successor to an office or post on vacation of the post be the earlier
nominated member shall continue as a member of the Board for the remaining term.
(5) The Board may invite persons of ability, integrity and standing, having special knowledge of, or
experience in any matter under consideration by the Board as a special invitee to a meeting of the Board:
(6) The Chairperson and members of the Board shall not be paid any salary but the Chairperson and members
other than ex-officio members shall receive such allowances for attending the meetings of the Board and for
travel and stay in connection with meetings of the Board, as may be specified by the Central Government.
5. Resignation and removal of Chairperson or members.-
(1) The Chairperson may resign his position at any time before expiry of his term, by a written notice,
addressed to the Central Government.
(2) A member nominated under clause (vi) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 3 may resign his position as member at any
time before expiry of his term, by a written notice addressed to the Central Government.
(3) The Central Government may remove the Chairperson or member nominated under clause (vi) of sub-
rule (1) of Rule 3, as the case may be, from the Board, who-
(a) is, or at any time has been adjudged an undischarged insolvent; or
(b) has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Central Government, involves moral
turpitude; or
(c) has been found to be physically or mentally incapable of discharging his or her duties by a court of
competent jurisdiction; or
(d) has acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially his or her functions as a
member; or
(e) has, in the opinion of the Central Government, so abused his or her position as to render his or her
continuance detrimental to the public interest
(3) Where the Chairperson or member is proposed to be removed on any ground specified in sub-rule (3),
he shall be informed of the charges against him and given an opportunity of being heard in respect of those
charges.
6. Secretariat of the Board.-
(1) The Central Government shall establish a Secretariat for the Board which shall perform the following
duties:
(i) organise the meetings of the Board;
(ii) maintain records of the proceedings of the Board;
(iii) co-ordinate with stakeholders including Governments and other agencies on behalf of the Board ;
(iv) discharge any other functions as may be assigned by the Board from time to time, in relation to the
purposes for which the Board has been constituted under the Act
(2) The Central Government shall depute or second officers and such other employees, as it may consider
necessary for the efficient performance of functions of the Board.
(3) The Board may, with the prior permission of the Central Government, engage such persons or
agencies on contract for a defined period for the performance of functions of the Board assigned to it under
the Act.
7. Powers and Functions of the Board.-
The Board shall perform such functions as are assigned to it under the provisions of section 215B of the Act.
8. Meetings of the Board.-
(1) The Board shall hold its meetings as and when required, provided that the members of the Board shall
meet at least once in three months, and at such times and such place as the Chairperson or Member Secretary
may determine.
(2) The Member Secretary shall issue a notice of meeting to the members specifying the date, time, venue,
and agenda of the meeting.
(3) The Chairperson or any Member who has any direct or indirect interest in any matter coming up for
consideration at a meeting of the Board shall, as soon as it comes to his or her knowledge, disclose the nature
of interest to the Board.
(4) A disclosure made by the Chairperson or a Member under sub-rule (2), shall be recorded in the
proceedings of the meeting, and the Chairperson or such Member shall recuse from any deliberation or
decision of the Board with respect to that matter or any matter connected therewith:
(5) Fifty percent of the total members of the Board in position shall constitute the quorum for a meeting
of the Board.
(6) All questions, which come up before a meeting of the Board, shall be decided by a majority of the
votes cast by the members present and voting. In the case of equality of votes, the Chairman or in his
absence, the member designated by the Chairperson may exercise a casting vote.
(7) All orders and decisions of the Board shall be authenticated by the Member Secretary in this behalf.
(8) No act or proceedings of the Board shall be questioned or invalidated merely on the ground of
existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Board.
9. Working Groups.-
(1) The Board shall, for the efficient discharge of its functions, constitute one or more Working Groups
which shall consist of independent technical and professional experts, to advise it in the performance of its
functions.
(2) Each Working Group constituted under sub-rule (1) above, shall be headed by such Member of the
Board as may be designated by the Chairperson.
10. Chairperson, Members, etc., to be public servants.-
The Chairperson, Members and other officers and employees of the Board shall be deemed to be public
servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
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MAHMOOD AHMED, Additional Secy.
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