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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
C.G. D.L.-E.-23072025-264886
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 442]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 21, 2025/ASHADHA 30, 1947
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th July, 2025
G.S.R. 485(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 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 final publication in the
Official Gazette.
(i) Insertion of new sub-rules under Rule 125H:
After sub-rule (3) of rule 125H, the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely:-
"(4) On or after 1st October, 2026, all haulage tractors shall be equipped with Vehicle Location Tracking Devices
(VLTD) compliant with AIS-140.
(5)* The VLTD shall be integrated with an RFID transceiver conforming to IS 16722:2018, capable of reading
RFID data from the coupled trailer and transmitting it to the backend.
(6)* All trailers shall be fitted with passive RFID tags in accordance with IS 16722:2018 to enable electronic
identification and pairing with tractors.
(7) On or after 1st April, 2027, all haulage tractors shall be equipped with an Event Data Recorder (EDR) to
capture and store critical vehicle data. The EDR shall be capable of recording parameters necessary for analysing
operational events and enhancing safety monitoring."
*AIS 140 and IS 16722:2018 shall be suitably amended to incorporate the requirements for this application on or
before 31-Dec-2025
(ii) In Rule 125D, the following proviso shall be inserted:
"Provided that on or after 1st October, 2026—
a. All trailers shall be fitted 13-pin or 13-pole connector as per IS 9895:2004.
"Provided that on or after 1st April, 2027—
a. The mechanical coupling system (fifth wheel) of all haulage tractors and trailers shall conform to IS
8007:2024 (Part 1 and 2), as amended from time to time."
[F. No. RT-11036/98/2025 -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
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