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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways publishes draft rules, G.S.R. 417(E), dated June 25, 2025, to further amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, specifically concerning the exhibition of registration marks for hydrogen fuel operated vehicles.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification G.S.R. 417(E) dated June 25, 2025, has published draft rules proposing to further amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. These draft rules, to be called the Central Motor Vehicles (............. Amendment) Rules, 2025, are issued by the Central Government under the powers conferred by section 64 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), as required by sub-section (1) of section 212 of the said Act. The primary amendment involves inserting sub-rule (2B) into rule 50 of the 1989 Rules, which prescribes the High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) colour scheme for hydrogen fuel operated vehicles. The scheme specifies that the registration mark shall be exhibited with a white background colour for all categories of vehicles. It includes specific colour bands on the plate: green and black for transport vehicles and rent-a-cab, and blue for all categories of vehicles. Furthermore, letters and figures shall be yellow for transport vehicles and white for other vehicles, with colour specifications as per AIS 159 and dimensions in mm as per CMVR 50. The public is invited to submit objections or suggestions within thirty days from the notification's availability to the Additional Secretary (MVL), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, at comments-morth@gov.in or Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001. The principal rules were originally published vide G.S.R. 590(E), dated June 2, 1989.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-27062025-264187 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2025/ASHADHA 5, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th June, 2025 G.S.R. 417(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 64 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), email: comments-morth@gov.in, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001. DRAFT RULES 1. Short title and commencement – (1) These rules may be called as the Central Motor Vehicles (............. Amendment) Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, in rule 50, after sub-rule (2A), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely: - "2B. In case of hydrogen fuel operated vehicles, the registration mark shall be exhibited as per below. HSRP Colour Scheme for Hydrogen fueled Vehicles +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Colour for all categeries | | of Vehicles is White | | | | Colour for Transport vehicles & others is | | Green & Black for Rent a Cab | | ↑ | | 1/2 of the width of the plate | | size ± 1 as per CMVR 50 | | | | Colour for all categeries of Vehicles is Blue | | 1/2 of the width of the plate | | size 1 as per CMVR 50 | | | | 502 for plate size | | 500 x 120 & 340 x 200 | | 40 +2 for plate size | | 200 x 100 & 285 x 45 | | Length of the plate size is as per CMVR 50 | | | | • Lettres & figures shall be Yellow for transport | | vehicles and White for others vehicles | | • Colour specification is as per AIS 159 | | | | Note: All Dimensions are in mm | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. RT-11028/05/2025-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: 2025.06.27 15:22:10 +05'30'

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