Amendment in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-28042026-272125 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 289] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2026/VAISAKHA 7, 1948 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th April, 2026 G.S.R. 313(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: [email protected]; Draft Rules 1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (...... Amendment) Rules, 2026. (2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 115,- (1) in sub-rule (18), in clause (i), — (i) in TABLE 2, — (a) in the marginal heading, after the words "gross weight not exceeding", for the figure '3000', the figure '3500' shall be substituted; (b) under column (7), in the column heading, under the word ‘HCNG', for the bracket, figure and word '(Hydrogen+CN)', the bracket, figure and word ‘(Hydrogen+CNG)' shall be substituted; (c) under column (8), in the column heading, under the word 'Gasoline', for the bracket, figure and word '[(E10)/(E)]', the bracket, figure and word '[(E10)/(E20)]' shall be substituted; (d) under column (11), in the column heading, for the bracket, figure and word '(E85)', the bracket, figure and word '(E85) or (E100)' shall be substituted; (e) under column (15), in the column heading, for the bracket, figure and word '(B10)', the bracket, figure and word '(B100)' shall be substituted. (ii) in the Notes under TABLE 2, — (a) in item 4, in sub-item (d), after the words and figures 'Gasoline fuels E10', the bracket and words '(as specified by the manufacturer)', shall be omitted; (b) in item 17, in sub-item (i), for the word 'Compression', the word 'Comparison' shall be substituted. (2) in sub-rule (18), in clause (ii), in TABLE 2,— (i) under column (8), in the column heading, for the bracket, figure and word ‘(E85)', the bracket, figure and word '(E85) or (E100)' shall be substituted; (ii) in the Notes under TABLE 2,— (a) in item 11, in sub-item (i), in table 1, in column (4), in the column heading, for the word and superscript ‘NMHC¹”, the word and superscript ‘NMHC2” shall be substituted; (b) in item 11, in sub-item (i), in table 1, in column (5), in the column heading, for the word, subscript and superscript ‘CH4¹', the word, subscript and superscript‘CH42” shall be substituted; (c) in item 13, in the table,— (i) against the row 1 named ‘Test cycle', in the entry under columns 2, 3, 4 and 5, for the word and figure 'Mg/kWh', the word and figure 'mg/kWh' shall be substituted; (ii) against the row 2 named 'WNTE', the entry under column 4, for the figure '60', the figure '600' shall be substituted. (3) in sub-rule (19), in clause (i), in the TABLE 2, under column (11), in the column heading, for the bracket, figure and word '(E85)', the bracket, figure and word '(E85) or (E100)' shall be substituted. (4) in sub-rule (20), in TABLE 2, under column (10), in the column heading, for the bracket, figure and word '(E85)', the bracket, figure and word ‘(E85) or (E100)' shall be substituted. (5) in sub-rule (22), in TABLE 2, under column (11), in the column heading, for the bracket, figure and word '(E85)', the bracket, figure and word ‘(E85) or (E100)' shall be substituted. (6) in rule 115E, in sub-rule 4, in Notes, in item (xii), for the bracket, figure and word 'Annexure S for E100 vehicles', the bracket, figure and word 'Annexure SA for E100 vehicles' shall be substituted. [F. No. RT-11028/06/2025-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