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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-28102025-267201
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025/ KARTIKA 6, 1947
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th October, 2025
G.S.R. 795(E).— Whereas, the draft of the National Road Safety Board Rules, 2025 were
published, as required under sub-section (1) of the Section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of
1988), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways G. S.
R. 480(E), dated the 18th July, 2025 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section (3), Sub-section
(i) for inviting objections and suggestions from persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of
the period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification
were made available to the public;
And whereas, copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on 18th
July, 2025;
And whereas, objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules
have been duly considered by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 215B and sub-
section (1) and clauses (c) and (e) of sub-section (2) of section 215C of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59
of 1988), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide
S.O. 3627(E), dated the 3rd September, 2021 and the National Road Safety Board Rules, 2021, except as
respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby makes
the following rules, namely:-
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-rule (1) of rule 3;
(c) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;
(d) "member" means a member of the Board.
(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 Board.- (1) The Central Government hereby constitutes the National Road
Safety Board and it shall consist of the following members, namely:-
(a) Chairman, 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
appointed by the Central Government;
(b) 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 appointed by the Central Government;
(c) two members being officers, not below the rank of Additional Director General, representing
the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, to be appointed by the Central Government,
exofficio;
(d) two members representing National Highways Authority of India, not below the rank of
Member in the National Highways Authority of India, shall be appointed by the Central
Government, exofficio;
(e) a member representing the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation
Limited, not below the rank of Director in National Highways and Infrastructure Development
Corporation Limited, to be appointed by the Central Government, exofficio;
(f) 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
appointed by the Central Government;
(g) an officer of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways not below the rank or equivalent to
Joint Secretary in the Central Government, who shall be the Member Secretary of the Board,
exofficio.
Provided that in exercise the powers under clause (b), the Central Government shall ensure that the
members are drawn from all geographical zones of the country.
(2) A person shall not be appointed as Chairman 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 (a) of sub-
rule (1).
(3) A person shall not be appointed under clause (f) 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 (f) of sub-
rule (1).
(4) The Central Government shall satisfy itself that the person proposed to be appointed as
Chairman under clause (a) or as member under clause (f) of sub-rule (1) does not have any
financial or other interest that may be prejudicial to performance of functions as such Chairman or
member.
Explanation,- For the purpose of proviso to sub-rule (1), the expression “zone” means one
of the following six zones, namely:-
(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. Terms and conditions of appointment of Chairman and members.- (1) The Chairman shall
hold office for such period not exceeding three years from the date of appointment for first term
and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a maximum of one more term of two years:
Provided that the Chairman of the Board shall not hold office after he has attained the age of sixty-
five years.
(2) A member appointed under clause (f) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 shall hold office for such period
not exceeding two years from the date of appointment and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a
maximum of one more term:
Provided that member of the Board shall not hold office after he has attained the age of sixty-five
years:
(3) The members appointed under clause (b) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 shall be appointed for a term
of two years on rotation basis.
(4) Where a person is appointed 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 appointed 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 Chairman and members of the Board shall not be paid any salary but the Chairman and
members other than exofficio 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 Chairman or members.- (1) The Chairman may resign his
position at any time before expiry of his term, by a notice in writing, addressed to the Central
Government.
(2) A member appointed under clause (f) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 may resign his position as
member at any time before expiry of his term, by a notice in writing addressed to the Central
Government.
(3) The Central Government may remove the Chairman or member appointed under clause (f)
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 functions
as a member; or
(e) has, in the opinion of the Central Government, so abused his or her position as to render his
continuance detrimental to the public interest.
(3) Where the Chairman 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 Board.- (1) The Central Government shall establish a Secretariat for the Board
which shall perform the following duties, namely:-
(a) organise the meetings of the Board;
(b) maintain records of the proceedings of the Board;
(c) co-ordinate with stakeholders including Governments and other agencies on behalf of the Board
(d) 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 officers and such other employees, as it may consider
necessary for the efficient performance of functions of the Board.
7. Meetings of 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 Chairman 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 Chairman 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 knowledge, disclose the
nature of interest to the Board.
(4) A disclosure made by the Chairman or a member under sub-rule (2), shall be recorded in the
proceedings of the meeting, and the Chairman 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 per cent 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 and in the case of equality of votes, the
Chairman or in his absence, the member designated by the Chairman 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.
8. 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 Chairman.
9. Chairman, members, etc., to be public servants.- The Chairman, members and other officers
and employees of the Board shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of clause
(28) of section 2 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023).
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MAHMOOD AHMED, Addl. Secy.
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