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Date: 2025-03-27 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Amendment in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

Issued by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways · Not Applicable

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

Gazette Notification Overview

  • The notification introduces the Central Motor Vehicles (First Amendment) Rules, 2025, amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
  • It provides for a discount of up to 50% against the certificate for vehicles manufactured as per Mass Emission Standards Bharat Stage I (BS-I) norms and earlier, and for medium and heavy vehicles manufactured as per BS-II norms.

Key Changes

  • Amendment to Rule 51A of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
  • A new clause (iii) is inserted in Rule 51A, providing a discount of up to 50% for BS-I and earlier emission standard vehicles, and for medium and heavy vehicles compliant with BS-II emission standards.
  • The amendment comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, March 27, 2025.

Impact Analysis

Vehicle Owners (BS-I and BS-II Vehicles)

  • Action Item: Vehicle owners should check their vehicle's emission standard and avail the discount during certificate renewal.

Transport Companies

  • Action Item: Transport companies should assess their fleet and factor in the potential cost savings from the discount.

Government

  • Action Item: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways needs to ensure effective implementation and monitoring of the new rules.

Certificate Issuing Authorities

  • Action Item: Update systems and processes to accommodate the new discount for eligible vehicles and train staff on the updated rules.

Key Entities Referenced

Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: The principal rules being amended by this notification. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: The Act under which the Central Government is empowered to make these rules (Section 64). Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry responsible for issuing the notification. Bharat Stage (BS) Emission Standards: Emission standards implemented in India to regulate the output of air pollutants from motor vehicles.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-28032025-262071 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D8H0x3x2x0 25-262071 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 163] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, माच ग27, 2025/चत्रै 6, 1947 No. 163] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2025/CHAITRA 6, 1947 सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 26 माच,ग 2025 सा.का.जन. 200(अ).— केंद्रीय मोटर यान जनयम, 1989 का और संिोधन करन े के जलए प्रारूप जनयम, मोटर यान अजधजनयम, 1988 (1988 का 59) की धारा 212 की उपधारा (1) की अपेक्षानुसार भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खडं 3, उपखंड (i), तारीख 24 िनवरी, 2025 म ें भारत सरकार के सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग ग मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना संखयांक सा.का.जन. 74 (अ), तारीख 24 िनवरी, 2025 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे, जिसम े ऐस े सभी व् यजियों से, जिनकी उससे प्रभाजवत होने की संभावना थी, उस तारीख से तीस दिन की अवजध की समाजि से पहले जिसम ें उक्त अजधसूचना को अन् तर्वगष्ट करन े वाली रािपत्र की प्रजतयां, आक्षेपों और सुझावों को आमजं त्रत करन े के जलए िनता को उपलब् ध करा िी गयीं थीं, और, उक्त रािपत्र की प्रजतयां, जिसमे उि अजधसूचना प्रकाजित की गई, 24 िनवरी, 2025 को िनता को उपलब् ध करा िी गयीं थीं; और, केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा उक्त प्रारूप जनयमों की बाबत िनता स े प्राप् त आक्षेपों और सुझावों पर सम्यक रूप स े जवचार कर जलया गया ह;ै अत:, अब केन् द्रीय सरकार, मोटर यान अजधजनयम, 1988 (1988 का 59) की धारा 64 के खंड (क), खडं (घ) और खडं (त), द्वारा प्रित् त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केंद्रीय मोटर यान जनयम, 1989 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्न जलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथागत ् - 2156 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 1. सजं क्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ - (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षप् त नाम केन्द्रीय मोटर यान (पहला संिोधन) जनयम, 2025 ह।ै (2) य ेरािपत्र म ेंइनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत होंगे। 2. केंद्रीय मोटर यान जनयम, 1989, म ेंजनयम 51क म,ें (क) खडं (i) म,ें "और" िब्ि का लोप दकया िाएगा: (ख) खडं (ii) म,ें "पंद्रह प्रजतित तक होगी" िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर, "पंद्रह प्रजतित तक होगी; और" िब्ि रख ेिाएंगे; (ग) खडं (ii) के पश्चात् तथा परंतुक के पूव,ग जनम्नजलजखत खंड अतं ःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथागत्:- "(iii) उन सभी पररवहन और गैर पररवहन यानों के जलए ऐसे प्रमाणपत्र के जवरुद्ध, पचास प्रजतित तक, िो व्यापक उत्सिगन मानक भारत चरण 1 (बीएस-I) मानक और पूवगवती व्यापक उत्सिगन मानक मानिडं ों के अनुसार जवजनर्मगत दकए गए ह ै और सभी मध्यम और भारी माल मोटर यान और सभी मध्यम और भारी यात्री मोटर यान, िो व्यापक उत्सिगन मानक भारत चरण 2 (बीएस-II) मानिडं ों के अनुसार जवजनर्मगत दकए गए ह;ैं" [फा. सं. आरटी-16011/6/2024-टी] महमूि अहमि, अपर सजचव रटप्पण.-मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उपखंड (i) म ें अजधसूचना संखयांक सा.का.जन. 590(अ), तारीख 2 िून, 1989 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और अजधसचू ना अजधसूचना संखयांक सा.का.जन. 721(अ), तारीख 21 नवंबर, 2024 द्वारा अंजतम संिोजधत दकए गए थे। MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th March, 2025 G.S.R. 200(E).—Whereas the draft rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, were published, as required under sub-section (1) of section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), vide notification of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India , number G.S.R. 74 (E), dated the 24th January, 2025 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 24th January, 2025 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to public; And, whereas, copies of the said Official Gazette in which the said notification was published, were made available to the public on the 24th January, 2025; And, whereas, the 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 powers conferred by clause (a), clause (d) and clause (p) of section 64 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (First Amendment) Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication of the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, in rule 51A,-- (a) in clause (i), the word "and" shall be omitted; (b) in clause (ii), for the words "transport vehicles:", the words "transport vehicles; and" shall be substituted; (c) after clause (ii) and before the proviso, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 “(iii) up to fifty per cent, against such certificate for all transport and non-transport vehicles which are manufactured as per Mass Emission Standards Bharat Stage I (BS-I) norms and earlier Mass Emission Standard norms and all medium and heavy goods motor vehicles and all medium and heavy passenger motor vehicles which are manufactured as per Mass Emission Standards Bharat Stage II (BS-II) norms:”. [F. No. RT-16011/6/2024-T] MAHMOOD AHMED, Addl. Secy. Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and lastly amended vide notification number G.S.R. 721 (E), dated 21st November, 2024. 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.

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