**Executive Summary**
This report summarizes the Central Motor Vehicles (Twelfth Amendment) Rules, 2026, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. These rules mandate specific height measurement exclusions and the installation of automated load body covers for tippers and dumpers. While the amendment takes effect upon its publication date of August 7, 2026, the mandatory requirement for automated covering systems and cabin alerts begins on April 1, 2027.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Vehicle Height Measurement Standards (Rule 93)**
* Systems fitted to enclose the load body on tippers and dumpers shall not be included in the measurement of the vehicle's overall height.
* Other equipment excluded from height measurement includes rear-view mirrors, devices for indirect vision, guard rails, and side foot steps.
* Direction indicator rub-rails (rubber beading) are also excluded, provided they have a maximum thickness of 20 millimeters on each side.
**Mandatory Load Body Enclosures (Rule 138B)**
* From April 1, 2027, all dumpers and tippers must be equipped with a system to cover the load body from the top.
* The enclosure system must be electrically, electro-mechanically, hydraulically, or mechanically operated.
* The system must fully enclose the load body while the vehicle is plying on the road to prevent exposure of the load.
* Any suitable material may be used for the roof covering of the load body.
**Safety and Alert Requirements**
* Vehicles must be equipped with an audio-visual alert system located within the driver’s cabin.
* This system must warn the driver if the load body cover is open or unsecured while the vehicle is in motion.
**Impact Analysis**
**Manufacturers of Tippers and Dumpers**
**Impact**
Manufacturers must update vehicle designs to integrate automated covering systems and audio-visual alert technology.
**Action Required**
Incorporate compliant electrical or mechanical covering systems and cabin warning indicators into vehicle production before the April 2027 deadline.
**Vehicle Owners and Operators**
**Impact**
Fleet operators are responsible for ensuring their tippers and dumpers comply with new enclosure and safety signaling standards.
**Action Required**
Ensure that all dumpers and tippers in operation are fitted with the required automated covering systems and audio-visual alerts by April 1, 2027.
**Drivers**
**Impact**
Drivers will receive real-time cabin alerts regarding the status of their vehicle's load body cover.
**Action Required**
Monitor audio-visual alerts and ensure load bodies are fully enclosed and secured before and during vehicle movement.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Motor Vehicles (Twelfth Amendment) Rules, 2026: The primary notification amending standards for motor vehicle dimensions and safety requirements for load body enclosures on tippers and dumpers.
Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: The principal regulatory framework being modified to include new provisions for measuring vehicle height and mandatory audio-visual alerts for unsecured load bodies.
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: The parent legislation that grants the Central Government the power, under Section 110, to make and amend rules governing motor vehicle design and safety.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The primary government ministry responsible for issuing this notification and overseeing the administration of road transport laws in India.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 648] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, अगस्ट्त 7, 2026/श्रावण 16, 1948 26/पौष 17, 1947
No. 648] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026/SHRAVAN 16, 1948 /PAUSHA 17, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 28 िुलाई, 2026
सा.का.जन. 712(अ).— केंद्रीय मोटर वाहन अजधजनयम, 1989 का और संिोधन करने के जलए प्रारूप
जनयम,मोटर वाहन अजधजनयम, 1988 (1988 का 59) धारा 212 की उपधारा (1) के अधीन यथा अपेजित, सड़क
पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय की भारत सरकार की अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन 214 (अ), तारीख 20 माचग 2026
द्वारा प्रकाजित दकया गया था, िो भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड (3), उप खंड (i), तारीख 27 माचग, 2026
में प्रकाजित हुई थी, जिसमें उक्त अजधसूचना वाले रािपत्र की प्रजतयां िनता के जलए उपलब्ध होने की तीस दिनों की
अवजध की समाजि स े पहले इससे प्रभाजवत होने की संभावना वाले लोगों स े आपजियां और सुझाव आमंजत्रत दकए गए थ;े
और उक्त प्रारूप जनयमों की उक्त रािपत्र अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां 27 माचग, 2026 को िनता के जलए
उपलब्ध थीं;
और, उक्त प्रारूप जनयमों के संबंध म ें िनता स े प्राि आपजियों और सुझावों पर केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा जवचार दकया
गया है।
अतः अब, केंद्रीय सरकार, मोटर वाहन जनयम, 1988 (1988 का 59) की धारा 110 द्वारा प्रिि िजक्तयों का प्रयोग
करते हुए, केंद्रीय मोटर वाहन जनयम, 1989 म ें जनम्नजलजखत संिोधन करती ह,ै अथागत्:-
1. संजिि नाम और प्रारंभ. (1) इन जनयमों का संजिि नाम केंद्रीय मोटर वाहन (बारहवााँ संिोधन) जनयम, 2026 ह।ै
6110 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(2) य े रािपत्र म ें इनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृि होंगे।
2. केंद्रीय मोटर वाहन जनयम, 1989 (इसके इसम ें इसके पश्चात उक्त जनयम कहा गया ह)ै के जनयम 93 के उप-जनयम (1) के
खंड (क) म,ें छठे परंतुक के बाि, उप-खडं (vi) म ेंसारणी के नीचे, जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक अतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथागत्:-
“परंत ु यह और दक रटपर और डम्पर के मामल े म,ें जनयम 138ख के िसू रे परंतुक म ें दिए गए उपबंधों के अनुसार, लोड
बॉडी को घेरने के जलए लगाई गई प्रणाली को मोटर वाहनों की कुल ऊंचाई मापने म ेंध्यान म ेंनहीं रखा िाएगा।“
3. उक्त जनयमों म,ें जनयम 93 के उप-जनयम (1) के खडं (ख) म,ें उप-खडं (i) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत उप-खंड रखा
िाएगा, अथागत:् -
"(i) मोटर वाहनों की कुल ऊंचाई मापने म ें ररयर-व्यू जमरर या अप्रत्यि िजृ ि के जलए उपकरण, या गाडग रेल या दििा
संकेतक रबर-रेल (रबर बीडडंग) जिसकी बॉडी के प्रत्येक तरफ अजधकतम मोटाई 20 जमलीमीटर हो या साइड फुट स्ट्टेप, या
रटपर और डम्पर पर लोड बॉडी को घेरने के जलए जनयम 138ख के िसू रे परंतुक म ें दिए गए उपबंधों के अनुसार लगाई गई
प्रणाली को ध्यान म ेंनहीं रखा िाएगा।"
4. उक्त जनयमों म,ें जनयम 138ख म,ें प्रथम परंतुक के बाि, जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक अतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथागत:् -
“परंतु यह और दक 1 अप्रलै , 2027 को या उसके बाि, सभी डम्पर और रटपरों के मामल े म,ें लोड बॉडी को ऊपर स ेढकन े
के जलए जवद्युत, जवद्युत-यांजत्रक, ड्राउजलक या यांजत्रक रूप स े सचं ाजलत प्रणाली स े सुसजित दकया िाएगा, जिसस े वाहन के
सड़क पर चलते समय लोड बॉडी पूरी तरह स े बंि रह।े ऊपर जवजनर्िगि प्रणाली लोड बॉडी की छत को ढकने के जलए दकसी
भी उपयुक्त सामग्री का उपयोग कर सकती ह।ै इसके अजतररक्त, चालक के केजबन म ें एक ऑजडयो-जविुअल अलटग जसस्ट्टम
प्रिान दकया िाएगा जिससे वाहन के चलन े के िौरान लोड बॉडी का कवर खुला या असुरजित होने पर चालक को चते ावनी
िी िा सके।”
[फा. स.ं आरटी-11028/02/2026-एमवीएल-भाग(1)]
महमूि अहमि, अपर सजचव
रटप्पण : मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग, खंड 3, उप-खडं (i) म ें सा.का.जन. 590(अ), तारीख 2 िून,
1989 को प्रकाजित दकए गए थ ेऔर अंजतम बार सा.का.जन. 542 (अ) तारीख 30 िून, 2026 द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए थे।
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th July, 2026
G.S.R. 712(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 Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number G.S.R 214 (E), dated
the 20th March, 2026, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section (3), Sub-section (i), dated the
27th March, 2026, 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 Gazette containing the said notification were made
available to the public;
And whereas, the copies of the said Gazette notification of the said draft rules were made available to the
public on 27th March, 2026;
And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have
been considered by the Central Government.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 110 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 ( Twelfth Amendment)
Rules, 2026.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 93, in sub-rule (1), in
clause (A), after the sixth proviso, below the table in sub-clause (VI), the following proviso shall be inserted,
namely:—
“Provided also that in case of tippers and dumpers, the system fitted to enclose the load body, as per the
provisions given in the second proviso to rule 138B, shall not be taken into consideration in measuring the overall
height of motor vehicles.”.
3. In the said rules, in rule 93 in sub-rule (1), in clause (B), for sub-clause (i), the following sub-clause shall be
substituted, namely:—
“(i) A rear-view mirror or device for indirect vision, or guard rail or a direction indicator rub-rail (rubber
beading) having maximum thickness of 20 millimeter on each side of the body or side foot step, or the system fitted
on tippers and dumpers to enclose the load body as per the provision given in second proviso to rule 138B, shall not
be taken into consideration in measuring the overall height of motor vehicles.”.
4. In the said rules, in rule 138B, after the first proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—
“Provided further that on and after the 1st day of April, 2027, in case of all dumper and tippers, the load body
shall be fitted with an electrically or electro-mechanical or hydraulic or mechanically operated system to cover the
load body from top, to fully enclose the load body while the vehicle is plying on the road. The system specified above
may use any suitable material for covering the roof of the load body. Additionally, an audio-visual alert system shall
be provided in the driver’s cabin to warn the driver if the load body cover is open or unsecured during vehicle
movement:".
[F. No. RT-11028/02/2026-MVL-Part(1)]
MAHMOOD AHMED, Addl. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part lI, Section 3, Sub-section(i) vide
G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and last amended vide G.S.R. 542(E) dated the 30th June, 2026.
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