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Date: 2026-01-14 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART II SECTION 3 SUB SECTION i

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**Executive Summary** This document is a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. It publishes draft rules for further amendment, inviting public suggestions and objections within 30 days from the date the notification is made publicly available. The effective date for the new rules will be the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Rule Title and Commencement:** * The rules will be called the Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2026. * Unless otherwise specified, these rules come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. * **Amendment to Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (Rule 125-C):** * After sub-rule (7), sub-rule (8) shall be inserted: * All Type-I buses must conform to the requirements of AIS-216, as amended from time to time: * For new models, on or after April 1, 2026. * For all models, on or after October 1, 2026. * For all Type-I buses with a length of 9 meters and above, the floor height must be 400 mm, effective October 1, 2026. * Sub-rule (8) applies only to Type-I buses categorized as public service vehicles under section 2(35) of the Act. **Impact Analysis** **Manufacturers and Designers of Type-I Buses** * **Impact:** New models of Type-I buses must meet the AIS-216 standards from April 1, 2026, and all models must comply by October 1, 2026. Buses 9 meters or longer must have a floor height of 400 mm by October 1, 2026. * **Action Required:** Adjust designs and manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with AIS-216 standards and floor height requirements for applicable buses, by the specified dates. **Public Transport Operators using Type-I Buses** * **Impact:** All Type-I buses must comply with updated safety and technical specifications. This could lead to changes in vehicle procurement and operation. * **Action Required:** Ensure that newly acquired buses meet the AIS-216 standards. **Ministry of Road Transport and Highways** * **Impact:** They need to review the received suggestions and objections before finalising the draft rules. * **Action Required:** Review suggestions/objections and finalise the draft rules.

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Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: The principal rules being amended by this notification. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: The act under which the Central Motor Vehicles Rules were established. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The issuing ministry for this notification. AIS-216: A safety standard to which Type-I buses must conform. New Delhi: Location of the issuing ministry and place of notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-16012026-269351 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D6H0x1x2x0 26-269351 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.ं 30] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, िनवरी 14, 2026/पौष 24, 1947 25/आषाढ़ 3, 1947 No. 30] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2026/PAUSHA 24, 1947 SHADHA 3, 1947 सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् गमत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 13 िनवरी, 2026 सा.का.जन. 30(अ).—केंद्रीय मोटर यान जनयमावली, 1989 म ें और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्न जलजखत कजतपय प्रारूप जनयम म,ें जिसे केंद्रीय सरकार मोटर यान अजधजनयम, 1988 (1988 का 59) की धारा 110 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए और संिोधन करन े का प्रस्ट्ताव करती ह,ै को इस अजधजनयम की धारा 212 की उप-धारा (1) के द्वारा यथा आवश्यक इसके द्वारा प्रभाजवत होने की संभावना वाले सभी व्यजियों की िानकारी के जलए प्रकाजित दकया िाता ह;ै और एतिद्वारा नोटटस दिया िाता ह ै दक प्रारूप जनयमों को उस तारीख स े तीस दिन की अवजध समाप्त होने के बाि जवचाराथथ स्ट्वीकार कर जलया िाएगा जिस तारीख से सरकारी रािपत्र म ें यथा प्रकाजित इस अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां िनता के जलए उपलब्ध करायी िाती ह;ैं जवजनर्िथष्ट अवजध समाप्त होने के पहले उक्त प्रारूप जनयमों के संबंध म ें दकसी भी व्यजि स े प्राप्त होने वाली आक्षेपों या सुझावों पर केंद्र सरकार द्वारा जवचार दकया िाएगा। इन प्रारूप जनयमों के प्रजत आक्षेपों एव ं सुझावों, यदि कोई हो, को अपर सजचव (एमवीएल, पटरवहन और सड़क सुरक्षा), सड़क पटरवहन और रािमागथ मंत्रालय, पटरवहन भवन, संसि मागथ, नई दिल्ली-110001 या ईमेल: comments- morth@gov.in, के माध् यम स े भेिा िा सकता ह।ै 301 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] प्रारूप जनयम 1. संजक्षप्त िीषथक एवं प्रारंभ - (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षप् त नाम केन्द्द्रीय मोटर यान (........सिं ोधन) जनयमावली, 2026 ह।ै (2) परंत ु इन जनयमों में अन्द् यथा यथा उपबंजधत के जसवाय, ये रािपत्र में उनके अंजतम प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रवृत्त होंगे। 2. केंद्रीय मोटर यान जनयमावली, 1989 (इसके बाि उि जनयमों के रूप म ें संिर्भथत) में, जनयम 125-ग म,ें उप- जनयम (7) के पश् चात ् जनम्नजलजखत उप-जनयम अतं :स्ट् थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाथत:् - “(8) सभी टाइप-I बसें, नए मॉडल के मामले में 1 अप्रैल, 2026 को और उसके बाि और सभी मॉडल के मामल े म ें 1 अक्टूबर 2026, समय-समय पर यथा संिोजधत एआईएस-216 की आवश्यकताओं के अनुरूप होंगी। बिते दक 1 अक्टूबर, 2026 को और उसके बाि, सभी टाइप-I बसों, िैसा दक ऊपर उप-जनयम (8) म ें जनर्िथष्ट ह,ै जिसकी लंबाई 9 मीटर और उससे अजधक है, के फ्लोर की ऊंचाई 400 जममी होगी। बिते दक उपरोि उप-जनयम (8), अजधजनयम की धारा 2 के खंड (35) के तहत यथा पटरभाजषत सावथिजनक सेवा वाहनों की श्रेणी के अंतगथत आन े वाली टाइप-I बसों पर लागू होगा।“ [फा. स.ं आरटी-11036/192/2025-एमवीएल] महमूि अहमि, अपर सजचव नोटः मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग- II, खडं 3, उप धारा (i) म ें अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 590(अ), दिनांक 02 िनू , 1989 के माध् यम से प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और उन्द् ह ें जपछली बार अजधसूचना संख् या सा.का.जन...........(अ), दिनांक ........... द्वारा संिोजधत दकया गया। MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th January, 2026 G.S.R. 30(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: comments-morth@gov.in; 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 as the said rules), in Rule 125-C, after sub- rule (7), the following sub-rule shall be inserted namely:-[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 “(8) All Type-I buses, on and after 1st April 2026 in case of new models and 1st October 2026 in case of all models, shall conform to the requirements of AIS-216, as amended from time to time. Provided that on and after 1st October 2026, all Type-I buses, as specified in sub-rule (8) above, with length 9 m and above, shall have floor height of 400 mm. Provided also that the sub-rule (8) above, shall be applicable only to Type-I buses falling under the category of public service vehicles, as defined under clause (35) of section 2 of the Act.” [F. No. RT-11036/192/2025-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.

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