**Executive Summary**
This document contains the Central Motor Vehicles (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2025, published by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. It amends the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, with a focus on regulations pertaining to E-rickshaws and E-carts. Key implementation dates are April 1, 2026 and April 1, 2027, specifically related to speed limitations, quality control audits, and lithium-ion battery requirements.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Rule 62(1):**
* The validity period of fitness certificates is changed from "three years" to "one year."
* Fitness certificate requirements now explicitly include "all transport vehicles including E-rickshaw and E-cart."
* Introduces a new speed regulation entry (21) for E-rickshaws and E-carts, stating their maximum speed should not exceed 25 km/hour, measured in unladen condition on a straight and flat road with full charge and accelerator, calculated by measuring the time taken to travel over a fixed distance (say 50 meters).
* **Amendment to Rule 100(1):**
* The phrase "and combine harvester" is replaced with ", combine harvester, E-Rickshaw and E-cart".
* **Amendment to Rule 101(2):**
* Clause (iii) is replaced by AIS-045, as amended from time to time, in the case of Quadricycles, E-rickshaw and E-cart.".
* **Amendment to Rule 117(1):**
* The phrase "or an E-rickshaw or E-cart or a vehicle" is omitted.
* In the third proviso, the words "excluding E-rickshaw or E-cart" are inserted before "thirty kilometers per hour".
* **Addition of Rule 125-R (E-rickshaw and E-cart Specific Requirements):**
* Effective April 1, 2026, all E-rickshaw and E-cart manufacturers must undergo an audit of their manufacturing facilities and processes to establish quality control as part of the type approval procedure.
* The audit will be done by the test agency undertaking the type approval process, though manufacturers with valid IATF certification or equivalent will have a limited scope audit focused on document verification.
* Effective April 1, 2027, all E-rickshaws and E-carts must be fitted with lithium-ion battery packs and comply with performance requirements as per AIS-156 (Part 1) and (Part 2), as amended from time to time.
**Impact Analysis**
**E-Rickshaw and E-Cart Manufacturers:**
* **Impact:** Subject to stricter quality control audits of manufacturing facilities and processes, beginning April 1, 2026. Must transition to lithium-ion batteries meeting AIS-156 standards for all vehicles manufactured on or after April 1, 2027.
* **Action Required:** Prepare for audits of manufacturing facilities, implement quality control processes, and plan transition to lithium-ion batteries complying with AIS-156 standards.
**Testing Agencies:**
* **Impact:** Will be responsible for conducting quality control audits of E-rickshaw and E-cart manufacturing facilities, unless the manufacturer has IATF certification or equivalent.
* **Action Required:** Prepare to conduct audits of manufacturing facilities to ensure the quality control process of the E-rickshaw and E-cart manufacturers meet the standards.
**Owners/Operators of Transport Vehicles (including E-rickshaws and E-carts):**
* **Impact:** Fitness certificates now require renewal every year instead of every three years. All transport vehicles including E-rickshaw and E-cart fitness checks will be standardised.
* **Action Required:** Follow the yearly renewal date for fitness certificate validity and adhere to the standardised checks.
**Citizens**
* **Impact:** Enforcement of new maximum speed limits of 25km/hour for E-rickshaws and E-carts.
* **Action Required:** Adhere to the new maximum speed limits of 25km/hour for E-rickshaws and E-carts.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: The primary set of rules being amended by this notification. This notification introduces changes to the rules regarding E-rickshaws and E-carts, specifically related to speed limits, fitness certificates, construction, and quality control.
Central Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: The parent act that grants the power to make and amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules. The notification is issued in exercise of the powers conferred by section 110 of this act.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry responsible for issuing the notification and amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules.
E-rickshaw: A type of electric vehicle which is the subject of the amendments, particularly related to speed limits, fitness certificates, and quality control.
E-cart: A type of electric vehicle which is the subject of the amendments, particularly related to speed limits, fitness certificates, and quality control.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 749] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, नवम्ब र 12, 2025/कार्तकग 21, 1947
No. 749] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2025/KARTIKA 21, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 11 नवम् बर, 2025
सा.का.जन. 835(अ).— केन्द्रीय मोटर यान अजधजनयम, 1988 (1988 का 59) की धारा 212 की उपधारा (1)
की अपेक्षानुसार केन्द्रीय मोटर यान जनयम, 1989 का और संिोधन करन े के जलए कजतपय जनयमों का प्रारूप, भारत के
रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) म ें भारत सरकार के सड़क पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना
स.ं सा.का.जन. 499(अ) तारीख 22 िुलाई, 2025 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ,े जिनम ें उस तारीख स े जिसको उक्त
अजधसूचना को अंतर्वगष्ट करन े वाली रािपत्र की प्रजतयां िनसाधारण को उपलब्ध कराई गई थी, तीस दिन की अवजध के
अवसान के पूवग प्रभाजवत होने वाले सभी व्यजक्तयों स ेआक्षपे और सुझाव आमंजत्रत दकए गए थ े;
और उक्त रािपत्र अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां िनसाधारण को 28 िुलाई, 2025 को िनसाधारण को उपलब्ध करा िी
गई थी ;
और उक्त प्रारूप जनयमों के संबंध म ें िनसाधारण स े प्राप्त आक्षपे ों और सुझावों पर केंरीय सरकार द्वारा जवचार कर
जलया गया ह ै;
7521 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
अतः अब केन्द्रीय सरकार, केन्द्रीय मोटर यान अजधजनयम, 1988 (1988 का 59) की धारा 110 द्वारा प्रित्त
िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, केन्द्रीय मोटर यान जनयम, 1989 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती
ह,ै अथागत ् :--
1. सजं क्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम केन्द्रीय मोटर यान (सातवां संिोधन) जनयम, 2025 ह ै।
(2) इन जनयमों म ेंअन्द्यथा उपबजं धत के जसवाय, य े रािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होंगे ।
2. केन्द्रीय मोटर यान जनयम, 1989 (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात् उक्त जनयम कहा गया ह)ै के जनयम 62 के उपजनयम (1)
म,ें --
(क) खडं (खक) म,ें “तीन वर्ग”, िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर, “एक वर्”ग िब्ि रखे िाएंग े ;
(ख) पहल े परंतुक म,ें “दिटनेस प्रमाणपत्र” िब्िों के पूव ग “ई-ररक्िा और ई-काटग सजहत सभी यातायात यानों का”
िब्ि अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंग े;
(ग) पहल े परंतुक के पश्चात,् सारणी म,ें क्रम स.ं 20 और उससे संबंजधत प्रजवजष्टयों के पश्चात,् जनम्नजलजखत क्रम
संखयांक और प्रजवजष्टयां अतं :स्ट्थाजपत की िाएंगी, अथागत् :--
“1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(21) ई-ररक्िा और ई-काटग की नहीं नहीं नहीं नहीं हा ं यान सीधे या सपाट माग ग पर (पूणगतया चाि ग और
अजधकतम गजत पूणग त्वरण जस्ट्थजत के साथ) जबना भार अवस्ट्था में
चलाया िाएगा और िब यान पूणग गजत प्राप्त कर
लेता ह ै तो अजधकतम गजत जनयत िरू ी (माना दक
पचास मीटर) तक चलाने में लग े समय को माप
कर संगजणत की िाएगी । यान की अजधकतम
गजत 25 दक.मी./घंटा स ेअजधक नहीं होगी ।”।
3. उक्त जनयमों के जनयम 100 के उपजनयम (1) म,ें 1 अप्रैल, 2026 स,े “और कम्बाइन हारवस्ट्े टर” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर, “,
कम्बाइन हारवेस्ट्टर, ई-ररक्िा और ई-काटग” िब्ि रख े िाएंग े ।
4. उक्त जनयमों के जनयम 101 के उपजनयम (2) म,ें खडं (iii) के स्ट्थान पर, 1 अप्रलै , 2026 स ेजनम्नजलजखत खंड रखा
िाएगा, अथागत ् :--
“(iii) क्वाड्रीसाइकल, ई-ररक्िा और ई-काटग के मामल े म ें समय-समय पर यथासंिोजधत एआईएस-045 ।”।
5. उक्त जनयमों के जनयम 117 के उपजनयम (1) म,ें 1 अप्रैल, 2026 स,े--
(क) “या ई-ररक्िा और ई-काटग या यान” िब्िों का लोप दकया िाएगा ;
(ख) तीसरे परंतुक म,ें “तीस दकलोमीटर प्रजत घंटा”, िब्िों के पवू ग, “ई-ररक्िा और ई-काटग को छोड़कर”, िब्ि
अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंग े ।
6. उक्त जनयमों म ेंजनयम 125थ के पश्चात,् जनम्नजलजखत जनयम अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथागत् :--
“125ि. ई-ररक्िा और ई-काटग के जलए जवजनर्िगष्ट अपेक्षाए–ं -(1) 1 अप्रलै , 2026 को और उसके पश्चात ्प्रकार
अनुमोिन प्रदक्रया के भाग के रूप म ें सभी ई-ररक्िा और ई-काटग जवजनमागताओं की, गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण स्ट्थाजपत करन े
के जलए, उनकी जवजनमागण सुजवधाओं और प्रदक्रया की संपरीक्षा कराई िाएगी ।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(2) संपरीक्षा, ई-ररक्शा और ई-कार्ट के प्रकार अनुमोदन प्रक्रिया को करन े वाले परीक्षण अभिकरण द्वारा की
जाएगी :
परंत ु वैध आईएर्ीएफ प्रमाणन या समतुल्य रखने वाले ववननमाटता के भलए संपरीक्षा का ववस्तार केवल
दस्तावेज सत्यापन तक सीभमत होगा ।
(3) 1 अप्रैल, 2027 को या उसके पश्चात ् ववननभमतट सिी ई-ररक्शा या ई-कार्ट भलथियम-आयन बैर्री पैक स े
सुसज्जजत होंगे और उनकी ननष्पादन अपेक्षाएं, समय-समय पर यिा संशोथधत एआईएस-156 (िाग 1) और
(िाग 2) के अनुसार होंगी ।”।
[िा. स.ं आरटी-11036/109/2024-एमवीएल
]
महमूि अहमि, अपर सजचव
रटप्प ण : मलू जनयम, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खडं 3, उप-खंड (i) की अजधसूचना संखया सा.का.जन.
590(अ), तारीख 2 िून, 1989 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और अंजतम संिोधन अजधसूचना संख या सा.का.जन.819(अ),
तारीख 3 नवंबर,2025 द्वारा दकया गया था ।
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th November, 2025
G.S.R. 835 (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 vide number G.S.R. 499(E),
dated the 22nd July, 2025, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), 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, copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 28th July,
2025;
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 as the Central Motor Vehicles (Seventh
Amendment) Rules, 2025.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official
Gazette.
2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, (hereinafter referred as the said rules), in rule 62, in sub-rule (1) –
(a) in clause (ba), for the words “three years”, the words “one year” shall be substituted.
(b) in the first proviso, after the words “fitness certificate”, the words “of all transport vehicles including E-
rickshaw and E-cart” shall be inserted.
(c) after the first proviso, in the TABLE, after serial number (20) and the entries relating thereto, the
following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: -4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
“1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(21) Maximum speed for E- No No No No Yes The vehicle shall be driven in unladen condition (with full
rickshaw and E-cart. charge and at full accelerator position) on straight or flat road
and when the vehicle attains full speed, the maximum speed
shall be calculated by measuring time taken to travel fixed
distance (say 50 meters). The maximum speed of the vehicle
shall not be more than 25 km/hour.”.
3. In the said rules, in rule 100, with effect from the 1st day of April, 2026, in sub-rule (1), for the words “and
combine harvester”, the words “, combine harvester, E-Rickshaw and E-cart” shall be substituted.
4. In the said rules, in rule 101, in sub-rule (2), for clause (iii), the following clause shall be substituted, with effect
from the 1st day of April, 2026, namely: -
“(iii) AIS-045, as amended from time to time, in the case of Quadricycles, E-rickshaw and E-cart.”.
5. In the said rules, in rule 117, in sub-rule (1), with effect from the 1st day of April, 2026, –
(a) the words “or an E-rickshaw or E-cart or a vehicle” shall be omitted;
(b) in the third proviso, after the words “thirty kilometers per hour”, the words “excluding E-rickshaw or E-
cart” shall be inserted.
6. In the said rules, after rule 125-Q, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:-
“125-R. Specific requirements for E-rickshaw and E-carts. – (1) On and after the 1st day of April, 2026 all
manufacturers of E-rickshaw and E-cart, as part of the type approval procedure, shall undergo an audit of
their manufacturing facilities and process, to establish quality control.
(2) The audit shall be done by the test agency, undertaking the type approval process of E-rickshaw and E-
cart:
Provided that for a manufacturer possessing a valid IATF certification or equivalent, the scope of audit shall
be limited to document verification only.
(3) All E-rickshaw or E-cart manufactured on or after the 1st day of April, 2027 shall be fitted with lithium-ion battery
packs and the performance requirements of the same shall be as per AIS-156 (Part 1) and (Part 2), as amended from
time to time.”.
[F. No. 11036/109/2024-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. 819(E) dated the 03rd November 2025.
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