**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, publishing draft rules to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. It informs the public of the proposed amendments and solicits feedback. Objections or suggestions must be submitted within 30 days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendments to Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989:**
* A new sub-rule (7) will be added to rule 115G after sub-rule (6).
* This sub-rule mandates fuel consumption testing with air conditioning system operation for all category M1 vehicles manufactured or imported in India.
* **Effective Date:**
* This requirement applies to vehicles manufactured or imported on or after October 1, 2026.
* **Testing Standard:**
* The fuel consumption testing must be conducted as per AIS-213, as amended from time to time.
* **Feedback Solicitation:**
* The Central Government will consider objections or suggestions received before the expiry of 30 days from the date of the notification's publication.
* **Submission Details:**
* Objections and suggestions should be sent to the Additional Secretary (MVL, Transport & Road Safety), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001 or via email to comments-morth@gov.in.
**Impact Analysis**
**Category M1 Vehicle Manufacturers and Importers**
* **Impact:** They need to implement fuel consumption testing with air conditioning system operation for all M1 vehicles.
* **Action Required:** Modify testing procedures to comply with AIS-213 standards for vehicles manufactured or imported on or after October 1, 2026.
**Consumers/Vehicle Owners**
* **Impact:** Information about fuel consumption under more realistic driving conditions (with AC) will be available.
* **Action Required:** None specified, however, they are indirectly affected by the changes in vehicle testing.
**Testing Agencies**
* **Impact:** Increased workload as air conditioning system operation testing will become mandatory.
* **Action Required:** Update testing standards and prepare necessary resources to perform the new tests.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
* **Impact:** Responsible for implementing and enforcing the new testing requirements.
* **Action Required:** Evaluate feedback, finalize and implement the draft rules.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry responsible for the notification and the proposed amendments.
Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: The rules being amended by this notification.
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: The act under which the Central Motor Vehicles Rules are framed and under which the notification is issued.
AIS-213: Automotive Industry Standard for measurement of fuel consumption with Air-conditioning system.
New Delhi: Location of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the origin of the notification.
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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.ं 26] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, िनवरी 14, 2026/पौर् 24, 1947 26/पौर् 17, 1947
No. 26] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2026/PAUSHA 24, 1947 /PAUSHA 17, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 13 िनवरी, 2026
सा.का.जन. 26(अ).—केंद्रीय मोटर यान जनयमावली ,1989 म ेंऔर संिोधन करने के जलए जनम् नजलजखत कजतपय
प्रारूप जनयम म,ें जिसे केंद्रीय सरकार मोटर यान अजधजनयम, 1988 (1988 का 59) की धारा 110 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों
का प्रयोग करते हुए और संिोधन करने 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 नोरटस दिया िाता ह ै दक प्रारूप जनयमों को उस तारीख स े तीस दिन की अवजध समाप्त होने के बाि
जवचाराथग स्ट्वीकार कर जलया िाएगा जिस तारीख से सरकारी रािपत्र म ें यथा प्रकाजित इस अजधसूचना की प्रजतया ं िनता
के जलए उपलब्ध करायी िाती ह;ैं
जवजनर्िगष्ट 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 आक्षपे ों एव ं सुझावों ,यदि कोई हो, को अपर सजचव( एमवीएल, पररवहन और सड़क
सुरक्षा), सड़क पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय, पररवहन भवन, संसि मागग, नई दिल्ली-110001 या ईमेल :comments-
morth@gov.in ,के माध् यम स े भेिा िा सकता ह।ै
प्रारूप जनयम
.1सजं क्षप्त िीर्कग एव ं प्रारंभ )1( - इन जनयमों का संजक्षप् त नाम केन्द्द्रीय मोटर यान........( संिोधन )जनयमावली,
2026ह।ै
283 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(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 ) सीएमवीआर(, 1989 म,ें जनयम के पश् चात ् )6( जनयम-115छ के उप,
जनम्नजलजखत उप- :स्ट्थ ाजपत दकया िाएगा:जनयम अंत-
"(7) 1 अक्टूबर, 2026 को और उसके बाि, भारत म ेंजवजनर्मगत या आयाजतत श्रेणी एम1 के सभी वाहनों का एयर
कंडीिननंग जसस्ट्टम के संचालन )ऑपरेिन( के साथ ईंधन की खपत के माप का परीक्षण समय-समय पर यथा
संिोजधत एआईएस-213 के अनुसार दकया िाएगा।"
[फा. स.ं आरटी-2025/ 192/11036-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. 26(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 Vehicle Rules, 1989, in rule 115G, after sub-rule (6), the following sub-rule shall be
inserted namely: —
“(7) On and after 1st October 2026, all vehicles of category M1, manufactured or imported in India, shall be
tested for measurement of fuel consumption with Air-conditioning system in operation, as per AIS-213, as
amended from time to time.”
[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 ……………….
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