e-Gazette statutory gazette instrument G.S.R. 382(E) · 22 May 2026
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Check the official recordThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways proposes amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 regarding the type approval of road ambulances. The draft rules mandate that L and M category road ambulances manufactured on or after 1 April 2018 comply with AIS 125 (Part 1)-2014. Category M road ambulances of Type B, C, and D manufactured three months after the final notification must carry specific emergency and safety equipment. Additionally, all pure electric road ambulances manufactured on or after 1 October 2026 must include extra batteries to power onboard medical devices. The public may submit objections or suggestions to the Ministry within thirty days of the notification availability.
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3621 GI/2026 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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सड़क पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय अजधसूचना नई दिल्ली, 14 मई, 2026 सा.का.जन. 382(अ).—केंद्रीय मोटर यान जनयमावली, 1989 में और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम् नजलजखत कजतपय प्रारूप जनयम में, 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 है, 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 है; और एतिद्वारा नोरटस दिया िाता है दक प्रारूप जनयमों को उस तारीख से तीस दिन की अवजध समाप्त होने के बाि जवचाराथग स्ट्वीकार कर जलया िाएगा जिस तारीख से सरकारी रािपत्र में यथा प्रकाजित इस अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां िनता के जलए उपलब्ध करायी िाती हैं; जवजनर्िगष्ट अवजध समाप्त होने के पहले उक् त प्रारूप जनयमों के संबंध में दकसी भी व्यजि से प्राप्त होने वाले आक्षेपों या सुझावों पर केंद्र सरकार द्वारा जवचार दकया िाएगा। इन प्रारूप जनयमों के प्रजत आक्षेपों एवं 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 से भेिा िा सकता है। सं. 347] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, मई 20, 2026/वैिाख 30, 1948
No. 347] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026/VAISAKHA 30, 1948
सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-22052026-272755 CG-DL-E-22052026-272755
प्रारूप जनयम
नोटः मूल जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग- II, खंड 3, उप धारा (i) में अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 590(अ), दिनांक 02 िून, 1989 के माध् यम से प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और उन्द् हें जपछली बार अजधसूचना संख् या सा.का.जन...........(अ), दिनांक ........... द्वारा संिोजधत दकया गया।
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 14th May, 2026 G.S.R. 382(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
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.
In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred as the said rules), for the existing rule 125-F, the following shall be substituted, namely; “125-F. Type Approval of Road Ambulances of Vehicle Categories L and M.-
Road Ambulances of categories L and M manufactured on and after 1st April 2018, shall be in accordance with AIS 125 (Part 1)-2014, as amended from time to time, for all ambulances specified therein.
Road ambulances of category M of Type B, Type C and Type D, manufactured on and after three months from the date of the final notification, shall be equipped with emergency and safety/rescue equipment as specified in AIS 125 (Part 1), as amended from time to time.
All Pure Electric Road Ambulances (E-Ambulances), manufactured on and after 1st October 2026, shall be equipped with additional batteries to power the medical devices carried on board. The specifications of additional batteries shall be as specified in AIS 125 (Part 1), as amended from time to time. ” [F. No. RT-11028/10/2013-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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