Lok Sabha Question No. 2266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-12
Subject: Mandatory Safety Devices for Heavy Commercial Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rao Rajendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. - 2266

ANSWERED ON 12 th  FEBRUARY, 2026

## MANDATORY SAFETY DEVICES FOR HEAVY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

2266. SHRI RAO RAJENDRA SINGH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग

मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  any  safety  devices  have  been  proposed  to  be  made mandatory  for heavy commercial  vehicles to reduce  highway accidents;
- (b)  whether  any  centrally  funded  scheme  aims  to  address  the shortage of skilled drivers in the country and the financial provisions for establishing driving training centres; and
- (c) the details of the healthcare initiatives planned to be implemented for road accident victims and the benefits proposed to be provided during the critical period following an accident?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)      The  Government  has  undertaken  following  steps  to  enhance the safety of the medium and heavy-duty vehicles:
- i. To enhance evaluation of brake performance- revised braking standard (IS 11852 2019) has been mandated [vide GSR 834(E) dated 11th Nov 2025] for trucks w.e.f 01st Oct 2027. Earlier,
- the  said  standard  was  applicable  to  buses  built  by  Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) only.

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- ii. Braking systems have been advanced with braking at curves.
2. mandatory implementation  of  electronic  stability  control  systems  (AIS 162) [vide  GSR  834(E)  dated  11th  Nov  2025]  for  trucks  w.e.f 01st Oct 2027 which provide stability specially in the event of
- iii. Further Advanced Emergency Braking System (AIS 162) w.e.f 01st  Oct  2027 has  been  made  mandatory  which  provides  for automatic  braking  in  event  of  failure  of  driver  to  respond  to emergency situations to either avoid crash with obstacles in front or reduce the impact of crash.
- iv. Advanced  driver  assistance  technologies  such  as  Blind  Spot Information  System  (AIS  186)  and  Moving  Off  Information System(AIS  187)  w.e.f  01st  January  2028,  have  been  made mandatory which will enhance safety of vulnerable road users.
- v. To mitigate the impact of the dangerous situation of a driver falling asleep and thus the vehicle losing the desired course of movement, systems such as Driver Drowsiness Detection and Alert system has been mandated (AIS 184) w.e.f 01st January 2028.  Additionally,  the  lane  departure  warning  system  (AIS 188) has been made mandatory w.e.f 01st January 2028 which gives  a  warning  in  the  event  of  vehicle  deviating  from  the expected course of movement.
- vi. Further, to reduce driver fatigue, mandatory Fitment of AC in truck  cabins  has  been  mandated  under  CMVR w.e.f  01st October, 2025.

Goods vehicle  are  required  to  undergo  a  truck  cabin  structural strength test.

The  goods  vehicles,  manufactured  on  and  after  01 st   April  2020, except for puller tractors for trailers, are required to be fitted with a reverse  parking  alert  system  complying  with  the  requirements  of AIS-145:2017. The trucks are required to be fitted with a reflective tape across the width of the body in accordance with requirements of AIS- 090:2005.

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The trucks are required to be fitted with Rear under-run protective  device  and  a  lateral  under-run  protective  device  in accordance with IS: 14812 and IS:14862, respectively.

- (b)       The  Government administers  a  scheme  for  setting  up  of Institutes of Driving Training & Research (IDTRs), Regional Driving Training  Centres  (RDTCs)  and  Driving  Training  Centres  (DTCs)  at State/district  level  across  the  Country. Recently  revised  scheme guidelines have  been  issued, incorporating enhanced  financial assistance and streamlined eligibility criteria for establishing Driving Training Institutes. Additionally, incentives have been introduced  for  setting  up  Automated  Testing  Stations  (ATS)  in conjunction with Driving Training Institutes (DTIs) under the Training-Testing Cluster approach.

Financial  provisions  for various  training institutes  are  as under-

IDTR - Rs.17.25 Crore

RDTC - Rs.5.50 Crore

DTC - Rs.2.50 Crore

- (c)       In  accordance  with  the  legal  mandate  under  Section  162  of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Cashless Treatment for Road Accident Victims Scheme, 2025 has been notified vide S.O. 2015(E) dated 05.05.2025. Furthermore, comprehensive guidelines detailing the process flow, roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders, and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for its implementation have been issued vide S.O. 2489 (E) dated 04.06.2025. Key features of the scheme include: -
- (i)      Treatment cover upto Rs. 1.5 lakh per victim will be provided, subject  to  a  maximum  cap  of  7  days  from  date  of  accident.  The treatment cover will be available to those victims who are involved in road accidents caused by use of motor vehicles.
- (ii)    Every  road  accident  victim  shall  be  provided  stabilization treatment for upto 24 hours in non-life-threatening cases and upto

48 hours in life-threatening cases at designated hospitals, subject to police response. (iii)        This statutory scheme will take precedence over any other Central / State level schemes. (iv)       The scheme has been successfully implemented through the amalgamation of two existing technological platforms: e-DAR (electronic  Detailed  Accident  Report)   used  by  Police  officials  for reporting  of  accidents  and  TMS  2.0  (Transaction  Management System)  of  National  Health  Authority  (NHA)  used  by  hospitals  for treatment,  claim  submission  and  processing  of  payments.  The reimbursement  to  hospitals  is  being  done  through  Motor  Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAF) which is funded through contributions from General Insurance companies for cases where the offending Motor Vehicle  is  insured  and  through  budgetary  support  for  other-than- insured cases.

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