Lok Sabha Question No. 3272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3272 ANSWERED ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2026

## CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES (SECOND AMENDMENT) RULES, 2026

3272. SHRI CHAVDA VINOD LAKHAMSHI: SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the manner in which the Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026 are being implemented to strengthen compliance of National Highway user fee payments;
- (b)  the  definition  and  mechanism  for  identification  and  recovery  of unpaid user fee through the Electronic Toll Collection system;
- (c) the manner in which clearance of unpaid user fee has been linked with vehicle-related services such as grant of No Objection Certificate, renewal of Certificate of Fitness and issuance of National Permits;
- (d)  the  changes  made  to  Form  28  pertaining  to  issuance  of  No Objection Certificate, for transfer of ownership or migration of vehicles and the status of integration with designated online portals; and
- (e)  the  expected  impact  of  these  amendments  on  toll  compliance, digital  enforcement  and  implementation  of  Multi-Lane  Free  Flow tolling?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  to  (d).  Government  vide  GSR  28(E)  dated  13.01.2026  has  notified Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026.
- i.  Under rule 2, the following definition of 'unpaid user fee' has been inserted:
- ''(ze)  "unpaid user fee" means the user fee payable by a  motor vehicle  for  use  of  a  section  of  a  National  Highway,  where  the Electronic Toll Collection Infrastructure has recorded the passage of such vehicle but has not received the applicable user fee  levied  under  the  provisions  of  section  7  of  the  National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) and rules made thereunder.'.'
- ii. Under Form 28 (application and grant of no objection certificate) an additional  requirement  is  inserted  for  providing  particulars  of  unpaid user fee. Therefore, any details of unpaid user fee is to be provided to the Registering Authority while seeking NOC.
- iii.  Under  rule  55  (transfer  of  ownership)  a  requirement  has  been inserted to provide a No Objection Certificate (under Form 28) in the list of documents required to be accompanied with the application for transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle.
- iv.  Under  rule  58  (no  objection  certificate),  a  condition  has  been inserted whereby it is provided that the registering authority shall not grant the no-objection certificate until unpaid user fee is paid by the applicant.
- v.  Rule  62  (validity  of  certificate  of  fitness)  has  been  amended  to provide that certificate of  fitness  shall  not  be  renewed  or  generated until unpaid user fee is paid by the applicant.

vi.  Under  rule  90  (additional conditions for national permit) has been amended  to  provide  that  national  permit  shall  be  issued  subject  to payment of unpaid user fee. (e)  The  measures  introduced  through  the  Central  Motor  Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026 are expected to enhance compliance in payment of user fee on National Highways, strengthen digital enforcement through integration of tolling and vehicle registration  databases,  reduce  toll  evasion  and  improve  operational efficiency of Electronic Toll Collection systems. The initiative is also expected  to  support  the  progressive  adoption  of  advanced  tolling technologies including Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling on National Highways.

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