• Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified draft amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules.

• Fastags and Vehicle Tracking System to be Made Mandatory for All National Permit Commercial Vehicles.

• The front wind screen of the vehicle will have to be affixed with a sticker confirming fitting of the Fastag. 

• The draft amendments also stipulate other additional conditions for obtaining national permit that include display of the words “National Permit or N/P” in the front and rear of the vehicles in bold letters.

• In case of trailers, the words “N/P” will have to be inscribed on the rear and left side of the vehicle.

• The body of a tanker carrying dangerous or hazardous goods has to be painted in white colour and display the prescribed class label on both the sides and rear of the tanker.

• The vehicle will be affixed with reflective tapes at front and rear.

• The proposed amendment also provides that no fitness certification shall be required at the time of registration for new transport vehicles sold as fully built vehicles.

• Such vehicles will be deemed to be having certificate of fitness for a period of two years from the date of registration.

• It has also been proposed that fitness certificate of transport vehicles will be renewed for a period of two years for vehicles up to eight years old and for one year for vehicles older than eight years.

• The proposed amendment also provides that Driving License and Pollution Under Control certificates can be carried in physical or digital form. 

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