The Government of Madhya Pradesh on January 29, 2026, issued amendment in the schedule of Madhya Pradesh Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1991.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In the First Schedule, in item IV,-
(a) in sub-item (1),-
(i) in clause (a), in column (1), for the words "city routes", the words "urban routes" shall be substituted;
(ii) for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
"(b) On urban routes extended to the sub- urban areas, as may be notified by the State Government- 150 per seat per quarter;";
b) For sub-item (3), the following sub-item shall be substituted, namely:-
"(3) (a) Vehicle permitted to ply as a stage carriage under section 72 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), on routes not specified in clause (a) and (b) of sub-item (1) of item IV and where the permissible distance to be covered per day is:-
(i) does not exceed 100 km - Rs. 200 per seat per month
(ii) thereafter for every 10 km or part thereof- Rs. 12 per seat per month
(b) Vehicles permitted to ply as stage carriage under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 87 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), on routes not specified in clause (a) and (b) of sub-item (1) of item IV –
In addition to the Motor Vehicle Tax mentioned in sub-item (2) of item IV, for every 10 km or part thereof of the distance travelled by the vehicle in a day, as per the permit, Rs. 12 per seat per month.
(c) sub-item (4) shall be omitted;
(d) in sub-item (6), in clause (e), in sub-clause (i), in enhumn (2), for the figure "12", the figure "18" shall be substituted;
(e) after sub-item (7), for Explanation 1, the following explanation shall be substituted, namely:-
"Explanation 1.- The total seating capacity of a vehicle shall be the sum of its seating, standing and sleeper capacity, as recorded in the certificate of registration of such vehicle and the Motor Vehicle Tax for such vehicle shall be calculated on the remaining seating capacity, after deducting the driver seat from the total seating capacity, recorded in the registration certificate of the vehicle.".
[Notification No. TRP/15/0007/2025-Sec-1-08(TRP)]
