The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on June 17, 2026, issued the Draft Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Amendment Rules, 2026 to further amend the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In rule 3, in sub-rule (1), the clause (f), the following clause shall be substituted, namely, —
““End-of-Life Vehicles” means all vehicles which are no longer validly registered or declared End-of-Life Vehicle under the provisions of Chapter XI of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 or their registrations have been cancelled under Chapter IV of the Act or due to an order of a Court of Law or are self-declared by the legitimate registered owner or Central Government or State Government or any person or authority having the right to dispose of such vehicle under these Rules, as a waste vehicle due to any circumstances as specified in these rules;”
• In the said rules, in rule 3, in sub-rule (1), after clause (p), the following new clause shall be inserted, namely: -
"(q) “Portal” means the centralized platform developed and maintained by the Central Government, currently designated as 'Vscrap', integrated with the VAHAN database, or such other platform developed or notified by the Central Government from time to time for the purposes of these rules."
• In the said rules, in rule 5, in sub-rule (f), the words “, or shall have applied for the same, at least 60 days” shall be omitted.
• In the said rules, after rule 8, the following rule shall be inserted, namely, —
“8A. Cancellation of registration in case of destruction or scrapping of vehicle. —
(1) The Registering Authority referred to under sub-section (1) of Section 55 of the Act, shall not accept any report for cancellation of registration of a motor vehicle on the ground of being destroyed, unless such report is accompanied by a Certificate of Vehicle Scrapping in Form 4 issued by a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility and duly verified electronically through the VAHAN database: Provided that Certificate of Vehicle Scrapping shall not be required where a motor vehicle has been destroyed on account of fire, riot, natural calamity or any other cause, and cannot be recycled.”
• In the said rules, in rule 10, in sub-rule (1), in clause (xvii), for the words, “six months”, the words “twelve months” shall be substituted.
• In the said rules, in rule 12, in sub-rule (1), after the words “shall install”, the words “and maintain”, shall be inserted.
The Central Government has issued draft amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 for public consultation. The draft has been published under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and will be finalized after 30 days from the date of publication.
Stakeholders and the public can submit objections or suggestions within this period to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways via email or post. All feedback received within the stipulated time will be considered before finalizing the rules.
[Notification No. G.S.R.490(E)]
