The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on August 13, 2026, issued the Draft All India Tourist Vehicles (Permit) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026 to further amend the All India Tourist Vehicles (Permit), Rules, 2023.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has published draft rules to further amend the All India Tourist Vehicles (Permit) Rules, 2023, under powers conferred by Section 88(14) read with Section 88(9) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. As required under Section 212(1) of the Act, the draft is published for public information, with objections/suggestions within 30 days from the date the notification is made available in the Gazette of India. Comments may be sent to the Additional Secretary (MVL), MoRTH, Transport Bhawan, New Delhi-110001, or via email at [email protected]. All objections/suggestions received within the stipulated period will be considered before finalizing the rules.
The following amendment have been stated:
In the All India Tourist Vehicles (Permit) Rules, 2023,
• in rule 3,—
(i) in the table under sub-rule (3),—
(a) in column (3) of serial number 1, for the Arabic numerals and punctuation mark “20,000”, the Arabic numerals and punctuation mark “15,000” shall be substituted;
(b) in column (3) of serial number 2, for the Arabic numerals and punctuation mark “30,000” the Arabic numerals and punctuation mark “22,500” shall be substituted;
(c) in column (3) of serial number 3, for the Arabic numerals and punctuation mark “80,000”, the Arabic numerals and punctuation mark “60,000” shall be substituted;
(d) in column (3) of serial number 4, for the Arabic numerals and punctuation mark “3,00,000”, the Arabic numerals and punctuation mark “2,25,000” shall be substituted;
(ii) in sub-rule (4), for the words “driven on methanol or ethanol fuel”, the words “exclusively driven on hydrogen, methanol, ethanol fuel or any natural gas” shall be substituted.
• In the said rules, in rule 4, for the proviso to sub-rule (5), the following provisos shall be substituted, namely,—
“Provided that a battery operated tourist vehicle or a tourist vehicle exclusively driven on natural gas or hydrogen may be granted All India Tourist Permit after such vehicle has completed fifteen years, if such vehicle obtains a certificate of fitness from an automated testing station no later than fifteen days before seeking the All India Tourist Permit:
Provided further that, in case of diesel vehicles registered in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the All India Tourist Permit shall not be granted after the vehicle has completed ten years from the date of its first registration.”
• In the said rules, in rule 6,—
(i) for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely,—
“(2) The All India Tourist Permit shall be used for a tourist vehicle used as a whole, for the transport of a tourist or, tourists in a group, along with their personal luggage.”
(ii) in sub-rule (3),—
(a) for the words “transport of tourists individually or in a group”, the words “transport of a tourist or tourists in a group” shall be substituted;
(b) after the words “electronic form or in physical form”, the punctuation mark and words “, and such vehicle is used as a whole” shall be inserted.
• In the said rules, in rule 10, for the words “the destination of each tourist and”, the words “the destination, of tourists, and” shall be substituted.
[Notification No. G.S.R. 729(E)]
