The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on 2nd February 2022 has notified the Central Motor Vehicles (Draft Amendment) Rules, 2022 to further amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
Through this amendment, rule 62 which deals with validity of certificate of fitness in which clause (b) has been substituted as follows:
The renewal of certificate of fitness in respect of transport vehicles shall be 2 years (for vehicles which are up to eight years old) and one year (for vehicles older than eight years).
Fitness shall be done mandatorily, only through an Automated Testing Station registered in accordance with the rule 175 for recognition, regulation and control of automated testing station as under –
i.For Heavy Goods Vehicles/Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicles with effect from 01st April 2023 onwards, and
ii. for Medium Goods Vehicles/Medium Passenger Motor Vehicles and Light Motor vehicles (Transport) with effect from 01st June 2024 onwards.
