REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES

REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES

As per Rule 118 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, every transport vehicle notified by the Central Government under sub- section (4) of section 41 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), save as provided herein, and manufactured on or after the 1st October, 2015 shall be equipped or fitted by the vehicle manufacturer, either in the manufacturing stage or at the dealership stage, with a speed governor (speed limiting device or speed limiting function) having maximum pre-set speed of 80 kilometre per hour conforming to the Standard AIS 018/2001, as amended from time to time.

Provided further that the transport vehicles that are-

 

As on 30th  November, 2024, out of 2.18 Crore transport vehicles,

10.70 lakh transport vehicles are fitted with Speed Limiting Devices (SLDs).

As on 30th November, 2024, as per National Register of motor vehicles i.e. Vahan 4.0, the total number of registered motor vehicles is approximately 38.51 Crore. As per National Register of driving license i.e. Sarathi 4.0, the total number of valid driving licenses and valid learner licenses are 18.20 Crore and 95.79 Lakh respectively. As per the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 multiple classes of vehicle may be added in a driving license. Further, an individual or entities like companies, NGOs, Government, local bodies, etc., may own more than one motor vehicle in their name.

As per data received from Insurance Information Bureau (IIB) on Vahan 4.0, the total number of insured motor vehicles is 17,54,37,351. Further, the total number of valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) for motor vehicles is 5,34,30,822. As per sub-rule (7) of rule 115 of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 new motor vehicles which have not completed one year from the date of their initial registration are not required to undergo PUCC. Further, as per sub-rule(1) and (2) of rule 115 of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, battery operated vehicles and non-self-propelled vehicles (trailers, etc.) are exempted from having a Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC).

The role of Central Government is to notify the rules/regulations under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 in terms of the provisions contained in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The implementation of the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 comes under the purview of concerned authorities of the States/Union Territories.

As per data available on e-Challan portal, the State-wise details of the number of e-Challan issued and revenue accrued to the States/Union Territories (except the States of Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar, where e-Challan was not implemented in the said period) in the last five years w.e.f. 1st of January, 2019 to 31st December, 2023 are as under:

 

S.No.

State/Union Territory

Number of challan

issued

Revenue collection (in Rupees)

1.

Tamil Nadu

5,57,62,916

7,55,58,16,274

2.

Uttar Pradesh

4,40,03,150

24,95,18,72,926

3.

Kerala

1,88,35,738

6,90,92,02,912

4.

Haryana

1,03,90,665

14,65,17,51,846

5.

Delhi

90,22,711

5,71,43,38,802

 

S.No.

State/Union Territory

Number of

challan issued

Revenue collection (in Rupees)

6.

Rajasthan

58,55,678

13,93,47,99,915

7.

Odisha

54,11,511

5,00,06,47,690

8.

Bihar

43,41,219

14,03,85,98,368

9.

Himachal Pradesh

36,06,736

3,81,74,53,286

10.

West Bengal

33,44,857

3,18,46,88,520

11.

Gujarat

33,31,209

6,80,31,93,071

12.

Maharashtra

30,91,878

9,44,11,27,057

13.

Goa

25,86,910

78,30,56,228

14.

Chandigarh

22,90,051

1,49,99,55,378

15.

Madhya Pradesh

20,19,408

69,21,38,896

16.

Assam

18,08,274

3,51,13,99,862

17.

Jammu & Kashmir

17,62,845

50,38,34,565

18.

Uttarakhand

14,30,163

1,65,34,12,974

19.

Tripura

8,24,362

26,80,74,243

20.

Jharkhand

6,71,941

50,07,44,416

21.

Chhattisgarh

4,93,068

33,79,34,672

22.

Punjab

4,07,691

31,53,48,085

23.

Andhra Pradesh

3,87,676

77,49,215

24.

Pondicherry

2,90,868

6,29,94,200

25.

Karnataka

2,79,957

5,28,61,700

26.

Meghalaya

70,531

6,58,82,600

27.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and

Diu

57,985

3,51,64,187

28.

Mizoram

15,709

1,38,12,800

29.

Manipur

7,128

4,25,99,12

30.

Sikkim

1,564

73,03,090

31.

Ladakh

651

2,96,625

TOTAL

18,24,05,050

1,26,31,97,14,315

This information was given by the The Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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