Overview
- MoRTH has notified the Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026, updating the 1989 rules to deny NOCs, fitness renewals and national permits where Electronic Toll Collection records show unpaid user fees.
- The rules define an ‘unpaid user fee’ as a National Highway toll recorded by the ETC system when the applicable payment has not been received under the National Highways Act, 1956.
- Form 28, used to seek an NOC, now requires applicants to declare any pending toll demands, with relevant portions of the form enabled for electronic issuance via the designated portal.
- The changes follow a draft published on July 11, 2025, and finalisation after stakeholder feedback, with officials positioning the measures to improve compliance and curb evasion.
- Coverage notes that enforcement may include e‑notices for non‑payment along with possible FASTag suspension and VAHAN‑linked penalties, and that the measures support MLFF tolling using ANPR and FASTag.