Rajya Sabha Passes Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill With Two Amendments By Union Minister

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Motor Vehicles Bill 2019 with two amendments introduced by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. Accepting the suggestions made by AIADMK in the upper house, Union Minister Gadkari introduced amendments in the Bill to change the word "consult" in the proposed Section 88A to "concurrence". Power of Central Government to frame schemes for inter-state permits Newly proposed Section 88A empowers the Central Government to make schemes for national, multi-modal and inter-state transportation of goods or passengers. Stringent Penalties for Road Traffic Violations Section Old Provision / Penalty New Provision / Minimum Penalties 177 General Rs 100 Rs 500 New 177A Rules of road regulation violation Rs 100 Rs 500 178 Travel without ticket RS 200 Rs 500 179 Disobedience of orders of authorities Rs 500 Rs 2000 180 Unautorized use of vehicles without licence Rs 1000 Rs 5000 181 Driving without licence Rs 500 Rs 5000 182 Driving despite disqualification Rs 500 Rs 10,000 182 B Oversize vehicles New Rs 5000 183 Over speeding Rs 400 Rs 1000 for LMV Rs 2000 for Medium passenger vehicle 184 Dangerous driving penalty Rs 1000 Upto Rs 5000 185 Drunken driving Rs 2000 Rs 10,000 189 Speeding / Racing Rs 500 Rs 5,000 192 A Vehicle without permit upto Rs 5000 Upto Rs 10,000 193 Aggregators New Rs 25,000 to Rs 1,00,000 194 Overloading Rs 2000 and Rs 1000 per extra tonne Rs 20,000 and Rs 2000 per extra tonne 194 A Overloading of passengers Rs 1000 per extra passenger 194 B Seat belt Rs 100 Rs 1000 194 C Overloading of two wheelers Rs 100 Rs 2000, Disqualification for 3 months for licence 194 D Helmets Rs 100 Rs 1000 Disqualification for 3 months for licence 194 E Not providing way for emergency vehicles New Rs 10,000 196 Driving Without Insurance RS 1000 Rs 2000 199 Offences by Juveniles New Guardian / owner shall be deemed to be guilty.