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The authorities has projected to amend the Motor Vehicle Act to let a 30-day grace play aft the expiry of a driving licence, during which it volition proceed to stay valid.
This is portion of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, which was introduced by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada successful the Lok Sabha connected Friday (March 27, 2026).
It besides projected to amend 79 cardinal acts administered by 23 ministries. A full of 784 provisions are being projected to beryllium amended, of which 717 provisions are being de-criminalised to foster easiness of doing business, and 67 provisions are projected to beryllium amended to facilitate easiness of living.
According to the spokesperson of the Commerce and Industry Ministry, 20 amendments are projected nether the Motor Vehicle Act, with an purpose to supply relaxation for immoderate compliances nether the Motor Vehicle instrumentality and resoluteness ineligible ambiguities.
These see allowing conveyance registration passim the State alternatively of peculiar jurisdiction; and permitting a driving licence to beryllium renewed with effect from the day of its renewal and not from the day of its expiry successful lawsuit applied aft expiry.
It has besides projected to supply a "grace play of 30 days aft the expiry of the licence, during which the licence shall proceed to beryllium effective", the spokesperson said.
Further, the measure has sought to summation the clip play for reporting cancellation of registration for vehicles from 14 days to 30 days, and the clip play for intimating the insurer with respect to transportation successful the certificate of security from 14 days to 30 days.
The measure besides proposes changes successful conception 161 dealing with provisions relating to compensation successful lawsuit of hit-and-run centrifugal accidents. According to the bill, immoderate contravention of the authorities strategy related to compensation successful deed and tally cases volition beryllium liable to a penalty, ranging from ₹1 lakh to ₹5 lakh.
The existing Act imprisonment whitethorn widen to 2 years, oregon with a good which shall not beryllium little than twenty-five 1000 rupees, but whitethorn widen to 5 lakh rupees oregon with both.
In conception 178 of the Act — dealing with offences related to travelling without a valid walk — the authorities has projected levying a punishment for specified violations against the existent proviso of imposing a fine.
Similarly, successful the lawsuit of conception 193 dealing with agents, canvassers and aggregators without due authority, the authorities proposes penalties alternatively of fines.
While the 'fine' is imposed by the tribunal of law, the punishment tin beryllium imposed by a regulatory authority.
