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The Tamil Nadu authorities has decided not to springiness effect to the higher rates of interest for conducting tests/certificate interest for assistance oregon renewal of fittingness certificate for centrifugal vehicles, arsenic notified by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways connected November 11 past year.
The State authorities has besides decided that the little rates of interest prevailing before November 11, 2025, would proceed to beryllium collected successful Tamil Nadu for 3 months from the day of issuance of its G.O. dated February 17, 2026.
The Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways connected November 11, 2025, issued a notification enhancing the interest for conducting test/certificate interest for assistance oregon renewal of certificate of fittingness for transport vehicles. The State Lorry Owners Association, however, made a practice contending that the enhancement affected the livelihood of lorry owners.
On February 16 this year, the Tamil Nadu Sand Lorry Owner Federation and Chennai Local Lorry Owner Association represented that the enhanced interest straight affected their earnings, arsenic good arsenic that of the drivers and coolies concerned. It requested not to instrumentality the enhanced interest oregon considered a simplification similar successful States similar Kerala.
The Transport and Road Safety Commissioner, successful workout of the powers delegated arsenic per First proviso to Rule 81 of Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, requested the State authorities for temporarily staying/deferring the notification of the Union Ministry up to 3 months.
