2019 Motor Vehicle Amendment Bill Implemented
2019 Motor Vehicle Amendment Bill Implemented: The Government of India has rolled out some newer and stricter penalties this time so that road safety could be ensured in the country. The Motor Vehicle Amendment Act of 2019 got recently passed by the Lower House of the Parliament on August 5th, 2019, and today the same has been implemented across India though, some of the states are still not ready to implement the new set of penalties and fines.
The Amendments that have been enforced in this new traffic violations act are huge as compared to the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act of 1988. The Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari expressed his happiness for this new enforcement and said that these amendments will promise road safety to the citizens all over the country.
| Section/Offence | Old Fine | New Fine |
| General (177) | INR 100 | INR 500 |
| Road Rules Violation (177A) | INR 100 | INR 500 |
| Travelling without a Ticket (178) | INR 200 | INR 500 |
| Disobedience of Authorities (179) | INR 500 | INR 2,000 |
| Unauthorized Use of Vehicles (180) | INR 1,000 | INR 5,000 |
| Driving without a Licence (181) | INR 500 | INR 5,000 |
| Driving without Qualification (182) | INR 500 | INR 10,000 |
| Oversized Vehicles (182B) | – | INR 5,000 |
| Over-Speeding (183) | INR 400 | INR 1,000 |
| Dangerous Driving (184) | INR 1,000 | INR 5,000 |
| Drunken Driving (185) | INR 2,000 | INR 10,000 |
| Speeding/Racing (189) | INR 500 | INR 5,000 |
| Vehicle without a Permit (192A) | INR 5,000 | INR 10,000 |
| Aggregators (193) | – | INR 25,000 |
| Overloading (194) | INR 2,000 | INR 20,000 |
| Overloading of Passengers (194A) | – | INR 1,000 |
| Seat Belt (194B) | INR 100 | INR 1,000 |
| Overloading of 2-wheelers (194C) | INR 100 | INR 2,000 |
| No Helmet (194D) | INR 100 | INR 1,000 |
| Blocking Emergency Vehicles (194E) | – | INR 10,000 |
| Driving without Insurance (196) | INR 1,000 | INR 2,000 |
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