The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on April 18, 2023, notified that the All India Tourist Vehicles (Permit) Rules, 2023 in supersession of the All India Tourist Vehicles (Authorisation or Permit) Rules, 2021.
The following has been stated-
•All India Tourist Permit means a permit issued by the Transport Authority to enable a tourist vehicle operator/owner to ply tourist vehicle throughout the territory of India on the strength of a permit fee paid under rule 5.
•An application for grant of an All India Tourist Permit or renewal of an All India Tourist Permit for a tourist vehicle shall be made to the Transport Authority in Form 1 in electronic form on the portal.
•On receipt of an application under rule 3, the Transport Authority may inspect the documents electronically to ensure that the vehicle has necessary valid documents such as a certificate of insurance, certificate of fitness, and Pollution Under Control Certificate and the vehicle has paid the tax prescribed by the State or Union territory where the vehicle is registered.
•Validity of permit will be an India Tourist Permit, shall be valid throughout the territory of India, it shall be used for the transport of tourists individually or in a group, along with their personal luggage, and no person shall use the tourist vehicle for the transport of tourists individually or in a group, unless the person has a valid All India Tourist Permit, either in electronic form or in physical form.
•The tourist vehicles granted All India Tourist Permit under these rules shall prominently display the words “All India Tourist Permit” on the rear left side of the vehicle in white letters on the blue background along with the permit's validity.
•The conditions prescribed in rules 82 to 85A of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 shall not apply to the All India Tourist Permits granted under these rules.
•Form 2 specifies All India Tourist Permit for (Vehicle Number)
They shall come into force on May 01, 2023.
[Notification No. G.S.R. 302(E)]
