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440 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 181

six months from the date of notification of the Central Motor Vehicles (Twenty First
Amendment) Rules, 2021, on depositing the fee as specified in rule 81, electronically or
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such other manner as may be laid down by the Central Government [and the vehicle
owner shall get the refund of the fee deposited on cancelling the appointment for fitness
test].
(2) Until the electronic portal referred to in sub-rule (1) is developed, the bookings
for fitness tests shall be done either manually or through the electronic portal of the State
or Union territory Governments.
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(3) The following documents and information shall be uploaded [or entered, as
applicable,] at the time of booking a slot for fitness test at an automated testing station,
namely:—
(i) Registration Certificate of Vehicle, along with Form 25, wherever
applicable;
(ii) valid Insurance Certificate;
(iii) last valid Permit, wherever applicable;
(iv) mobile number and email ID of the registered owner or authorised
signatory.
(4) The other details related to the vehicle, not limited to the following, shall be
fetched automatically from the VAHAN database, namely:—
(i) Chassis Number;
(ii) Engine number;
(iii) Fuel;
(iv) Vehicle Class;
(v) Vehicle Category;
(vi) Make and Model;
(vii) Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW);
(viii) Month and Year of Manufacture; and
(ix) Speed Governor Serial Number, wherever applicable.
(5) The list of tests to be conducted along with the reference standards shall be as
per rule 189, as applicable from time to time.
(6) The data generation, processing and storage shall be done in a manner so as to
ensure that,—
(i) the database is stored in a data management software platform to enable
easy exchange and analysis of data with other platforms;
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(ii) all automated test results shall be automatically transmitted [from testing
equipment] to a central server installed in the automated testing station and
visual checks data, including photographs, shall also be transferred on the
same server;
(iii) the fitness criteria for pass or fail shall be automatic and in accordance with
rule 189;
(iv) (a) display of testing station in a test lane shall not indicate any test result;
(b) all test results shall be masked on the test lane with encrypted test data;

1 Inserted vide GSR 797(E), dt. 31-10-2022, w.e.f. 1-11-2022.