Proposed amendment in Motor Vehicles Rules, front passenger airbags to be made mandatory

Dec. 30: The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) has proposed an amendment to the Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, to make front passenger airbags mandatory for vehicles manufactured after April 2021 (in case of new models) and June 2021 (in case of existing vehicle models). The draft rule in this regard was notified on 28 December, 2020.

The ministry has sought public consultation for the draft notification. “Comments/ suggestions are solicited from all stakeholders at the following email address: comments-morth@gov.inwithin 30 days from the date of notification,” the ministry said.