Rajya Sabha passes Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019

The Rajya Sabha passed the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill, 2019, on July 31, 2019. Amendments to the bill will aid improvements in road safety, enhance citizen facilitation with transport departments, and strengthen rural transport, public transport and last-mile connectivity through automation, computerisation and online services to ensure an efficient, safe and corruption-free transport system. The bill has been passed with three government amendments and is required to obtain approval from the Lok Sabha, which had already passed the bill on July 23, 2019. The bill is based on the recommendations of the Group of Transport Ministers of States, constituted by the MoRTH, comprising 18 state transport ministers.