PUNE: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) has put a smile on the faces of around 15,000 national permit vehicle drivers from the city by allowing them to ply without the previously mandatory two drivers. There is also no requirement of having dark brown body colour for such vehicles, as mandatory earlier in Central Motor Vehicles Rules. 

The MORTH issued a Gazette on November 2, which stated: “The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made amendments to CMVR 1989. For national permit vehicles the requirements of having a dark brown body colour and having two drivers have been done away with.”

‘National Permit or N/P’ should be inscribed in the front and rear of the vehicles in bold letters, and in case of trailers, the letters ‘N/P’ will be inscribed on the rear and left side of the vehicle, read the statement.

“The body of a tanker carrying dangerous or hazardous goods shall be painted in white colour and shall display the class label. It has to be fitted with FASTag.”

“Vehicle shall be affixed with reflective tapes at front and rear.” Vehicle will also be fitted with a vehicle tracking system device. It will not pick up or set down goods between two points in the same state, if restricted by the particular state, the statement said. All India Motor Transport Congress in Pune has welcomed the move.

NEW AMENDMENTS
- There is no requirement of having dark brown body colour for such vehicles, as mandatory earlier in Central Motor Vehicles Rules. 
- ‘National Permit or N/P’ should be inscribed in the front and rear of the vehicles in bold letters, and in case of trailers, the letters will be inscribed on the rear and left side of the vehicle.
­  The body of a tanker carrying dangerous or hazardous goods shall be painted in white colour.