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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No:TD 358 TCO 2023 Karnataka Government Secretariat,

M.S. Building, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedi,

Bengaluru, Dated:24.10.2025.

NOTIFICATION

Whereas, the draft of the Karnataka Motor Vehicle (Amendment)

Rules, 2025 was published as required by sub-section (1) of section 212 of the

Motor

Vehicle

Act,

1988

(Central

Act

59

of

1988)

in

notification

No.TD 358 TCO 2023, dated:09.09.2025 in part IV-A of the Karnataka Gazette Extra

Ordinary, (No.558) dated:09.09.2025 inviting objections and suggestions from all the

persons likely to be affected thereby within thirty days from the date of its publication

in the Official Gazette.

And Whereas, the said Gazette was made available to public on 09.09.2025

And Whereas, objections and suggestions received in this behalf have been

considered by the State Government.

Now, therefore in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 95 &

96 read with section 67 and 212 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of

1988), the Government of Karnataka hereby makes the following rules further to

amend the Karnataka Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, namely;

RULES

1. Title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka

Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Rules, 2025.

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(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official

Gazette.

2. Insertion of new Chapter VA.- In the Karnataka Motor Vehicle Rules,

1989, after Chapter V and entries relating thereunder, the following shall be inserted,

namely:-

Chapter VA

135A. Constitution of Committee.- (1) The State Government shall constitute

a Committee called the Public Transport Fare Regulatory Committee which shall

consist of Chairman and two members.

(2) The Chairman shall be a retired Additional Chief Secretary to Government

or retired Judge of Hon'ble High court of Karnataka.

(3) Out of the two members one shall be a retired Principal Secretary or

Secretary to Government who is possessing educational qualification of Law. The

other member may be an Industry expert or a financial expert who has no vested

interest in the private passenger transport system either directly or indirectly.

(4) The Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation

(KSRTC) shall be the Member-secretary.

135B. Functions of the Committee.- The Committee shall perform the

following functions, namely: -

(i) The Committee shall study the financial conditions of the Road Transport

Corporations and suggest revision of various fares from time to time, to the respective

Road Transport Corporation; and

(ii) The Committee may suggest to impose various surcharges, fees on the fares

to improve the financial and operational efficacy of the Road Transport Corporations.

135C. Term of office of Committee.- (1) The Chairman and member shall

subject to the pleasure of the State Government, hold office for a period not exceeding

three years from the date of his nomination or till the reconstitution of the Authority

whichever is earlier.

(2) No member shall be eligible for re-nomination.

135D. Resignation.- (1) The Chairman and members may resign their office by

a letter in writing addressed to the State Government.

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(2) The seat of such a member shall fall vacant from the date on which his

resignation is accepted or on the expiry of thirty days from the date of receipt of

intimation of resignation, whichever is earlier.

(3) The power to accept the resignation shall vest in the State Government.

135E. Manner of filling vacancies.- When a vacancy occurs or is likely to occur

in the membership of the Committee, the Member-Secretary shall report to the State

Government and on receipt of such report, the State Government may, by notification,

nominate a person to fill the vacancy and the person so nominated shall hold office for

the remaining term of office of the member in whose place he is nominated.

135F. Salary and Allowance of members.- (1) The Chairman and members

shall be payable a remuneration equal to their last drawn salary of the previous office,

including any pension drawn.

(2) The travelling allowance of the Chairman and members shall be governed by

the rules applicable to them for journey performed by them on official duties and shall

be paid by the authority paying his salary.

135G. Disposal of business.- (1) All Road Transport Corporations may submit

a proposal for fare revision or imposing surcharge fees for the Committee

consideration.

(2) The Committee shall consider the proposal and examine it and suggest the

revised fares or surcharge or fees.

(3) The respective Boards of Road Transport Corporation Shall adopt the

recommendations.

135H. Meeting.- (1) The Committee shall meet at such place and at such time

as may be decided by the Chairperson but shall meet at least once in three months.

(2) The Chairperson shall preside over every meeting of the Committee in which

he is present and, in his absence, he may nominate a member of the Committee to preside

over such meeting in his place and in the absence of such nomination by the Chairperson,

the members of the Committee present in such meeting may choose one member from

amongst to preside over the meeting.

135I. Notice of meetings.- (1) Ordinarily two weeks' notice shall be given to the

members of the Committee of a proposed meeting.

(2) No business except which is included in the list of business for a meeting of

the Committee shall be considered at the meeting without the permission of the

Chairperson.

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(3) The Member-Secretary may request for a special meeting of the Committee in

case of any urgency, after informing the members in advance about the subject-matter of

discussion and the reason of urgency. The Chairperson shall convene a meeting upon

request from Member-Secretary.

135J. Quorum.- (1) No meeting shall be held by the Committee with less than

two members, excluding Member-Secretary.

(2) The State Government may prohibit any member, other than Member-

Secretary, from taking part in the meeting if,-

(a) the member absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the

Committee without written information and consent of the Chairperson; or

(b) the member, in the opinion of the State Government, has ceased to

represent the interest which he purports to represent on the Committee.

135K. Annual reports.- The Committee shall submit a copy of the

recommendations given to the Road Transport Corporations, to the Government for

laying before the both houses of the State legislature as soon as may be, after the 1st of

April every year and not later than 31st day of December, as an Annual report.

By Order and in the name of

Governor of Karnataka

(PUSHPA V.S.)

Under Secretary to Government,

Transport Department.

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