Sections 210A, 210B, 210C, 210D and 211A of the Motor Vehicles Act
These provisions empower States to apply notified multipliers to statutory fines, impose enhanced liability on enforcing authorities, allocate rule-making powers for road standards, and recognise electronic forms, documents, approvals and payments.
Section 210A - Power of State Government to increase penalties
Section 210A creates a State-level mechanism for modifying fines prescribed by the Motor Vehicles Act. It operates subject to conditions made by the Central Government.
A State Government may, by notification in its Official Gazette, specify a multiplier of not less than one and not more than ten to be applied to each fine under the Act. Different multipliers may be applied to different classes of motor vehicles classified by the State Government.
Practical effectThe base fine in the Central Act should therefore be read together with any valid State notification applicable to the vehicle class and jurisdiction concerned.
Section 210B - Penalty for offence committed by an enforcing authority
This provision applies to an authority empowered to enforce the Motor Vehicles Act when that authority itself commits an offence under the Act.
The enforcing authority is liable for twice the penalty corresponding to that offence under the Act.
Section 210C - Power of Central Government to make rules
Section 210C gives the Central Government targeted rule-making authority relating to road standards and section 198A.
The Central Government may make rules for design, construction and maintenance standards for National Highways; factors that a court may take into account under section 198A(3); and other matters required to be prescribed by the Central Government.
Section 210D - Power of State Government to make rules
Section 210D complements section 210C by allocating rule-making responsibility to State Governments for roads other than National Highways.
The State Government may make rules for design, construction and maintenance standards for roads other than National Highways and for other matters which are or may be prescribed by the State Government.
Section 211A - Use of electronic forms and documents
Section 211A gives statutory recognition to electronic delivery of processes that the Act, rules or regulations otherwise require to be completed in a particular manner.
The provision covers filing forms, applications and other documents; issue or grant of licences, permits, sanctions, approvals and endorsements; and receipt or payment of money.
Prescribed format and paymentThe Central Government or State Government, as applicable, may prescribe the manner and format for electronic forms and documents and the method of paying fees or charges connected with their filing, creation or issue.
Current implementationElectronic transport services are widely delivered through official systems such as Parivahan. In January 2026, MoRTH also amended the Central Motor Vehicles Rules to update the procedure for physical or electronic challans, exercising powers that include section 211A.
Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 - amendment text
Insertion of new sections 210A, 210B, 210C and 210D. Power of State Government to increase penalties
89. After section 210 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:-
Section 210A of the Motor Vehicles Act 2019
"210A. Subject to conditions made by the Central Government, a State Government, shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify a multiplier, not less than one and not greater than ten, to be applied to each fine under this Act and such modified fine, shall be in force in such State and different multipliers may be applied to different classes of motor vehicles as may be classified by the State Government for the purpose of this section.
Section 210 B Penalty for offence committed by an enforcing authority. Power of Central Government to make rules
210B. Any authority that is empowered to enforce the provisions of this Act shall, if such authority commits an offence under this Act, shall be liable for twice the penalty corresponding to that offence under this Act.
Section 210C. The Central Government may make rules for-
(a) design, construction and maintenance standards for National highways;
(b) such other factors as may be taken into account by the Court under sub-section (3) of section 198A;
(c) any other matter which is, or has to be, prescribed by the Central Government.
Section 210D Power of State Government to make rules
210D. The State Government may make rules for design, construction and maintenance standards for roads other than national highways, and for any other matter which is, or may be, prescribed by the State Government.".
Insertion of new section 211A. Use of electronic forms and documents
90. After section 211 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-
Section 211 A of the Motor Vehicles Act 2019
"211A. (1) Where any provision of this Act or the rules and regulations made thereunder provide for- (a) the filing of any form, application or any other document with any office, authority, body or agency owned or controlled by the Central Government or the State Government in a particular manner; (b) the issue or grant of any licence, permit, sanction, approval or endorsement, by whatever name called in a particular manner; or (c) the receipt or payment of money in a particular manner, then notwithstanding anything contained in such provision, such requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such filing, issue, grant, receipt or payment, as the case may be, is effected by means of such electronic form as may be prescribed by the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be.
(2) The Central Government or the State Government shall, for the purpose of sub-section (1), prescribe- (a) the manner and format in which such electronic forms and documents shall be filed, created or issued; and (b) the manner or method of payment of any fee or charges for filing, creation or issue of any electronic document under clause (a)."
Official resources
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - India Code
Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 - MoRTH
Central Motor Vehicles (Third Amendment) Rules, 2026 - MoRTH