The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide its notification dated 27th November 2020 has published the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2020 which shall be applicable to Aggregators on boarding transport vehicles in the Area of operation. The vehicles that may be integrated by the Aggregator shall include all motor vehicles under the Act and e-rickshaw.
Any person may make an application for grant of License in Form l and the License granted shall be valid for a period of 5 years from the date of its issuance, subsequent to which it shall be renewed by the Competent Authority on an application for renewal made by the Aggregator in Form ll.
The Aggregator shall be required to commence its business operations 6 months from the grant of the Licence, in the absence of which the Licence shall be cancelled.
The following compliances with regard to a vehicle shall be ensured by an Aggregator as a pre-requisite for the purposes of integration with Aggregator:
- Valid registration of the vehicle;
- Valid permit, as may be applicable;
- Valid fitness certificate as obtained under the Act;
- Requisite placement of the registration mark displayed in English and the figures in Arabic numerals displayed in such form and manner as specified in the Rules;
- Valid third-party insurance;
- Valid Pollution under Control (PUC) certificate etc.
