GPS: Government to exempt goods vehicles

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Government has decided to exempt goods vehicles from installing GPS equipment and transport minister AK Saseendran directed the transport commissioner to make necessary amendments in Motor Vehicles Rules in this regard.
As per Central Motor Vehicles Act 2016, GPS was made mandatory for all public service vehicles. And as per rule 151 A of Kerala Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, the government made it mandatory that all public service vehicles should be equipped with location tracking devices and one or more emergency buttons and all goods carriage vehicles shall be provided with location tracking devices.
The list included education institution buses, vehicles carrying school children, contract carriages, KSRTC buses, stage carriages and goods vehicles.
The association of goods vehicles operators had requested the government for exemption for old goods vehicles.
Location tracking devices are mandatory for heavy passenger vehicles and newly-registered goods vehicles.