This needs to be addressed in the draft rules. Who would like to take this on?
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jagdish Motwani <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 17 Aug, 2025, 16:08 Subject: Re: Difficulties faced by Persons with Disabilities in Registration of Scooter with Side-Car/Wheels To: <[email protected]> By far yes Getting ARAI approved Retro Fitment Kit pan India is difficult and expensive. Thanks On Sun, 17 Aug, 2025, 2:31 pm Disability Rights Alliance, INDIA, < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Just wanted to check if same issues are being faced even now? > > > > On Sat, 5 Mar, 2022, 12:31 Jagdish Motwani, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> Dear Sir / Madam >> As per our chat on Tweeter, trail mail & attachments FYDN. >> Please keep me posted & in case any other details required, please let me >> know. >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Jagdish Motwani <[email protected]> >> Date: Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 2:09 PM >> Subject: Re: Difficulties faced by Persons with Disabilities in >> Registration of Scooter with Side-Car/Wheels >> To: <[email protected]> >> Cc: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, < >> [email protected]> >> >> >> Gentle Reminder Sir >> >> On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 3:37 PM Jagdish Motwani < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> *Jagdish N. Motwani* >>> >>> *B-407, Kemp Plaza, Mindspace,* >>> >>> *Malad West, Mumbai 400064.* >>> >>> Email [email protected] >>> >>> Cell 09029961275 >>> >>> 11th Feb., 2022. >>> >>> *Shri Nitin J. Gadkari, Hon. Minister,* >>> >>> *Ministry of Road Transport & Highways,* >>> >>> *Room No. 501, Transport Bhavan, >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/Transport+Bhavan,+%0D%0A%0D%0A+1,+Parliament+Street,+New+Delhi+%E2%80%93%0D%0A110001?entry=gmail&source=g>* >>> >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/Transport+Bhavan,+%0D%0A%0D%0A+1,+Parliament+Street,+New+Delhi+%E2%80%93%0D%0A110001?entry=gmail&source=g> >>> >>> *1, Parliament Street, New Delhi – 110001 >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1,+Parliament+Street,+New+Delhi+%E2%80%93%0D%0A110001?entry=gmail&source=g>* >>> >>> >>> >>> Respected Sir, >>> >>> >>> >>> *Re – Difficulties faced by Persons with Disabilities in Registration of >>> Scooter with Side-Car/Wheels * >>> >>> >>> >>> Sir, pardon but I am sure keeping your reputation of task master & >>> implementor of out of box ideas, you will definitely take interest in >>> resolving *trouble & harm being done to Persons with Disabilities (PwD) >>> by your Department / Ministry from 2002.* Just in brief; prior to 2002, >>> the modified / altered vehicles (like scooter with sidecar or side wheels) >>> were registered by RTO after proper inspection / examination & trial by RTO >>> inspector of such vehicle & user possessing medical fitness certificate to >>> drive 3 or 4 wheeled hand operated vehicles & things were going well & >>> smooth. In 2002 M.V. Act’s Sec. 52 about alteration of vehicles was amended >>> & thus Ministry prevented / stopped registration of vehicles used by PwD >>> though same *M.V. Act allowed registration of Invalid Carriage* on par >>> with past practice. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sir, realising the problems, sufferers like me & other PwD started >>> representing & chasing Ministry but in vain. This draconian decision >>> affected only very small percentage of population & remained ignored by >>> Govt. as well as TRP chasing media. But, slowly developing pressure of >>> individual user PwD & State Govts., Joint Secretary in your Dept. initiated >>> some action in 2007. *On 2/5/2007 meeting was held by Dept. of Road >>> Transport & Highways at A.R.A.I., Pune*; in which some new (faulty / >>> incomplete) rules were framed. *As keen observed & user I had presented >>> my Observations / Objections to concerned JS through my enclosed >>> representation dated 7/9/2007 (enclosed)*. As expected Dept. ignored >>> such observations / objections & without understanding difficulties & >>> ground realities, JS issued Gazette Notification dated 23/7/2008 No >>> 11012/12/01-MVL, implementing faulty procedure. In next few years *Ministry >>> realised it’s mistake & tried half hearted correcting through Circular >>> dated 5/5/2011 (enclosed), which again was faulty & incomplete* to >>> resolve issue. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sir, now to mitigate the hardships faced by PwD, I request for your kind >>> intervention specially as there are only handful of Side-Car & Side-Wheel >>> Retrofitment Kit manufacturers having ARAI’s approval. Thus initial pricing >>> of kit is exorbitant (as monopoly product) & no after sales service, this >>> puts PwD at receiving end. For e.g. in entire MMRD region there is only one >>> vendor in Navi Mumbai for PwD residing in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, >>> the next nearest is at Pune & that too only for side-wheels kit. Further, >>> new Online Registration Procedure of RTO has deteriorated the situation as >>> Kit is not supplied by OEM & Road Tax Exemption issues. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sir, easiest is to revert back to Pre 2002 procedure for registration of >>> Invalid Carriage specially as there is no adverse data about accidents of >>> such vehicles. Sir, alternatively, you may force SIAM members & 2 Wheeler >>> Makers to supply Company Fitted Side-Car or Company Fitted Side-Wheels. In >>> return such Auto Makers may be given some incentives / benefits in >>> Taxation, CSR, etc. *I am sure with you at helm, you may come out with >>> some better viable solution apart from above* to mitigate problems. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanking you in anticipation of your kind favourable action & response. >>> >>> >>> Yours, >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> * >>> Jagdish N. 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