Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill proposed earlier has now been passed by the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As per the amendments, one of the notable changes to the Motor Vehicle Act includes a penalty of Rs 10,000 to those who do not give way to an ambulance on the road. 

The much-sought reform in the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 will bring a similar fine on those driving with a suspended license, a new report citing a government official mention. Such penalties will range across offences like drunken driving, dangerous driving, over-speeding and overloading. Aggregators violating driving licences can further be fined up to Rs 1 lakh under the new bill. 

Assessed by the Standing Committee of Parliament, the proposals were earlier put forward by transport ministers from 18 Indian states. It was earlier passed in Lok Sabha and awaited approval in Rajya Sabha till today. The fines imposed upon traffic rules violation as per the bill are

 Rs 1000 to Rs 2000 for over speeding, Rs 2000 for driving without insurance, Rs 1000 + 3-months license suspension for driving without helmet ,  Rs 2000 disobedience of the orders of authorities, Rs 5000 in case for unauthorised use of vehicles without a licence, Rs 10,000 for driving despite of disqualification, Rs 20,000 for overloading of vehicles, Rs 10,000 in case of drunken driving, Rs 1000 driving without seat belts and Rs 5000 for dangerous driving. For offences committed by the enforcing authorities, the same fine can be doubled.

Interestingly, this amended law will now hold the guardian/owner of the vehicle guilty in case a juvenile is caught offending the traffic laws unless they can prove that they tried to prevent it or that the offence was committed without their knowledge. If not so, the guardian can face up to three years of imprisonment and a penalty of Rs 25,000 and even the cancellation of the license of the vehicle. The juvenile can face trial under the Juvenile Justice Act.