What it means
MoRTH makes the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, which cover registration, number plates, driving licences and enforcement. NHAI works under the ministry. The ministry also owns the national transport applications run by the National Informatics Centre: VAHAN, SARATHI and eChallan.
How it applies in India
Several MoRTH decisions shape traffic camera projects. Rule 167A (notified 11 August 2021) sets out electronic monitoring and enforcement: which devices may be used, where states should place them, and which offences camera footage can support. The HSRP amendment made high security registration plates standard on vehicles manufactured from 1 April 2019. When a vendor says a system is ready for e-challan, ask how its evidence records meet Rule 167A and how they reach the eChallan system.