The Madhya Pradesh Transport Department, enforcing the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways AIS-140 mandate, requires all public service vehicles registered in Madhya Pradesh to be fitted with a certified Vehicle Location Tracking Device. This applies to all taxis, tourist vehicles, wildlife safari vehicles, pilgrim transport, school buses, and goods carriers operating in MP. Compliance is verified at fitness certificate renewal, permit issuance, and at the many RTO checkposts and highway enforcement points across the state.
Madhya Pradesh holds a unique dual identity in India's commercial vehicle landscape. The state is simultaneously one of India's most significant wildlife tourism destinations and one of its most important religious pilgrimage circuits. Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Satpura, and Panna are among India's most visited tiger reserves, each generating a large and specialised wildlife safari vehicle fleet. Ujjain, one of the twelve Jyotirlinga sites, is a major pilgrim destination drawing millions of visitors annually, while Omkareshwar and Maheshwar also attract significant pilgrimage vehicle traffic.
Indore is MP's commercial capital and one of India's fastest-growing tier-two cities with a large app-based cab and auto-rickshaw market. The Indore-Bhopal expressway is one of the busiest commercial corridors in central India. Bhopal, the state capital, has a significant government and corporate fleet market. Gwalior anchors the northern MP commercial vehicle market with strong goods transport and cab activity. The MP Transport Department has been increasingly active in enforcing AIS-140 compliance across all these segments.
