INDORE, MADHYA PRADESH — Starting on August 1, 2025, two-wheeler riders in Indore district will not be able to get gas at gas stations if they are not wearing helmets. This is a stern order to make the roads much safer and cut down on traffic offenses. District officials declared this strict “no helmet, no petrol” regulation on Wednesday after getting clear orders from the Supreme Court’s Road Safety Committee.
Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre (retired), Chairman of the Supreme Court’s Road Safety Committee, led a very important meeting on Tuesday, July 29, that led to the order. Justice Sapre told the local government to start a strong campaign in Indore to make sure that everyone wears a helmet while riding a bike and a seatbelt while driving a car.
Indore District Magistrate Ashish Singh told reporters, “Because of these orders, we have issued a restrictive order saying that starting August 1, two-wheeler drivers without helmets will not be able to get gas at fuel pumps in the district.”
Severe Punishments for Not Following
If a petrol pump breaks the new rule, it will face harsh legal penalties. The order, which was made under Section 163 of the Indian Civil Security Code 2023, says that if the petrol pump doesn’t follow it, it will face legal action. This might mean a year in jail, a fine of up to ₹5,000, or both.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court was quite unhappy with the clear and widespread breaking of traffic laws on Indore’s streets, which led to this important move. The High Court had previously stressed how important it was to take strong action right away to deal with the growing problem of traffic accidents and bad behavior in the city. Just a few days earlier, on July 25, the Indore Regional Transport Office (RTO) had even canceled the registration of 29 automobiles for breaking traffic rules too many times. This was a first in Madhya Pradesh.
Pradeep Sharma, the Regional Transport Officer (RTO), talked about how many cars are on the roads in the area. He said that since 1950, nearly 32 lakh vehicles, including about 16 lakh two-wheelers, have been registered in Indore district. There are currently about 21 lakh automobiles on the roads in Indore district.
The district government hopes that by making gasoline access depend on wearing a helmet, they can better enforce traffic laws and lower the number of deaths and injuries in road accidents in one of Madhya Pradesh’s busiest cities. This is similar to what has happened in other regions of the country, like Delhi’s recent restriction on fuel for end-of-life automobiles.
The injunction should stay in effect until September 29, 2025, but it won’t apply to medical emergencies or other critical problems that come up out of the blue.