While an owner can name a nominee at the time of registering a new vehicle, owners of existing vehicles, have to make an online application to have a name of a nominee added to the registration certificate. If the owner of a vehicle wants to change the nominee, it has to be done by following an agreed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) of the Government of India has issued a notification about some alterations made in the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. The alterations allow the addition of a nominee in the registration certificate of the vehicle.