From July 1, many rules including LPG, passport fee, Aadhaar update, train fine, credit card, fuel sale and vehicle prices will change.
Rule Change From July 1: Many new rules and policy changes are going to be implemented across the country from July 1st. Their impact will be visible on the everyday expenses and transactions of common people. These changes include petrol-diesel sales, LPG and CNG prices, Aadhaar services, passport fees, railway rules, credit cards and vehicle prices. Let us know what is going to change from July 1.
1- Restrictions on sale of petrol and diesel will be removed
The government had imposed some temporary restrictions on the sale of petrol and diesel on June 12 amid the West Asia crisis. Under these rules, only a maximum of 200 liters of diesel could be given to a customer or vehicle in a day. Also, big industrial and commercial customers were instructed to take fuel from designated consumer pumps instead of retail petrol pumps. The aim of these steps was to stop hoarding and black marketing. Now the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has issued an order on June 29 and decided to end these restrictions from July 1.
2- There may be change in the prices of LPG, CNG, PNG and ATF
On the first of every month, oil marketing companies review the prices of fuel and gas. In this sequence, new prices of commercial LPG cylinder, CNG, PNG and Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) may be released on July 1. There has been no change in the prices of domestic LPG cylinders for the last few months, so this time consumers will keep an eye on the new rates.
3- Updating email in Aadhaar will be free
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has given a big relief related to Aadhaar. From July 1 to December 31, adding or updating email address in Aadhaar through the new Aadhaar mobile app will be completely free. Earlier a fee of Rs 75 had to be paid for this. This facility will be available only on the new Aadhaar app. For updating email through other means, the prescribed fee will have to be paid as before. UIDAI is shutting down the old mAadhaar app and replacing it with a new, more secure and better-featured Aadhaar app.
4- There will be a big change in passport fees
The Ministry of External Affairs has amended the passport fees under the Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2026. The new fees will be applicable from July 1. After about 14 years, a major change has been made in the passport fee. The new fees will be as follows.
- 36 page ordinary passport: increased from ₹1,500 to ₹2,500
- 36 page Tatkal Passport: Increase from ₹3,500 to ₹5,000
- 60 page ordinary passport: increased from ₹2,000 to ₹3,500
- 60 page Tatkal Passport: Increase from ₹4,000 to ₹6,000
Apart from this, the fees for passport re-issue, lost or damaged passport, Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) and passport of minors have also been increased. However, there has been no change in the validity of the passport. Adult passport will remain valid for 10 years as before.
5- Traveling by train without ticket will be expensive
From July 1, higher fines will be imposed on those traveling in railways without ticket or on wrong ticket. After amendment in Section 137 and 138 of the Railway Act, 1989, the minimum fine has been increased from Rs 250 to Rs 500. Railways says that its objective is to stop ticketless travel and strengthen the ticket checking system. However, there has been no change in the maximum punishment. If found guilty, the punishment can be jail term up to six months, fine up to Rs 1,000, or both.
6- Credit card rules will also change
From July 1, SBI Card will change the rules of reward points available on some PhonePe SBI Credit Cards. HDFC Bank is also updating the rules of its Regalia Gold Credit Card. As per the new rules, cardholders will have to spend at least Rs 60,000 in the previous quarter to avail free domestic airport lounge access.
7- Buying cars will be expensive
Many automobile companies are going to increase the prices of their vehicles from July 1. Tata Motors will increase the prices of its petrol, diesel and electric passenger vehicles by 1.5%. Whereas the prices of commercial vehicles will increase by 2.5%. Kia India is also going to increase the prices of all its vehicles by 2%. Both the companies have cited rising cost of raw materials and inflation as the reason for increasing the prices.