Four wheelers in the country are BS IV compliant in the regions notified by the Government, as per notification No. GSR 643(E) dated 19.08.2015 issued by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
It has been agreed with the recommendations of the Expert Committee on Auto Fuel Policy for implementation BS V & BS VI emission norms across the country by 2020 and 2024 respectively. However, in view of the deteriorating air quality, it is agreed to take on a more challenging task of compressing the timelines. In this regard, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has uploaded on their website draft notification for mandating Mass emission standards Bharat Stage (BS V) for category M & Category N vehicles, manufactured on or after 1st April 2019 for new models and on or after 1st April 2020 for existing models and mass emission standards Bharat Stage (BS VI) for M & N category vehicles manufactured on or after 1st April, 2021 for new models and on or after 1st April 2022 for existing models.
This information was given by Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Shri G.M. Siddeshwara in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
It has been agreed with the recommendations of the Expert Committee on Auto Fuel Policy for implementation BS V & BS VI emission norms across the country by 2020 and 2024 respectively. However, in view of the deteriorating air quality, it is agreed to take on a more challenging task of compressing the timelines. In this regard, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has uploaded on their website draft notification for mandating Mass emission standards Bharat Stage (BS V) for category M & Category N vehicles, manufactured on or after 1st April 2019 for new models and on or after 1st April 2020 for existing models and mass emission standards Bharat Stage (BS VI) for M & N category vehicles manufactured on or after 1st April, 2021 for new models and on or after 1st April 2022 for existing models.
This information was given by Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Shri G.M. Siddeshwara in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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