Central Pollution Control Authority proposes to register only BS-VI vehicles from 2020

NewsBharati    05-Dec-2017
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New Delhi, December 5: The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has proposed that only BS-VI emission standards compliant vehicles should be allowed to be sold from April 1, 2020. This will help to curb emissions from the vehicles based on outdated technology.

Issuing draft notification to amend Central Motor Vehicles Rules, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has invited objections and suggestions from stakeholders, affected persons and public by December 20 for consideration.

"New motor vehicles conforming to Emission Standard Bharat Stage-IV, manufactured before 1st April, 2020 shall not be registered after 30th June, 2020," said the notification.

At par with its Europen counterpart "Euro-VI", under the BS-VI standard fuel, petrol and diesel are at the same level of emissions. Apart from this, while BS IV-compliant fuels which are currently being used in the country, has 50 parts per million (ppm) sulphur, BS VI emits a low 10 ppm.

The move is being welcomed by the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) that had earlier in April this year recommended to the apex court that only BS-VI emission standards compliant vehicles should be allowed to be sold from April 1, 2020.

The government had earlier made it clear that India shall shift directly to BS-VI, skipping BS-V.

Background:

Bharat stage emission standards (BSES) are emission standards instituted by the Government of India to regulate the output of air pollutants from internal combustion engines and Spark-ignition engines equipment, including motor vehicles. The standards and the timeline for implementation are set by the Central Pollution Control Board under the Ministry of Environment & Forests and climate change.There are numbers like BS-I, BS-II, BS-III, BS-IV, BS-V, BS-VI these are all based on the technologies used.