Government proposes to register only BS-VI vehicles from June 2020

In a bid to curb emissions from the vehicles based on outdated technology, the Central government has proposed to set the registration deadline for BS-IV standard vehicles to June 30, 2020.

While the government had already ordered the implementation of the Bharat Standard-vi compliant cleaner transport fuels across the nation by April 2020 and by April 2018 in Delhi, it has now invited suggestions and objections in a draft notification on the Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2017.

“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.

It added that if the new motor vehicles of category M (eight-seater cars) and category N (trucks), conforming to Emission Standard Bharat Stage-iv and manufactured before April 1, 2020, and sold in the form of drive-away chassis, then they will not be registered after September 30, 2020.

At par with its Europen counterpart “Eurovi”, 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.

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