The government on Saturday said that it has decided to advance the dates for implementation of the roll out of higher level Bharat Stage (BS) V & VI norms for the four-wheelers by three years.
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways drafted a notification to roll out the BS-V and BS VI norms from April 1, 2019 & April 1, 2021 respectively.
As per the roadmap earlier lay down by the Auto Fuel Policy, BS-V norms were to be implemented from April 1, 2022 & BS-VI from April 1, 2024.
The Ministry’s decision does not mean that it will skip BS-V and go in for BS-VI standards directly. At one stage, there had been contemplation over skipping the BS-V stage for faster redressal of the pollution issues. But many automotive bodies, including SIAM, had opposed the skipping of the BS-V norms. The norms aim at the substantial reduction in NOx/4C levels.
The Ministry’s statement attributed the advancement of implementation dates to Nitin Gadkari’s “keenness” that the road transport sector must take the lead role in dropping the harmful effects of emissions on environment and climate change. This reveals a firm commitment to play a chief role in reducing vehicular emissions.
The Ministry said draft norms for two & three-wheeler categories will be notified shortly with advanced timelines similar to the four wheeler category.
Currently, nearly 35 cities in India follow the BS-IV norms with the rest adhering to the BS-III standards.
Different Ministries have been debating over the timeline for the introduction of the BS-V and VI emission standards.
Many countries in the West have already put a Euro-VI standard in place. BS-VI is its equivalent. As things stand, India is 5 years behind the emission standards already adopted by European countries.
According to the Centre’s expert committee, the automobile industry would require investments worth Rs 50,000 Crore for transitioning from BS-IV to BS-V. And an amount of Rs 60,000 Crore will be essential to produce BSIV/BSV diesel from refineries.
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways drafted a notification to roll out the BS-V and BS VI norms from April 1, 2019 & April 1, 2021 respectively.
As per the roadmap earlier lay down by the Auto Fuel Policy, BS-V norms were to be implemented from April 1, 2022 & BS-VI from April 1, 2024.
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The Ministry’s decision does not mean that it will skip BS-V and go in for BS-VI standards directly. At one stage, there had been contemplation over skipping the BS-V stage for faster redressal of the pollution issues. But many automotive bodies, including SIAM, had opposed the skipping of the BS-V norms. The norms aim at the substantial reduction in NOx/4C levels.
The Ministry’s statement attributed the advancement of implementation dates to Nitin Gadkari’s “keenness” that the road transport sector must take the lead role in dropping the harmful effects of emissions on environment and climate change. This reveals a firm commitment to play a chief role in reducing vehicular emissions.
Currently, nearly 35 cities in India follow the BS-IV norms with the rest adhering to the BS-III standards.
Different Ministries have been debating over the timeline for the introduction of the BS-V and VI emission standards.
Many countries in the West have already put a Euro-VI standard in place. BS-VI is its equivalent. As things stand, India is 5 years behind the emission standards already adopted by European countries.
According to the Centre’s expert committee, the automobile industry would require investments worth Rs 50,000 Crore for transitioning from BS-IV to BS-V. And an amount of Rs 60,000 Crore will be essential to produce BSIV/BSV diesel from refineries.
This Implementation would definitely lead to rise in price in new vehicle market and thus it would be difficult for people to own the vehicle. But being the leader in the used vehicle industry, Shriram Automall India Limited will come to the rescue of such people who can invest their resources in commercial vehicles and used cars in India.
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