Claim: Effective from 1 November 2022, any accident claim will not be entertained if, on the day of the accident, vehicle does not have a valid Pollution under Control  certificate.
Fact-check: Valid Pollution Certificate is not mandatory to claim accident insurance - FACTLY
Verdict: on 20 august 2020, insurance regulatory and development authority  issued a circular to insurance companies asking them to collect a valid puc certificate from the insurers during the renewal of their policy. this is as per the directions given by the supreme court of india in 2017. irdai released another circular on 26 august 2020, after they observed media reports misrepresenting the earlier circular. in this, irdai clarified that not holding a valid puc certificate is not a valid reason for denying any claim under a motor insurance policy. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Varun Borugadda
Date published: 2022-11-04T07:27:31