Lok Sabha Question No. 3809 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Automated Centres for Assessing Fitness of Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3809

ANSWERED  ON  9 th AUGUST, 2018

## AUTOMATED  CENTRES  FOR  ASSESSING  FITNESS  OF  VEHICLES

## 3809.   SHRIMATI   BHAVANA   PUNDALIKRAO  GAWALI   PATIL:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up automated centres for assessing the fitness of vehicles;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has identified the locations where such centres are proposed to be set up and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) the details of the provisions in this regard along with the details of the services likely to be provided at the said centres; and
- (e) whether there is any numerical limit for setting up of the said vehicle fitness centres along with the time limit has been set for setting up of such centres and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI  MANSUKH  L.  MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to      (b)        Yes,    The    Ministry  of    Road  Transport  &  Highways  is  implementing  a scheme for  setting  up  of  automated  Inspection  and  Certification  (I  &C)  Centre  to  test  the fitness of in use vehicle.  The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has sanctioned  19  I & C  Centres to be set up one each in the 19 States during 11 th and 12 th Five Year Plan. The State - wise details are placed at annexure-I.
- (c )   to (d)    Government of India does  not identify location for setting up of I&C Centre. Location  and  land  is  provided  by  the  State  Government  for  setting  up  the  I&C  Centre. Subsequently the centre is handed over to State Government to operate after commissioning. In these centres amongst others, tests such as Visual Inspection, Brake test, Speedometer test, Headlight test, side slip test, Emission test, free acceleration test, Suspension test for testing the fitness of the in-use vehicles  etc. are carried out.-

(e)      As per the scheme guidelines for setting up of Inspection & Certification (I&C) Centre Ministry  will  give  preference  to  the  States/  UTs,  where  these  centres  have  not  been sanctioned so far. There is no such numerical limit for setting up of said fitness centres.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3809  ANSWERED ON  09/08/2018 ASKED BY  SHRIMATI   BHAVANA   PUNDALIKRAO  GAWALI PATIL:AUTOMATED  CENTRES  FOR  ASSESSING  FITNESS  OF  VEHICLES

## DETAILS OF INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION (I &C ) CENTERS SANCTIONED DURING 11 TH FIVE YEAR PLAN

|   S. No. | State / location           |
|----------|----------------------------|
|        1 | Rohtak, Haryana            |
|        2 | Hyderabad, Telengana       |
|        3 | Nelamangala, Karnataka     |
|        4 | Surat Gujarat              |
|        5 | Rail Magara Rajasthan      |
|        6 | Nasik, Maharashtra         |
|        7 | Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh |
|        8 | Jhul-Jhuli, Delhi          |
|        9 | Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow     |

## STATUS OF INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION (I & C) CENTERS SANCTIONED DURING 12 TH FIVE-YEAR PLAN

| S. No.   | State / Location                  |
|----------|-----------------------------------|
| 1.       | Behala, Kolkata, West Bengal      |
| 2.       | Cuttak, Odhisha                   |
| 3..      | Raipur, Chhattisgarh              |
| 4.       | Eddappal, Kerala                  |
| 5.       | Kapurthala, Punjab                |
| 6.       | Jammu, Jammu &Kashmir             |
| 7.       | Dimapur, Nagaland                 |
| 8.       | Pondicherry                       |
| 9.       | South Himen, Mizoram              |
| 10.      | Sarmasa, Ranipool, Gangtok,Sikkim |

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