Lok Sabha Question No. 399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: BS-VI Fuel
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: BALKA SUMAN, PARVESH SAHIB SINGH, MAHEISH GIRRI

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 399

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th  FEBRUARY, 2018

## BS-VI FUEL

399: SHRI SUMAN BALKA: SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH: SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

## पैट्रो ल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has set up a high level committee to frame fuel economy rules for tractors to moderate their diesel consumption that constitutes nearly 7.7 per cent  of  India's  annual  diesel  use  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  time frame given to the Committee to submit their report;
- (b)  whether  the  Government proposes to introduce Bharat Stage-VI (BS-VI) fuel in Delhi  by  1  April  2018  to  combat  vehicular  emissions  issue  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the time by which BS-VI are likely to be introduced in the National Capital Region;
- (c) whether BS-VI fuel would be available for all kinds of vehicles including heavy duty vehicles and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure availability of adequate amount of BS-VI compliant fuel;
- (d) whether it would be beneficial to use BS-VI fuel in the current fleet of automobiles that are not compliant to use such fuel and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the BS-VI compliant automobiles would be available and the efforts being made to fast-track their entry into the market; and
- (e)  whether  Automobile  Companies  have  expressed  their  difficulties  in  complying with BS-VI norms from 1 st April 2018 as it gives them only 4-5 months to prepare for the  same  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  action  plan  prepared  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

MINISTER  OF  PETROLEUM  AND  NATURAL  GAS  (SHRI  DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  Government  has  constituted  a  Steering  Committee  under  the  Chairmanship  of Additional Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on 29.11.2017 inter-alia to develop roadmap for fuel efficiency norms of tractors in India. The tenure of the Committee  is  15  months.  The  Committee  consists  of  Officers  from  Ministry  of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Department of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Automotive Research Association of

India, Tractor Manufacturers Association, Petroleum Conservation Research Association and Central Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute.

(b) & (c) Government has decided to implement BS-VI auto fuel norms to all kind of vehicles  in  the  entire  country  w.e.f.  01.04.2020.  Considering  the  serious  pollution level in Delhi, Government has also decided to prepone the supply of BS-VI in NCT of Delhi w.e.f. 01.04.2018. The projects undertaken by Oil refineries to produce and supply  BS-VI  auto  fuel  are  being  monitored  regularly  by  their  management  and Ministry.

(d) & (e) While BS-VI auto fuel standards will be implemented in the entire country w.e.f. 01.04.2020, as per assessment made by R&D wing of IOCL, usage of BS-VI auto  fuels  in  the  non  BS-VI  compliant  fleet  of  automobiles  would  also  reduce  the emissions to some extent.

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