Lok Sabha Question No. 668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-22
Subject: Pollution Under Control Certificate
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule, Manickam Tagore B, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  the  Pollution  Under  Control (PUC) certificate uniform for all vehicles across the country;
- (b) if so, the details and the objectives thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is also planning to link the PUC database with the National Register and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  existing  system  to  check  vehicular  pollution  in  the country is fool proof; and
- (e) if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the remedial steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) and (b) Yes, Sir. This Ministry vide G.S.R. 410(E) dated 14-06-2021 has standardized the PUCC form to a common format to be issued across the country under Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989.
- (c)  This  Ministry  has  notified  G.S.R.  527(E)  dated  06-06-2018  regarding linkage of PUC data with VAHAN database.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 668 ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2021

## POLLUTION UNDER CONTROL CERTIFICATE

## 668.  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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(d) and (e) As per Rule 115(7) of the CMVR, 1989 'After the expiry of a period of one year from the date on which the motor vehicle was first registered,  every  such  vehicle  shall  carry  a  valid  'Pollution  under Control' certificate issued by an agency authorised for this purpose by the State Government. The validity of the certificate shall be for six months and the certificate shall always be carried in the vehicle and produced on demand by the officers referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule 116. Provided that the validity of the certificate shall be twelve months for the vehicles manufactured as per BS-IV or BS-VI norms'. Further, this Ministry has also issued an advisory to State Governments for proper functioning of PUC centres, as under: (i). The State Transport Departments all over the country will mandate a PUC centre at every fuel station in their State. (ii). The  Calibration  of  PUC  machines  should  be  done  at  regular periodicity  by  third  party  agencies  duly  authorised  by  the  Transport Department  of  the  State.  Further,  the  Transport  Departments  are  also advised to  carry  random  checks  of  the  PUC  centres  and  also  to  carry enforcement drive for PUC compliance by Motor Vehicle Owners. (iii). Mandate pre-payment of PUC fee before the tests are conducted. (iv).  Introduce  well-equipped  mobile  test  centres  and  a  programme  to check visibly polluting vehicles. (v).  Enforce  stringent  penalty  for  PUC  centres  for  non-compliance  and malpractices  and  to  cancel  the  authorization  of  non-compliant  PUC centres. Implementation of the provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 comes under purview of respective Governments of States and Union Territories.

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