Sale of BS-VI Norm Vehicles

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New Delhi : The Government had on September 16, 2016, mandated Bharat Stage-VI mass emission standard for vehicles throughout the country from April 1, 2020, to curb pollution across the country.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had on February 20 ,2018, notified that new motor vehicles conforming to Emission Standard Bharat Stage-IV manufactured before April 1, 2020, shall not be registered after June 30, 2020, and the new motor vehicles of categories M and N conforming to Emission Standard Bharat Stage-IV manufactured before April 1, 2020, and sold in the form of drive away chassis shall not be registered after September 30, 2020. However, the  Supreme Court vide its order dated October 24, 2018, directed that no new motor vehicle conforming to the emission standard Bharat Stage-IV shall be sold or registered in the entire country with effect from April 1. 2020.

This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on December 9, 2019, according to a PIB release.